The Republican., 1916-11-09
"MARYLAND WEEK"
Promises To Be Better This Year
Than Ever Before.

the Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore,
swings open. and the citizens of the
State are made most welcome to the
annual Maryland Week. exhibition
and meetings.
The term Maryland Week" means
all that it implies, for during the week.
thousands of people from the rural com
munities, together with thousands who
live in Baltimore, will pass into the Ar
mory and view with indescribable
pleasure the marvellous display of fruits.
flowers, field crops. dairy products
vegetables, home products, etc, of
only the best quality.
Everyone can here observe just what
kinds of produce can be made to mature
in Maryland soil, for the aim of MARY
land Week is to promote the greatest
natural resource that MARYLAND possess
ses-AGRICULTURE. Strong lessons
can be learned If one will take only the
time No man, woman. girl or boy
should leave that exhibition without be-
ing prepared better to work with the
things most interested in.
The season of Maryland Week. is
fast becoming the annual period of
visitation of the rural residents to the
city of Baltimore. As the metropolis
of the South, Baltimore welcomes with
outstreatched arms, everybody. to
come within her borders at that time.
The Maryland Agricultural Society,
the affiliated organization of the Mary
land State Horticultural Society, Mary
land Crop Improvement Association,
Maryland State Dairymen's s Association
and the Maryland State Beck eepers'
Association, has successfully endeavor-
ed to have the 1916 Show and meeting
excel the exhibition Of previous years.
They have procured men of the calibre
of Governor Harrington, Mayor Pres
ton, Of Baltimore, Dr. H. J. Walters.
President Of the Kansas Agriculture
College, DR.. W. ]. Kerr, President of
the Oregon Agricultural College, Dr.
Bradford Knapp, U. S. Department of
Agriculture and other prominent men
to make addresses. Not one thing has
been left undone to accord everybody a
pleasurabe as well as a profitable time
FOR every minute they remain in the
Armory. The floral display will be
magnificent
DAIRY DEMONSTRATION.
The State Dairymen's Association,
in their interest of the producers of
milk, will make complete demonstra-
ton of handling dairy, from milking
the COW, through the butter making
process.
APPLE PACKING AND GRADING DEMON
sTRATIoN.
The Horticulture Society has planned
to give daily demonstrations In apple
grading and packing. The new Apple
| Packing and Grading Law makes it
necessary that the growers and shippers
of orchard fruits be informed of the
meaning of all its provisions. Mary
land at last can be justly proud OF the
uniform packages of high quality fruit
which will pass beyond her borders.
HOME ECONOMICS EXHIBIT.
The Home Economics Department of
the Extension Service. Maryland State
/ College of Agriculture will make an
exhibit of the fruits of their labors.
Canned fruits and vegetables prepared
by the members of the Girls clubs will
be on display. A marked tribute to the
zeal and efficiency of our rural girls.
May they remain always progressive
farm girls.
HOME STATE TOUR.
A reward for the prize winners in the
Boys Clubs is tour of Maryland. The
boys from the Western Shore will be
taken over the Eastern Shore, and the
Eastern Shore bows will be conducted
through the Western Shore. When the
boys get back to Baltimore on Wednes-
day of MARYLAND Week" after their
trips they will be introduced to the
prize winning girls. The boys and girls
will then make party to visit Wash
ington, Annapolis and the Maryland
State College. They will return to
Baltimore on Friday evening which will
be Boys and Girls Club night at the
Armory. A more inspiring sight hard
ly can be imagined than will be the
group of boys and girls who have won
out in the race for honors in the several
clubs.
CLUB EXHIBITS.
What demonstrates the progressive
and boosting spirit of any neighborhood
more than having an exhibit of the
products grown or made by the people
of that area? Advertising surely pays,
and this medium of calling the attention
of the public to what can be done in a
particular territory is one form of prac-
tical and benefiting advertising. Then
there are money prizes for the best ex-
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