Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-21
FARMERS To
CELEBRATE VICTORY
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s3ratien d Ths Country sslssauisa.

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state and bordering counties og sister
States viii gather 1T College Park on
he morning Of May 30th. TO partick
pate In the great Victory ceIehration
Rna commencement exercises 70 ba
Aal6 under the auspices Of the Mary.
mna State College. as part of the
annual Farmers Day program Cor this
geag.
Governor 8. G. Harrington and AZ
e. ri Claxton. u. s. Commissloner Of
education. win Be sha principle speak.
egs of the day The Governors sub
gect viii BE The Farmers C0nseihn-
lion 10 Victory and Thetr Reconstrpc.
si0n Program. and Commissioners
gia1ton's will deal with the theme Of
sThs New Spirit In Education. Both
mep possess unusual ability 10 de-
yalop their sahiect and their addresses
ell form one 81 the delightful fea.
turea Of the day.
For the frst time probably Ii the
hissory Of the couatry. large cult.
vator demonstration will be held as 4
special feature of Farmers Day The
best horse cultiyators garden tractors
and motor cultiyators will be shown II
sctuaI operation IN field Of growing
corn Nine implement companies
have already entered the dsmonstra.
ton and they will operate seventeen
different styles 81 caltivatOfs.
The purpose Of the Demonstration
Is TO giye farmers an opportunity 70
study the various types Of modern
gultivators III actual operation, 20 SO
10 enable them 10 form acme intelli-
gent opinions regarding the efsciency
aorse 81 ID motor-drawn cultivators. on0
Interesting feature will be the COM
pArison OF obsolete cultivators with.
modern implements oi this type.
Thera Ii no question but what the
saltwater Is the most neglected tool
O. the farm today: this Ii true 10 the
cora belt as well az In the Eastern
States. and every farmer can veil Ct
sord to attend this or any other SINH
Tar demonstration which seeks to point
out the way TO progress and improve
ment Ia the cultivation OF cropa. Any
farmer who so desires viii have the
opportunity Of operating the different
cnlfivators used.
Good things have been planned for
the women as we'll az the men The
Home Economics Division Of the E1
tension Service. have made arrange
menfs with Mrs. Max West, Of the
81. s. Department Of Labor 20 address
the Women Oh the subject oe Child
Welfare Z The talk will be given In
the rooms 81 the Home Economics Di
vision, which are located on the fiTst
aoor Of the new agricultural building
&c 1890 IN the morning. Plans have
also been completed Tor holding 40
exhibit of infants clothes which will
Include wearing apparel suitable mp
20 three years Of age, together with
display Of children's clothes made
from discarded adult suite which have
outIiyed their usefulness. The exhibit
81 infants clothes will be furnished
By the Chiidren'E Bureau OF the u.
Department Of Labor and be open for
inspection during the entire day.
In addition TO the guilty ator demon,
stratiOn and other exercises. visitors
viii have ap opportunity To inspect tha
many lines Of investigational work In
crops. i've stock, etc. which are being
carried on at the Experiment Station
zach important experiment or test viii
be In charge 0s some member Of tile
stan Who Ii familiar With the work and
ha win be glad to explaia the details
Go All interested parties. There are
something like !. 900 plots ID the wheat
smyesfigations alone, which saves tia
reader some idea Of the nature aRd
extent oE the work og the Experiment
Station
Ii is planned to carry out some act
nal tests Of soil for lime requirements
and samples Of soil brought ~ ths
garrmera on that day viii be giyen this
aast Immediately. An explanation a.
kAo Pure Seed Law IL to be carried on,
and expIaaattons og investigation 81
tomato diseases. bs0Wa rot. expert
ments with fruits. hos ehaiera
serum experiments, and many other
hiads 81 research being developed 10
connection With agrteulsurs vim DO
cor observation hy visitors. souas oi
the numerous experiments have 70 do
with winter cats. soy beans and coz
peas, variety sests os strawbeTrsea,
grape training, dwarf orchards and
prunlng Dc bush fruits, grOwing q ~
paragus. Irish potatoes, fertilizer tests
and ponlt1y.
Oemprehsnaiye plans are heing made
sor che accommOdssI and comfort oe
the visitors. sand witches and refresh
menta win De sold on tho campus, but
Ill Who cen conveniently DO 20 are
urKed 10 bring picnic lunches. There
WIN Be special train service on the
Baltimnre and Ohio Railruad. trolley
service from Warrington and Laurel.
aad Tor thoae whc own automobiles +
il snfacient 70 say that the COslsso y
located on one os Maryiand's samcps
stretches eg Ekate FOadA whicA cor
naeesa yuashinef0- nd Baltimore