Middletown transcript., 1917-04-14
STATE
CAPITAL
For Increase In Farm Products.


Annapolis
In accordance with the Governors
proclamation, the extension service
of the Maryland State College OF
Agriculture is taking definite steps,
through its county demonstration
agents and specialists, to assist the
State Council for Defense in speeding
up the agricultural production of the
State. In anticipation of the reports
to be received from county demon
stration agents this week regarding
the needs of the several counties as
regards farm labor, machinery and
seeds, the specialists of the extension
service, in conference with State and
Federal authorities, are, outlining
definite plan of production for the
State. This plan contemplates the
cooperation of the extension service
with the county committees for de-
fense in enlisting the farmers, busi-
| ness men and bankers of each county
in an active campaign for food and
food production.
Wherever the farmers will make an
especial effort to increase the acreage
of staple crops, such as corn, wheat,
hay, potatoes, cabbage, beans or main
! tain the standard output of cannery
| goods, such as sweet corn, tomatoes,
| peas and other crops especially
adapted for shipment and consump-
| h.
lied to assist the farmer in securing
the needed seed, fertilizer and labor
saving machinery. In conjunction
with the State Council for National
Defense they will also seek to insure
sufficient labor to harvest the addi-
tional crops grown through the or
ganization of all unemployed labor,
both in the city and country available
for farm service. Extension workers
will carry on vigorous campaign for
improved methods of production so
that every acre under tillage may yield
maximum crop. Wherever labor
can be saved by the use of improved
machinery efforts will be made to ar
range for putting such machinery into
operation in the cultivation and har-
vesting of crops. The growing of
plenty of forage crops for live stock
to release more grain for the general
market will be urged in connection
with an effort to get rid of all un-
profitable stock of every sort on
Maryland farms.
Farmers will be invited to organize
in groups to permit of purchasing i'm
proved live stock in cooperation with
business men and bankers, making
every animal grown count as much as
possible in maintaining our food
supply.
Women Start On War Duties.
The Women's War Council, appoint
ed by Governor Harrington as aids in
preparing Maryland for defense, met
in the Governors Offices and organ
lied by electing Mrs. Edward Shoe
maker, chairman; Mrs. B. W. Cork
ran, Jr., vice-chairman, and Mrs. W..
Mines Maloy, secretary.
In fact, there was a flutter Of
dresses and a bobbing of spring bon
nets at the noon hour in and around
the Governors headquarters. No
sooner had the war council organized
than Mrs. Donald r. Hooker, Miss
Mary Bartlett Dixon and Mrs. Charles
NJ Ogle got the Governors ear and
tried to induce him to stand for legis-
lation at the coming extra session OF
the General Assembly by which wom-
en- would be given the right to vote
at presidential, senatorial and con-
gressional elections. State and muni-
cipal elections not being included in
their proposition. By restricting
their voting to national elections the
women told the Governor that there
would be no occasion for an amend
ment to the State Constitution. The
Governor shook his head. This meant
no.
Then came a delegation of women
from St. Mary's county, "The Home
Service Society,"" which offered its
services to war preparedness. The
Governor told them to help their hus-
| DdnuS duU ldIu6TS W raise ldI IScl
crops of corn, wheat, tobacco and
vegetables.
Governor Harrington and Gen. Carl
R. Gray, chairman of the War Council,
made spirited addresses to the women,
telling them that they could be Of eff.
fective service in dong their part to
place Maryland in state of prepared.
ness for war by encouraging enlist
ments in all branches of the govern
ment's service, by conserving the
food supply through home economics
and, were their influence extended, in
enlarging crops; by Red Cross work
| by training and encouraging nurses
: and by assisting in the tabulation OF
| the census returns. Hearty CO
, operation in all the lines suggested
was promised.
The eggs produced in the Petalums
, (Cal) district and shipped to marke
or hatched by the hatcheries amount