The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-01-16
Mectin" OF the Farmers Clubs.

The Patuxent Planters Club held its
usual monthly meeting on Wednesday at
the home of Mr. f. f. Berry, near Forest
Vile Some Of the members were pre-.
vented from attending on account Of the
ice harvest, but the seven who were pres
ent spent a delightful and profitable after
noon. The we'll titled farm Of the host is
always an object lesson for the farmers.
and even at this wintry season they found
much to interest them.
After dinner the club held a business
meeting. The President, DR.. r. S. Hill,
presented a request from Mr.. Patterson,
the Director Of the Maryland Experiment
Station, that the club would express a
preference as to the line cf experiments
to be made this year, under an appropTia-
ton from the State, in the culture and
curing Of tobacco The matter was de-
ferrcd until the next meeting, which will
be held in February at the home of MI.
James B. Berry, and on which occasion
Mr.. Patterson is expected to be present.
A motion was unanimously adopted eN-
pressing the thanks Of the club TO Mr.. F.
W. Hill who, in pursuance Of a resolution
passed some time ago requesting him to
secure the establishment of a canning
factory in this ncighborhood, has sue
ceeded in doing so. His enterprise was
commended and he was urged to continue
his efforts in the same line.
The host read a paper in which he made
some practical suggestions as to the best
way to use manure in the cultivation of
tobacco, and a helpful discussion of the
subject followed.
The Evansville Farmers Club met at
Hilltop LODGE the home of DR.. Joseph
r. Owens, treasurer of the Maryland
Agricultural College, last Saturday even
ing The meeting was largely attended.
Mr.. j. d Cassard, one Of the charter mem
bers Of the club, organized 10 years ago,
who has been away from the club for
sometime on account Of illness, was pre-
sent Other members present were
President L. Z. Dorsey, John Snowden,
Charles H. Stanley, Luther Brashears, S.
". ,Beall and the host. The guests were:
Capt. r. Sylvester, president of Mary
land A gricultural College: Director II. j.
Patterson, of the MARYLAND Experiment
Station; State Chemist II. B. Mcdonnell,
A. L. Quaintance, E. O. Garner, Dr.. r.
S. Hill, L. D. Cassard, Rev c. J. S. Mayo,
Franklin Owens, Of Baltimore county;
Arthur Overs and E. a. Fuller.
The club voted that hereafter the meet
ings be held on Thursday of each month
preceding full moon, instead of Saturday,
as heretofore The next meeting will
be held at New Birmingham Manor"
near Muirhik. the home Of Mr.. J. d.
Cassard... Thursday, February 5.
After a collation. DR.. Owens entertained
the club with a raf,r on the system of
crops best adapted 30 supersede, in part
the tobacco crop in Southern Maryland,
now, as rule, SO unprotitable. This
paper appeared as a prize in the American
Farmer Of March 10, 1892, the award to
Dr.. Owens Icing made by a committee
consisting Of Hon William 3. Hill, Prince
Georges county; Dr. George VI. Dorsey,
Of Calvert county, and George Thomas,
of St. Mary's county. In this paper DR..
Owens detailed the culture Of tobacco,
which was the chief product of that sec
ton of the state at that time, and instead
that the crop was responsible for the en-
barrassed condition OF the people Of that
section, as we'll as for the din inishnc
growth of peaches and other fruits upon
the light lands contiguous to the water
courses and the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad. He also suggested the establish
ment Of canning houses for the preserva-
ton of fruits and vegetables in their
green state: that these factories made
home market for The people living in the
vicinity and that they permitted the culti
Walton of vegetables, the growth Of which
proved more profitable than the farm
products, particularly tobacco. He ad
vocated the aba q donment Of tobacco, be
cause of the growing scarcity of labor,
and suggested the ACCESSIBILITY Of winter
feeding for sheep and cattle for the Eas
tern markets. Such system would more
likely restore the land to its former fer
tility, as it would increase the farmers
supply of manure and permit his land to
remain longer in grass, would require
less labor, permit the payment of larger
wages and thus secure more competent
labor
After lapse of 81 years DR.. Owens
was convinced that the ideas then cX
pressed were absolutely correct. Southern
Maryland is suffering from the cause of
insufficient labor for the crops attempted.
Dr.. Owens submitted that the section is
in need of more grass, more manure,
more intelligent iaborcrs The latter will
never be found in the tobacco wing
region.
sEOW'S his.