The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-07
Farmers Institute.

daV and Saturday, January SYST, and
February Isl, was largely attended. The
chief address was made bv the Governor
at the CITY Opera House.
1t had been announced that the Gov
eruor would speak upon the Country
Life Commission. the members of which
he recently named While he did not
speak upon the commission or its pur-
pose, he told of the various improve
ments needed in frming conditions aud
farm life, lines along which the Country
Lie Commission IS expected to work
His address covered a wide range OF sub
jeCts aud was listened 10 iutenty. In the
course of his remarks he gave his
course, as he intended to pursue it on
many matters Of legislation and govern
ment
The back-to-the-tarm movement is
not a myth, but a reality" he said.
with this movement it is necessary for
Us TO look TO the farm and see what is
doing, The United States is leading the
world in its manufactures, so far as eco
nomc operation, etc, are concerned. but
It stands the lowest in the production of
farm products. Efficient methods are
needed in farming and must be en-
plOyed there just as they have been em-
ployed in factories. Legislation can do
much for the farmer, and it is up to HIM
TO see that he sends men to the Legis-
lature. who will support measures for
his benefit" Here the Governor re-
ferred to the fact that an item calling
for an appropriation for $4,000 for the
expense of the Country Life Commis
sion has been stricken from the bill
He deprecated this, and said: Send
men to the Legislature who will support
measures for the farmer and | will stand
with them"
He spoke highly of the farming coudi-
erick county, but he called attention to
the fact that in his home county OF Dor
chester last year I3, 200 acres were
planted in tomatoes. and that they pro-
duced five tons of tomatoes per acre on
an average, and that the value of the
product was over $4,000, 900.
The MARYLAND Agricultural College
was the next subject upon which the
Governor touched. In reference to the
removal of the Maryland Agricultural
College from College Park he made him
self very plain, and said that he was
opposed to its removal because too
much money had been invested there
and it would be lost, if the college were
removed. "PerSonally." he said. 81
would have the engineering courses re-
moved to Johns Hopkins or some other
archaeological school, and would have
the classical courses taken to Western
Maryland or 10 Washington Colleges
This would leave the institution as an
agricultural college"
He SAID that the college now needs a
president, and that he is hunting for a
big man for the place, and that first of
all he must be thorough agriculturist,
and if he demanded S., 600 or $4,000,
he was in favor Of paying it. but that he
wanted man who could give Maryland
an agricultural college of the first rank.
He advocated getting rid Of the private
stockholders of the Maryland Agricut-
ural College and having the institution
supported by the State.
An experimental or demonstration
farm for every county of the State was
advocated, and he said such methods
are being undertaken by some Western
States with admirable results. He
promised to give his aid to any move
ment looking to the establishment of
such, either having the State rent them
or purchase them outright. He claimed
that these farms would decrease the
high cost Of living, and SAID that with
the teaching of proper methods of grow
ing crops more could be produced TO the
acre. and hence produced at less cost.
The Governor also said that the ten
! e, Il h,,t,
farms near the cities and to reside there
He said that the social life of the coun-
try is now its greatest drawback, but
with the automobile. which every farmer,
with means should own, and with the
improved pixies and other good State
roads, which are bound to come, this
condition will be largely avoided. He
defended his position on the good
roads question, and that he was in favor
of spending all of the money on the
roads which has been spent on them,
but he wanted it done in an economical
manner He wanted the State to con-
struct the main highways and to have
the counties, under the Shoemaker Act,
construct the by roads or feeders.
The poultry show at Thurmont in
connection with the institute, was a
great success and will be an annual
event. An association will be formed.
Governor Goldsborough came &c
Frederick IN an automobile, and was ac
companied by Adjutant-General Charles
F. Mackin and Mr. Dawson. After the
meeting he left for Baltimore.
Addresses were also made by Mr.
Opperman on marketing, and by Mr.
Collier on corn growing.
The Jefferson Grange attended the
meeting in body.
The lectures were illustrated and were
very interesting and instructive.
The institute was poorly attended II
Middletown, but at Myerswlle the at
tendance was excellent.
The Governor was handsomely enter
tanned on his arrival in this city He
lunched at the City Hotel where Pro
prietor Cox had fine menu provided
The Committee who met the Governor
from this city were: The FrederIck
Board of Trade, Captain d. John Mar
key, Holmes D. Baker T. B. Hayward
and James III. Gambrill; from the Fred
erick County Farmers Association
Oliver Wren Charles Wertheimer, l.. F
Kefauver and Noah E. Cramer; Institute
speakers, Dr. Richard S. Hill, c. w
Walcott, W. Oscar Collier, c. l.. Opper
man and c. T. Reiter.