The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-03-04
AGRICULTURE

ton of the States agencies having to
do with agricultural matters, contem-
plates Board Of Agriculture COM
posed of nine members, which Board
will be the Trustees of the State Ag-
ricultural College.
Under this Board of Agriculture is
tc be placed beside the work now I'M
der the Trustees of the College, all the
work under the other agencies of the
State in control of agricultural mat
tiers, including that of the Live Stock
Sanitary Board, the Bureau of Immi-
grafton, the State Board of Forestry,
ard the supervision of the State To-
lacco Warehouses.
The taking over by the State of the
private stockholders interest in the
Agricultural College, has made neces-
sary new charter for that institu-
ton. This charter has been prepared
by the Alumni Association of the Col
lege and the City Wide Congress af-
ter concultation with the UnitedStates
Bureau of Education and other author
tiles and in the shape in which it is
now submitted meets the approval of
all interests.
1t is believed that the proposed plan
of organizing the agricultural inter
ests of the State can best be accom-
plished by the enactment of the above
mentioned charter, and of a law Great
ing the State Board of Agriculture,
with broad powers of investigation,
and for the carrying out of any work
that may be delegated to it by the
Legislature; and the transference by
specia! enactment of the work of the
different agencies that it is proposed
the State Board of Agriculture shall
supersede. In accordance with this
hills have been prepared:
/. Providing new charter for the
College;
2. Creating a new Board of Agricul-
ture;
3. Transferring to the State Board
work heretofore performed by the
Live Stock Sanitary Board
4. Placing the general supervision
Of the Togacco Warehouses in the
State Board of Agriculture;
5. Repeating the law which created
the State Bureau of immigration, as
the work heretofore performed by that
Bureau can be carried out under the
Bill creating the State Board of Agri-
culture;
s. Transferring to the State Board
of Agriculture the work now under
the State Board of Forestry.
In addition to these, there has been
prepared new bill providing for the
promotion and control of the Bee In
dustry of the State. Also bill trans
ferring to the proposed new Board of
Trustees of the Maryland State Agri-
cultural College the Fertilizer and
Lime Inspection work now done under
tie present College Trustees.
Your attention is especially called
to the necessity for the enactment OF
all of these eight bills into laws so
placing all of the work of the now sep
arate State Agricultural agencies uni
der the supervision of the one Board !
as in this way only can the work bel
efficiently organized and properly CO.
ordinated.
This plan for the organization of
the agricultural matters of the State,
is not a one-man scheme or the desire
of any one organization. 1t was sug-,
gested by the State Grange anda
Maryland Agricultural Society, buD
the final plan has been carefully con-,
sidered and approved, and the bills
now submitted have been prepared int
accordance with the instructions OF
representatives of the following ore
CARNATIONS: =
Merchants and Manufacturers ASSOC
citation, S
Baltimore Canned Goods Exchange, s
Baltimore Chamber of Commerce, |
City Wide Congress,
Trustees of Maryland Agricultural
College, m
Alumni Association OF Maryland Agri
cultural College,
Maryland Bee Keepers Association,
Maryland Crop Improvement Associs
ton. Al
Maryland State Dairymen's Associs D
Fheredick County Dairymen's ASSES
citation,
Maryland State Horticultural Societjl
Peninsular Horticultural Society, d
Maryland State Grange. ~ u!
Maryland Agricultural Society. AZ
By resolution of the conference tFp5
bills We're prepared by the following
committee: &C
S. NJ. Shoemaker, Chairman, Maryland
Agricultural Society; +
B. John Black, Maryland StateGrang,o
Robert Cain. Trustee Maryland Agpv
cultural College; II
Ed. j. Kerr. Baltimore Canned Coco
Exchange; 2
A. w. Sisk, Horticultural Society. a
w. W. Skinner. Alumni Maryland AGs
ricultural College;
Asa B. Gardiner City Wide Congres|r