Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-03-02
Suggestions 10 Cities and
Towns.
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Just as human efficiency is fhe.
basis ef national strengtII 50 the
earning power 81 our farmers Is the
basis Of their prosperity, aud thai
means The prosperity of syVry per
son and every business Tile task
Of augnientin9 that earning power
making possible the building up Of
the farmers efficiency IS the SUI
preme one befor Maryland toby.
The difference beteeu The averaae
yield 81 wheat ard corn r5r acre
and the largest yield ii TIE State Is
abhut fiyefold The average cost
Of growing an acre Of wheat Or corn
is double is most economical cost
We have, therefore, between the
average and the best in farming rs
the State IN attainable one thons-
and per cent. This difference Of
one thousand per cent against the
average Farmer is due wholly to
conditions which he car easily con-
trol with the necessary knowIedee
The County Agent. The Deprat-
ment of Agriculture il Washington,
the State Experiment station. The
Agricultural College and tlr Aeri-
cultural High schools are giving
the farmers Of this state much va
lnable information We are sup
porting these institutions
through our taxes, directly d ~
directly They are doing noble
work, but we should all assist ,heus
in accomplishing their PURPOSE b
becom more Interested in the
business Of the farmers
III almost every ciEy md town 81
the State. The business men. bank
ers, merchants, editors lawyers
and ciergmen belong to Commercial
Clubs The duty u these clnbs 5
90 encourage mere business 10 their
cities and towns They are willing
10 give bonus u manufacturing
plants 10 comf to the city This
policy Is al cigbt. and should BE-
encouraged, but the Same CONNER
gial Club usually pserIooks the fact
that the farmers il is trade territory
nj not obtaining the results they
should I'he producing power II
the formers can be grcHly ncrcas
81 by the Commercial Club oeconf
active in the work o. organizing
Farmers Clubs These clubs
could pke lead II employing 40
able scientific and practical farmer
70 give advice relsting ~ spil re-.
ltiIi'y, diyersiiieation q crops i've
stock, the marketing 81 crops. sud
80 on, Thty eouid cooperate Witb
other force and ORGANIZATIONS ID
bringing ihe farmers losethera Il
fairs, farmers Institutes. farmers
short courses and picmee The
business men can assis, ,he farmers
- huy pure bread males. bhg bet
Ter farm Implements build butter
barns, and % obtain better prices
Cor their farm Products
Every city ara town hss an as-
set which. II property developed.
would pour MANY thousand u dol.
lars annually into Il, indrastsi
channels u Is plssily conceivable
.lha, one million dollars could he "a Z
ded 70 the production 81 the coup.
trg surrounding town Of GIVE thoa.
sand people, u every farmer ~ the
contribution territory were induced
20 adopt scientific methods Of FAR
ming Such an addition could not
be made without touching every
banker, every manufacturer. every
storekecper, every doctor, every
newspaper owner. aud in faet.
every person ii town. Increase
the income Of the farmers. aud the
means viii be At hand to provide the
beitermenis which his pro- rtssiye
civilization demands.
There are some places where this
problem, among Others. il being
worked out. Bat on The whole. our
people are more q lest indifferent
to the importance u tbe work II
the development Of onr agriculture
means the greatest wealth creation
within the State. and il education
the farmers Is the hey 70 the situat-
ion. why DO mol our people manu-
faetwers. bankers professional men,
business men and intelligent far
ners arise u atnass and help the
farmer W Larger production and 70
larger life. and thereby contribute
70 the prosperity and uplifl q the
whole people
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