Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-08-21
Farmers, Attend the Fair.

1t il earnestly hoped that the farmers of
this county will this year take more gen.
eral and enthusiastic interest In the Fair
than ever before. It is hard to understand
the attitude Of some few people In the coun-
ty toward the Fair, anyhow. They seem
to think that they have done the Manage
ment q great favor II they come one day
and pay their admission to show that, ex.
cept for its constant recurrence, they would
60 hundreds Of miles and spend . good
many dollars to see. Then, too, II there are
too many fakirs to suit their fastidious taste
or the jangle Of the wheels OF fortune hurts
their sensitive ears, they are the loudest and
most unsparing in their criticism. None
of such things would be needed to produce
revenue il that loyal support Of all the
county people was assured.
The Agricultural Society is no close cor.
poration. Every citizen of the county can,
and ought to, be member 1t only costs q
dollar. The members elect the Board of
Management, and that Board, 30 elected,
provide the Fair.
Now, brethren, 10 the name of common
sense stop oil this criticism; pay your dol
lor, get membership ticket, attend the an.
nual meeting and II this Board of Manage
ment doesn't suit you, why, vote to turn
the rascals out" The fact is the Society ex.
lists for the benefit Of the farmers and ought to
have their loyal support. Look at the con.
dition of things now as compared with 80
or 40 years ago. Do you believe, Mr.. Critic,
that you would have that fine span OF
blooded horses 10 your carriage, or that
sleek herd Of registered cattle on your farm,
or the fiuttering flock Of fancy poultry that
your wife raises TO her aud your gratiflca.
ton and profit, except for the Fair II you
do, you are vastly mistaken. The spirit of
emulation is created; the contest for So.
premacy is aroused the desire to excel is
stimulated BY the public exhibits at the Fair.
The results already achieved show how i'm.
portant is its work. What county In the
State can show as good cattlef Our herds
take premiums wherever exhibited. Where
can you find better horses They take prizes
and sometimes win races at every important
Fair in the State. AS to other products, it
is enough TO say that any epicure who pre-.
ters a Smlthfleld ham 10 one cured in this
county is either an impostor or has the
worst form Of incurable dyspepsia. We
won't be beat in wheat, corn and potatoes.
Other people buy seed from rs. All Of these
are facts. We can only convince our
neighbors of them by bringing the best pro-
ducts we have to the Fair. where they can
see them.
Every farmer should see TO 1t that the
best of his produce Of every sort is on ex-
hibltion at the Fair: first, to surpass his
neighbor; second, to show that his county
is in the vanguard Of progress, and finally
to make the exhibition, which really be.
longs to him, the most successful 10 the
State.
Don't be ashamed of your products; send
them in. Ii you deserve premium, you
will get it. That doesn't mean only dollar
or two, but it means that competent judges
will say that your horse, or COW, or sheep,
or hog. or corn, or pumpkin, or apple, or
whatever 1t Is, Is the best in Montgomery
county.
Then, come TO the Fair, and come every
day. II you get premiums, tell your friends
how you did It, II you don't, ask your
friend who defeated you how he did it.
The Fair is yours, brother farmers; see
that you make II success. The only thing
about it worth preserving is the impetus
that 1t gives to the farmer to produce better
stock, better crops, better fruit, better flow.
ers, and by this means TO make better homes.
JAMES Il. BodLEY,
Secretary.