Milford chronicle., 1924-07-11
PARADE AND PAGEANT
WILL BE IMPORTANT
FEATURE OF FAIR
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organized. The Grange remains
strong at the present time and ha.
done much to- aid the social an,
economical progress of our farmers
About 1910 a movement was start
ed throughout the country to make
possible the extension of .agricultur.
al knowledge and teaching from the
Colleges and Experiment Stations
into the rural districts. Delaware
was one of the first states to start
this movement and in 1911 the legis-
lature appropriated funds to make
possible the sending of workers from
the College out over the state. Ex-
tension work at this time consisted
largely of public lectures and some
distribution of improved varieties of
seeds.
In 1914 the passage of the Smith
Lever Act of Congress provided
funds for the establishment of the
present Agricultural Extension De-
partment of the University of Della
ware. The first County Agent. Lee
Cooch. was appointed in New Castle
county in August, 1914. One month
later M. o. Pence was appointed as
the first county agent for Kent coun-
ty, and w. c. Pelton was appointed
in Sussex county in October, 1914,
making Delaware probably the first
state in the Union to have a county
agent in every county. On August l,
1915, Miss Elizabeth Jefferson began
extension work with women. The
first State Club Leader, Howard T.
Ruhl, was appointed in 1917. The
present organization including a
county agent and county club agent
in each county was completed in
1919.
Ten years have elapsed since the
extension work started in Delaware.
In this period great changes have
taken place in the farming business
of Delaware. With the assistance of
the extension agents new crops have
been developed, the county and state
farm bureaus have been organized
to stand beside the Grange to help
farmers meet their problems through
Four thousand boys
and girls have been members of ag-
ricultural and home making clubs |
Sussex county has come to lead the |
in sweet potato production. |
Other states now look to Delaware |
or Wilson soy beans which have be-
3Ome one of our most profitable |
,rOps since first introduced on a
arge scale by the county agents in
920. Gradually cooperative market
ng and purchasing is taking the
lace of the old hit and miss meth
IDS. Many Delaware farmers now
purchase fertilizers, dairy feed, seed
potatoes, seeds, and binder twine
through cooperative pools. Groups
f farmers are now comparatively ,
milk, canned products,
ruck crops, soy bean seed, eggs,
ruit and live stock. Farming has be-
ONE a business. Better roads and
choOls, the auto, telephone and ra-
10 have made farm life more attrac- (
i've and eliminated isolation. Truly
he last ten years have been years
f progress. /
Therefore it seems fitting that a {
of this period of progress
2 held and to this end the directors t
the Kent-SusseX Fair have apprO- t
rated S500.00 to be used in prOVid-
g prizes for a parade and pageant I
be staged by all the agricultural {
terests of the state, during the
Fair, on Friday, August
It, at 11:30 a. m. Details of the cele-
'ation will be worked out by the
Xtension Department of the Univer- o
ty of Delaware. Prizes will be {
varded for the best floats, walking t
and individual units, n
lowing some phase of agricultural il
home making rogress. Separate {
ICES will be offe. I'd for adult and o
nior divisions of the parade. All e
embers of the Boys and Girls
ubs who take part in the parade H
IL be admitted to the fair free. et
OO.OO Offered by the Director of the fe
Fair-RuleS m
l. Competition for premiums will =,
limited to individual farmers and "
rmers wives, bona fide organiza- r.
ms of farmers, and to members of y,
VS. and Girls Agricultural or D
,me Making Clubs or their organ =,
d club groups. =,
?. Individuals or organizations - -
Lering this competition may con- u
It with any of the extension agents -
suggestions as to the type of float 70
display which might add to the 70
of the historical value oT ~
the parade. ~ ~.
. Certain events may be depicted " "
floats entered by State Depart ="
nts or Institutions or by CONNER ~ ~
organizations, but such floats ~
l not compete for prizes.
. Separate prizes will be offered pi'
the Boys and Girls Club Division u.
section B. All other divisions in
tiOn A and B will be open to any an
or individuals includ- of
club members except as indicat-
in rule g. Ga
Prizes will be offered for-floats (c
'alking groups, and walking indi-
lals, which will be defined as fol-
S:
al F1oats-A float is a decorated
icle. Push carts, wheelbarrOws,
will nOt ha ola acsifnd as floats thi