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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY l7,is1s.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17,1s1s.
Laws Wanted By Farmers.
Measures in which oil have an
Interest.
At the present session of legislation
bills will be introduced which will ef-
feet the future Of the farming COM
munity and are Of interest to all en-
gagged in agriculture. The State
Grange. the State Dairymen's Asso-
ciation and other similar bodies have
each brought forth some part OF this
proposed legislation, which has in
toto been referred back to all the or
carnations and has met with hearty
support in nearly every case. The
bills which will be introduced or have
been introduced cover a number OF
points, among which are:
The teaching Of the elements Of agri-
culture in the rural public schools.
This is virtually a revolution, for
anvhodv familiar with farming Is
years ago would realize that the So
called "bookJ farming" was scoffsd
at and derided while no scientific
knowledge is recognized necessary to
success.
4 State Pwe Seed LaW. It's prac-
tically conceded, however, that until
the United States government passes
pure seed law state law would
simply put our seedmen into a diff
cult position, and open the Maryland
market to questionable seed from
sources outside the state.
4 Pure Paint LdW.
4 proper experimenting, bV the State
Of Maryland, Of funds received from the
National Congress for Agriculture in
struction, Experimenting and Extension.
At present the State of Maryland
gives to its Agricultural College and
Experiment Station the sum of $25..
600, while the United States govern
ment contributes $4,000. There is
no state in the Union that gives for
agricultural work such small sum
as Maryland, and if the Governors
bill abolishing all continuing appro-
priations is passed, even this amount
will be cut in half.
Other states give from $75. 600 to
5000, 600 and $500, 600, and they fur
nish their agricultural college with
buildings at cost from $500, 900 to
100000. Maryland has about $65,
coo invested in her agricultural col
lege buildings, and for the teaching
of agriculture proper the use of q
small portion of a $4,000 building
is all she has.
Moreover, the United States gov
ernment's money can only be spent
for certain distinct purposes, largely
for the instruction in mechanical arts,
and unless Maryland supplements
this federal appropriation she cannot
really get the proper proportionate
benefit OF that appropriation for agri-
cultural purposes.
The farmers believe it would he
proper to have one-cent addition to
the state tax, in order to carry out
the college and experiment station
work to the advantage Of the state,
for at present every two years those
interested in the college have to be-
come button-h committee and
lobby at Annapolis in order to get
the meager appropriation that these
institutions now receive. No work
can be outlined looking for several
years ahead, because every two years
the income from the. state may pos-
sibly be cut in half. 1t is not a pro-
per way in which to. conduct a state
institution, and no investment Of
state money will give better return
than a one-cent tax rate for the pur-
pose Of improving agriculture.
4 change IN the method Of selection
and composition Of the State Board Of
agriculture mhereby a member Of Tie
State Grange, the State Horticulture So
ciety, the State Ddirymen's Association,
he Farmers League, the Cereal and
Forage Breeders Association and the
State Tobacco association shall each
haze one Representative on TIE State
BOARD Of Agriculture.