Smyrna times., 1935-08-22
5000 AT FARMERS
PICNIC AT PIERS
AAA Wheat Program, Dairy
and Other Problems Are
Aired by Speakers
AUGUSTINE IS CROWDED

More than 5000 farmers, their
families and friends attending the
fifteenth annual Delaware Farm
ers' Picnic at Augustine Beach
Thursday were urged by speakers
to sign contracts with the govern
ment's Agricultural Adjustment
Administration and also to in
crease their dairy profits through
organization. George E. Farrell,
director, division of grains, Agri-
cultural Adjustment Administra-
tion. the principal speaker, predict
ed a larger number of wheat grow
ers in Delaware will sign up with
the AAA program this year and
said the Federal AAA wheat allot-
ment for Delaware farmers during
1885 on the basis of payments of
at least 33 cents bushel of allot-
ment, should total approximately
$127 1000. THE farmers in Della
ware who did sign wheat adjust
ment contracts planted approx
mately SO per cent of the base
wheat acreage for the State dur
ing the past year" Mr.. Farrell
said. ''They put approximately
$1,000 acres under contract out of
a base acreage of $4,000 acres.
Their adjustment payments for the
1888 crop totalled $4,000; they
will total about the same for 1884,
and the 1885 approximately S127,-
OOO."
Wheat Milk Contracts Discussed
II believe that more of the wheat
growers of Delaware and other
Eastern States will find it to their
advantage to sign the new con-
tract than signed in 1933," he said.
Delaware farmers should take ad-
vantage of the opportunity which
is offered them. / believe that
when they see the new wheat con-
tract, and when they find that it is
flexible enough to allow them to
sign, many more will be found
standing with their neighbors of
this and other states in a continu-
ing effort toward reasonable and
profitable wheat production in the
United States" A. H. Lauterbach,
of Philadelphia. general manager
of the Interstate Milk Producers
Association, praised the A. A. A.
dairy program and stressed the
necessity of greater organization
and cooperation on the part of
dairymen generally. Without or
ganization, he told them, they will
never get any place. He also urg-
ed the production of improved
quality of milk and dairy products.
E. H. Shallcross, Middletown, pres
ident of the New Castle County
Wheat Production Control Associa-
tion, who presided, introduced the
speakers. Others introduced by
Mr.. Shallcross included Ed. Will
linn, county agent for the associa-
ton, in charge of the speaking pro-
gram; r. t. Cam, Jr., Kirkwood,
treasurer of the association; A. D.
Cobb assistant director OF Agri-
cultural Extension program a. the
Agricultural Experimental Station,
University of Delaware, and Ben
jamin Vinton, of ST. Georges. who
was in charge of arrangements at
the beach. Zack Wells, Whining
ton, also served on the committee
on arrangements.
Political Gossip at Gathering
Political gossip about the 1886
State elections. as usual, was an
important feature of the day City
and State leaders present gener-
ally conceded that Governor c.
Douglass Buck will be the nexe Re-
publican United States Senatorial
nominee, Senator Daniel o. Hast
ings. it was predicted will either
retire in favor of business career,
or be offered a national political
nomination. possibly the Vice
Presidency. Considerable discus
sion centered on Harry Cannon.
Bridgeville businessman, MEM
ber of Governor Bucks staff, who
is was said offers the strongest op-
position to the I. Dolphus Short
Republican gubernatorial boom.
The next Republican gubernatorial
candidate, according to the major
ity will come from Sussex and it
is just a question of whether it
shall be Mr. Cannon or Mr. Short.
Congressman j. George Stewart,
Republican, was regarded as as
sured of the denomination in 1886.
The Democrats according to the
gossip are counting upon the NOM
ination of either former Federal
Judge Hugh M. Morris for the Sem
ate or Mayor j. Wallace Wood
ford, of Dover. In case Mr.. Morris
declines it was said to be certain
Mr.. Woodford would be offered the
senatorial nomination. There is
also a strong boom under way it
was reported for Woodford for
Governor.