The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-01-23
mum eTaTE FARMERS CONVENTION
Large Gathering of the Representa-
Aoriculturists of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Inonortant Recommendations

Sor,cnlturists of Marylano-0oino
1unortant Recommendations.
The annual meeting of the Maryianu 49, ~
'armers' Convention was held IN p"''l M Gov
Wednesday, and Thursday OF last week. ..;on
eu.u'u' ,vbo was chairman of the convention,
!. a.1ao;nr the same, made q brief speech: Among
= or things he said the general outlook LOT amer
IVY, ar;cHlture admits of no discourageheh''-
w. nat stop and remember certain Things. In
,n;te of the bad crops we exported ias' Jo%' ~
n9o 200 bushels of wheat more than ever oeloro,
although 81, 000, 900 less was realzeu on accouns
of low nrices. In corn the excess IN exportation
was between 46OO0OO0 and 5zoOUVUS S oSs Oas
oxcess huo soaohod So, O0O, 00H
What stupendous showing for the tillers of
American soil What does this increase ex
portation mean? 1t means broader, widermor
profitable market in the future for the AUrican
products. The ilimitable consumption f the
European markets will always furnish outlet
for the products of this country. Of cowe, dur
ing the last ye&r we have failed Significantly
What we need to fear in the East is theOmpeti-
ton in Dakota and other parts of our On West.
We must become more intelligent in flaming; we
must crop off our Injuries inlife; we nasarrangs
more economically our vey comforts, and join
hands in a common strugge for good, h,est, fair
government We want no oppression. The rata
of taxation must be as lowas the requirc,ents OF
the people demand. We want economy gov
eminent. Everything forhome to be ket there
and there manipulated
All the counties in the State were represented
except five. Baltimore ctunty's delegate were
James Rittenhouse, Wilm,t Johnson, G.. " Lur-
man, G. H. Shipley, Wm. B. Sands, Dr.C. All
Leas, Col. D. NJ. Matthews, Col. Walter 5. frank
lin, VIM. Fell johnson, Thos V. Richardson, {.
Lyon Rogers, Frederick Won Kappf, samul l.
Crosby, Richard Vincent, Jr., j. A. FairbAns,
and Thomas B. Todd.
CONSTITUTION OF THE SOCIETY.
constitution and bylaws, prepared by to
executive committee, was read, and, after sligt
alteration, unanimously adopted. The gist of 10
constitution is that the Maryland State Farmer
Association is organized to advance the agriG-
tural interests of the State to encourage imprg,
ment in the practice and methods OF farming to
more closely assorate those engaged n th2-sh&-
mon pursuit of agriculture, and to promote +
general prosperity. The association shall be cor
posed as follows Each agricultural society d
regular organization Of farmers in a country sha
be authorized to elect one delegate thereto. II
each of the several counties of the State there ma,
be organized County Farmers Association, sub
sidiary to and designed to promote like genera
objects with the State association, and each coun
ty shall be entitled to representation in the Stat
meetings by duly elected delegates equal in mum
Der to the Delegates and Senator of that count
III lu0 UeucIdi assembly, anu cdCu vi SuCu Oouht
associations may provide for the formation an
maintenance of local organizations. In ever
county where such County Farmers Associa
ton is not formed, the vice president for tina
county shall call public meeting of its farmer
to assemble on or before the first Wednesday i
January of each year to select delegates from tina
county to the State association, and any citize
of the State engaged in farming shall be entitle
to vote in the county wherein he resides for dele
Al. n,I oh ha l:r;k Ia
election as a delegate it being provided that \
the event of the failure of at least ten farmers
attend such called meeting, then it shall be II
duty of the vice. president for that county to al
point the delegates therefrom One delegate eat
is allowed to the Maryland State A gricultural al
Mechanical Association, and the Maryland Sta
Live Stock Breeders Association and the Mar
land Agricultural College.
DISEASES AMONG CATTLE
Mr.. T. Alex Seth, of Baltimore county, efed
tbs following, which was referred to the comittee
on resolutions:
"WHEREAs, the existence in Maryland antther
| of the Atlantic coast States of an importecon-
| tagious disease-pleuro- pneumonia-amon the
| bovine race has wrought great damage our
| herds both by actual death and by closir all
markets, domestic and foreign, to the incree of
| our herds and whereas the said disease thrtens
to materially impair the food supply OF Il ma
ton ; and whereas, by reason of the existee of
! such disease in Maryland, number Of ourster
States, to protect their herds from contagionave
| established and maintained such strict quatine
against Maryland cattle as to amount to prical
| prohibition and whereas many of such gran
| tine regulations apply to the whole State, a not
simply to infected counties or districts, wreby
much of the State in which the disease haever
existed suffers unjustly; Therefore
"Resolred, That the General Assembly, W in
session, be memorialized to pass more eAicieiaws
| for the determination of said disease.
"ResolOed, That the execution of saidaws
should be con6ded to board to be compd of
practical stock-raisers, who should be cfged
with the collection of accurate informatioIs to
the location of such disease in Maryland, the
end that unaffected districts may be excited
from the burden of existing or future quartine
laws in sister States.
"Resolred, That in our opinion a sufficieap-
preparation should be made for the purpe of
such an act as will enable the States ofic' to
believing this to be true economy. And wfts
the existence of such disease in this oountr,
due to the neglect of the national government
provide in proper time quarantine against co,
tries known to be infected therefrom
"Resolred, That it is the duty of the natio
government to provide sufficient funds for
speedy eradication.
"Resolred, That our Senators and Represen
tives in Congress be respectfully requested
urge upon Congress the appropriation of a su
to be used at the discretion of the commission
of the agriculture in the several States infect
sufficient to efectualy stamp out said disease
IN THE INTEREST OF THE PEA GROWERS.
A preamble and resolution in the interest of
pea growers of Baltimore and Anne Arun
counties was read, which pointed out the Unjust
of permitting the House of Correction directors
contract with the different canning houses in
State to grow peas for them at ruinously low
ures, far below the actual cost of product
therby greatly injuring the most important
dustry among the truckers of those counties.
Among the many recommendations were
following To memorialize the Legislature to ps
a law authorizing the appointment of Staie-
spector of milk, to which an amendment WIS.,
fered to prevent the aduteration of any kiiof
food or medicine; that the Legislature slid
| appoint committee to take the whole subj'of
taxation under consideration to memorabilia
Legislature for the establishment of an eri-
mental agricultural station to secure q alto
increase and protect the forests of the State ;a-
ing for an agricultural commission to insrefer-
tilizers and to collect and disseminate t@tics
to encourage immigration. A proposition tiave
| law passed in the interest of sheep raisrs, tax
every dog in the State 81 per head, c.eat the
livelest sort of debate and some 1ery1arp
things were said on both sides. 1t vas ally
agreed to request the committee on legislsn to
draw up law on the subject.
On Thursday Mr.. c. Lyon Rogers, Of Bamore
county, offered resolution declaring thas the
market for hay and corn in the ear is emily in
the hands of irresponsible hawkers and pelars,
who regulate the price to be paid withoutgard
to supply and demand, a committee be apinted
| to secure legislation to remedy the evil, a that
the compulsory feature of inspection be abehed,
and that the hawkers and peddlars handrfarm
products be compelled to pay license.
number of resolutions and recomnda-
tions on miner subjects were offered and rered.
The following resolutions were adopted
WHEREAS, The constitution of the State haade
provision for submitting to the vote of thepple,
at the next general election, 1887, the qstion
whether convention shall be convened torn
new constitution, and there being no ecial
grievance to redress, and no demand fin the
people of the State for earlier action III the
| question, in consideration of the great ex,se of