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

County Agent Fuller arranged for
seven Farmers Institutes in the
county for last week which were very
well attended by the people in the
communities where they were held,
Union Mills, Finksburg. Sykesville,
Middleburg, Manchester, Taneytown
and Westminster. Owing to bad
weather conditions Tuesday night, no
meeting was held at SykesVille.
Tdpics Oh interest to the farmers
were discussed at this time.
Mr. Oldenburg, agronomy specialist,
stressed the importance Of soil i'm
provement in its relation to corn;
the proper selection and testing of
seed crop. He advised the farmers Of
community to breed up type OF
corn suited to their locality and keep
it pure.
Mr.. Besley, of the Maryland Forest
ry Division gave a number OF line
talks on the care of the farm wood
lot, which many farmers do not con-
slider a crop that needs care and at
tention. The proper method OF sell
ing standing timber is to sell marked
trees which have been measured and
this way the farmer knows what he
is selling and has something to base
his price on The desirability of GER
tain kinds of trees for shade and
ornamental purposes, and the use OF
trees as living memorial for our
soldiers, was discussed.
Mr. fWlolcott, dairy specialist, put
much stress on the building up of the
dairy herd. Too many times sires
with high producing offspring have
been lost before the results of their
prodging was recorded. This can be
overcome by organizing Bull Clut
in the community where the sire is
retained by one farmer after an
other. The value of certain feeds
and how the farmer can produce
feeds to take the place he can't bu!
on the market, was also discussed.
Mr.. Hickey, poultry specialist, hat
| the results of number of demon
strations he is carrying on in tn
state with the farmers in regards t
winter egg production. If farme
can get SO per cent egg production
during December, January and Sep
/ tember, he more than pays for tn
keep Of his flock with a profit for hi
labor. This has been proven by
number of demonstrations and MI
Rickey can tell you how to feed t
get over so per cent egg production
/ Several Of his demonstrators are get
ting over 70 per cent.
I The most important speaker on tn
institute platform to the farmers o
Carroll county this. year was Mr.. Nc
I Laugh1in, district director Of Count,
| Agents. The necessity of OrganiZa
tion among the farmers at this tim
when it is to their interest to protec
themselves in regards to prices, mar
kets and labor is very apparent.
The work that could be accomplish
ed by the different kinds of farmers
organizations was discussed, especial
ly the grange which is nationa
organization and has received ,sucl
an impetus in the county since thu
meeting of the State Grange in oul
county in December A Communit!
| Club was organized at Middleburs
and two other communities expressed
a desire to have a grange organized
All business men in Carroll coun.
ty, and this includes the farmer who
is not very often thought Of as Z
business man, should take an in.
terest in the upbuilding Of the agri-
cultural interests of this county
Take the farmers and the interests
that depend on his products and what
would we have left in the county
The more you help to secure in
creased production, fair price, and
p~1~ rc+ un
helping your county and yourself.
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