Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-09
BOOST FOR FARMING
IN SUSSEX COUNTY
Sussex Trust Co. Conducting a
Series of Agricultural Meet
ings There.

Special Correspondence Evury Evening.
Iewcs. oct. 9.-Intenslfed and ag-
gre~~ive farming for ;he eastern sec
tHn OF Sussex county was given q
boost last Friday night at Cedar
Grove School house. near Iewee
where the Sussex Trust Go. staged the
second Of It's series Of Agricultural
Booster Meetings" Between sever and
eight hundred people were in attend
ance and listened TO tn practical sd-
dresses on subjects OF vital interest 20
improved farming and community
building.
The social features consisted OF in
strumental music by BTinser's orchee.
ira; vocal selection by n double main
quartet: Samuel &. Pierce. VIM. r.
Roach. James T.. MaRee. George g.
Chambers. Jos. J.. Marehall. Samuel
Marshall. Harvey Phillips. and Thos.
X. Ingram. Ice cream and cake vert
served.
Thos. r. Ingram. cashier Of the Sus
sex Trust Co. stated the purpose 81
the bank in having these meetings 20
be that II putting Sussex on the
agricultural and buslness maps.
NJ. O. Pence. county agent leader of
Newark. detailed the plan Of the farm
survey 70 be held In this community
in December under the auspices ~
me University ri Della ware.
a. L. Cooley, county agent a.
Gloucester county New Jersey spoke
on tho subject "Ho We Grow Toma-
toes in Jersey"
Ed. Wilum. Of Dover. gave n talk
on the Farmer and Cooperative can.
hing incidentally adding his expert
"n"e IN successful grape growing.
Harvey Hastings. grower and deal
or in sweet potatoes at Laurel. gave
some of his experience IN growing
them. and had on exhibition split qeed
and his marketable potatoes.
Ex-Governor John g. Townsend. Jr
spoke on the Gamers Relation ~
Grower" This was a popular them.
and the address revealed 10 the grow.
ers many of the conditions confrontjn,
the canner out ~ which grew muci
Of the misunderstanding and dissat
isfaction between tho Gamer and farm
or. Among the very pertinent thing
said by the Governor one was TIM
Sussex county would either have Il
produce more ton Of tomatoes no
acre or discard the tomato. backIn,
up his statement with the fact that IN
production Of fifteen 70 twenty ton
per acre IN the west gave tho westar
growers and tanners 50 much advan
tage In the market that Sussex count
would be unable 70 compete and b
eliminated from the market. He fur
Their suggested direct dealing of can
rer and farmer. eliminating the cost
middle man.
DIR. /. W. Hooker, director Of III
Sussex Trust Co. spoke on the sub
isct Growers Relations tn the Car
ncr." or the opposite side Of the Tues
ton from Governor Townsend. an
succeeded in showing tina most of tn
dissatisfaction grew out Of the condi
ton unavoidable under the presen
plan Of marketing the products. RI
further urged business methods i
farming and suggested cost accountin.
OF the three year average Of growing
crop thereby putting a producer in 20
sition 10 know what he can sell an
, make a profit.
County Agent ". C.. Vaughn re-
ported on lime tests of a dozen g.
more local farms and urged the farm
ers 70 use the test az a basis Il
/, local lime treatment.
Professor Thomas Entwistle. II Mi
ton, called attention TO the fact thf
many farmers in surrounding ri.
tricts were planting extremely poo
seed wheat.