Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-01-30
A Convention Of Farmers.

III our local COiumns To-Day we puollsn
an extract from the Baltimore Sun in ref
erence to proposed convention OF Mary
land farmers, to take place in Baltimore
city on the 23rd of February. We earn.
estly direct the at ention of our readers to
The matter and hope it will receive the
considera Ion that il deserves.
We believe that the Importance and de-
STABILITY OF Charles county having a rep
resentative in such a convention will be
readily conceded by all the more thought
ful and public spirited Of our farmers. L pom
the two chief points which wi | probably
engage the attention of the convent ion,
We feel sure that there will he little diver
sty of opinion amo ng our peop'e.
Upon the question Of immigration, the
people Of Southern Mary aud are more ma
terially concerned, perhaps, tha1 those Of
any other section of the State Here the
downfall Of the old plantation system, ef-
fected by the abolition of slavery. has left
many waste acres Of uncul,va,sd lands.
which Offer every inducement h the immi.
grant These superhuous lands arc bur
den upon their owners. They represent
not only reproductive capi'al, but prop
erty which is tax ins'ead Of an income
to its proprietor. Every thrifty and in-
dustrious agricultural immigrant who
comes here aud settles upon these lands
Iimpercept,bIy bu. surely enhances the
value of every acre Of land ia the county
and gives an impetus ~ the general pros,
perity of the con- nunity. The TINES has
heretofore devoted much attention Tn this
matter and c'deavored to pnin, out the
great advan ages which would result TO
our section OF the State from a well rsgu-
lated INN grafton society: and tho 49,
thoughtful OF our peopte have not been
wanting in public expression of their
approval OF the measure and readiness TO
cooperate in giving it every proper en-
enlargement.
UPor the question of protection OF sheep
husbandry from the depreda'ians of dogs.
upon which the farmers OF Montgomery
seem To be 50 thoroughly in earnest. our
people have also been no wanting in their
manifestations of support Of the measure.
Some years ago 4 concerted effort was made
by our peope, In which the TINES earn.
estly co-operated, TO procure the passage
of local Law for this county, regulating
and protecting sheep husbandry; but
owing to unfor'u nate delays and the too
cautions temper of our then representa-
tives in the Assembly no action was Sc
cured
IL is believed that this proposed convsn-
ton Of representative farmers from al the
counties of the State, If it be, a. it prom
ises to be, a thoroughly representative and
intelligen, body, will he such as 10 exercise
a very considerable inf hence in securing
legislative recognition and encouragement
of the measures it may recommend
As We have not here any county agri-
cultural society, or any organized system
of oranges, it has been suggested that the
proper and only feasible plan to select
representative delegation from our county
will be by holding mass me ,ing Of farm
ers at Port Tobacco on me suitable day
previous to 'be proposed convention, at
which delegation of ten intelligent and
progressive farmers to represent our coun-
ty may be selected. We think i, would be
well for some of our leading farmers to
publish a cal for such meeting in next
weeks paper. 1t has been su ges'ed that
The first Tuesday Of February court. which
will be the 18th OF the month, would be a
suitable day. The TINES will publish such
a call gratui ously, or cooperate in any
other way il can 20 make he measure a
success. In the meantime it invites an ex-
preston Of opinion on the part of its read
ers as to the advantages of the proposed
convention and the measures hat should
engage its attention.