The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-02-28

Tho Farmers Convcntion.-In accordance
with previous announcement n convention Of the
farmers Of Baltimore county convened at the Court
House in this place az o'clock Wednesday after.
noon, the attendance being good but 50 large ~
was expected. The meeting was called 20 order
by Samuel Brady, Esq, president Of the Baltimore
county Agricultural Society, who announced the
following officers: President, wiImot johnson I;
viec-presidents, SAm1 N. Price. q. W. thurman,
Col. b. ". Matthews, Jacob shambcrgsr and c.
Howard shipley secretaries, VIM. ID. Sands and
Vim. Fell johnson.
Thoprocsedings were Of very intsresting char
actcr. DR.. John ". Gadsden, an English Veler-
mary surgeon Of distinction, now Of PHILADELPHIA,
read paper on "Thc Contagious and Specific
Character u PlcuFo- Pneumonia and the Danger Of
allowing it, Spread" This disease, he said 10 COM
monty known as the lung plague Of cattle, differs
from all other diseases Of man or beast. All au-
;horities agree that Il never originates In this
country, but Is the result Of contagon, and there
fore held that IL can be prevented but, so far, no
sure cure is known. Il can always be prevented
by strict quarantine. II was first introduced
into this country In 1913, through n Ger
man COW imported direct from Europe aud from
shipboard into 4 Brooklyn cattle shed, whom the
disease was communicated 90 other cattle, and IL 10
believed to have pFovsiledin Kings county, Long
Island. ever since.
Hon. William q. Lc Due. tho United sta,eI
Commissioner Of Agriculture, then delivered a very
interesting address on corn and sorghum sugar,
describing what had been done by the Agricultural
Department towards encouraging It's production.
Sccecling Mr. lie Dues remarks, Samuel Hcelcs,
Jr., Of Baltimore. read paper on 1.-The produc-
tion u Beet Root Sugar - Professor r. u. Wilson,
late assistant in chemistry TO the renowned Leibig
spoke on the subject Of 1.-The Adjuncts 10 q Farm
cr's Education" aud Colonel William Allen. prn-
eipal Of tho MeDonogh Farm Institute, delivered
an address on THE Advantages and Utility Of
Agricultural Experimental Stations" These i'm
Poriant subjects were presented with clsarness,
and many valuable practical recommendations
made.
Before the adjournment Of the meeting. on mo-
tion Of DR.. Moses MerTyman, the following rcsolu-
ton adopted:
We cordially give TO his ExecIleney, the Gov
cTnor of this State, our enforcement and support
in hi' efforts TO the abroga,ion Of ecte com
pusory laws Of inspections. and also other laws
affecting the compulsory weighing Of livestock
and other farm products. a. offering impediments
rather than aids TO the agricultural producer in
the exercise Of his commercial relations.
We also heartily endorse his recommendations
for the adoption Of all measures tending to secure
reiTcnchmert in public expenses, the reduction Of
| taxation, and a true economy in the government
Of the state and county.
In Offering him our earnest and undivided sup
port. we can hut present his example A. afOrding
a noble. but melancholy. contrast 20 the piigh,ed
promises ami broken pledges &c those who. for sell
f'h ai'ns and party ends. are now Arrayed In OPP
position 10 the true interests of the people which
the! uisrepfescnt.
Among the many prominent farmers, business
AMI professional men present were noticed Col.
Vim. illcn. principal! Il McDonogh Farm Insti-
tu;r; Samuel Erady. Win. T.. Sands. Ezra Whit
man. andrew Bank. Cd. Dcn:is " Mathew.
l'r. N"'c. Marrynan. pleasan; Hunter. e. Lyon
Rogers. Jane. Portland. benjamin Gorsgcl. Levi
Ferguson. Richard H. w"olicn. Thos. CTadlock
Jacob II. rcatcc. nr. q. NJ lIosley. q. T. Cockcy.
! Vincent T. Shiplcy. Thomas y. Todd. Geo. IS.
io!loti. John Bond. Wm. u. Sbiplcy, George
Wcpzcl. Gcprge "cercc. Edward :. Pocrcc John
Pcrso'. Gco. 4. Smith. Wi!sou G. Nicholas. DR..
II. l.. Nayior. !. ". Matthew. Jacob Shanbur-
ger. Samuel rinkerinn. Albert 4. Miller. Frcier-
| lex Won kapf WIN. Fell Johnson. Josiah Spark.
= Mc-r: nian Anderson. Arthur ". Shanklin,
WIN. Gent, JT.. Morlccai u. Cockoy, Adam u.
Talbot. Charles ". Scmints. Jefferson Shanklin,
Frank Sparks. James a.. Anderson. Richard r.
Maynard. Charles 7. C"cley. Andrew Rogers,
Joshua I. Benson. Dickinson GVrsuch. Henry
Mcrr!nan. John EiiScy of H.. Washington
St.ieasuu. Aguila Chilcoat. George Chilcoai. Geo
llarryman. J.hn I. Divcn. u. +. Jordan, b.
Mclean lIariisiy. Thos. Cooper. Thos. Gor'uch.
VIM. II. Merritt. Nicholas VI. Brian, Vim. Lynch.
Edwin scott. Geo. II. Elder. Daniel Shamburger,
Gco. Is. Cockcy. John Stevenson. Arthur Cheno-
with. Bober; :. COrsc. Samuel MooFs. John Car
roll Thos. II. Moore. Daniel Jcnfer, Peter Ruhl.
l.. Scott Dance. Edward 7. Philpot and Thomas
4. Uiilison.