The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-10
r1odeI Farmers, Institute.
To be held in the Court House at An
napolis, Md January 18th, 1896.


To be held in the Court House at An
Md January 18th, 1896.
PROGRAM OF EXERCISES.
Morning Session, 1890 o'clk.-Efforts
are being made to secure the services of
the Secretary of Agriculture for this ses-
sion. Prof B. T. Galloway, Chief of Sec
ton of Mythology, U. S. Agricultural
Department. Topic, Possibilities of
Fault Culture in Maryland.
A. c. True, Director Dept. of Expert
ment Stations, U. S. Ayr. Dept. Topic,
Experiment Station Work as Supple
mented by Farmers Institutes"
Prof H. w. Wiley, Phi. D, Chief of
Chemical Dept, U. S. Ayr. Dept Topic,
Washing of Soils, and How to Remedy
and Prevent it,
Prof. Willis Moore, Chief of U. s..
Weather Bureau. Topic, 'The Relation
of the Weather Bureau to the Agriculture
and Commerce of our Country"
Afternoon Session, 400 o'clk.-J. P.
Roberts, Director N. Y. Experiment Sta
ton. Topic, "Some Thoughts on Winter
Courses of Agriculture at our Agricultural
Colleges"
W. L. Nesbitt, Lewisburg, Pa. Topic,
Farmers Institutes, with Reference to
the Benefits that Maryland Farmers may
Hope to Derive from their Systematic
Establishment and Maintenance,
Prof H. ]. Patterson, Chemist Mary
land Ayr. Experiment Station. Topic,
clarifying, as Adapted to the Different
Sections of Maryland. and Some of the
Processes in the Manipulation of the
Product
Director Robt H. Miller, Md. Ayr.
Experiment Station. Topic, Function
of the Maryland Experiment Station;
Some of its Recent Work"
Prof w. T. L Taliafsrro, Dept. Ayr.
Md. Ayr, College. Topic, Some Wastes
OIL Maryland Farms.
Evening Session, 7:5o o'clock.-Prof.
Milton Whitney, Soil Physicist, Mary
land Experiment Station and U. S. Ayr.
Dept Topic, "The Soils of Maryland
and their Relation to the Crops of Md. P"
Geo. T. Powell, Client, N. Y. Topic.
Some Recent Inquiries into the Causes of
Agricultural Depression
DR.. H. B. Mcdonnell, Chemical Dept,
Maryland Agricultural College. Topic,
Some Important Facts to Claim the At
tention of Farmers in the Matter Of
Fertilizers"
Prof. Jas. S Robinson, Horticultural
Department, Maryland Agricultural Col
lege and Experiment Station. Topic,
"Some of the Neglected. Opportunities for
Profit in our Trucking Industries"
TRAIN SERVICE.
Trains leave Washington, B. & O.
Depot, 7:Io, $50 a. m, and I2:15 and
4:2S p. M; B & P. Depot, 7;2o "a nj and
1915 and APO p. III. Trains leave Balti-
more, B 6, o. Depot, 7:2o, S:35 a. nj and
1850 and 4;Io p. M; Penna. Depot, 1871,
$50 a. NJ, and 1890 ond 4:25 p. NJ.
The object of this Institute will be to
impress all concerned with the Importance
of establishing Department of Farmers
Institutes in the State of Maryland.
All interested in Agriculture are earn
estly urged to attend this meeting, as its
success is fraught with much that prom
Uses brighter day to the Agricultural
interest of the State
Arrangements have been made for a
late train from Annapolis after the night
session. Also reduced rates on Railroads
and at the Hotels have been secured
Ask Station Agents for same. Come and
induce your friends to come, for an in
teresting meeting is expected. The ladies
are cordially invited to attend.
The Institute which is to be held at
Annapolis according to the above pro-
gram is intended to serve as an object
lesson to impress the legislature with the
importance of the Institute to farmers.
The Agricultural College and Exper-
iinent Station of Maryland are earnestly
DESTROYS to do all in their power to fur
Their the interests of the agriculturists of
Maryland. 1t is purposed to ask the
Legislature of the State to establish De-
partment of Farmers Institutes for the
State.
These Institutes have worked untold
good in other States-New York, Iowa,
New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania Wis
consin have these Institutes on firm
basis, and they have been demonstrated