The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-03-14
To the Farmers of Garrett County.

part in organizing an Agricultural
Society. and that meeting of al
the farmers has been called to meet
in the Calls Hall at Mt. Lake Park
depot on next Saturday, the 10th
inst, at 2 o'clock p. m. This is
certainly move in the right direc.
ton, and every farmer who desires
to better his condition or loves his
county should certainly be present,
Don't let anything but sickness
keep you away. We have been IN a
majority of the states of this Union
and we have never yet visited any
county in any state where the stock,
the farms and the roads were not
better, the farmers more prosperous
and intelligent than where there
were no agricultural societies. You
can note the difference even in
flying through the different states
and counties on the cars, in the
farms, stock, roads, churches,
school houses, towns and the APP
pearance Of the people. The veal
thlest counties here in our own
state "My Maryland,'' have for
years had agricultural societies and
made rich mostly through these
societies. They introduce impro-
we'd and most profitable horses,
cattle, sheep, hogs and fowls. They
introduce the most convenient and
improved farming machinery and
implements; the best and most
profitable seeds and crops; the best
methods of improving and enriching
their lands. They establish diaries,
wooden and Touring mills and CO.
operative stores. They purchase
everything for their families and
farms at first cost, and sell the
products of their farms and forests
at highest cash prices, and are thus
enabled to educate their children,
who become intelligent and useful
men and women. They make
we'll graded and substantial county
roads-roads unaffected by wet or
dry, heat or cold. There IS no
subject of more vital Importance to
farmers and none from which he
derives more benefit than good
roads. He can haul double the
amount Of produce to market in
less time and less labor to man and
beast; less wear and tear, less
breakage, and consequently far less
expense. Ten times enough made
and saved to repay the expense in
making good roads, and which cost
but little to keep up when once
properly constructed. Don't you
know that aside from all these
advantages, good road at least
doubles the value of our farms?
Who would purchase yours or my
farm if it cost as much to haul our
produce to market as it does to raise
it? Brother farmer, think calmly
and seriously over these facts, and
let us get together at once and
organize our society. Onehalf of
the population of the United States
are farmers. They furnish seventy
five per cent. of the total value of
exports from this country and pay
more than half of all the taxes, and
yet our national and state legisla-
lures meet year after year and never
pass an act in the interest of the
farmer, but spend their time in the
interest of politicians and protecting
railroads, standard oil, whiskey,
sugar, banks and all other trusts
and combines. These are all
! organized for self protection and
get protected. Let us organize and
get a little protection while it is
being passed around. Why should
we not protect ourselves? The
farmer feeds all, he clothes all.
Nearly all the wealth Of the world
comes out of the ground. "The
earth is the farmers treasury and
the plough is the key that unlocks
It," Ills said that the "hand that
rocks the cradle rules the world. "
'Tis equally true that the ''hand
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