The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-01-17
The Farmers Institute.

Arriculturists interested in establish
inp system of farmers Institutes in
MARYLAND met in Annapolis Tuesday.
TIr g sessions were held at the court
house. which was crowded with dele
oate, from various counties OF the
State. In the large assemblage were
several members of the Legislature, Il
number oflades and some eNcursionists
who came lv boat and railroad eX-
prcssly to attend the meeting. The
st,a ner C,mb .idge stopped at Annapo-
lis on her way to Baltimore with
passenyers from the Eastern Shore who
desired to attend the meeting. There
were also others present from Western
Maryland.
The purpose for which the meeting
was called is to bring about discussion
of St iccts interesting to the farmer.
he movement is also intended, as one
of the speakers expressed it, Ito supply
a want which tillers o1the soil are most
in need Of"-a closer relationship
among farmers by the employment OF
pleasant evenings during the winter
in the discussion of entertaining sub
iects i'm regard to agriculture. 1t was
stated that similar organizations have
been formed, with marked success, III
the States of Pennsylvania. New \ DIRK,
Wisconsin and Michigan, and the hope
was expressed that to-days gathering
of scientific and practical men would be
the means of cementing the farming
interests and bringing about the desil-
el end.
President r. W. Sylvester. of the
Maryland Agricultural College, who
called the meeting to order explained
hat the movement for farmers nstl-
tates was started at Beltsville, Prince
Georges county. about Il year ago. 1t
had been held under the auspices OF
the Evansville Farmers Club. At that
meeting it was felt that Maryland
should do something to advance agricul-
tural pursuits in organizing a system
of formil 9 institutes. and Tuesday
nee ting was the outcome of that
gathering. In the absence OF Judge
Edward Stake. Of Washington county
who had been invited to preside, MI.
l.. NJ. Bacon of Baltimore county was
substituted In taking the chair he
referred TO the fact that there are ia
farmers institutes in the State OF New
York. and asked why the movement
inauguratei III Annapolis Tuesday
slould not ,tend through every county
in MARYLAND. Mr.. j. Wilson Moore.
Of Hartford county. and DR.. Joseph X.
Owens. register of Maryland Agrloul-
,ural College. were made secretaries.
Director Robert II. Miller. Of the
MARYLAND experiment station, on the
topic. Function Of the Maryland EN-
perimrnt Station and Some Of Its Re
cent Work" expressed his hearty ap-
proval of farmers meetings i'll general
whether they he clubs. oranges, con
ycntons or institutes because. he sad
they were educational in their effects
and supply want which tillers Of the
soil are most in need OF.
Addresses were also delivered ay y.
{. True director department of expert
mant stations United States Agricui-
tural Department: Prot. II. W. Wiley.
In. H.. ciltl Oh tiltiiiFil tt.l'ti tiii'iil
Emitted States Agricultural Depart
lnrnt: W. l.. Nesbitt. Lewishurg. Pa:
Prof. W. T. L. TaIiattrro. AgricultE-
raj College: Prof. Milton Whitney. soil
physicist. Mary land experiment sta III
and United States Agricultural De
p,rtmpnt. on the soils of Mary land an,'
their relation to the crops of Maryland:
DIR. II. Il. Mcdonnell chemical Depart
mcnt Maryland Agricultural tyllege
on some important facts to claim the
attention Of farmers III the matter OF
fertilizers: Prof. James ). Robinson
horticultural department Maryland
Agricultural College and experiment
station. on some of the neglected OF
portunitir> for profit i'll our truck III
tu-tri"S.
The folly of prejudice Is Frequent
" shown 10y peopl" who prefer 10 sui,
fer for Years rather than try an advcr-
,i-,.d remedy The million, WHO have
~ such notions take Ayers >ar,apa-
rilIa for hlood-di>ea~,S. and are cured.
:, much for common ~rn~c.