The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-02-26
Me ,ting Of Farmers.

Col. W. S. Powell entertained a joint
meeting of the Evansville Farmers Club,
of which he is president, and the Patuxent
Planters Club at his farm, "Langolin,"
Monday. The meeting was for the pur-
pose of furthering the work of the depart
ment of farmers institutes in the State.
There was large representation OF
formers in Anne Arundel, Prince Georges
Il 1 Howard counties at the meeting.
The following members of the Patuxent
.Ianters Club were present: Franklin
! ms, Eugene Roberts, Geo. W. Brooke,
yud Fred Sasscer.
Col w. s. Powell presided, with George
~ Loweree secretary. The chairman
ID that new systems, new ideas, more
progressive and better labor was necessary
% make the farms in and around this
section pay as they should and would.
DR.. H. W. Wiley, chief agricultural
chemist, United States Department of
Agriculture, stated the farmers in France
were prosperous because their farms were
kept almost like perfect gardens.
The most distinguished men in France
are agriculturists: The Prime Minister is
the secretary of Agriculture. The French
are the most industrious people in the
world Men, women and children all
work. They naturally love to save and
invest. The yield of wheat in France
with 60 years has doubled owing to their
careful and scientific culture.
President X. w. Sylvester, of the Mary
land Agricultural College, said the work
done by the farmers institutes would bear
good fruit. In Southern Maryland an
organization is being effected among the
growers of toba eco, its object being to
eliminate many of the evils standing be-
his labors The function of the institutes
is not only to effect organizations among
the farmers, but to carry useful informa
tion to them.
Prof H. j. Patterson, chemist. Mary
land Agricultural College, read "a paper
on dairying and the establishment of CO.
operative creamerles, the cost of making
butter and cost of feeding cattle. Success
in dairying" he said, "depened upon three
facts-the man, the COW and the feed
The business of dairying requires constant
and regular attention.
Mr.. William Holmead, of the District
Columbia, read a paper on How Il
Worn Out Southern Maryland Farm was
:iuilt Up and Made to Pay" He attribu.
d his success to the judicious nse OF
artilizers, manure, lime, crimson clover
lood blowing, through preparation of the
round for the seed, nourishing the poor
rlaces and reading good agricultural
books.
An address was made by Mr.. Jared o
Smith, of the A Agricultural Department
on "What Grasses to Grow in Contra
and Southern Maryland for Hay ane
Pasture; How and When to Plant Them
OF the million and Il halt tons yearly
consumed in feeding Maryland horses
cattle, mich COWS. COWS, sheep and hogs
it is safe to say more than half is hay, ensi
lage and green heritage from the pastures
a d that probably less than onc-haif come:
Il. the form OF condensed foods-eraii
ran, milling wastes, olcakc, peanut ant
ttonsced meal. 1t would be safer tt
dy the ratio Is onc-thrd condensed fo0t
AID two-thirds hay, soiing crops, ensilayt
straw and pasturage.
An address Was made by Lincoln r
Dryden, State commission of immi grafton
"a immigration to Maryland. He said the
work of his department had been success
full so far. Three colonies had alread,
settled in Anne Arundel and one in Caro-.
line. By proper and judicious advertis-
ing he expected to get many of the farm
ers Of the Northwest to remove to Mary
land, where the climate is more congenia l
and the markets plentiful and convenient
He advised the formation of land asso-
citation to sell farm lands on time to farm
ers who desired to settle in the State