The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-12-06

\ TOUR OF INQUIRY.

Mr.. William l.. Amoss, Director of
ing:
"Plans are now complete to give our
Southern Maryland representatives an OBJ
iect lesson. This will be the third tour
of inquiry our Department has given rep
resentativcs from the Southern counties
since the Department has been under our
management. The first was a visit to
Baltimore to study the demands of the
tobacco trade The second was through
Baltimore, Lancaster and Carroll coun
ties, observing methods of diversified
farming
Monday, December 9th, we expect to
meet in Washington, the gentlemen Sc
lected at our last Institutes in Southern
Maryand from Anne Arundel county,
Mr.. Benjamin Watkins; Charles, Mr.. W.
W. Robey; Calvert, MIR. Lewis Nick.
Griffith; Prince Georges, Mr.. A. G. Oar
cey; and St. Mary's, Mr.. George D.
Hutchens. They will fist be conducted
through the Cold Storage Rooms of Cen
tire Market, accompanied by Mr.. G. Ear
old Powell, First Assistant Chief Division
of Pomology, Department of Agriculture,
eminently qualified by his experience on
large fruit farm in Northern New York,
owned and operated by his father, George
T. Powell Mr. Powell will explain how
fruits and vegetable should be packed and
handled. After passing through the mar
ket, they will be taken to meet Secretary
Wilson. and to visit Prof. Whitney's Di-
vision of Soils. and the Agricultural Mu-
scum to observe the wax fruit and vegeta-
BILE models and the opportunity these Of
| fer in selecting varieties suitable to the
wants of the grower and consumer. In
| the evening at o'clock. at the Mttropol-
| itan Hotel, Parlor 10, addresses will le
| delivered an communications read advi-
| sorry or suggestive as to diversified farm
| ing in Southern Maryland.
On the 10Th, they will visit Prof. NJ. b.
Waite's fruit farm ON the Washington
! B .anch of the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad, that they may see what has been
done in eight years in retaining what
| was once AL abandoned farm, where now
| are grown apples, peaches and pears, and
| sweet potatoes at the rate of 400 bushels
to the acre On their way to Baltimore,
they will stop at the Quarantine Station,
and see the Armour Importation of Here
fordS.
I'll, l,o at f1,a I mir IN
| Stock Yards, Abattoir and Cold Storage
of Baltimore, where competent guides
will be supplied by President Bastable of
the Yards, and Manager English of the
Abattoir. A full understanding as to
state and city meat inspection will be Civ
en- by representatives of these depart
ments. We hope by this to show farmers
how they can use the yards when hand
ling stock.
| A meeting W ill be held at the Carroll
ton, to hear views and read communica
tions of those interested in the Southern
Maryland counties.
On the 18th they will visit farm in
Pennsylvania, where probably the best
early lambs are grown for the New York
Christmas market, and a neighboring first
class dairy.
Returning to Baltimore on the 18th,
they will attend the State Horticultural
Meeting and return home the same eve
ming, and at their leisure, prepare re-
ports on what tLey saw and heard which
they will read at the next Institutes held
| in their several counties.