Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-23

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community wholesomely attractive to
the boy and girl" the Governor said,
you cannot keep them on the farm.
Their interest in agricultural pursuits
can only be awakened by bringing to
them those things which they seek in
the cities. And here is where the
school becomes a big factor. Make
1T center of social as well as the
educational life and they will be
happy and contented, and then you
can work with them and in them and
1t Will be an easy matter to turn their
thoughts to farming and away from
Tthe allurement of the city,"
In discussing the question of in
creased production the Governor held
that only by intensive methods of
farming can 1T be made more remu-
nerative. "A big problem confront
ing the farmer is the marketing of his
production" the Governor said, and
added that he would recommend the
creation of a Bureau of Markets
which could help the farmer dispose
OF his produce quickly and eco
nomically. THE production of the
farms of Pennsylvania can be
doubled, the Governor declared.
''if this Board will take m
the question of an intensified appIi-
cation of farming methods, and. this
with the solving of the problem of
marketing will make farming much
more remunerative.'
The States Cereals
"A report on cereals and cereal
crops was read by J. Aldus Herr. of
Lancaster, disclosed some Interesting
tacts or record breaking for the past
year. the value of the cereals
produced in the State in 1916 was
over $113,OO0,000 as compared with
Ss6, $4,000 for the preceding year.
corn led with $49,700,000 and S36.-
SUO,goo St was Lhe return from the pro-
oucuon of wheat. Lancaster led the
other counties of the State in the out
put or corn with 65 bushels to tha
acre. The report showed that while
the number of bushels of cereals nro-
duced in 1916 was smaller than in
other years, the return in dollars had
never been exceeded. One of the chief
reasons for the smaller prodnctinn
was the scarcity of farm labor. In
the discussion that followed the read
ing or the report, emphasis was laid
on the fact that in large measure the
production of the farms of the state
uePends ,tdMdI 3 on the efficiency of the indi-
Farmers and Roads
Roads and road laws We're discussad
py colonel John A. Woodward. of
Howard. The care of roads was force
FULLY presented as deserving the
thoughtful attention of the farmer as
Well as the public at large. The most
important work in this direction the
colonel said, was to demand laws 70
protect the roads of the State from
the great damage done by the careless
and thoughtless public that uses
them. BY the proper use of roads
their life Is extended many years and
the cost of maintenance is reduced to
minimum Therefore, urged the
speaker, laws should be enacted i'm
mediately to compel the public to
Keep out of the middle of the road
winch belongs to no man.
AT the afternoon session of tba
board the reports of experts were
continued. A. I. Weidner. of Arendt1
vile, reported on fruit and fruit CHI
tnre; Prof. II. ID. Kern on botany:
Chester j. Tyson on pomology: Dr.
william Frear on chemistry, and sani.
tation was discussed by DR.. S. q.
DIXON. DR.. c.. j. Marshall, of Harris
burg, reported on 1.-The Veterinarv
Surgeon; f. S. Brong, of Savlors.
vile, fertilizers; r. J. Weld, of Sugar
grove dairy and dairy products; d. L.