The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-02-14
FARMERS INSTITUTE SUCCESS
Full
Six Specialists from the Maryland
State College Spent a NeeE In
Lecture Tour Of the County.

County Agent Fuller arranged for
seven Farmers Institutes IN the
county for last week which Hero very
we'll attended BY the people IN the
communities where they we're held,
Union Mills Finksbmg. sykesYille,
Middleburg. Manchester, Taneytown
and Westminster Owing 10 bad
weather conditions Tuesday night. no
meeting was held at sYEesvllle
TlIics o. interest to the farmers
were discussed at this time
Mr.. 0ldenbnTg. agrOnomY specialist,
stressed The importance 0f soil i'm
provemenI IN lis relation to corn;
the prtlper selection and testing OF
seed crop He advised the farmers OF
a community 10 breed up ; type ~
corn suited 70 their locality md keep
IL pure.
AIR. Besley. Of the Maryland Forest
~ Division gave a number Of fine
talks on The care OF the farm wood
lot. which many farmers do not con
slider CROP that needs eare and at
tention. The proper method Of sell
Ing standing timber Is to sell marked
trees which have been measured and
the number of feet recorded. In
this way the farmer knows What he
is selling aad has something 70 base
his lpriee On. The desirablIIIY Of GER.
tain kinds of trees for ahaIe and
ornamental purposes, and the use OF
trees as a living memorial Tor our
aoldlers. a. discussed.
Mr.. WoleaIt. dairy specialist. put
much stress on he building un Of the
dairy herd Too many time afres
with high producing offspring have
been loaI before the results II their
pFodginE - recorded. ThIa an DC
overcome : organizing . 1uIi Club
in the community where fhn HIre ia
retained = one farmer aIIef an
other. The value OF certain feeds,
and how he farmer ean produce
feeds 10 taEe the place he can't buy
on the market. was also discussed
Mr.. Hickey. poultry specialist. had
the results n = number q demon
strations he = carrying on in tho
state With the farmers In regards to
winter egg production 4 ; farmer
can get . per cent egg production
during December. January and Sep
iembar. h more ihan pays Tor The
kedp OF hIs noek with a nn0nI Tor his
labor Tn 6as been proYan BY a
number q demonstration zna MI
Hickey eau Isll you nov u feed Ia
get over = per cent egg production
Several df n demonstrators are get
stinE Over . Per cent.
The mo- important speaE.H On the
institute platform 10 the farmers Of
Carroll county this year 80 Mr. Nc
I.aughlln. district director . County
Agents. TIE Necessity q oreanlza-
tion among ne farmers At IhIa time
when It i = their interest - protect
themselves n regards to prices. mar
keta and la1or Is very apparent.
The .oTE lhat could be accomplish
ed By The different kinds 0f farmers
organizations vas discussed. especial
ly the EfzHEe which IL ; national
organization and has received such
an impetus n the county since the
meeting Of Ile State Grange IN our
county IN December. ! Community
Club waz organized at MIdIIgburg
and two other communities expressed
a desire 10 have a grange organized.
All business men In Carroll eoun-
~, and thIH includes the farmer who
IL not YeTY often thought Of as a
business m. should tale N in
tsrcat IN he apbuilding n the akri-
cultural interests OF thia county
Take the farmers and the interests
that depend N his products md what
would We have left in the county
The more yon help TO secure in
creased production. fair price. and
4 good market. just 80 much are you
helping Y0uT county and yourself.