Evening journal., 1920-12-31
GIVES ADVICE
TO DAIRYMEN
d. ID. Aitken, of Holstein
Association, Says Get
Better Herd Sires
BENSON SUGGESTS
MARKET BUREAU
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEWARK. Dec. 3i.-With ali the ad-
Nantsges in their favor, the Delaware
daipy farmer has only himself 20
blame II he fails 20 make good, ID. ID.
Mtken. OF Flint, Mich, president OF
the Holstein-Friesian Association OF
America. told nearly POO farmers In
an address at the Joint luncheon Of
the Delaware Holstein-Friesidn Asso-
ciatiOn and he Delaware Corn Grow
ers' Association. at Delaware College,
yesterday afternoon
To make good. Mr.. Atkin said II was
necessary for the dairy man TO work
out his own individual problems and
one OF the most important was the Sc
lection Of better herd sires SllOs, he
pointed cut, are a necessity on the
dairy farm from the economic
standpoint.
This luncheon was part OF the
Farmers Week program. Judge Dan
lei d. Hastings, president OF the Della
ware llOlstoin-Friesian Association,
after a few remarks, introduced Dean
Charles \. M'Cue, who In the absence
Of President Walter \. Hullihen, well
coined lhe visitors 10 the college.
General Alden r. Benson, 0f Dover,
president OF the State Board OF Edu
cation. was expected 10 attend, but
was detained General Benson sent a
letter which was read by Wesley
Webb. secretary OF the state Board.
oliver A. Newton, OF Bridgeville, and
Newton l.. Grubb, OF Brandywine hun
dred, the other two State board mem
bers. were present. General Benson,
In his address. suggested the crea-
ton Of a state Bureau OF Markets.
lie also made a number OF other i'm
portant recommendations. The recon-
mendaiions made by General Benson
follows;
~ Abolish the Livestock Sanitary
Board.
> Abolish the State Board OF Immi-
grafton
81 state Board should be empow-
cred % employ veterinarian
whenever and wherever needed.
81 Equip board with all scientific
information available that Would
be helpful TO food producers in
f-hting fungus, insect and germ
disease; also all information Tor
growing. handling and marketing
crops.
, 81 Refuse to allow any department
Of food production TO be made the
subject OF State charity.
. g. All State agricultural activities
should be consolidated in the
state Board OF Agriculture other
than the Delaware State Agricul-
tural College. with powers to en-
force its rulings.
90 Bureau OF Markets 10 help the
farmer sell his products and TO
huy his supplies and to protect
the land buyers by giving him
Information that viii be a safe
guide to him in making his pur-
chase.
- ls) Continuation OF the present
state Board with the addition OF
practical farmer from each
county.
Mr.. Aitken followed Professor
Webb, after which Judge Hastings
turned vhe program over to w. "
COsden. the president N the corn
Growers Association. The luncheon
was a great success and was greatly
seniOyed by the boys and girls attend
ing the short course.
During the afternoon the Holstein
.AssOciaiion elected thpsse directors
for the next year: II. +. dupont, OF
Winlerihur Judge Daniel o. Hast
ings, OF Wilmington; Harry CLARK, OF
'kentOn; J. ID. Reynolds, OF Middle
town. and j. Irving Dayett ol
COorh's.
elected the following officers for the
next year: President, John Ponder
.Dr Milton: vice-president, Roswell
Schaffer, OF New Castle, for New
Castle county: r. W. Wiley, OF
Dover, for Kent county, and Norval
Pepper. Of Delmar. for SUSSEX
county: secretary and treasurer, NJ
10. Pence. Of Newark
Last evening the boys and girls at
tending the short class gave a pro-
CRANE in the gymnasium, under the
direction OF the athletic directors
Miss Emerson and William Lilly.
This is getaway day FOR the junior
champions. The short course, after
successful fiye-day program, vii
close this afternoon. This morning
The program OF both classes included
Ound table discussions OF subjects
that have been under consideration
turing the week.
Mr.. Aitken. in his address yesterday
said in part:
Il want. first, b congratulate you
pe0plc of little Delaware. less than
. me or our counties in size and one
quarter Of one OF our counties in
opulation. but the opportunities you
have here are not excellcd anywhere
under the sun. and it is really up tO
YOU people 10 make good. ! some
lines iaik 20 our people In the Mis-
sssippi valley where they have the
rich soil that produces the great crops
of corn. oats, barley and wheat. but
10 is no richer than your soil and
ask them what would be the result