Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-03-02
SUGGESTIONS to Cities and
Towns.
IIsy D N. AIIosd. state ANnE. a

leee Park, Md
Just IS human efficiency 6 che
basis Of national strength 50 the
earning power d our farmers Is Vie
basis Of their prosperity, ana that
means ths prosperity d every pef-
son and every business Tie task
Of augmeptinR that earning power
making possible the building W of|
the farmers efficiency & the 81.
preme one befor Maryland today
The difference beteep The avsfaet
yield "a wheat and corn per acre
and The largest yield il tht State i
abhut fve-fold The average cost
q growing an acre Of @aeat Or earn
is double is most economical cost
We. have, therefore, between the
average and the best in farming III
the state, an attainable one thons-
and per cent. This difference Of
one thosand per cent against the
average farmer Is due wholly to
conditions whicb he can easily con-
troll with the necessary knowledge
The County Agent, the Deprat-
ment Of Agriculture III Washington.
the State Experiment Sialiop, The
Agricultural College and tIye Agri.
cultural High Schools are giving
the farmers Of tits State much va.
mable information We are sup.
porting these institutions
through our taxes, directly Or IN
directly They are doing noble
work, but We should AL assist them
IN accomplishing their purpose b.
beco ming more Interested il the
business Of the farmers
Ii almost every cily and town III
tho State, lie business men, bank
ers. merchants. editors. IawSms
and eler@men belong 10 Commercial
Ciobs. The duis u these elnbs j.
70 encourage mere business 10 their
cities aud towns They are wiiliag
y give bonus u manufacturing
plants 10 some 10 The city This
policy Is 81 right. aud should be
encouraged, but The same CONNER
eial Club ssaally oserlooka the fact
that the FARMERS IN Is ifadc tceriiors
Ar not obtaining ne re.nils they
should Tile producing pwer q
tie farmers can b greatly incnas
cd by the Commercial Glib b@conl
active in the work % organizing
Farmer Cube These clabs
could take lead n smaoylpg ~
able scientific and practical farmer
% rive advice relating u -eil frr.
.tililys ,lisersiueaiion of erop Use
stock, Che marketing - crops. Apl
70 on. 'I'hts could eo-oparate Wilii
other toress and organizations ID
bringing thr F.armese taptfhpre ii
faFs, farmers fnetitaies farmefs
short courses ana Iicnite 1'bt
business men can assist lbe farmers
~ has pure bread msIes bax bet.
farm Implement oaila butter
barns ana 70 obtain bsliss priges
Or thur farm PRODUCTS
Every city ard tosp bas az ~
sst which, Is property Developed.
would pour many shonesnd II dais
lars annually into is indrassal
eliannels, II Is easily conceivable
that one million dollars could BE- al +.
ded 70 the production u the eaun.
try surrounding q town 81 five thou.
sand people. il every farmer ii the
contribution territory wafe induced
70 adop, scientific methods II FAR
ming sach az addition could noi
Be mads without touching eyerg
banker. every manufacturer. every
storekeeper eYery doctor, every
newspaper owner and IN faet.
every person IN town. Increase
the income Of tie farmers. and The
means will BE- Al hand toproYide The
heitcrmenis Which, this pro- fassise
civilization demands
There are sone places where Tbs
problem, among others = being
worked out But on the whole. ON
people are more q lest Indifferent
10 the importance 81 Tie work Fl
che development Of our aRrieultnfe
means the greatest wealth ereation
within the State. and II education
the farmer Is the key % The situat.
ION. whs do not orr peoplemanu-
faeterers, bauker professional men.
business men and intelligent far.
rners arise il i mass and help tbs
farmer 70 larger production ana ID
larger life. and thereby contribute
70 the prosperity m;d upiift Of the
whole people,