Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-03-01
Farmers convention.

the last convention were read and adopted
The President appointed Lewis W. Barns
ley, Charles F. Brooke and A. C. Tolson
committee on resolutions. to whom al
resolutions were referred for report afte
lunch.
Mr.. Francis Snowden offered a resolu
ton endorsing the bill requiring the Stat
Roads Commission to take over the roaC
from Ashton to Laurel. Referred to com
mittee on resolutions.
Mr.. r. B. Thomas offered resolution
asking the Food Administration to fl,
prices on other commodities as well a,
wheat. Action deferred to afternoon.
Mr.. S. P. Thomas offered a resolution en-
dorsing the fertilizer bill offered by Sena
tor Williams and asked for immediate &C
ton. as the bill is to come up for commit
tee action today. Professor Patterson sale
that while the bill on its face is gooC
one, it is unenfOrceable and seems to pu
the honest manufacturer at disadvan.
tage compared with dishonest one.
Dr. Stabler proposed that the fertilizer
bill should embrace prohibition against
the use of leather and such substances in
fertilizer; and on motion the name Of
Prof Patterson should be added to the
committee on resolutions.
Mr.. Snowden offered resolution asking
for new game law on the lines of the
conservation commission. Referred to the
committee.
Mr.. E. P. Thomas offered resolution
asking that the manufacture of liquors be
prohibited during the war and reconstruc-
ton times.
There being no further business. the Sd
question Of the program. rs cooperation
among farmers practicable as a remedy
for the shortage of labor :" was taken up
and presented by John E. Muncaster in a
short paper. and he was followed by Mr..
Airly, Of the Department of Agriculture,
who spoke about ten minutes on the sub
ject of getting labor, He stated that there
is labor exchange in Baltimore, and if
any farmer wants man on the farm he
is advised to apply to the County Agent
and send in an application to the labor
exchange to send a man; that there are
more farm hands asking for jobs than farm
ers asking for men. Pooling labor, ma
chinery. horse power, etc, is good sug-
gestiOn. and if properly used will be great
help in getting crops in.
Allan Farquhar read letter from the
Baltimore Sun calling for cooperation of
labor for the manual labor for the Govern
ment so that the farmer boys can be sent
home.
Prof. Patterson said that he thought CO.
operation could be used largely for all power
work, and mentioned tractor blowing as
one of them. He said the practice of the
agents for the State Roads Commission in
bidding for men at the busiest season
should be stopped. and action by this con-
vention would surely help in this
Mr.. VIM. E. Brown said he was under
the impression that the trouble was not so
mum ehO iOoo VI iiCu DO tnC iOoo VI CHI
cheney in those that are left. The men
think they can live on very small amount
and when they get that they quit work
until it is gone.
Mr. W. W, Mobley said help is getting
scarcer all the time, and he thinks wheat
at $2.10 bushel is losing game.
Mr.. F. B. Bomberger said the labor ques-
ton while bad is not as bad as it will be,
and read some statistics showing that an
immense building program is on hand, prof.
ected by the Government, amounting to
three hundred million dollars, and it will
take more and more men to do the work
American farmers will not fall down on the
job of making crops, and it is his job to do
the best he can and work along through
to the completion of the task.
Mr.. Nichols said he thought it our duty
to raise crops to feed the soldiers and let
farm stock eat what they can. If we don I
get rich on wheat it makes no difference
if we do not win the war.
Mr.. Downey said the Government should
make longer hours of labor instead OF
shorter, as it is one of the worst things we
have to contend with. as the men do not
want to work long ones.
B. H. Miller said he believed in o-opera-
zion on the farms. but it hardly ever works
out in practice.
Recess for lunch
Afternoon the following resolutions were
reported by the committee on resolutions
and were accepted by the convention
Resolved, That the convention approves
the bill introduced in the Maryland Legis-
lature to temporarily borrow the sum Of
$4,000 in order to increase the salaries
of the school teachers in Montgomery
county.
Resolved. That the Montgomery County
Farmers Convention urge the passage by
the General Assembly of Maryland Of the
bill providing for the establishment Of the
Torrens' system of land title registration,
recently introduced by Senator Harrison,
OF Worcester county, and that copies Of
this resolution be sent to the Senator and
Delegates from Montgomery county.
Resolved, That the Board Of County
Commissioners is respectfully, but earn
estly. requested to provide suitable and
exclusive Office facilities for the County
Agricultural Agent. That a copy of these
resolutions be sent the Board of County
Commissioners and to each Of our county
papers.
Resolved, That the 45th annual conven-
ton endorse the efforts of Senator Williams
to secure a more equitable fertilizer law.
That copy Of this resolution be sent to
Senator Williams. The committee reported
this favorably with the following amend
ments:
We would recommend that the standard
fixed for dissolved phosphate rock be not