The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-08-17
LOCAL MATTERS.

A NECESSITY FOR ORGANIZATION. As our read
ers are aware, we have frequently attended the
meetings of the Gunpowder Agricultural Club,
and have given detailed accounts of its proceed
ings ehave been much interested, entertained
and instructed by attending these meetings. The
amount of information that is developed in one
meeting upon seemingly dry and unproductivC
subject is surprising All the varied minutia o.
farming is detailed for the benefit and informs
ton OF the entire company. The experience o
all becomes the common property OF each. The
knowledge OF fifteen is placed iu the possession o
each one. Each man carries all this home il
such a way that be can make practical applica
tion OF il on his own premises. he is enabled tC
have his farming done, not by himself alone, bu
10y all bis fellow members Practically speaking
il is the combined knowledge and experience o
fifteen men of sound judgment devoted to the
management Of one farm.
The advantages in this light alone, TO be reaped
from the Association, are incalculable. This will
make the club paying institution if no Other
advantage is TO be derived from it, But outside
of this, above this, and better than this, the cu
tivation and development of the social relations
of the members and their families is another o.
the great advantages to be derived from the work
ing OF the club system.
A farmers life is one OF confinement, toll, del
wing in the soil, care and vexation. He has Ou
limited opportunities to cultivate the intellectual
part of his being While the sun shines be mus
make hay When the sable curtain of nigh
wraps the world in darkness, his hands, his feet
his eyes, his whole being are weary with TOLL
Tired ey eids compel him to repair to his couch
and by sweet sleep restore his exhausted energie:
for the laborS of the morrow. For the cultiva
ton of the social qualities OF his head and hear
his facilities are still more limited. His duties
naturally cut him off from much mingling in So
ciety. Ii is only occasionally that he has The
chance to enjoy the company and companicnshiE
OF his friends and neghbors. Here is where tbs
club steps ia TO break the terrible monOtouy OF u
farmers life. The members meet at the house oil
some one of their number. The family of the
host mingle with the company and provide a de-
lghtful repast The friendly greetings, the gen.
uine welcomes that meet the visitors make them
feel at home. The examination of the premises,
the crops, the garden, the dairy, with detailed
history of EACH makes every member feel as
though he were one of the family, specially in
terested in its welfare, aud ardently DESTROYS to
aid in whatever way he can, by counsel and sug-
geston, in promoting the prosperity of the house
hold. The development Of the social being by
the mingling of families in this way is incalcula-
BILE. This is the second yet first of two full re-
wards that the members reap from the club
The Manor Agricultural Club is composed OF
gentlemen residing in the tenth and eleventh dis.
tricts of the county. We have not yet had the
pleasure of attending one OF its meetings. There
is some talk of organizing one in the neighbour
hood of Dover We shall deem it pleasure to
aid our felow-citzens whenever we can, in any
manner, in this matter. II is the desire of
the Gunpowder Club to have clubs organized in
every locality in the county, and eventually have
developed therefrom County Association, COM
posed Of representatives from each club in the
county. The chief object of this is to enable
farmers to secure the passage of laws calculated
to protect their interest and to make use of the
organization to promote their general welfare
Much complaint is continually being made that
there is no chance to get dog, stock or sheep laws
passed for the benefit OF the farmers. Petitions
are sent in to members OF the Legislature for
things OF this kind, aud nothing is done with
them But if the entire county were organized
into clubs, and county organization were formed
from these, they could go to the Legislature and
make that body feel that they were power that
could demand recognition and the granting Of
proper protection for farming interests by the
passage of appropriate laws.