The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06

our crops sold. We have long tried to
get such iufo rmation from the buyers
and sellers on the Baltimore market,
but they have always insisted that the
same was not important enough to us
to Justify the trouble and expense OF
getting it. We know differently, and
we also know that we have succeeded
in getting it this year, without addition
al expense to the growers who patron
lied the selling agent of this association.
We have insisted that all the costs OF
| grading shall come out of the regular
| selling commission of 81 so hogshead,
which has held for so many years in
Baltimore In spite of the opposition
| we have more than held our own and
have carried our point, SO that we ven
ture to say that tobacco growers in
Maryland will never again consent to
be without the informsiion that can
only come from some such system OF
crop classification and crop grading and
| reporting as we have adopted.
eve are more and more convinced of
the importance of proper home for
the tobacco industry in Baltimore, and
look to the next Legislature to provide
one that shall have at least storage
capacity under the most favorable con-
| ditions for such parts of our, annual
crop as our growers may wish to carry
over, as well as for the current needs
of the treasury; large room suitable
| for growers meetings and general ex-
| change purposes, and grading room
with proper lighting for examination of
warehouse samples.
"With such a modern building as a
basis for future work the demand for
reorganization of the entire system OF
State tobacco inspection is imperative.
and the opportunity for revision Of the
laws governing the same by the next
Legislature sh ould not and probably
will not be lost.
eve believe that such a provision
sh ould tend to place the management
and practical control of the institution
of State inspection in the hands actual
growers oftobaceo, to the end that con-
tinuity of policy and method, honesty
and reliability of the work Of sampling
and general economy of management
consistent with the greatest efficiency
shall always obtain, and shall win the
confidence and support of all growers.
regardless of political affiliations and
outside influences in the trade.
"We would suggest the possible pro-
priety of an increase i n the number of
directors of this association, in order to
give better Representatives to the wide
ly scattered localities from which our
tobacco comes"
The report of Mr.. Walker, the retir-
ing president, is another summary,
taken from another point of view and
says, in part:
.'This association stands for an i'm
proved product, if that be possible, and
we think it quite possible. Superior
handling and honest packing are essen
tial for our success. We are just now
interested in experiments that have
been carried on during this season in
the State for improving our tobacco by
crossbreeding selected homegrown
plants with tobacco from Kentucky and
Connecticut. I will quote what DR.. r.
s.. Hill, State agent, says concerning
this
"There was grown during the year
1907, Jointly by the United States Agri-
cultural Depa1 tment, the Maryland Sta
ton and the State agent for Maryland
FIVE acre plots of tobacco in each of the
following counties Charles, st. Mary's
and Prince Georges with view Of
improving our tobacco by the use of
selected seed from native plants cross
ed with tobacco from Connecticut and
Kentucky.
"'This experiment, while too early
for final results, at the present time
looks very favorable. This tobacco,
when stripped, will be placed on the
Baltimore market, and report will be
made and distributed among the
farmers
"'In concluding this subject, we
| would recommend that this asso citation
continue to give the Agricultural De-
partment, the Experiment Station and
the State agent our most cordial sympa-
| thy and hearty support
Nov that the season of marketing
for the year of 1907 is about closed, we
find that we have put on the market so
far this year-November 20-19. 1893
hogsheads; on the same date last year
we had marketed 80, 100 no gsheads, so
We are, 9,2e1 hogsheads short of last
year at this time.
GAS to quality, am sure we will all
agree that it was the poorest in years,
| in great many instances, rotten. How
to avoid this undesirable condition
it may be unavoidable in some in
stances because of surrounding circum-
stances, but in many instances, I ven
ture to say, it is neglect On our part
is question we must learn to solve
by close observation.
IF it is necessary for US to decrease
the quantity in order to improve the
quality, then let us have less, but have
it better.
Nov, when we compare prices of
this season with the last three years,
we find difference in favor of this years
crop Notwithstanding so large a per.
scentage of un desirable stock.
Gas to how much credit belongs t.