Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-02-01
FARM BUREAU
WORK REVIEWED
Activities Of Organization In Kent
County Told Of In RepOrt-.-W.V.
COsden Elected President.


association, held in the Dover Century
Club rooms.
While the men members of the
bureau were congregating, wOmen's
work was being demonstrated on the
first floor of the building. In the after
noon, there was a demonstration in
basket making. These demonstrations
were in charge of Miss Katheryn E.
Woods, State home demonstration ag-
ent and Miss Helen L. Comstock, Kent
County Club Agent.
The greater part of the morning
session was taken up with reports of
officers and departmental chairmen of
the different lines of work on the bur-
eau program.
President William V. Cosden made
a verbal report of the accomplish
ments of bureau, national and State
he also mentioned the advantages in
cooperating in buying of feeds and
fertilizers and the organization of to-
matO growers associations, all of
which have been beneficial to the far
mer.
Mr.. COsden told of the membership
drive in Kent county and the success
accomplished along this line.
The report of secretary and treas
urer, R. Harry Wilson, showed a bal
ance in the treasury up to January II
of the present year, Of $55910.
Miss Helen l.. COmstOck, county
club agent, submitted her report,
showing sixteen communities with ac-
tive boys and girls clubs in canning,
corn, pigs, poultry, etc.
She also reported rs leaders in club
work; SO visits made during the year
to us farms, where projects were be-
ing conducted.
She further reported sc home Wis
its; 1850 Office calls, including tele-
phone calls; "a days work in the Of
flee, 1913 days work in the field; wrote
1902 letters and also sent out several
hundred circular letters; SO demon
strations were held, one institute held
and IL extension meetings with an at
tendance of 4300.
She reported Sc clubs in operation
during the year 1928, with tWenty-four
OF them standard; 81 boys are enroll |
ed in the various club enterprises and |
228 girls. She stated that her greatest |
problem in club work was that of get
ting the boys to remain on the Jobs |
assigned them, until they had COM
pleted the full fOur-year course. She
reported one person as entering col
lege as the result of the club work.
Miss Comstock also showed by fig
ures, the estimated value and actual
cost Of carrying on the club work in
its several branches.
County Agent Russell e. Wilson
which he claimed had been the most
for the results obtained,
and gave the Farm Bureau credit to a
great extent in aiding the work. A
summary. He reported IS different
demonstrations, including % on Jap
anese clover; six demonstrations on
cover crops; ITO demonstrations with
of red clover.
He reported 80 samples of soil from
Inherent parts Of the county examin-
ed; three demonstrations on codding
moth; three demonstrations on nitrate
or shothole in peaches; one orchard
pruning demonstration; one demon I
jtration to show control of grape rot.
n this connection, Mr.. Wilson spoke
# Kent county gradually becoming {
me of the greatest grape growing Sec {
ions in the country because of the s
regularity of the soil and climate and f
bids fair to excel California, which '
5 the largest grape producing section +
t the present time. S
Mr.. Wilson also spoke of demonstra- a
ion on crops of peas for canning pur- C
oses and other experiments on S
Theat, corn, sweet potatoes, etc.
He reported having driven 5000 miles p
uring the year in his work; made 375 is
alls; 100 calls at Office including Il
telephone calls; wrote HOO letters; it
emit out over 1000 circular letters; a
cid SO community meetings with at p
Of 1900; had assistance of n
Lrm bureau members % days and 8 o.
avs of special help; wrote los arti- b,
es for papers; attended three fairs il
Delaware State Fair and Oh
ent and Sussex County Fair and the M
9ringfeld Exposition. al
After a discussion on the Japanese 10
'etle as to its effect in Delaware, the in
orning session recessed. M
AT the afternoon session the COM
lttee on resolutions submitted it's re- al
rt including recommendation that &C
hen the State Highway ceases to tn
llld concrete roads that they turn 70
cir attention to making the dirt tn
ads passable; advocated the passage m
the Purnell bill now pending be- tn
re Congress which will increase ex- tn
rimental and research work; that ev
e bureau go on record as favoring pr
quarantine against the Japanese re
etle. re
A resolution regretting the death of ed
s. John Heyd was also presented 20
d adopted. tn
The following officers were elected tai
President, w. V. Cosden, Dover; ex
'e president, Edward William, Dow cei
secretary and treasurer, R. Harry we
lson, Dover; dairy committee trs
airman, Harry B. Clark; soils and
FPS, J. Frank Rice, FELTON,; market TT
:, Herbert Richardson, Wyoming; rel
lltry, William Haas, Dover; horti- tai
ture, Frank w. Richardson, Wy ne
ing; farm management, John H. str
e, Dover; grange, Bailey Thomas, thu
'oming; club work, Mrs. Edward mir
dyson, Viola; food and health, Mrs. cal
try Smith, Dover; clothing, Mrs. R. ibi
try Wilson, Dover; executive COM Dol
tee in addition to the officers, Ar she
+ F. Dawes, E. H. Donovan, the Dol
'. Alfred Smith, w. T. Derrickson, Act
W. Marvin. Cor
r. Rensburg, of Maryland, organ for
OF farm bureau work in that state roo