Milford chronicle., 1963-07-12
Fence Talk

Look Carefully the next time
you go into q garden supply store
or csnter. You will be amazed
at the amount and variety OF
goods offered for sale.
II kind Of reminds me of the
man who walked into a store
and picked UP a few pockets OF
seed. Then he passed the hanc
tool display, the insecticides anc
fungicides, the weed killers, the
plant food including hormone
treatments and finally, In resig-
nation he put back the seeds.
But your garden store offers
something else service. The
salesman has learned and is con-
tinually picking up information
about his products. He a fielc
representative who visits him
regularly to help him understand
these products.
Ed Hall, of Dover, probably
best known for his Lions Club
work, Is one such local sales
man for a local store. He brought
George Runge, Jr., into my Of
flee for a conference on lawr
questions. George was a former
county agent who now works for
a national seed company in New
Jersey and Delaware. He sells
nothing directly. But he helps
Ed answer his customers ques-
tions. IN effect he is still spe-
cializsd county agent and Pm
glad to see him come In.
George was telling me about
some Of his demonstration plots.
One he seeded into pure crab
grass. He said the seed cost
$3.50 per pound, and was chear
at that price. It seems that crat
grass seed is small, Light ir
weight, and hard to clean uI
properly.
ans my picnic time", saiG
Joseph E. Ennis Of Smyrna, as
he made the dairy tour will
about eighty other Delaware
farmers to Kent County, Mary
land recently.
This pretty well states the
opinion of many people who mill
cows twice a day. The small
grain harvest Is out of the way,
everything Is planted, and the
only other urgent Job is cultivat-
ing for some. Tho, come te
think Of it, much of the corn l.
already "laid by", or was never
cultivated because of chemical
weed controls. The dairy farmer
is like the postman who takes q
walk on his vacation. He likes
to see what other dairy farmers
are doing.
One group looked at free stalls
for loose housing, fine pedigreec
stock, and methods Of reducing
manual labor.
A second dairy tour Is set for
August 18th and 14th to wesi
Maryland and central Pennsyl-
vania. The group will travel BY
bus, and we are taking reserva-
tions. Call 736-144s or chez
the schedule In the Delawar'
Dairy Digest for details.
&4&
ms the man I'm management
that makes the difference be
tween success or failure. This 4
a favorite expression of w. T
McAllister, our farm manage.
ment specialist at the Univer.
sity Of Delaware.
spent all Of Wednesday talk.
ing with just three people abou
management questions In depth
Most farm problems must b,
resolved with the man In mind
For example, farm owner want
ed to increase his farm incom
by adding more cows. He has
good tenant, but 1t had neve
occurred to him to ask the ten
ant about enlarging the operation
This Is the main reason VIII
We win continue to see man
kinds and sizes of farm opera
tions. The farmer Is first {
all an Individual who reserve
his own right to make decision.
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The Planning Division of tn
State Highway Department @
South State Street In Dover ha
q new county map which pinpoint
each and every house except thos
Immediately around Dover an
In towns. It's done In five color
and cost 81 so. There Is also
detailed map Of the Dover are
and all subdivision streets for a
extra charge.
AL roads are shown by q
identifying number and there ar
maps for several towns included
N4t
"mspection plus correctio
equals protection" That's thi
years slogan for Farm Safet
Week July 21-27. Most of U
know the ground rules for safety
although we usually don't pay a
much attention to them as W