Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1919-05-23
Governor Harrington And U. S. Com
missioner CLAYTON, Farmers Da,
Orators. Largest cuItIvstor Demon
stration In The Country Scheduled.

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Farmers from all sections OF TIL
State and bordering counties Of sistsl
States will gather at College Park OF
the morning OF May Goth, to PARTED
fepate in the great Victory celebration
and commencement exercises to b.
held under the auspices Of the Mary
land State College, as a part OF ths
annual Farmers Day program for thi,
year.
Governor E. c. Harrington and Dr.
P. P. claxton, u. 8. Commissioner Of
Education, will be the principle speak
ers Of the day. The Governors sub.
ioct will be THE Farmers Coutribu.
ton to Victory and Their Reconstruc.
tion Program" and Commissioner
claxton's will deal with the theme Of
The New Spirit In Education Both
men possess unusual ability to de-
velop their subject and their addresses
swill form one Of the delightful fea-
lures OF the day.
For the first time probably in the
history Of the country, a large cult.
yator demonstration will be held as a
special feature Of Farmers Day. The
best horse cnltivators. garden tractors
and motor cultiyators will be shown in
actual operation In a field OF growing
corn. Nine implement companies
have already entered the demonstra.
ton and they will operate seventeen
different styles Of cultivators.
The purpose Of the demonstration
Is to give farmers an opportunity to
study the various types Of modern
aultivators in actual operation, SO as
to enable them to form some intelli
gent opinions regarding the efficiency
aorse ard motor-drawn cultivators. Ons
interesting feature will be the com
psrison Of obsolete cultiyators With
modern implements Of this type.
There is no question but what the
cultiyator is the most neglected tool
on the farm today; this is true in the
corn belt as well as in the Eastern
States, and every farmer can well at.
ford to attend this or any other SINH.
lar demonstration which seeks to point
out the way to progress and improve.
ment in the cultivation Of crops Any
farmer who so desires will have the
opportunity OF operating the different
cuItiyators used.
Good things have been planned for
the women as weII as the men, 1no
Home Economics Division Of the Ex-
tension Service. have made arrange
ments with Mrs. Max West, OF the
U. s. Department Of Labor to address
the women on the subject Of Child
Welfare" The talk will be given in
the rooms OF the Home Economics Di-
vision, which are located on the first
floor of the new agricultural building
at 1890 in the morning. Plans have
also been completed for holding an
exhibit OF infants clothes which will
Include wearing apparel suitable UP
to three years Of age. together with a
display Of children's clothes made
from discarded adult quits, which have
outlived their usefulness. The exhibit
Of infants clothes will be furnished
by the Children's Bureau Of the U. s.
Department Of Labor and be open for
inspection during the entire day.
In addition to the cultivator demon
stration and other exercises. visitors
will have an opportunity to inspect tho
many lines Of investigational work in
crops. live stock, etc, which are being
carried on at the Experiment Station.
Each important experiment or test will
be in charge Of soma member Of the
staff who is familiar with the work and
he will be glad to explain the details
to all interested parties. There arc
something like 5000 plots in the wheat
investigations alone, which gives the
reader some idea of the nature and
extent Of the work OF the Experiment
Station.
1t is planned to carry out some act.
ual tests Of soil for lime requirements
and samples OF soil brought by the
farmers on that day will be given this
test Immediately. An explanation Of
the Pure Seed Law is to be carried on.
and explanations Of investigations Of
tomato diseases, brown rot, expert
ments with fruits, hog cholera
serum experiments, ana many othe.
kinds Of research being developed in
connection with agriculture, will be
for observation by visitors. Some of
the numerous experiments have to do
with winter oats, soy beans and COW
peas, variety tests OF strawberries.
grape training. dwarf orchards and
pruning of bush fruits, growing OF az
paragus, Irish potatoes, fertilizer tests
and poultry
Comprehensive plans are being made
tor the accommodation and comfort Of
the visitors. Sandwiches and refresh
ments will be sold on the campus, but
all who can conveniently do so are
urged to bring picnic lunches. There
will be special train service on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. trolley
service from Washington and Laurel.
and for those who own automobiles II
Is sufficient to say that the College is
located on one Of Maryland's famous
stretches OF State roads. which con
meets Washington and Baltimore.