The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-28
ACT wow.

In our last issue we noted that ma
tionnl funds were still available for tn,
appointment Of two more County Agri
cultural Agents in Maryland, the county
to bear half Of the expense. Since that
time Montgomery county has taken one
of these, making fifteen counties now
equipped. and leaving Hartford a single
chance to act before someone else.
The published call for farmers to "
before our County Board next Monday
should be favorably responded to by
every section of Hartford, and il will b,
If they give the matter n passing
thought.
Briefly, the United States Government
il engaged in the most thorough Hnc
exhaustive Investigations in agricultur,
that are being conducted in the world
Facts pertaining to both plant and ami
NAL life, which are priceless to the agri
culturist, are being discovered almost
daily, and the government is eager I,
get these to individual farmers for tbeil
own benefit. To this end the Govern
ment expends enormous sums for tn,
benefit of agriculture through the State
Agricultural College and Experiment
Stations, and now she aims to carry ex
pert knowledge to each farmers door
for the asking,
Confessedly, soils differ very much,
and many are badly handled, improvi
IDENTITY fortified, and planted to AN un
wise rotation Of crops; plant and ANNA
disease often battle the farmer anC
heavy loss Is entailed; desirable new
crops cannot be introduced because OF
ignorance of their nature and Their
necessary treatment; farm products are
lost because the farmer did not know
or where TO market them, these are
only very few Of the Instances where
the County Agricultural Agent is Mt tn,
farmers service for the asking, ready
and anxious to help him in his many
difficulties.
Last year the twelve agents in other
counties worked with ia farmers as
corn demonstrators, the increase in
crop being "a per cent; wheat In Mary
land il nine tenths as valuable as corn
the agents worked with l09 wheat
demonstrators and their increase wa,
IA per cent; demonstrations in ont,
were conducted on 40 farms with an ir
crease of 10 per cent, they innoculatet
236 acres for crimson clover, ana tn,
value OF the crop harvested was $22 pei
acre, they co-operated with ll3 farmer,
to raise alfalfa and secured an averag,
yield Of 2 SO tons. In one case Al
acreage of 30 in 1914 was increased /,
], 800 acres last year.
These are only very few of the croy
demonstrations made last year, which
have been tabulated to show how much
crops may be increased under skillfu
treatment, but they should be enough
tn make our people want to have within
their reasonable reach this chance /,
greatly better their business condition.
In reaching u conclusion il should b,
remembered that Hartford is almost
entirely AN agricultural county, so that
the small local appropriation required
enures TO the benefit of PRACTICAL,
every one.
For many years farmers justly com,
planned of the discrimination shown
against them in national legislation,
but il it not the case that at times a
people get 40 used to playing ON harp
with single string that they forget
how to substitute for it n better one!
IL II not true that we have talked 81
long about the farmers hard time
and 1.-THE government against the
farmer" that we fail to note when the
government is 'for the farmer?" II
so, let our farmers now accept with
grateful spirits this helping hand and
use to advantage next year species of
help never before extended to any class
of citizens.