Smyrna times., 1923-08-15
FARMERS DAY DRAWS CROWD
TO UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
MANY TAKE ADVANTAGE IDEAL
WEATHER, MOTOR TO NEWARK
Address by Dean c. A. McCue on
Farming, Speech by Josiah Marvel,
Trip Thru Experimental Station

Address by Dean G. A. McCue on
Farming, Speech by Josiah Marvel
Trip Thru Experimental Station
How to make jelly jell and to grow
red checked peaches, what ."P. H." in
soil means, were a few things learn
ed by the farmers of the State Thurs
day at the annual picnic at the Uni
versity of Delaware, Newark. Dean |
Charles A. McCue, of the agricultural |
department spoke on "The Work of !
the Station" Other speakers were:
Prof. H. ]. Baker, director of farm
extension in New Jersey, a former
Delawarean, who spoke on the chang
es in farming methods which have
come about this generation; Josiah
Marvel, who addressed the farmers
on their duty to uphold the COnstitu-
tiOn, and leading member from the
girls and boys clubs, Miss Mary
Jones, of Georgetown, and Edward
Unger, of Greenwood.
/ Jelly does not "jell" when it lacks
the one per cent of pectin to make
an acidity of 81 per cent. Sugar
content is approximately 10 per cent.
These percentages have been discov-
cred at the University by experiments
Investigation of jelly-making may
seem impractical, DR.. McCue stated in
his address, but the results are really
of Importance to other industries as
well, and if they were not any "cOn-~
servation Of food products is always
practical" he said.
Peach Production and What will aid it
"The results as far as yields are
concerned show that nitrogen is the
first element of plant food likely to
become limiting factor in peach pro-
duction," DIR. McCue said. "Potash is
a close second, while phosphoric acid
is third. "Too great an application of
phosphoric acid tends to cut down the
yield, although if balanced with pot
ash and nitrogen a better type of
market peach is produced. Results
tend to show that nitrogen applied to
peaches should be of a Quickly avail
able form and applied early in the
season. "Too much nitrogen results
in a poor quality peach, poor color
and consequently poor flavor. Color
is a result of sunlight. Fertilizers IN
fluence color only in so much as they
regulate the sunlight by greater or
less density of foliage. Flavor is
closely correlated with color. Nitro
gen and phosphoric acid without
pOtash) carriers are bad combinations
for peaches. Nitrogen and potash
without phOsphoric acid may give ex-
cellent results. The outstanding fea-
ture of the longtime experiment witf
peaches has been the great value IF g
quickly available nitrogen fertilizer
The nitrogen carrier used throughout
the experiment was nitrate of soda
A "P' in soil means having a state
of active acidity. This term, DR.. Nc
Cue said, will soon be as familiar
among farmers as rotation, prOUein
or carbohydrates.
Applaud Josiah Marvel's Address
Josiah Marvel was applauded whe
he appealed eloquently for support o
the Constitution from the descendant
of the Delawareans who first rattle
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should be respected, he said. "Ther
is an increasing tendency to avoi
ones duty, 10 shift the moral respOr
= sibilities Of the American citizen.
fear for America and for the entiI
- world if this reckless tide sweeps 0
" through our country" One of II
announcements made that create
great interest was that Aaron Shi
piro, cooperative selling expert
California, had been engaged to spea
on November 20-24. Various cente
throughout Delaware will be selects
for Mr.. Shapiro's addresses on cor
modify marketing. He will be broug
, here by the Service Citizens of Del
ware.
Afternoon Program Also EnjOyabl
The program was given in the 9
ternoon, the speeches delivered frc
are the porch of Mansion House. I
,oal audience was attentive and apprec
tive. About 500 families spent t
day on the grounds, enjoying the
spection Of the University farm d.
our ing the morning. The visitors W.
'hse shown over the place by members
the experiment station staff and
work that is being carried on was
planned to them. Professor George
Schuster and Charles r. Runk,
planned the agronomy plots; Prof
z..a sor Louis R. Detjen, the orchar
TT'I. ~. Mr.. Mumford, the poultry; DR.. G.
i.,o oo Palmer and Professor T. A. BaE
the cattle and A. E. Tomhave
saeS swine. The wives, who did not sh
'unu their husbands enthusiasm for
tramp, were entertained with d.
onstration in basket weaving by n
r Wilson, of Georgetown, at this HI
y From II to II o'clock New Ca
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