The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-04-13
Would Give City Boys Farm Exper-
fence.

Would Give City Boys Farm Exper-
fence.
The Crop Improvement Committee
of the Baltimore Chamber of Commerce
sends US the following:
You all took an interest in the Home
State Tour Of the country boys last
year and many of you recognize the
effort on the part of the city people to
get in closer touch with the farmers of
this State through interest in the Boys
and Girls Clubs and Crop Improvement
Work.
Just now, when this country is awak-
ening to the call of preparedness. and
attention IS being called by the govern
ment, both National and State, to the
food supply of the Nation. we are glad
to see the press and other agencies call
ing attention to back yard and thrift
gardens and the raising of vegetables.
The note of warning regarding re-
sources of Maryland as given by our
good friend, DR.. Patterson of the State
Agricultural College in the Baltimore
Sun of March 81, calls attention to the
lack of farm labor, and the necessity of
more intensive farming rather than in
creased acreage at this time.
In view of the withdrawal of young
men into different departments of SER
vice under present emergency it behoov-
es the farmers to use applied science in
shape of Agricultural Machinery, which
will overcome the labor proposition on
the larger acreage.
The question of first cost of machine
nv to the farmer is different propo-
sition now. than heretofore, and same
applies equally to Pennsylvania, Della
ware, Virginia and West Virginia, for
the farmers have the Federal Land
Bank of Baltimore. located at the FL
deity Building, on North Chrrles St.,
where they can borrow money for that
purpose, provided they form themselves
into local Associations. and we think
with this advantage, some motor ma
chinery for community should be Sc
cured, and the work of blowing and
seeding become CO. operative in many
sections and thus overcome scarcity of
labor. The ground plowed and seed
sown or planted by neighbors working
together and systematically, and the
same method during the season, and at
harvest time.
When it comes to truck farming,
gardening, and light work, which is
necessary on farm. we have sugges-
ton to make.
Will not your old committee get to-
gether and canvass the farmers in your
vicinity and find out if they will; not take
one or two city boys into their homes
to assist in the light work, gardening,
and make themselves useful this sum-
mer.
We think there are hundreds of boys,
in the city, who, if they had chance
to breathe good country air, eat good
fare, see the development of plant,
animal and bird life, would look upon
the work as a pleasure and not drudgery,
and the hosts would feel they were help.
ing to make men of the future, who
might be drawn to the farm by their
first taste of country life.
If you have Boys Clubs in the Sec
ton they should be glad to take an in
terest in the city greenhorns. and save
them from home or city sickness.
MANY mickles make muckle," 80 if
this was done throughout the State, we
think great advantage would achru to
entertainer as we'll as increased results
obtained
Please discuss this with your neigh
bors and write result to Mr.. Frank
Kent, The Baltimore Sun, or the under
signed, with suggestions as to posi-
biHty of working out this project. A
committee would be formed here to
enlist the boys and attend to their dis
tribution.
We all have to do our "bit". Just now
this might be help to many, and an
object lesson to the country at larg..
Respectfully submitted
j. COLLIN VINCENT,
T. MURRAY AAYNADIER,
j. BARRY MAYHoOL.