Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-04
ARRANGE PROGRAM
FOR FARM BUREAU
Activities Reviewed and Plans
Made at the Monthly Meeting
Held in Wilmington.

Tie New Castle County Form Bureau
held ,,a monthly meeting on Saturday
afternoon At the Security Trust and Safe
Dcrs,~,t Co, in Wilmington.
County Agent X. q. Bausman gave a
br,cf rvrovt of his activities for the month,
cmohasis,ns especially the Farm Bureau
work at the State Fair He spoke of the
Increased interest IN dairy work at the
fair On Thursday, junior DAIRY cattle
mdy,ng contest was held IN which about
80 hoys belonging To the Boys and Girls
clubs and the agricultural causes OF the
h,sh schools Of the state, contested for n
nl,re ON the state team for the National
bsiry Show nj Chicago. The following
named bows ranked highest and made
the state team J. Il Nandcnburg, Jr., a
club boy of Rrldgevillc; Paul Skewis.
a club bov and an agricultural student
of the Milford high school; Edwin Lewis,
an agricultural student OF the Dover
high school Albert ). Daniels Of Middle
town - the alternate member of the team.
The Farm Bureau voted &25 towards
paving the expenses Of the state team and
coach to Chicago
MIR Rausman outlined proposed lime
demonstrations IN which he Will have
distributed raw ground limestone at cost
of freight only among demonstrations in
northern New Castle county for use on
fall wheat and alfalfa and also Tor spring
muy~
Miss Agnes 7. Mcdill, County club
asrnt, prss,scd the work of the 200 Boys
and Girls' Club members Of New Castle
county who exhibited their club products
Al thc State Fair The results were especial
~ gratifying because the awards were
we'll distributed over the county. The
nj naI,n., (Nlt4l
the State banner for presenting the best
typ,crl club meeting IN the STATE. Requests
have come from several sections of the
county for clubs 20 be organized MS
eiir>ct result of the State FAIR club pro
gram
MS Mary " Dickcv of Stanton re-
aucstcd that an adult club hc organized
IN her homo town IN garment making.
The women of stanton had seen the eS-
hihits OF dOwn-state garment making
clubs at the Farm Bureau building.
state Club Leader Martin gave re-
port of how Delaware $ nine club members
had Won IL awards in recognition OF
efficient work at the recent Eastern States
Exposition az Springfield Mass.
County Agent Leader Pence who IS
also secretary Treasurer of the state
Corn Growers Association, advised that
community corn shows be held IN coop
Grafton with the local oranges whenever
dcsired. instead Of trying 10 hold county
corn show this year. Reports at the meet
lng Indicated that plans are being made to
hold corn shows at Newport, Stanton,
West Brandywinc, Hockessin, Centerville,
Rose Hill and possibly Middletown.
County Agent Bausman and John Reyn-
olds, crop committeeman of Middletown
we're directed by the BARN Burea!I TO CO
operate with the local committees of the
several communities IN helping 10 put
ON good corn shows.
Mr Pence SAID that the State Com
Growers Association bad offered free
scholarship e. the champion club member
ui the iive-acre contest IN each county
D. the Junior short oourse at Delaware
College next winter Reports indicate that
st6s-e hv,n-scre boys will put ON q great
exhibit nj the State Corn show this year.
rhcre BOYS IN addition have all entered
the hve-ar,-s contests of the State Board
al Agriculture They expect 10 make the
old time growers earn their medals this
time.
John Brackin Of Hockessin gave re-
port oi "A potato demonstration which he
has conducted tins year on has home ia rm
IN coop Grafton with the tarm Bureau
and Delswa re College. He planted certi-
fed Rursl II ussett seed from New \ ork,
and. according 20 the certified report Of
the committee " no weighed up the crop,
he had raised at the rate OF 664 bushels
pcr acre The home gro wn variety averaged
3as bushels per acre and New York
Cahhlcs averaged 276 bushels per acre.
The Farm Bureau planned to secure
= carload OF certified seed potatoes of
these high yielding varieties The
blight rot has made II necessary for clean
s<S,d 10 be used IN tins section.