Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-11-06
OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE COUNTY.
Farmers Institutes.

Farmers Institutes in Maryland are nov.
city to her people, though in about twenty
i of the States and Territories they have been
in operation for many years, where they are
acknowledged by farmers to be of inesti
mable value, by bringing before them the
most practical information, and in form
more comprehensive than any other method
vet conceived. The work is a far reaching
system of popular education In agriculture.
So vast scheme of university extension
has never been undertaken in any other
line The institute is the adult farmers
school where men or women skilled in all
departments of agriculture and from any
section of the globe will have an opportu.
nifty to meet our farmers, and by lectures
essays, or practical lessons from the plat.
form, or in the field, orchard, stable and
dairy, explain the preparation and the value
of foods and feeds as such, uses and needs
of plants, the composition and methods Of
applying insecticides and iungicides, the
characteristics of breeds, breeding and their
care, testing milk and making butter,
preparation of products Tor market and mar.
keting, &c. In short information on all
agricultural subjects, through the medium
of the Farmers Institute, is brought TO the
farmer and not sent. Scientists at the same
time learn the needs Of the farmer and the
problems regarded as most necessary OF sou.
ton, and find out from the results of actual
practice the truth or ialsity OF theories and
deductions made from experiments on
limited scale. The views OF both farmer
aud expirmenter are broadened, and sym
| pathetic relations are established by the
close social contact which marks the insti,
tute in its most perfect form. by an act
passed by the last legislature an appropria.
ton OF three thousand dollars was placed
the Maryland Agricultural College who are
empowered to carry into effect the provis.
ions OF the act which is to hold an institute
in each county of the State and more II the
appropriation will justify so doing. The
trustees have appointed as the director of
the new department, Mr.. William l. Amoss,
farmer of Hartford county, who is now
engaged in organizing the work, preparin G
programs, for each county, employing lee
turers and essay ists, securing halls and max
ing such local preparation rs will insure
successful meetings to be held during the
winter months In this work Mr.. Amoss
desires to conform as near as IL is possible
to the wishes and needs OF the farmers and
hopes to have their assistance through local
committees, one in each county, composed
of two or more members from each election
district who will be asked TO furnish him
with list of subjects which they desire
treated at their meetings, name asuitable place
OF meeting, give the names OF practical agr'
culturists who can assist In the work at
home or in other counties for expenses or a
reasonable compensation and give much
other information relative to the needs of
their respective districts from time to time
as will enable the department to do most ef-
fectual work with the State appropriation
made to assist its agricultural interests. All
farmers and others interested are invited to
meet the director OF Farmers Institutes on
Saturday, November l4th, at 10 O'Clock, A
M E, in Rockville, in the court room, If pos
sible, If not as to place Of meeting inquire
at the office of the County Commissioners
on day of meeting.