Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-05-24
FARMERS To
CELEBRATE VICTORY
Governor Harrington And U. S. Com
missioner claxton, Farmers Day
Orators. Largest cultlvator Demon.
stration In The Country Scheduled.


stration In The Country Scheduled.
Farmers from all sections OF the
State and bordering counties Of sister
States will gather at College Park on
the morning Of May Goth. TO particl
pate In the great Victory celebration
and commencement exercises TO be
held under the auspices OF the Mary
land State College. as a part OF the
annual Farmers Day program for this
year
Governor r. c. Harrington and DR.
p. p. Claxtoa. U. S. Commissioner VI
Education Will be the principle speak
srs OF the day The Governor SUR
ject +" i'll lie The Farmers Contribu
ton . victory and Their Reconstrur
tion Program and Commissioner
Cla1tous Will deal with the theme 1f
THE New Spirit In Education" Both
men possess unusual ability 10 de
yelop their subject and their addresses
viii form one OF the delightful Tea
lures Of the day
For tie hrst time probably in tns
history 81 the country. a large cult.
vatar demonstration Will be hold a. a
special feature o. Farmers Day Tho
bea' hlrsr cul'itators garden tractors
and motor cultiYators Will B. sho~n IN
ac.ull perauon in a field u growing
corn Nlae implement companies
have 1r lly entered the demonrtrl
ton aiu 'bey VII operate seventeen
dncr.0t les II cuttvators
The purpose u The demonstration
Is 70 give farmers an opportunity 70
study the various types Of modern
culttyators in actual operation. SO IL
to enable thorn to form some infeli
gent opinions regarding the efficiency
aorse and motor drawn cultiyators One
interesting feature viii be the COM
paris0n o. obsolete cuitiyators with
modern implements OF this fype
There is no question bu; what the
rultisnror IS the most neglected tool
o. the farm today. this is true IN the
corn belt as veil As In the Eastern
States and every farmer can well AZ
lord to attend tsis or any other stint
lar demonstration which seeks to point
out the way 10 progress and improve
ment III the cultivation OF crops Any
farmer VINO 30 desires viii have the
opportunity " operating the different
eultlyators used
Good things have been planned for
the women as well as the men Tho
Home Economies Division OF the Ex.
tension Service. have made arrange
ments with Mrs Max West. OF the
T. s. Department OF Labor to address
the women on the subject Of Child
Welfare The talk VIII be given IN
the rooms Of the Home Economics ID.
vision which are located on the first
floor " the new agricultural building
az 10 30 in the morning Plans have
nlso been comple,ed for holding an
exhibit OF infants clothes which VIII
include wearing apparel suitable up
g. three years OF age. together with
display OF children's clothes made
from discarded adult suits which have
tH'ANtd thrH Usefulness. ne eAhloH
g. infants clothes will h. furnished
BY tn Childrens Bureau Of the T. $
department of Labor and be open for
inspection during the entire day
u addition % the cultiyatar demon.
sttAt.on and othfr exercises yisitora
VII haze an opportunity 10 inspect the
many lines OF investlgatinna work IN
crops 1--we stock etc. which arr br!na
carried on at the Experiment Station
Each important experiment Or test viii
BE- IN charge Of some member OF tie
STAFF who IS familiar with "a" work ana
he VIII be glad TO explain The details
10 all Interested parties There arr
something like 5000 plots in the wheat
Investigations alone, which gives the
Renter some idea Of the MATURE ane
extent Of the work Of the Experiment