Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-07-23
COMMEMORATE


n outline history Of the MARYLAND Az
.ieultural College for the past year /
Many of your constituency have evincea I
70 interest in its work by personal visits |
% the College, and by correspondence
IN the many topics which Affect the |
material success Of the agriculturist's
life.
tisrt, as usual We have had a wear in
which much Of advancement has been
made. The Department Of Farmers
Institutes has reached every county in
Che State with gratifying results. InI
each county one institute has been held
and in several two. Much favorable
comment has been made upon the work,
and IN many instances much good has
been done. With the FIRST year over
aud the garncrcd experiences resulting
tnerefrom there can be little doubt that
the next year will be 10 advance Of the
last. The need Of "well done is dug
W L. AmOss, the Director Of this &c
partmeut Of the college.
The Department of State Entomology
has at.racked much attention under It's
able chief, Prof. W G. JOHNSON. The
pas. year was his first year amongst us.
and by his energy. zeal and ability he
mas gained a conyersency with the State
aud its interest along the line Of bis
work which emphasizes in a marked de
gree bis peculiar fitness for his position
He bas the State now well in hand so far as
his knowledge Of It's needs ID con -ned,
and already the farmers are beginning to
reap the iesult Of his labor amongst US.
His services are at the command Of all
needing help in warning against the
many insect depredations which at pres
eDt are saPpine the result of the best
directed efforts Of our most progressive
farmers
The Department Of Experiment Sta
ton work, under Director Robert II
Millar claims much attention, and The
farmers Of the State Of Maryland are
fully realizing that an Experiment Sta
ton in their midst is an instrument Of
great good to them.
Prof Patterson in the line Of his
Dairy Department, his Tobacco expert
ments, from the plant bed to the packed
product, his work in plant and animal
nutrition, his demonstration that the
waste products on the average farm il
Maryland can well account for the diff
ference between profit aud loss. These
and many other lines of work, claim the
closest attention Of those who feel the
pinch of necessity for taking advantage
Of every means at hand to tide over
these troublous times, to the beginning
Of an era Of intelligent and progressive
agriculture. The dawling Of this era
is upon US. Its effect is fully felt in the
West and North The East and South
are just beginning to realize what it
means to them
To the Department Of Chemistry
progress is evident; Much apprecia-
ton is shown of that feature of the same
which is known as the State Fertilizer
Control 500 samples are now collect
ed analysed and published in the form
Of two bulletins, July and February
The farmer who buys ais plant food now
without the use Of these bulletins is GER
tainly neglecting an aid which he should
avail himself Of They are his for the
asking. The new Chemical Laboratory
will greatly facilitate the work devolv
lug upon this Department. Its construc
ton is a want long felt, and the State
is to be congratulated upon this addition
to its plant
Provision has been at last made for
the construction of a barn to suitably
accommodate the agricultural interests
here conferred. Plans have been drawn
and an early beginning will be made
upon its construction It is to be cir
eular in form and will be fitted up with
appliances for the proper care of stock
1t viii be two stories with central sis
for furnishing stage Of different kinds
There can no longer be any doubt Of
the importance Of siIage in that depart
ment Of farming known as stock Rais-
ing or Feeding There are many prob
lens connected with the subject which
need the closest attention Of scientific
men. There is a point in the growth of
every green crop when it presents to the
husbandman its maximum OF value fol /
the results be wants to aecomL fish. The /
corn crop is claimed by some as the
prince Of plants for this purpose. To
my mind this is a questionable PROPOSE
ton. One that will be much eZamina-
ton and close study We e X og that
it will produce more Of weight per acre
than anything We can plant This is /
not the day Of quantity but Of qaaitty, /
and when ! fill my sils [ want It to con
tain nicely adjusted ration for the
stock I am feeding, with due considera-
ION for the ends have in view. This
i a perfectly possible condition Of things. |
This problem viii have attention and /
something defnate will be eventually I
obtained.
During the past year We have had as
many students as We could we'll accom-
modate The college is growing 10
public favor more and more each year
We regret to find that so few farmers
sons are preparing themselves for au in
practice Of the profession to
which they expect to devote their lives
In whatever com Munity you may 60
you will surely find that where intelli-
genee aud energy direct the work the
labor is not in vain. The farmers OF
Maryland have an excellent opportunity
to educate that boy whose is to take up
the work be will eventually lay down.
then why not educate hun with as much
care as if he were going to take any
other profession. To successfully farm
to-day more information is needed along
many lines than in any ether of the yoca-
lions Of man This realization must
come to US if success is to crown our
efforts.
The Mechanical Department Of the
college is now well equipped, and many