The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-02-11
VanSyille Farm crs' Club.

A meeting of the Evansville Farmers
Club was held Saturday evening at May
thrope," the hospitable home of Mr.. DI. :
Nesbit, leading member of the club.
T lc meeting was largely attended and was
characterized by the prominence of the
gentlemen present. Col. W. S. Powell, of
Annapolis Junction, presided, and Judge
George E. Loweree, assistant secretary of
State, was secretary. Other club members
present were Charles H. Stanley, Dr.. r.
S. Hill, Joseph \. Blundon, Luther Bra
shears, S. W. Beall, A. J. Bennett, John
Snowden and F. NJ. Magruder.
The guests were Col. J. H. Bingham,
United States Assistant Secretary of Agri
culture; Capt R. W. Sylvester, president of
the Maryland Agricultural College; Prof.
W. G. johnson, State entomologist; II. J.
Patterson, State chemist; J. S. Robinson.
State horticu.turist; E. H. Brinkley, State
agriculturist; R. H. Miller, director of the
Maryland Experiment Station; DR.. Nc
: Donnell. chemist, Maryland Agricultural
College; Lieutenant Overton, United States
commandant, battalion of cadets, Mary
1 land Agricultural College; W. D. Porter,
Jr., president of the Prince Georges
County Game and Fish Protective Asso.
citation; Drs. diversified and Won Ezdorf,
Thomas White, Russell Armstrong, of
Kansas; j. c. Rogers, W. D. Bigelow and
f. A. Fuller.
The club members and guests made an
inspec. ion of the hosts farm, and a COM
mittce from the club made fiattering re-
port upon the condition of same.
An elaborate collation., provided by Mrs.
". D. Bigelow, daughter of the host, was
seed its attractiveness being enhanced
b., lie presence of Mrs. Ellery Coffin, Mrs
Prof. Patterson, Miss Thompson and Mrs.
Bigelow.
Colonel Powell then introduced the host,
who read carefully prepared and cogent
paper, his subject being The Doctor of
Philosophy and the Adult Farmer"
The subject opened up an animated dis
clssion Director Miller, of the Agricul-
tural Experiment Station, intimating that
without the doctor, practice would lead
the practical farmer astray. Secretary
Bingham thought that men who go out to
talk to farmers should be well up in the
ocy, as well as practice. Captain Sylvester,
Luther Brashears, Charles II. Stanley
Judge Loweree and Professor Patterson
also gave their views. The consensus of
opinion was that theory and practice
should go hand in hand.
Colonel Powell chairman of the clubs
committee on road legislation, said that
the people were thoroughly aroused. Or
the 24th instant, at Annapolis, Il meeting
will be held in the interest of the move
ment This meeting will be attended by
representatives from every county in thu
State There are three bills now before
the Legislature on this subject, and these
bills, with others that may be presented
will be considered and from them a bill
drafted that will be agreeable to all TIT
people of the State.
Charles H. Stanley nominated Lloyd f
Dorsey, of Annapolis Junction, for mem
bership and he was unanimously elected
The establishment of department o
vegetable pathology, in connection will
that of entomology, for which purpose
bill is now before the Legislature, was in
dorsed by the club.
\ committee, composed of Judge Low
cree, Messrs John Snowden and Charlie
H. Stanley, was appointed to attend TIL
meeting at Annapolis next Thursday 70
the purpose of urging favorable consider
alton Colonel Powell, Dr. Hill and Luthe
Brashears were appointed to attend, OF
the part of the club, the joint meeting o
farmers clubs of Montgomery count,
which was held at SandySprin gs yesterday
The question of public road connectin!
the towns of Bladensburg and Riverdal,
by direct route was taken up, and NJ
Joseph Blundon was appointed to attenC
the meeting of the county commissioners
to urge in the name Of the club favorable
action.
The club adjourned to meet at the hom,
of Mr. Charles Stanley, in Laurel, OF
March 9Th,