The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-11-17
BUSINESS men GAN
HELP THE FARMER
Should Become Active In Worh
OF Organizing Farmers Clubs.
TO GET FARMERS TOGETHER
oe-opsrasiea Between oewmsrsls1
Men and Farmers b Mutsalln
Advantageous

oolisss Park. Dec. 1.-THE faot ~
o closer relation between the farmsr1
Of . community Ia . good thing n ~,
prsoiatsd by nearly everybody. MsI
@ n. Afford, State Agent. College
Park. Nd. tells In tho following asts3
Gle how the commercial business man
may serve the farmer,
Just a. human efficiency n the basisI
os national strength no the earning
power OF our farmers 70 the basis oc
their prosperity. and that means The
prosperity Of every person and every
business. Tho task OF augmentinT
that earning power. making possible
the building up OF the farmers en-
eten0y. h the supreme one bsfors
Maryland today.
The difference between the average
yisld Of wheat and corn per acre
and the largest yield In the
STATE b about hve-fold. The average
cost Of growing an acre Of wheat os|
corn u double It's most economical
cost We have, therefore, between the
average and the best In farming In the
State. an attainable one thousand pes
cant. This difference OF one thousand
per cent. against the average farmer n
due wholly to conditions which he oar
easily control with the necessary
knowledge.
Ths County Agent. the Departmsns
of Agriculture In Washington, The
State Experiment station, the Asrieutl
tnrai College and tina Agricultural
High Schools are giving the farmers %
this State much valuable information
We are supporting those institutionaI
through our taxes, directly or indireotJ
b. They are doin. q noble work, bue
Ne should all assist than In accom-
paishins their purpose BY beoominH
moro interested IN the business q The
farmer.
In almost svery city and town in
Ne State, the business mes, banksras
merchants. editors. lawyers, and even
siergyren belong TO Commercial
Clubs. Tue duty Of those clubs y ID
encourage more business In their eitiss
end townA They are willing 10 give q
bonus 70 manufacturing plants 70 CONS
b the city. This policy 10 an right
end should be encourageds--but the
same Commercial Club usually over
books the fact that tho farmers in itsl
tsade territory are not obtaining the
results they should. The producing
powsr Of the farmer can bs greatly In
creased by the Commercial Club be-
coming active In the work OF organ
txing Farmsrs' Clubs. These elub0
could take the lead In employing an
abis. scientific and practical farmer 70
give advice relating to soii fertility
aiversincation Of crops, live stock. the
marketing OF crops, and 20 on. They
could cooperate with other forces and
organizations in bringing the farmsre
tagether at Fairs. Farmers Institutes.
Farmers' Short Courses and Picnies.
The business men can assist the farm
srs 10 buy pure-bred males. buy bottsr
farm implements, build better barnA,
and 10 obtain bsttsr prices Cor thsff
Evs,v oi,y ana town mas an asssA
wbich ~ nronerqv davaloped vouIA
snrr many thonss,ds =, doIiarr -
nually into its Industrial channels. n
Ia easily conceivable that one million
dollars could be added 10 the produe,
"A avs thousand neonIs N eysrv sarm.
A. N the contr,butlne .ayritory wvra
,ra,cad n sdont sc,en,,ac maAhoda ~