The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-01-30
POINTERS ON
FARM PROFITS
Practical Experiences Related
1T Institute Held In EIkfon


the start, continued to increase as tic
day wore on. until the afternoon ses
sion saw a large gathering. The adj
dresses were most intereSting-that OF
Mr.. ]. f. Wing on the Story oi
Woodland Farm being an especially
stimulating and clcvating talk on the
beauty and profit OF the farmers lie.
And the listeners felt ii, until you
could see every farmer present swell
up with conscious pride in his calling,
as il saying to all the world. Don't
you wish you were farmer" When
Mr.. Wing told OF the young woman
who couldn't see him as he handled
manure in his ovcralls from the vii
iage, tho she knew him well enough in
his evening clothes. who with all her
education and wide travel didn't know
the beauty and service at times which
lay in a load oi manure. and who
wound up by marrying a lawyer-God
help hcr'--cvcn the lawyers present
(who are about iour-tithS farmers any
howl cnioycd 'hc gentle sally. As Mr.
Wing told % the real joy that lies in
real work, even "Mcandcring Mike
and Weary Willie" sat up and took
notice: as he told Of his early struggles
and paid rich tribute To the brave and
gentle woman who helped him on,
many an eye grew moist: and when he
concluded with the record OF Wood
land Farms return ior the past year
200 tons ui alfalfa. 5000 bushels oi
corn. 1000 head oi lamb>--cvcry man
present saw "A pot oi gold AT the end
oi his own farmers rain-bow--as well
ne might; that product came IRON n
farm which twenty years ago would
hardly sustain eight head oi cattle.
Mr. Wings watchwords are UNDER
DRAINING. MANURE, LIME.
CLOVER His talk OF the morning
added nothing To ones practical knowl.
edge of how understanding is done.
hut rather emphasized the importance
of doing t. Undraincd land is waste
land. and the work done on it is so
much wasted work Mr. Wing claims
to have undcrdraincd land which yields
him 100 bushels of corn Ia the acre.
whereas the same land formerly yield
ed barely 90 MIR Wing also plead for
careful selection oi seed corn and
the tcstn goi the same for gcrmina
tion before planting claiming that in
lHla WAY llt lldh A'llllN W hN'llil dllN lN
planting or thinning he said any man
growing less than 100 bushels oi corn
20 the acre was not living up 10 his
N-lrtunity
Carey W. Montgomery. oi the
Omo Experiment Station, was the
other speaker, taking for his morning
topic THE Farm Garden" He said
Every farmer should have good
fruit garden. for besides the saving oi
money and the promotion oi health.
the convenience Ia the housewife is nu
small item How nice it is to have an
abundant supply oi delicious fruit.
which, without having to be prepared
over hot stove. the good wife know
will be palaiahc to both brain aud
Drawn workers. Considering the small
amount oi money and labor that need
be expended. can think oi nothing ia
which beauty and utility can be So
easily combined and the attractlvcucsS
OF the farm home So much enhanced
as IN having good iruit garden
I'm the growing ui commercial
fruits the market must be- taken into
consideration II il bc Tor a home
market the grower should grow about
all the fruits the soil and climate will
produce. So aS To supply the trade
throughout the season On the other
hand, ii the market be a distant one.
the grower should grow in quantity
some lew fruits So a, to obtain whole,
sale transportation rate, and attract
buyers Fruit IN large quantities will
induce dealers To cross the continent
and even the ocean To- buy
The growth ui truck between the
trees in young orchards was declared
better than the staple crops. He also
said that any orchard with careful at.
tcntion SHOULD be made To- pay an aver
age oi 500 an acre each year Me
thods Tor pruning the tree, were also
given, and how To- make spraycrS ipt
the trees
In the afternoon MIR Cary W. Mont
gomcry spoke on Leaks on the Farm
He talked ni the Joys and sorrows oi
farming. spoke ui the cost of produc.
ton aud price oi sale and declared
that the only way ior a farmer 10 make
success Of lie was 10 keep account
of the cost oi the former and make the
price of the latter So as To give a mar
gin OF profit sufficiently large for him
to realize good gam. lie said, there
is no recitation OF cash in spending
an amount OF money Tor production
equal TO or not exceeded by the amoun,
received at sale"
Governor Crothcrs was announced
ior the afternoon session. but did moi
arrive. The Institute was under the
direction oi Director Amoss
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE.
Immcdiatcl yaitcr dinner and bcior,
the hour for the regular session, quit,
a number OF those interested gathered
n the Court House To take counsel foi
the futurc-how the Institutes might
be made more practical and helpful
and attract n larger attendance. The
neeting resolved 10 appoint a "Loca
Committee whose duty il shall be tc
provide for an Annual Farmers lnsti