The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-01-06
Farners institutes.

cultural College speaks tne loiioWing
terms Of farmers Institutes"
After working two winters with the
Wisconsin farmers institutes, ] wish to
speak again Of the good work they dc,
and the excellence Of the plan which
Wisconsin has adopted. The fact that
crowded audiences Of Wisconsin farm,
ers at eighty different places in the
State are to attend enthusiastic meet
Iings where experts explain methods
whereby they have won success 10 but
ter-making, stock,rearing and feeding,
fruit-growing. &c can but do immen e
good. Five hundred silos were built
last season 10 the State, because Of the
last years Institutes. I have visited
some of these silos, and find the farm
lers, everywhere, pleased with this new
method Of preserving their feed. The
Egrocerymen say that they can see a
marked improvement in the butter since
the institutes we're inaugurated. This
must be so, since to hear j. G. explain
the easy, sure way to secure gilt-edged
butter, must convince even the most
conservative.
The fact Of putting the work intothe
hands Of ono man and keeping it there,
secures an immense benefit to the State
Mr.. Morrison is thus able to find out
the men who have gone to the far front
in the various lines Of agriculture in
the State, and secures just such men to
explain methods which have won sue
cess at their hands. Thus Mr. G. Fl.
Hamilton of Ripon, who for nine years
has secured an average of l25 bushels
Of black berries to the acre, and has de-
yeloped this industry till be now has
seven acres of this fruit, and has never
had to make any effort to market his
berries SO great is the demand for them,
explains just how he has accomplished
this in such pain, simple manner that
many would-be fruit.growers Of Wis.
ce nsin must be. greatly benefited. This
feature Of the Wisconsin institutes is
certainly most admirable.
Mr.. Morrison is now planning to
have several summer institutes next
year. These are to last only one day.
He tried it just enough last summer to
feel assured Of success. TO show the
interest in the work I have only to say
that Mr.. Morrison had 150 urgent ap-
plications for institutes this winter.
The people everywhere seem loud in
praise of this work. Mr.. Morrison
carefully excludes politics, all schemes
everything in fact but the practical
pointed business in hand.
AL. Cook.
TIfour farmers are alive to their In
terests Maryland can have ia the near
future just as good institutes as Wis.
consin and an Agricultural College that
may stand beside that of Michigan in.
every respect. The State can get $50.
900 from the United States government
this winter if the matter is properly
managed, toiapply tothe above purposes,
and 1000 additional which has been
received annually and wasted by the
political rookery that have been roost-
ing in our sccalled agricultural college.
With s37 600 from the general govern
ment and liberal donation from the
State treasury, our agricultural college
could be placed on useful basis, an
experimental station established and
farmers institutes inaugurated, which
would place agriculture on a plan in
Maryland it has never reached hereto
fore. We have representative in the
House of Delegates of the next legis a.
ture. in the person Of DIR. Maekall who
can be relied upon to second the efforts
oft farmers to the best Of his ability
and with hearty zeal, for the cause Of
agriculture. The next session Of eur
Legislature will present the farmers with
golden opportunity if they will only
take this tide in their affairs at its food. ]
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