Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-04
M'CUE ANALYzES
FARMING SITUATION
Gives an Interesting Review OF
Conditions In Rura'
Delaware.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Newark. Aug. 1.-THE standard OF
measurement of success VI American
Agriculture Ia not yield per acre, but
production per man. America pro-
duces moro food per man unit than
any other country on tho globe. ex-
esrt II he Canada"
This statement was made by Dean
Charles A. McCue. director Of tho
University OF Delaware Experiment
Station, on an address TO moro than
1000 persons at the state farm yes
tsrdsy afternoon. who had gathered
ther- for Farmers Day.
Dean McCue contended that the
much-talked-of rural decadcnce is a
myth He said II In true TINT tho
population OF some OF the finest asri-
culture districts In tho country has
decreased during the past 20 years.
but hy progressive mc,hods the pro-
duction IN these same districts has
been greatly increased with less man
power. lie cited figures ne to Kent
and Sussex counties 10 prove this
contention and make h!e argument
clearer.
Tho annual Farmers Day was a
success IN every way and considering
tho threatening weather there wns a
larger crowd than WAS expected.
Everything about tho farm seemed 70
be IN tho best shape rossihl. and
the visiting farmers thoroughly on
loved their inspection trips over tho
place
A. ~ To- . -, ~
Walter Hullihen. rrcriden, OF the
university. made a abort address OF
welcome and introduced Dr. Jacob
!. Iirman. director Of tho New Jersey
Experiment Station. who gave an In
tcreHtine talk cn the value Of research
nr. Lipman created keen interest
among hundreds " dairymen present
when he said he had found herd o'
cattle immune from Tuberculosis.
The dairy cattle show conducted h,
members Of the Boys and Girls Dair,
Cattle clubs Of New Castle county
the purpose OF which was TO select
chempions 10 be sent to the Stat.
Fair next month. attracted much at.
tention There was dairy judsins
contest I'm connection with tn. show
end the winners were.
~ 90 "a months old he,fers-F1rr'
prize. John Dayett. Of Ccoch's; second
Raymond Connel OF Newark; third
Robert r. Connsl, Of Newark. ant
fourth. Richard Manns 81 Newark.
"a TO 26 months cid heifers-Fir.
prize, Robert r. Connel: second. Her,
man Conner. Jr.. OF Newark: third
Jrnoet Milliken. OF Cooch's. And fourth
Get of club heifer under IL month,
Elizabeth Milliken. of Cooch's.
cid-First prize. John Dayett, eecond
Robert r. Connel. and third. Rsymon,
Connsi.
First prise, Clarence W. Davis, O
Get Of club heifer IL to ~ months
Newark; second. RAYMOND Come
and third John Kirk. OF Newark.
The hat making demonstration con
Quoted by Edith McCarns. Rebeoc
Hutchinson and MargArst Jarmon, c
The Welsh Tract Club also, sttracte
much attention.
Dean MoCue IN his address on th
myth or rural decadsnce said in part
In the brief time that have at n,
disposal wish TO say something abou
the myth OF rural decsdence. For IN
past few years we have heard a gres
deal on tho subject Of the trend {
rural population from the country {
the cities. Sixty-eisht per cent Of ou
population lives in cities of over ESQ
inhabitants. Mr.. Paul Brown. editc
~ the publication America at worl
has given this population trend
critical analysis and ! wish 20 pass O
60 you some Of the results OF h
studies.
we hear great deal about abar
donded farms. loss OF rural population