The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-05-27
GARRETT COUNTY BOARD OF TRADE
Some Facts and SUGGESTIONS Worth
Most Careful Consideration.

surprising discoveries. For instance,
Garrett county farmers do not produce
buckwheat to meet the demands for
buckwheat flour made in Garrett county.
A miller, while in the office of the
Board last week, said. ''you must get
the farmers to raise more buckwheat.
| have the market and cannot supply
the demand for flour, because l cannot
get the buckwheat to grind" This
statement was later confirmed by a
shipper of buckwheat flour at Accident
The farmers of Garrett county, at
last report, on ), 440 acres sown to buck
wheat, harvested a crop of IS, 493
bushels. This amount ought to be
doubled to meet the demand This is
seed time. Let each farmer get busy
and sow an increased quantity of buck
wheat. The demand will continue to
increase.
Again, Garrett county produced 197.-
204 bushels of corn, and 248, 800 bushels
of oats. 1t is needed for home consump-
ton.
The miller quoted, said also. 81 have
sent west since January l, 1914, S21, 900
to purchase oats and corn to meet the
demand" This miller is located outside
of Oakland.
Mr.. Farmer, think what this means
to Garrett county. The great loss of
money it represents, money sent out of
the county for two articles we can and
ought to produce. 1t is a perfectly
safe proposition to say that more than
one hundred thousand dollars year is
sent out of the county for this purpose.
The Secretary of the Board is gather.
ing statistics on this subject. 1t is
matter for most serious consideration.
More than one hundred thousand
dollars sent away from the county that
ought to be kept here.
The market is right here, all about
US and Garrett county farmers buying
that which they ought to produce, send
ing their cash away from the State to
increase the bank accounts of Western
farmers.
The object of this article is to get the
farmers of this county to think oyer
this extravaganza; to interest them in
larger and better crops, more thorough
farming. We want to be producers
not onlv for home use. but for the
market as well. Instead of shipping in
corn and oats we ought to be shipping
1t out of the county.
The poultry business is growing and
should continue to grow. 1t is a fine
field for the boys and girls of the farm
to look after. One of the objects of
the Garrett County Board of Trade is
to gather up facts and statistics re-
lating to Garrett county. and present
them to the public, to encourage
Garrett countians to greater efforts in
increasing the products and the bank
account.
The poultry business is becoming a
source of farm revenue, reaching for
poultry.and eggs Sl13. TO. Dairy pro-
ducts amounted to s145, 152 Butter
mixers. better pasture. better care
means increased revenue, which means
bigger bank accounts.
Garrett county is growing, growing
IN population, growing in improved
farms. better and larger crops. better
stock, better church edifces, better
roads, better schools, increased bank
accounts, better horses, better home
comforts and cow eniences, better en-
joyment of life. These all will improve
and increase with the more thorough
preparation of the soil for growing
crops, more care and thought in stock
and sheep raising. better care of the
orchard.
The Garrett County Board of Trade
is interested in this line of work and
will do its part in helping in every way
possible to bring about this day of ex-
plotting Garrett county products to the
oulSiUe "OTlu.
1t will get busy in getting others
busy, awakening more general in
terest on the subject, calling into the
county agricultural experts, in all de-
partments, holding meetings and doing
everything possible for greater crop
producing county, which means local
prosperity and happiness. Where one
bushel of potatoes, corn, oats, etc., now
grow, let US plan and toll to make two
or more bushels grow.
The Garrett County Board of Trade
will boom the Garrett County fair, CO.
operate with the Fair Association. The
annual exhibit of the farm PRODUCTS is
an inspiration to better farming, a
wonderful advertisement of Garrett
county, loud effectual call to the out
side world to come and buy and grow
up and prosper under such favorable
conditions and possibilities.
The members of the Garrett County
Board of Trade will be among the
largest and best exhibitors at the fair.
They will be prize winners.
| The membership of the Garrett Coun-