Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-10-07
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with the habits and neetla S4his in
dustrious little pets ami Handles
them in way e. snakv li.' snolt cold
blooded enthusiastic. AZ . propa-
tor of improved varieties aud an
exhibitor If bees and Their pro-
duct, he has won nnmerous medals
and made himself familiar it most
Of the leading agricultur1l fairs
from Massachusetts 10 Virginia.
i w. 4. l.. TaIiaferro ID native Of
Gloucester county. Virginia a. bus
has been resident of Maryland
since 1881. When he was male Prin-
cipal of the Belalr Acadeniy.in Har-
ford county.
Previous TO that time. he lad been
Principal of u high school il tilou-
cester Court House. whill at the
same time living on ard managing
one of his fathers farms
In 1892 he was elected Professor
OF Agriculture ut the MaryItnd Ag-
ricultural College. in which position
he is earnestly striving to advance
the cause of Agricultural education
il Maryland. lie has blen for
many years member of tie Fall
ston Farmers Clsb Of Earford
county, and is at the prescott time
Master Of Beltsyille Grange Patrons
of HusbaHdry. Prof. Taliafsrro was
educated at William aud Mary Col.
lege from be graduated With the
degree of A. b.
Robt. II. Miller, Direcioe of the
Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station is a resident Of Montgome-
ry county. Maryland. sb~re be
holds large landed interestf Ills
education was began in ,Re local
schools and completed in Pltfadel-
phia. Immediately after leaving
school. be began farming and is
one of the isos, sucerssfnl.in the
Sandy Spring section, DO justly eel
ebrated for good farmingi His
hobby, as he calls il, has been the
Improvement Of worn out laF.ds. an
art so needed IN Maryland. agd his
three GHe farms, ilowina hig state
of profitable cultivation, attsst bis
| skill as a soil renovation. t1R his
own farms his speciality haa been
sheep husbandry. particularly the
fattening of cattle, sheep and swine.
| In the organization OF local i'm
provement lie has always taken
prominent psrt. holding or bsving
held mem bership in the dire Glory
of the Turnpike Company, local
Savings Institutions, County Fair
Association, &c. OF the Fais AS
sociation he was one time Pres dent
and is now President OF the Mont
gomery County Farmers Conyen-
ton, an organization which has
been IN existence twenty five years.
He is also member Of the NDnt-
gomery County Farmers Club. Ii
is matter 'ef pride with bim lhat
when he was made Director ef:the
Station he was endorsed for tnepo-
sition by the joint action of esery
farmers organizations Montgem-
cry county, the best organized in
the State IL not in the entire coAn-
try.
As Director. Mr. Miller has put
into practice at the Station the slime
energetic methods which hsve
brought him success in his private
life, and is there teaching lessons
Of practical agriculture which are
at once an example and a stimulus
to the farmers OF Maryland. Asa
lecturer he is plain bnt forcilJe,
dealing IN fsrsts rather than fgqi,s
OF speech.
James $. Robinson. Professor OF.
Botany andI Horiiculturc Ut he
Maryland Agricultural College Fnd
Experiment Station, ia ni.tisss Of
Maryland. The fan.ily honasstaad
which be nov POSSESSES rtsar .be
Severn River in Anne Arundel
county, having clustered sll,ouf il
the traditions of six generations Of
his ancestors.
/ Passing from the public schools
of his native county he firisbed his
education al, Dickinson College in
Pa. and Immediately cngagsa in
farming. lie is one Of the pioteer
fruit and truck farmers Of Anne
Arundel and no man 10 better vetsed
in the details OF that intricate gus
mess, from the preparations the
soil to the marketing Of tbe crops.
The disposal OF perishable produce