Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-10-28
Should Become Organized

wonderful field for farmers organiza-
ton, not alone along the line of pro-
duction and caring for crops, the pre-
vention of diseases. but along the line
of marketing their crops. of disposing
their crops to the proper markets. and
in countless other ways.
The merchant who does not keep
ahead OF the times goes by the board
The manufacturer who does not apply
the most up-to-date methods. the most
up-to-date machinery, must take his
place in the rear. So today this Is /
surely true of the farmer. To be sue
Icessful the farmer should be educated
| in farming. and should employ bust
ness methods. / believe overy farmer
should keep books, and should take
stock every year as does the merchant |
and the manufacturer.
| / am glad to assure you that the
agricultural interests of our State are
alive and united. At my first Legisla- |
ture | had passed the reorganization |
OF our Agricultural College, removing |
1t absolutely from politics, and giving |
to the farmers of our State the bill OF
reorganization as prepared by them
without single chance, not even the
dotting of an 81" or the crossing OF a
ST., and / appointed Board of Trus- |
tees who have absolutely lived up to
the expectation and purpose of those |
behind the bill. We not only want the |
farmers son to go to the college, but
we want to place the college itself
practically at the farmers door
For Advanced Methods
| The agricultural education Of the |
State will be defective which will not
bring to every county, to every local |
ity, and practically to every farmer,
the most advanced methods. and the
most up-to-date information. The
farmer must know the Importance of
good seed and how to obtain them |
Plants and crops of all kinds have
their diseases the same as men. Epi-
demic or scourges occur with plants
or crops, just as the ''fu" or other
scourges or epidemics do with the hu
man race, and specialists must be on
hand to assist and remedy the cOndi
ton in every locality as they arise.
believe there ought to be a real
live, active, capable and efficient agri
cultural man agent and woman agent
in every county of every State in this
Union, who should devote his whole
time to the study of county conditions,
and by instructions, public and other
wise, bring to every community or
farmer, If possible. the latest and bes
information upon all agricultural sub
jects.
And then, too, the woman's work
upon the farm, with all the modern
improvements and late machines, will
be much simplifled and rendered morr
tree from drugery.
Is Backbone OF Nation
Ladies and Gentlemen. your occupa
ton is indeed the very backbone o.
the Nation. And my heart swells witt
pride, when / remember in the grea
worldwide confiagration which ha j
engulfed the world, and our Nation
was drawn into the whirlpool, how
noble the farm interests responded
and the farmers and farmers wive
worked early and late, never tired tt
meet the demands placed upon then
by their country's call, and l can never
forget how nobly the woman of gu:
land, the mothers of our boys, re
sponded and helped our country tc
win the war, and Notwithstanding al
critics, our country performed tho |
miracle of the ages.
When war broke out, I went i'm |
mediately from one end of Maryland tc |
the other, telling our fathers anG |
mothers the sacrifices which they |
would be called upon to make for the /
sake of human freedom and in order |
that war might be no more. And foi |
| this they gave their sons The fruits |
of peace have not yet come, and tho |
burns of unrest, dicontent, and per
| haps civil warfare, still confronts us
Our Nation wants peace. No more
war.
l know you will be equal to the
emergency and, you will see to it tina
you hand down to your children and
your children's children-"A Govern
ment of the People, by the People and
Cor the People"-where the strongest
and mightiest. as well as the weakest
and lowest. must each equally conform
to the laws of our land.
Invited To Annapolis
( 1t gives me great pleasure to well
| come you to Maryland. l should be
pleased if many of you. If not all, could
visit Baltimore and could visit Anna
polls. Both at Baltimore and Annapo-
lis, there are many places of historic
interest.
Maryland is proud Of the fact, that
here within her borders was first pro
claimed anywhere in the whole world |
true, civil and religious liberty. We
are proud of the fact that one of our
ancestors from this portion of the |
State nominated Washington to be |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Continent |