The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-12-27
WHERE WERE
CECIL'S FARMERS

Do you think that there is any
State in the Union, better suited to
Agriculture and Horticulture than is
Maryland? Crossed and recrossed ry
railroads, to say nothing of her many
Waterways, Maryland has unsurpass-
ed shipping facilities. which is a lucs-
ton of great Importance when aElicl-
rating Agriculture.
Within the last few years, Mary
land has been building miles of good
roads, which is one form of Ael ..'lli-
tural advancement.
One need only to have visited he
Horticultural exhibition held il ne
Fifth Regime mt Armory, Baltimore
from November 1922, to conciu !e
that Maryland is making wonderful
progress in both Horticulture ,nl Ag-
ticulture.
A few years ago this exhibition
consisted of eight small tables, spar
ingly spread with inferior fruits, this
year, however, 10000 square feet of
floor space was not sufficient to ac-
commodate the exhibition. If Mary
land was not adapted to agricultural
pursuits, do you think that it could be
possible for any such strides to have
DecIl llduc.
Now looking, over the counties of
the State, see none offering greater
possibilities than does dear old
Cecil Having been born and raised
in Cecil county | was very sorry not
to see her represented on a more ella
borate scale at the horticultural EX-
hibition. Rich as she is in Agricultural
lands, with a great market on either
side to encourage their development,
she could easily compete in every
branch of known agriculture. What
county could surpass her if she but
choose to offer for competition her
hay, oats, wheat, potatoes, vegetables
and Orchard produce?
Why should Cecil not have a goodly
share of the premium ribbons which
were distributed at the exhibit, or
does she think that they would have
been so easily obtained that the con-
test had no attraction for her? She
should not be content, however, with
this thought, but should come out and
demonstrate that she is keeping up
with the times. Or can it be, that
Cecil unlike her sister counties is not
taking advantage of the improved
conditions, and accepting the protec-
ton offered her by law?
The State Horticultural Depart
ment under the supervision of T. B.
Symonds is ever ready to give expert
advice on all questions pertaining to
Horticulture.
The School of Horticulture of the
Maryland Agricultural College, offers
aid to all fruit and vegetable growers
of the State, and demonstrations have
proved that where the theories, adj
vanced by the school, are carried out
that again in both quantity and quail
ity is the result. This school has in
its employment seed analysist
whose duty it is to ascertain the
purity and terminating ability of all
samples of seed sent to him, and far
mers avaiing themselves of this OPP
portunity, can have definite knowl-
edge of the quality of the seeG which
they are sowing.
1t is fair to say, that it is only in
those co lntle. which have been taking
a lively interest in the school of for
ticulture that any marked improve
ments have been made in either guam
tity or quality. By the aid of this
school many districts which a few
years ago were sending inferior fruits
to the exhibition, were this year blue
ribbon winners.