The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-29

building dairy barns or remodeling old
ones"
Frederick county dairymen% he
said, have golden opportunity in
good home and distant markets for
a class of products that enlightened
man demands and as the years come
and go the industry will grow and
become more profitable in the ratio of
a better man with better cow"
The others who spoke at the three
sessions were DR.. Richard S. Hill, who
talked on general farm operations in
the morning, and alfalfa in the even
ing, and Senator Oscar Collier, of the
Eastern Shore, who lectured on corn
in the evening, when Mr.. Roudebush
talked on poultry.
The committee of arrangements at
Myersville was composed of R. ].
Ridgely, Cyrus F. Flock and John c.
Leatherman. The crowds exceeded
all expectations.
Cheaper products to. the people and
better profits to the farmer through
the elimination of the middle man."
was the subject of an address by DR..
Richard S. Hill, at the session of the
Farmers Institute at Middletown We'd
nesday Mr.. Hill urged the organiza-
ton of farmers clubs or exchanges
through which the products of the ag-
riculturists might be sold direct to re-
tailers in the large cities instead of
through the middle man, who now
adds to the price of the goods to the
consumer and detracts considerably
from the profits of the farmer.
There was no evening session at
Middletown, it being decided that the
attendance during the day did not
warrant the holding of night meet
ing. The principal topics of interest
to farmers of the vicinity of Middle
town were discussed during the morn
ing and afternoon sessions.
At the morning session there was
present about rs persons and about
$50 attended the afternoon session
considerably less than the number
who crowded the Thurmont and My
ersville halls.
exhibition of products of the farm
ers, consisting principally of clover,
wheat, timothy seed, corn, oats, pota-
toes, apples and silage and number
of charts showing the fertility remov-
ed from soil by the growing of certain
crops, which were prepared by the
boys of the agriculture department of
the Middletown High School.
Among the farmers who had good
exhibitions were: T. c. Shafer, Will
liam H. Keller, Albert NJ Ahalt, AL
bert Remsberg, Charles R. Hotter, M
Frank Hotter, George C. Remsberg, J.
Charles Keller and Oliver Beachley
There were no premiums awarded. Dr.
Hill complimented the exhibitors on
their splendid showing and expressed
the hope that next year the farm
wives would add to the attractiveness
of the institute with display of their
work, such as that held at Thurmont
on Monday.
At the morning session an instruc-
tive lecture on soil fertility was given
by Lowell Roudebush, of Ohio. Sena-
tor w. Oscar Collier told of the use of
!. lime, the kind, it's value and its eff
Fect.
Following this session luncheon
was served by the committee of ar
rangements, representing the Middle
town Valley Farmers Club, which
consisted of the following: T. C. Sha-
fer, chairman; Albert c. Remsberg
and NJ Frank Hotter. The luncheon
was free
The afternoon session opened with
an illustrated lecture on corn grow
ing by Senator Collier 1t is one of
the most instructive lectures of the
institute and will be given in Fred
erick tomorrow.
Mr.. Roudebush gave portion of his
lecture on dairying and DR.. Hill then
spoke OF the organization of the farm
ers and the advantages that could be
derived from a club, grange, or asso-
citation for mutual benefit. He pointed
out that the farmers as individuals
would never be known in the general
market, but that collectively, as an as
ISOLATION, they would soon be a big
factor
Where Organization Counts.
"As growers of wheat, corn and hay,
an association would not help you,"
he said, lin selling your products as
these items are sold through the reg
ular grain exchanges. AS potato and
fruit growers, and dairymen, an as
ISOLATION is necessity to aid in SELL
ing. The father of today may rebel
at this movement, but his son, realiz-
ing the Importance and necessity of
it, will not only seek an association,
but will be leading factor in the or
ganiZation."
He referred to the COW testing and
milk selling associations of dairymen
in varioue parts of the state and point
ed out the great advantage these have
been to their members, particularly
IN Hartford and Baltimore counties.
He cited as an example of what or
ganization means, the Peninsula Ex-
change of Pocomoke City, Md, which
last year did business of $4,000, 900
and the Eastern Shore of Virginia
Produce Exchange, which did business
of over $6,000,OO0 in 1914.
These two exchange" he said, "have
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