Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-30
HONE RAISED MEATS.

rent issue, gives very interesting con-
sidcration. editorially. to a matter Of
great Importance to Delaware farmers
tho raising here at home OF beef
cattle and other meat producers for
tho local markets. II emphasizes the
necessity OF a move In this direction
by the statement that the city OF Will
minxton sends $50. 900 a week to west
ern dealers for cattle and dressed |
meats for home consumption. The
editorial continues:
Farmers OF Delaware and the
Maryland and Delaware Peninsula
must stop and consider this very inn
portant statement. which we assume |
60 bc facts. II Ia claimed that "A bet |
ter grade OF cattle and dressed meats
In had from the Western States. or
middle Western States. than this
Peninsula AFFORDS and that is true
without question as "A basis for "A mar
kst supply for the butchers Of Will
mington. But II Is a great mistake for
the farmers Of farms In Delaware and
Maryland, where there are grazing
ana feeding opportunities for growing
cattle. which will average over twelve
hundred pounds as three-year-old
steers. To do this the entire grade
must be changed to breed OF beef
producing cattle. This can only be
done by the introduction OF thorough
bred bulls. and these should he owned
by communities for the benefit Of all
the people. II win cost no more in
feed TO grow a steer that viii butcher
over a thousand pounds. than 10 grow
one that Will butcher less than eight
hundred In several of the States. the
hanks are loAning the money TO farm
~r. to buy and maintain bulls OF the
hest sradcs--wi,h the sole purpose
OF produc,ng heavier beef cattle. as
veil as milk.
"The scrub bull. Of indcterminate
breed, is taking money form the farmer
every year Il is permitted 10 propa-
waie another animal. In another coli
umn of this paper 10 news article
showing that another public spirited
mnn An Delaware has started n plan
by public exhibition Of his herd Of
beef cattle, and VIII give facts and
nsurcs ~ his success. 20 as 90 arouse
the people TO opportunities they are
losins, by failing 20 sve attention TO
the growing OF better stock IN Della
ware. FIFTY years ago General Van
Worst brought 20 the vicinity OF Mil
ford tho f,rst Alderney cattle ever seer
An lower Della wMre. From these spread
all over Kent and Sussex counties
young bulls, which were the progeni-
tors Of the milk producing cows Of
the past forty or more years. in the
lower counties and which brought
many thousands OF dollars in cash &c
the farmers Of Delaware In form OF
milk and butter-to sny nothing OF
the sale Of many carloads OF fine dair,
stock from time TO time during IN,
close Of the las, century
"Thc same benefit came to th'
farmers through another act of th'
same bcnefac,or. General Van Vors,
when he brought thoroughbred hog
aud thoroughbred chickens here ant
demonstrated to the farmers of boil
Kent and SUSSEX counties. that Their
II er~as.r prort IN breeding hogs AM
chickens that Will bring greater casl
returns. than IN their old breeds o
rasor back hogs and spring -taile
roosters. To-day the greater part q
the successful poultry industry q
lower Delaware 10 the result OF Tn
man who nifty years ago spent NOR
than ninety thousand dollars TO ca
pertinent and show TO the people q
Delaware the needs OF better grad,
of ell kinds OF stock and poultry fror
n financial standpoint. General Va
Norst has been sone TO his long re'
fcr many ycsrr--but there are thos
living Who remember tina, he demon
st~icd 20 the people by practical e'
fort. that they can get better result
from using the best that IL availab
for farming for practical results"
ile,, ". have a revealing cxpositio
Of possibilities IN this importan, IN
Of business. s>ssa upon facts. Al