The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-11-16
FOR \ STATE FARNIIES'
CLUR.

About 90 representatives of the farmers
clubs of MARYLAND met Monday in the
lecture hall of the State Geological Sur
vey. Johns Hopkins University, Balti-
more, for the purpose of forming il State
organization to advance the interests of
agriculture Dr. Mahlon Kirk, of Mont
gomery county, was elected presiding Off
Ger and W. W. c. Stewart, of Baltimore
| county, secretary.
William l.. Amos, J. d. Worthngton
and w. w. c. Stewart were appointed a
committee on resolutions and made the
following report, which was adopted:
That the various farmers clubs through
| out the State, in joint convention assem-
bled, recognize the value of district farm
ers' clubs and desire to promote their or
ganiZation and the usefulness and eff
| cheney of a State organization as their
| natural sequel.
| That to this end the State Conductor of
Farmers Institutes be and he is hereby
| requested and urged to take the necessary
| steps during his annual visit to each cOun
ty to arouse local interest in the subject,
| to assist in the framing of constitutions
| for local organizations and to take all
necessary steps to bring about the forma
ton at least of one club in each county.
That meeting of this body is called by
its president and secretary for March 1,
| 1901, when a constitution shall be sub.
mitted for adoption to be framed by an
executive committee consisting Of three
members to be selected by ballot at this
meeting.
| That the existing officers continue in
| office until March l. 1901
| That circular prospectus of the pur-
pose Of this organization be prepared by
| the executive committee ut an early dav
| to be circulated throug hout the State. and
| that the executive committee he en- low
cred to carry out the purpose of this
meeting
| William l. Amos J D. Worthineton
and Asa B Gardiner, .Ir. were chosen as
| the executive committee.
| Those present includcd Asa Is. Gardi-
ner, Jr.. ". W. c. Stewart. of the Senior
| Gunpowder Agricultural Club; Thomas
V. Richardson, George E. Shelley, of the
Junior Gunpowder Agricultural Club;
William H. Flickenger, Coppervi !c Club,
Carroll county; William L. Amos, Fall
ston Club, Hartford county; J. D. Worth
| ington, Deer Creek Club; William S. Will
son and Milton E. Smith, Norrisville Club,
Hartford county; NJ. c. Reed, Cecil Club,
Cecil colnty; Samuel Cox, Jr, Bel Alton,
| Charles county, j. D. Cassard, Evansville
| Club, Prince Georges county; Mahlon
Kirk, Farmers Club, Montgomery county;
Asa NJ. Stabler, Enterprise Club; Morton
| C1,,I,
cry county.
Letters favorable to the purpose of the
meeting were read from:
Secretaries William p. Trimble, wilma
Club Hartford county; John A. Null,
| Clearview Club Daniel Wolfe, Union
Bridge Club, and J. D. Engel, Middleburg
Club, of Carroll county.
There are % clubs in this State-siX i
Hartford county, two in Baltimore county,
four in Carroll county, one in Cecil coun-
ty, one in Charles couny, one in Kent
county, two in Prince Georges county,
four in Montgomery county and one in
Howard county.
The first meeting of the National Cattle
Breeders Association in Baltimore city
has been called for December at Carroll
ton Hotel, Baltimore. Addresses will be
by representatives of the American Jersey
Cattle Clubs and Major Henry Alvord, of
the Department of Animal Industry of
| Washington, D. C. The committee in
charge of arrangements are Asa B. Gardi-
ner, Jr, Frederick Won Kopf, E. ]. Web
ster, r. J. Patterson, director of Maryland
| Station.