Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-05-29
FARMERS TO
CELEBRATE VICTORY
osssrasr Harrington And v. o. Cen
Fnssslsnse oisxsen. Farmers Day
orstsra. Lsrssss cssslsassr nsmsa-
strstisn On The Country sshsaulsa.

SsxSwA 6@r0e&x Cesus4tor OeFn@np
strstisn in Ths Country sshsduisa.
Farmers from ell ssctiens cf the
etsts and bordering eosntiss OF sister
etatss win gather at College Park on
The uaorniag of May seth. 70 partscL
pate In the great Victory celebration
ard eommsneemens exercises % be
held undsr the auspices Of the Mary.
land State College. as O part Of the
annual Farmers Day program for this
year.
Governor E. G. Harrington and Dr.
?. p. cisxtoa. q. .. Commissioner of
Education. WIN be the prineipls speak
srs of the day. The Governors sub
Jet win be 'Ths Farmsrs' contxibu.
taon % Victory and Their Reconstrue.
lion Program" ana Commissioner
Cartons viii deal with the theme Of
The New Spirit In Hducaticn." Both
men possess unusual ability to de-
vslop their subject and their addresses
win form one Of the delightful fas.
tares Of the day.
Tor the hrst time probably In the
history % the country, a large euiti.
vasor demonstration viii be held a.
special feature OF Farmers Day. The
best horse cultiyators. garden tractors
and motor cuitivators win be shown In
actual operation In field OF growing
corn. Nine implement companies
have already entered the dsmonstra.
tion and they win operate seventeen
Different styles Of cultivatofs.
The purpose Of the denomination
u 20 give farmers a oeportunity 20
study the various types OF modern
vuitivators In actual operation. 30 as
10 enable thsm 10 form some intslli.
gent opinions regarding the efiiciency
aorse and motor-drawn cuitivators. One
Interesting feature will bs the COM
parison Of obsoiets cuitivators with
modern implements OF this type.
There 10 no question but what the
eulttyator 10 the most neglected tool
On the farm today: this Ii tue In the
corn belt m well as In the Eastern
States. and every farmer can well af.
ford 20 attend this or any other SINH
lar demonstration which seeks to point
out the way 20 progress and improve
ment In the cultivation Of crops. Any
farmer who % desires will have the
opportunity Of operating the different
euitivators used.
Good things have been planned for
The women 40 well 40 the men. Tha
Home Economics- Division Of the Ex
tension eesvies. have made arrange.
nsnts with Mrs. Max West. Of the
q. q. Department of Labor 10 address
tie women On the subject Of "Chlid
Wslfara." The tam win DO given in
ne yooms of the Nome Econonzics d
vasion. which are located on the nsst
eeor &C the nsw agricultural building
ss lose IN the morning. Plans have
also been somplstsA Ger holding ap
sxhibis Of isfsnts clothes which will
include wearing apparel suitable up
70 three years Of ass. together with .
display Of ohildrsa's clothes made
from discarded adult suits. which have
outiived their usefulness. The sxhibis
of Infants clothes win be furnishes
By the Chiidrsn's Bureau OF the u. o
Department q Labor and be open for
Inspection during the sntirs day.
In addition 20 the euitivator demon,
stration and other ezsroises. visitors
win Aavs an opportunity 30 inspect the
many lines of invsseigstienal work In
erops. live stosk. etc.. which are bsins
carried On at the Hxpsriment Station
Each Important experiment % tsst win
be IN charge 81 soms msmbsr Of the
star who Ia familiar with che work and
he viii DO gia1 70 sxpiasn the details
% oil interested parties. There are
semsthins aks s.eoe plots In the wheat
hvsstisAtieas aions. which gives the
reader some idea % the nature anA
sxtsns q the wosA q the Experiment
Station.
u 10 planned % carry out some act
al tests of soil fer iims Isqusrsmsnts
and samples Of soli brought By the
farmers On that aay win bs given this
test Immediately. An explanation Of
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and explanations q iavsstisations Of
tomato aissassa brown rot. expert
msuts with fvuftA, Aog shelsra
serum sxpsFimsnta. sad many other
kinds Of research esing developed in
eosnsstioa with assseuitars. wfii be
for oessrvasioa ~ vis1toss. Some Of
the namsrous sxpsrtmsnts have 20 do
with winter cats, soy beans and COW
peas. variety tests % strawberries.
grape training. dwarf orchards ana
pruning Of bash frsiea. growing Of as-
parAsus. Irish potatoes. fsrtiiissY tests
and ponitFy.
Cempsehsnsivs plans are being made
fcr the aeoOmmodation end comfort Of
he visitors. sandwiehss and refresh.
msuts viii be sold On the campus. but
all who car conveniently DO 90 are
usvsa 10 bring picnic lunches. There
win bs special train service ON the
Daltimsrs and Ohio Railroad. trolley
service fPem Washington ana Laurel,
aAA Tor tAsss whe owa automobiles 10
b saf1eisat b say that the College n
located ea enc oe Maryiand's famous
stretches % Stats rosaa which con-
gects Ws-hi-~ton a,f Faitimora