Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1888-01-20
Farmers, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ann

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these assemblages, was held at Sandy Sprin,
on Tuesday last, the Lyceum Building, il
which it met, being crowded, notwithstand
ing the unpropitious weather. Mr. Henri,
G. Hallowel presided, and in opening, sale
the object of the gathering was to do some
thing towards making farming more sue
cessful and more interesting. For himself
though anxious to pass over the duty of di
recting these meetings to younger hands
he never was more deeply interested in ag
riculture, nor more convinced that it is
ers out of old ruts. Education is needed
not so much the education Of schools ard
books, not that of the pillow handle and the
hoe, but that which comes of meeting to.
gether, comparing experiences, which makes
an all.around man. Michael Angelo, at
eighty, said 81 still carry my satchel;" he
was still learner. We farmers, as class,
do not carry our satchels; but We ought to
carry them and become educated to take
broader views of men and things. Does the
farmer appreciate the Importance OF his pc.
stion; or, on the other hand, does he get a
fair share of what passes through his hahds5
He is too well content with his own meth
DDS, his old ways. Formerly, a living on
the farm came surely, almost of itself. Now,
changed conditions require that he must do
| more than turn the crank. Let US, then,
take as the text for to day Michael Angeles
motto 81 still carry my satchel," and these
meetings will not only bind us together in
good fellowship, but promote our business
operations.
DIR Francis Thomas from the committee
on creameries. reported that the interest was
increasing. He knew of seven centrifugal
senaratorS started in an adjoining county
and one in Mon tpomery within a wear. and
we cannot follow the dairy business unless
we adont the creamery system. Our ideas
-thoupi. ~? the value Of milk are too high
for the men who run the creameries, and we.
must make more milk from the COW.
w. w. Moore. from the same committee,
said the largest creamery in the world, prob
ablv Ia at Hamilton. I,oudoun county. Va
The re are seventeen separators operating
The highest price of the creamery butter is
thirty four cents, and in hot weather the
highest price paid for milk was sixty to sixty
five cents Der 100 pounds. 1t costs less TO
get n r,ound of butter from Iowa 10 Wash
ingtor and sell it there than it does to get it
fran Sandy Spring. Elgin print butter now
sells at thirtv.two cents We must make
better butter and sell it direct to the con
sumers, who have como to know the cream.
ery butter is better than the average farm
butter.
The Committee on Protection of Sheep re.
DOrte0
timent in MARYLAND was not strong enough
10 secure protection Ia sheep. It was agreed
to appoint committee to consider and re.
port on tile ACCESSIBILITY of forming a sheep
raising assnciation
The COMMITTEES on sim POSTS reported the
exncnse of uroyi ling these throughout the
eountv wand he So great AS To be unpnpu
lar. and il agreed I, ieave it tn the efforts o
pub,i,..spirit,.I indy, Il,is il, et.h inca itv
S,abbv u ,tatus. wn..n ha / ha / thc ati,.n
ton OF another com i,i.r,., pr ,yri a kn II
question. which was no. swell.
Aua,t ,er earn niitt,. RI. ,lrtc tests Sd pNtn.
IN. shr,nkap. in corn. potalo,s and wheat
wneu KENT several months alter harvesting
The first lost IL the last two about pcr
cent in WEIGHT
A standing committee on railroad cross
in,rI safety "a ps etc renorted that a ylgi
LIANT ev.. WAS kent ON these that those in
cbary. ,ln mo-, brcume Negligent. but that
nac,.s where brdJ,.s ARE bn'iIy needed are
not supplied. and hardly likely to be-
Al ibis noint an abundant lunch. provide
bvthe ladies of the neighborhood. was servel
in the s1hooI bouse near the Mace of meet
inv. and was enioyed by all present. The
meeting afterwards awarded their fair EN-.
tertainers a vote Of thanks
Reni RI Miller read the report of the com
mittpr ON t0wnship system. an able an
commemorative ,l,,climent. which cnn,.lu lei
with The statement that this system would
be IAN unn,lxed blessing for the agricultural
incubation of the state.u and commencing
its consideration tn the farmers of MARYLAND,
-rhe recommendation was adopted
Thomas r Lansdale snbmitte1 the report
of the committee appointed to report "why
thu. tar rate of the comfy ADVANCES as urices
Of farm products decline. and to find out
where the money goes, and try to devise
some means nf GOVERNING the county SO
that taxes will be reasonable"
Since The new assessment. in 1877, the
basis of taxation has increased a. per cent,
and expenditures 1874 per cent the taxa
lion has pon. mn from 10 cents. in 1877, to
Sol cents in 1SSe mr. ,bout IA per cent.
Admiral ,JoueLt. the sailor farmer, made an
effective speech in behalf of the American
Shinniny and industrial I,aapur and show.
ed how The interests OF the farmers would
he nrn,notqa hy the revival of American
shinniny
r Aver eff Prince George, recon
mend,d the adop,ion of farmers institutes
in mis- state suca "A arr, held in the West, for
tb. nur.,o.,. nt q Iucatinp farmers in i,nproyed
methods of dni,yiup eic and a committee
,vas ,nnoipted ~ re1ort on the subject at the
nert meeting.
Thomao L I,,,Sl, ln nr.seut.d 81 preamble
ami resolution concerning the Agricultural
Colleg. and The uroposei experIn sta.
past bad manage'nent sl TINS institutions give
prJvcnrni, AMI that til" convention Is a|is