Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1890-01-17


The following extract is taken from the
speech of Hon. Edward Stake, Of Washing
ton county, president oi the State Farmers
Association, delivered 1T the annual meet.
ing of the Association held in Baltimore ON
the Sth instant:
Thus lar | have spoken of what seems to
me to be the necessary line OF conduct to
be pursued by each Individual farmer in the
State, who pursues this calling, either from
choice or necessity. There are other mat
tiers Of equal moment which demand our
collective attention and bes, efforts
1t is not necessary that we should come
together, nor do understand it 10 be the
object oil this association to meet here Tor
the purpose Of learning how To pillow, and
plant, and lertiliZe and reap. These mat
tiers, il is true, are not to he desplsed, but
they are mere matters Oi Pronunciation,
which each thoughtful farmer can only cor
rectly learn III dealing with his own lands
and surroundings. Experience is said to
'teach II dear school" yet in 1t, most that is
useful To the farmer must be learned. A
knowledge Of geology, chemistry, botany,
entomology, mechanics and other sciences
will be uI much aid to the farmer, and We
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niaJ W '. ~ - q, -; -, ,n,
..a ''a ~ 49, ass',nia,;nn ara ,,nre
'no p.' poo.a -, , - aa;an,;G. ~
80 ,',,,''r h,anoi, -, ,hs snh;ac,
belongs more properly 10 the local clubs,
institutes and oranges OF the State.
This is an age OF great mental activity.
The struggle Tor existence IL growing sharp
or, and the farmer is beginning 10 leel the
.S., ". '' rra r.; I'D :, 40 naoaooary
s'',es 81, III =. 10
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aay 81" w. ,;na :, a., 80, M ~ n,a;n
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,rua, S' on NJ cnnh;nes ara M recen, ;nven.
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.ion "a an 81, i'oa vi I'LL l nsdo,
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rs WISE, ~ 70 aoout 'iule ,ias SIM =, w., .no
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cultural co'''l'uni.'es'
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essainy cApeh'iVe n'e.noue y, oUnuuo'' ,'
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soVsi n,i'ent' ua,'oho', e'ato anu ooun'y'
cohuuotc'' At t"o o"s. ", '"1 'aA payers
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uiiec' le'y' no We az "ioS"s III; "'''' ''o
prooiehi :" '''ih'aln'nS oui oa'i,ns' VIC
nave rish' /" eApcc', 'iaI ou' puo'io ON
cla's, VINO are pau gu. VI 'ue puune MAes'
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SCH uen'a' ~ 'ne peoplo VIM pay 'ue'l. l
10 Ie NOV sPc"h '".s ~ any sp'i.' y,
II tnefe or s ""' ''"'I "uon VIZ oo"",
uoh oi ahaiis requires pial" ,aih, ~ ID now
nave ehuea'oIe. W sno" euaI u ID "oS'
iuteiy necessary 'hat we US 'a,'heis ret"rh
TO thesimple ana inexpensive naols OF our
pIeueCessois' neie ls no .eason why our
onciais snouiu not practlce 'he sane "oho
my ahu i've On an inco.he as Ieuuceu rs
ours we must NC JUST 70 ourselves before
we are generous 10 otlierS; our legsiatloo
costs 700 niuIii money we havS 700 many
useless enipioyees III puoiin "i'ai's' we
dispense our iuhds 700 iioerally anu lav'sn
~; Our hat'ohai LEGISLATORS must nave h'sh
saiarieu' personal clerks AT lie pubic eA
pense 10 20 'ile mo,h .ney ousn. .ouo .neih
selves w ota.c ies'si,'o' mus VS., nave e;''
pioyees az hiSh saiaries 10 40 'he most III
signlnCaht anu unnecessary ac's-carry
tnelr checKs 10 oahk-puii on tile't over
coats-to stahd up their umorelas i"r one
wet gay, out Oh thlr'Y ury ones ana 10 DE
PAID LOT tle ury uays-uo watch uoor INA.
no one IS even prevented rom entering anu
10 keep water closet AZ iiVe uollars uaY
WIN postage stamps ana sta'iohery thrown
IN, whicn uuly IS iarmeu OUT AT hl'y cents
Gay, WINE me oihciai stays az nome anu
draws "a oo lot uoinS holhlhS'as wen as
oHlclals lor most Oh other unnecessary al
tentiohs- senate" twenty SIX members
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