Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-07-06
Farm Demonstration Notes.

Dr. Alfred Fred Woods. dean and acting
president of the agricultural department
OF the University of Minnesota, began his
new duties as president of the Maryland
State College of Agriculture last Monday.
DIR. II. j. Patterson remains director of the
Experiment Station.
The fertilizer situation is so very serious,
especially as regards car shortage, that it
is important that farmers place orders for
their fall supplies at once This will en-
able the local dealers to bunch their orders
and get full car shipments. Delay now
may mean no fertilizer on hand at wheat
seeding time.
More wheat will be cut by tractor power
In Montgomery county this season than
was ever cut before by this means in the
entire State of Maryland. Within the last
sixty days. since the holding of the tractor
demonstration, the number of tractors
owned in the county has increased 100
per cent-a record unequalled by any other
county in the State, and probably I'M
equalled by any other county in the coun-
try having at least ten tractors at the start.
VI course this increase is not entirely due to
the demonstration. but that event certainly
helped to boost the interest in tractor
farming.
Montgomery county having no woman
demonstration in domestic science, and a
number of communities desiring home
canning demonstrations. County Agent
Van Hoesen arranged with Mrs. H. p.
Springer, of Garrett Park, assisted by Mrs.
Van Hoesen. to hold series of such DEM
onstrations. Mrs. Springer taught domes-
tic science in the Washington schools for
eighteen years, and is thoroughly efficient
both as to knowledge and experience in
her line. Within the past few days can
ming demonstrations have been held in
Rockville, Kensineton and Bethesda. The
methods used are the latest ones advised
by the Department Of Agriculture. and the
results are highly satisfactory. As many
as fifty ladies attended some of the demon
strations. Demonstrations will be given
in other parts Of the county later.
Assistant Forester E. R. Ford spent an
other day in the county recently assisting
County Agent Van Hoesen in looking over
several farm woodlots. Some of these will
later be surveyed and estimated for the
purpose Of marketing to the best advan-
tage. Mr.. Ford also inspected all the white
paintings in the county looking for the
white pine blister rust, serious disease
now spreading rapidly in this part of the
country. Governor Harrington has pro-
claimed quarantine against shipments
of white pine. currant and gooseberry
bushes from several of the Northern and
Eastern States because of 1t. There is
none Of the disease in Montgomery county
at present.
The first annual meeting Of the German
town Gaithersburg Cow Testing Associa-
ton was held Saturday afternoon, June
30th, at the home Of the president, Mr.. j.
B. Diamond. Jr.. near Gaithersburg. Sew
eral members of the Farm Demonstration
Advisory Committee accepted Mr.. Dia-
mOnds invitation to be the guests Of the
Association. All the officers were reelected
with the exception Of the secretary, W. M
Magruder being chosen to succeed Geo. L
Gardiner. Addresses covering different
phases Of the work were made by Prof. r
H. Ruffner and Mr.. G. E. Wolcott. Of Col.
lege Park. and County Agent Van Hoesen
Official Tester, Mr.. W. X. Moffett, read his
annual report. and several members of the
Association gave special reports of the
benefits they had derived from the work
in their herds. Prof. Ruffner gave an in
teresting demonstration in judging dairy
cattle. Mr.. Mac Walker won the regis
tered Holstein bull calf offered by the
president Of the association for the herd
making the highest average milk produce
ton for the year. The meeting was a
splendid success in every way. and the
records made place this association well
towards the top of those in the State. These
records will be published later A delight
full luncheon was served on the lawn by
Mrs. Diamond. which provided a fitting
close for the annual meeting and the years
work. The association enters upon its
second year with bright prospects for even
greater success.