Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-01-09

the State, and Southern Maryland
in particular, one OF the best manned
programs that 10 has ever given. 10
the work Of three classes o. Insti-
tutes. The Regular Institute, which
will be conducted in the form as
heretofore. Of one and two days at q
place. depending very much on the
attendance that has Oeen registered
at previous meetings, will discuss
subjects the. have been selected be-
cause they are OF peculiar interest
TO the place Of meeting. The work
ers at these meetings this season,
will be DIR. r. s. Hill. who comes as
representative OF his department
and will speak on the Maryland To
bacco Market. DR.. Hill hes him
self been tobacco grower, and has
gained a great deal Of valuable in
formation that he can best give out
through the Farmers Institute dir
ectly TO the men who will make use
OF it; Mr.. Edward VanAlstine, who
is a recognised authority on all live
stock subjects. as they have come
up TO him in the management Of his
farm of over 400 acres on the banks
Of the Hudson. Mr.. VanAlstyne
conducts q dairy Of so cows, princi-
pally grade and full bred Guernseys.
he also buys milk OF his neighbors
and manufactures the product into
a high-class butter. He also keeps
sheep, hogs and poultry TO the num-
Der Of 400 or 500 hens. His orch
ards bring him returns nearly equal
ing that Of his dairy. He is enabled to
do this work because be has q son
who looks after the farm wk,sn his
father is absent. There are few In
stitute workers that have the practi-
cal experience OF Mr.. VanAlssyne,
and can present their subjects more
clearly than he TO the farmer audi
ences he meets: and Mr.. John Jean
min, Jr.. who is not a large cultiva-
tor. but q thorCugh and careful one.
He is large grower Of poultry and
will be- recognized as poultry ex pert
for the season. He is o grower of
small fruits, and because the seed
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Of his time is taken up In testing
seeds for large firms before they are
placed upon the market. He is also
large grower of flowers and bulbs.
We believe that these three men
will introduce sufficient variety OF
subjects TO make the Farmers In
stitute an important meeting for the
farmers in Southern Maryland.
IL is not the intention of the De-
partment that they should monopo-
lize all the time, but to introduce
subjects in q practical way that will
draw forth q discussion from the
patrons present. Il is in these dis
cussions that the greatest informa-
ton that can be Immediately applied
is brought. The men do not come
70 advise the Southern Maryland
farmers what to do, but they como
as an authority on the things they
have done. and what others have
done at the Experiment Stations and
in the laboratories for the work that
they have been engaged In on their
own farms. When o patron is fami-
liar with what others have to con-
tend with in the production OF crops
that they are growing, he is often
better satisfied with the ills he has
then TO fee TO others he knows not
Of.
A second class of Institutes will
be conducted only in q few places in
the State, and which we will call
Special Institutes. Thru them men
are brought into sections of the
State as central as possible. that eli
patrons of that section may have the
opportunity OF meeting and hearing
them. The men are chosen because
they are well known, either as pro-
ducers OF agricultural products or
through agricultural literature, and
who cannot give much of their valu.
able time to this class Of work. We
believe it is an inspiration 70 our
farmers to meet such men, and hear
words from their lips. This year
we will be honored with:
Mr.. A. J. Loveioy of Roscoe, Ill.
who has q regular annual business
amounting TO $4,000 in sales Of
hogs Of the Berkshire breed and
other improved live stock on his 20
acre farm. Mr.. Lovejoy is Vice
President Of the State Board o.
Agriculture in his State, Superin
tendent Of the State Fair. Vice Pre-
sident and Director Of the Inter ns
tiopal Exposition, Chicago. Direc
tor of the Winnebago National Bank
Mr.. Loveioy will speak on tn,
Value of the By Products Of th,
Dairy" and on the growing Of hogs
He will be assisted by Mr.. Fred 81
Rankin. Superintendent Agricul