The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-03-19

being to eliminate many of the evils
standing between the grower and the
final result of his labors. Many of
these are to be discovered from intro
spection. We believe firmly "that it
is not always in our stars, but frequent
ly in ourselves that we are underlngs."
The Associations will point out many
inimical forces at home Starting
with the Tobacco Bed, continuing with
the preparation of the land-the fer
tillzing, cultivation, cutting, storing,
stripping, asserting and packing. This
organization will be composed of men
earnestly anxious to bring about bet
ter condition of things and who are
willing to study the subject and abide
by regulations which will make the
stamp Of the Association passport to
confidence in all markets of the world.
Should the spirit of this Association
become incarnate in it's members, you
will soon note an increasing demand
for Maryland tobacco rather than the
present tluctuating, uncertain market
for the Maryland product. From the
Eastern Shore comes likewise infor-
nation that organizations are being
effected looking to reduction Of freight
rates and the formation of State Or
ganization of our Horticultural inter-
ests. Not one of us have any just con-
ccption of what these interests are in
Maryland.
Now the function of the Institute as
l understand it is not only to effect
organizations along Agricultural lines,
but principally to carry information
to and impress the farmer with the
same. Between the man and the boy
there is no insuperable barrier. Many
of their motives to achieve are the same.
Many of their feelings they entertain
in common. You cannot teach child
without his interest. You cannot
teach man without an interest born
of his appreciation that he must know
in order to succeed. One important
function of the Institute work, then is,
to interest-to make men and women
know that you come to them with that
which, if taken home and thought over
and Incorporated into their daily lives
of active work, they will find the result
beneficial to them. If this first year
of Institute work in Maryland bears
fruit of this nature, and | am sure it
will, it will surely become continuing
organization among the agriculturists
Of the State. This information by word
of mouth from your substitute worker
will give rise to train Of thought that
will lead our people engaged in Agri-
culture up to the plane Of a reading
class, then our Experiment Station
Bulletins will be appreciated as they
should and will form the nucleus of an
agricultural library as important a
factor in the farmers success as is that
of Doctors, Lawyers or Preachers.
This is not mere verbiage. | mean
every word OF it and am sure that there
is as much truth in it as there is in the
gospel. To the Horticulturist and the
attle-feeder and Dairyman, two Bull
letins issued by the Experiment Sta
ton this year-one by Prof. Patterson
and one by Prof Johnson-contain in
formation that is simply invaluable to
these two interests of Maryland. Our
people should get them; should read
them, and then file them for future
references.
Now the farmers themselves can do
much for this work. If they gain a
piece Of information of Importance to
themselves at an Institute meeting let
them make it known to neighbors, en-
courage attendance at these gatherings.
Impress the lesson that in union there
is strength. venture to say that if
there could be effected in each county
of Mary land thorough organization
among the progressive farmers of the
same, and these in turn centralize in
one compact state organization, that
as the result of such we would find our
Agricultural interest in very differ
ent condition from what it is to-day.
In every section we should have
Farmers Clubs. These cl"bs should
not only be for the purpose Of social
intercourses, but likewise for the inter-
change Of opinions, from the profess
sional stand point, and the encourage
ment Of more study into the laws un-
derlying the great profession to which
you belong. We have two such Or
CARNATIONS in Prince Georges county.
Their influence is strongly felt in their
respective localities and much ofpubic
spirit and general welfare have ema-
mated from them.
We find in the State of Maryland
that wherever these clubs exist a char
acter of agricultural work is being
done which savors of prosperity.
From their united effort, recognition
is accorded them by all these agencies,
which deal with the labor of his hands.
An organization OF 20 hard working,
intelligent agricultursts of any section
can gain concession in the purchase