The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-05
rARMHBs. NATIONAL CONGRESS
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prise some VINO nave always ciaSSeu
us as "Hayseeds," and who number
us among the most ignorant. It was
announced that q smoker would be
held after the program had been con-
cluded and that punch would be
served to those not partaking in the
smoker. To the great delight OF
the writer, very few Of the farmers
availed themselves of the smoker, so
few OF them used the nasty weed"
but on the other hand lchatted and
had good social time with the
ladies as they, together slipped the
lovely fruit punch and dainty cakes
served US.
The Congress opened the next
morning with Mr.. J. H. Kimble OF
Port Deposit presiding as he has
been the President Of the Farmers
Congress the past two years. The
delegation from Cecil County was
large and were proud that their
County had furnished such capable
and popular President. At this
meeting the Farm Women's Con-
gress, as well as the Md. Agricul-
tural Society were in joint session.
After Invocation by Rev. Hartman
and music, addresses of welcome
were given by Henry Jolzapfel, Jr.,
of Hagerstown, and Gov Harring-
ton, both OF which were most excel
lent; the response being given by Mr..
o. G. Smith, Vice-president of the
Farmers Congress.
After the appointment of commit
tees fine address was given by Mr..
e. p. Cohill, who is known as the
Apple King, he having cleaned up
and put into cultivation thousands of
acres on the mountains near Han
cock, and planted them in orchards,
which are now bearing and produce
thousands of dollars worth OF the
finest peaches and apples grown.
While we all enjoyed the luscious
fruit we noticed Jack Fassitt was
particularly fond of those grown on
the Cohill orchards and it wouldn't
surprise us if we should hear of his
making other trips over that way for
either peach or an apple.
In the afternoon Mr.. Kimble gave
his annual address which was full of
good things and which was loudly
cheered from time to time. Reports
Of the Secretary and Treasurer were
read and accepted. Fine addresses
were given by DR.. Woods of Md.
State College and the Hon. A. P.
Sandles Of Ohio, whom many of you
will recall having heard at our
Farmers Meeting at Tome Institute.
Mr.. Sandles is fine, practical talk
er and knows whereof he speaks and
it takes this kind to appeal to a
practical farmer.
The farm women held very in
teresting session in the afternoon
with addresses by the President,
Mrs. Klinck, Mrs. Lehman, Miss Luz
cretia Campbell of Kansas, Miss Fate
of Missouri whose story of the Ozark
Mountain people was intensely inter-
esting, after which Miss Keller OF
College Park, Nd, gave talk on
her work in our own State.
During the afternoon separate
meetings were held by the Sheep
Growers and the horticultural So
cfety and in the evening an Apple
Banquet was held at the Hamilton
Hotel, everything being made of de-
licious Washington County apples
and the courses were many and each
course seemed delicious; when ham
was served it was explained that the
hogs were fed on Washington Coun-
ty apples and that is how ham could
be included in this delicious menu.
The banquet was much enjoyed
A visit to the Fair gounds was
made, pictures of the Congress taken
and exhibits carefully viewed. Meet
ing in the interest of Farm Impie-
ments was addressed by Mr.. w. M.
Pogue Of Rising Sun.
Every phase of farming was dis
cussed and speakers were experts in
their line. It would be impossible
for any man to attend these sessions
without learning much that will
help him in his difficulties and may
add that this Congress seemed to the
writer as much more orderly than
the one meeting in Washington;
more business-like in conducting it's
business and surely there could be
no more important business in these
days of H. G. L. and shortage of
food, than the business of produc-
tion of all kinds of food and we have
long regretted that the farming in
terests have had so little representa-
ton in the National Congress, and
after having attended this fine meet
ig ! came away with the thought
that the National congressman could
learn much along many lines from
the Farmer Congressman of the
Farmers National Congress.
The entertainment furnished by
the good people of Hagerstown and
Vicinffv moo xunu dorR,,1 80 L.s