Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-01-14
For State Farm Board.

in charge of all State agencies having t
do with agriculture, including the Mary
land Agricultural College. was Launched
recently at meeting in Baltimore of rep
resentatives Of the various bodies organ.
lied for the promotion Of farming and
livestock growing. A number of other
organizations of statewide importance
also were represented.
Under the proposed plan, which is soon
to be submitted to the Legislature, the
Maryland Agricultural College is to be the
head Of the State system Of agricultural
education, demonstration, regulation and
development, but it is to be college mod
eled on lines broader than those on which
the college now operates. 1t provides for
a 100000 plant at the college, the
money to be available in lots of 100000
extending over a series of years. The
board of trustees of the college is to COM
pose the State Board of Agriculture.
The special committee which called the
meeting submitted the general plan. which
was approved by the meeting and referred
to special committee of nine. of which
Samuel M, Shoemaker was made chair
man. The plan provides in detail:
The State Board of Agriculture shall be
the board of trustees of the Maryland State
College Of Agriculture. The composition
Of this board to be safeguarded so as to in
sure stability Of the work to be performed
The State Board of Agriculture to select
chief executive officer, who shall be the
executive head of the Maryland State Col
lege of Agriculture, the Maryland Expert
ment Station, the Extension Service and
all other work under the control of the
board.
The executive officer of the board to
organize the work Of the State Board of
Agriculture and to have power, with the
approval Of the board. to select all officers,
heads Of departments. specialists, assist
ants, ETC., to properly carry on the work
assigned to the board.
The State Board Of Agriculture to en-
force all laws and have control of all work
pertaining to regulatory. inspection, con-
troll and sanitary measures for the protec-
ton and fostering of the agricultural in
terests Of the State. including
(a) The prevention and control of in
fictitious diseases among farm animals
which the law now provides shall be con-
Quoted by the Live Stock Sanitary Board,
State veterinarian. State dairy inspection,
State biological laboratory and State Vet
Urinary Medical Board.
(b) The inspection and analysis of all
fertilizers, animal feeds and lime now con-
Quoted by the State Fertilizer. Feed. and
Lime Control Department.
(c) The prevention and control of in
furious insects and diseases affecting farm
crops. and the inspection Of nurseries. Or
chards, apiarles and imported stock. now
conducted by the State horticultural De-
partment.
CD The inspection and analysis of farm
seeds, now conducted by the State seed
laboratory.
(e) The advertising of farm lands and
placing Of settlers. now conducted by the
State Bureau Of immigration.
% All phases of the work pertaining
to the gathering of industrial and agrlcul-
tural statistics, as now conducted by the
State Bureau Of Statistics and Information.
The meeting also registered its approval
Of the idea Of putting under the control Of
the State Board Of Agriculture the inspec-
ton Of tobacco and the control of the State
tobacco warehouses the work done by the
Maryland Horticultural Society, and the
Peninsular Horticultural Society and the
discussing through the board of the appro-
priations made to the various agricultural
fairs and exhibitions. Also the work of
the State Board Of Forestry should. 1t was
asserted, logically be placed under the
board. together with the enforcement of
the law pertaining to drainage work and
such other regulatory inspection and control
measures as may be designated to the board
by the Legislature or may be deemed ad-
visable in order TO conserve and protect
the agricultural interests Of the State.
II was also declared that the State Board
Of Agriculture should be granted power by
the Legislature TO declare quarantine re-
strictions In any section Of the State. to
enter upon for purposes Of inspection any
and all premises, at any and all times.
when. in their wisdom. such course is
necessary and to issue such rules and regu-
latiUns which will have the effect OF law
as may seem necessary from time to time
for proper performance Of their duty and
for the public good" and that power to
enforce all laws on the statue books per-
tanning to the above lines Of work to be
vested under the control of the State Board
of Agriculture and all laws, or parts of
laws, in conflict to be repealed"
The executive officers Of the board will
be required to submit in October. proceed
ing the meeting Of the Legislature. a budget
covering requirements for the two succeed
ing years that the board be given sufii-
cient funds for carrying on lis work as
outlined and an emergency fund to provide
Tor the cOntrOl OF speclal outbreaks OF IN
fectious diseases and so forth and that it Is
to submit an annual report to the Governor
on or before the LIST Of January Of each
year.
The committee which is to work these
suggestions into bill to be submitted to
the Legislature and which will also pro-
vide for the development Of the Agricultural
College was appointed by Chairman Shoe
maker as follows b. John Black. Of the
Maryland State Grange; Robert Grain. Of
the board Of trustees Of the Maryland Az
ricultural College r. M. Pindall. of the
Agricultural College Alumni Association;
Frank N. Hoen. Of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association; Col. Albert
W. Sisk, Of the State Gamers Association ::
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