The midland journal., 1917-08-24
FARMERS HAVE GREAT DAY AT
PORT DEPOSIT.
Meeting Largely AttcnGed-Fine
Addresses BY Able Speakers.

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Addresses BY Able Speakers.
The meeting at Port Deposit ON
Saturday, the fourth of the allied
farming interests of Cecil county,
was the most interesting and largely
by DR.. A. F. Woods, the new presi-
dent of the Maryland State College
Of Agriculture; A. P. Sandles, or
Ohio; Clifford Pinchot, of Pennsyl-
vania; Clyde l.. King, of the Milk
Producers Association; w. T.
Greasy, of the National Dairy Union,
and Mrs. Calvin, specialist in the
home economics of the United States
Department of Agriculture, were all
brim full of practical suggestions.
An evidence of the crowd was the
number of autos parked all about
the Tome Institute grounds, while
the large auditorium of Memorial
Hall, where the speaking was held,
was not nearly adequate to accom-
modate the crowd of eager listeners.
Then, too, the number to partake of
the excellent dinner served by the
ladies of Hopewell at the Inn, was
far in excess of previous years. Over
800 enjoyed this feature, and it was
no small one either
The meeting was presided over by
the president, Frank Evans, who ex-
planned it's aims and introduced the
various speakers.
In view of the unusual interest
this year in farming and food con-
servation, the meeting was of special
interest and Importance. The first
speaker was DR.. Woods, who made
plea for the agricultural colleges
of the country and emphasized the
Importance of the work they have
done and the need for more thor
ough training for farming. He
spoke of the Importance of education
in general and of the special neces-
sity of research work in learning to
control the wonderful forces OF
nature.
Mrs. Calvin spoke of the part the
women could take in food conser-
vation She advised her audience to
eat ali the green and bulky fruits
and vegetables they could mold, so
that they would have no room for
wheat bread, sweets and meat.
Clyde L. King, chairman of the
Tri-state Milk Producers Organiza-
tion, brought out points Of interest
to farmers in regard to milk, its
value and ways of putting it on the
market, while w. T. Greasy made
plain the helpfulness of the Grange
and kindred farm organizations.
This concluded the morning session.
In the afternoon, DR.. K. Morimote,
of the Imperial University of Lap
pora, Japan, and now at Johns Hop
kins University, Baltimore, compar-
ed the Japanese with the American
farmer and emphasized the different
ways of living in our country ana
Japan.
Mr.. Sandles kept his audience IN
laughter half of the time. He said
we shold send the men to the
trenches who demand high prices,
and not the poor farm boy, who helps
to feed the nation and our allies.
"The boy who follows the plow all
day is as patriotic as the one who
follows the flag" Mr.. Sandles con-
tinued. LET us pay more attention
to the boy who does the farming
than the man who wins prize fight.
One boy on farm is worth mil
lion prize fighters. The high cost of
living has made the city sport take
off his hat to Mr.. and Mrs. Farmer.
To have good farms you must have
good roads, good schools and coed
churches. You have all of these in
Cecil county.
Mr. Pinchot told of the Importance
of farmers organizing to get needed
legislation, and then spoke of the
big task Mr.. Hoover has on his
hands as the head of the Govern
ment food control, the reason of his
selection by President Wilson for the
post being because he was man
who did things, despite seeming un-
difficulties.