Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-11-08
Farm Demonstration Notes.

A revised list of farm tractor owners In
the county shows fifty-five names. This
is splendid record in the development Of
power farming, and places Montgomery
near, II not at the head, of the counties Of
the State in tractor work. A Tractor School
is planned for February 18th. 18th and Goth
the details of which will be announced
later.
The awards Of the War Garden Prize
Contest have been made by the committee
placed in charge of the matter. The con-
test did not appeal to either the farmers
or the villagers of the county. because the
purpose which the contest was planned to
promote is already an established prac-
tice-the growing of all the garden products
that can be economically used. A farm or
village lot In Montgomery county without
good garden is difficult thing to find.
There were but 81 entries in both classes.
and but IL of these submitted their de-
tailed reports. The winners did excellent
work and deserve much credit for the re-
suits. Yet, the fact is. they would have
had just as good gardens without the con-
test, and do have them every year. And
another fact is that there were many other
gardens nearly. if not quite as good. which
were not entered at ALL The results of the
contest are. therefore, very misleading to
those unacquainted with local conditions,
and these facts are stated as a matter of
simple Justice TO the county and to the
patriotic response our people are making
to the requests Of the Government for
home grown food supplies. We do not
need the incentives of prize contests either
to do our duty or feed ourselves. The fol-
lowing are the prize winners: Large Garden
Class-lst. R. P. Hines, Rockville End. T.
A. Barnsley, Rockville 3rd, John E. Mum
caster. Rockville; 4th, the Misses Wagner,
Rockville 9th, Mrs. George Griffin. Ken
sington; 7th. Mrs. j. Frank Wilson. Ken
sineton. Small Garden Class LIST, E. W.
Monday. Rockville; End. J. L. Clagett.
Rockville 3rd. Mrs. George A. Phoebus.
Gaithersburg 18th. John j. Higgins, Rock
Vile 5th. Mrs. L. A. Darby. Jacksonville.
The cash prizes were the same in each
class-1st, SIS; End, $50; 3rd. $35: 4th,
$25; 5th. SIS; 9th, five prizes Of $40
each. The small number of records re-
ceived left $50 Of the fund unused.
The toothsomeness Of the Maryland ham
has again been demonstrated. At the
National Ham and Bacon Show held last
month in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. ten of the
fifteen prizes offered came to Maryland,
and two Of the ten to Montgomery county
F. J. Downey, Sandy Spring, winning the
4th prize of $25. and R. Bentley Thomas,
Ednor, the 5th prize Of $40. The hams
were donated to the Red Cross, and after
being Judged were auctioned off, and the
proceeds credited to the local chapter
nearest the home OF the donor Other
Montgomery county farmers are already
preparing to enter the contest next year
and have filed their applications for entry
with County Agent Van Hoesen.
One farm In the county lost last month
over 1870 head Of hogs from cholera. The
disease was brought to the farm in a
bunch of pigs purchased in Washington.
About the surest way to get cholera these
days is to buy stock from public markets.
II such stock is purchased, it should be
given the serum treatment at once and
quarantinsd on the farm for 80 days. Even
then it is menace to stock previously on
the farm and to the neiehborhoOd.
The third annual agricultural community
exhibit will be held in the Grange Hall at
Brighton Tuesday, November 18th. The
exhibit will be open to the public at P.
M. when the prize winners will be an
nounced and the judges will explain their
reasons for placing the awards.