The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19
FARM LEGISLATION
Maryland Agricultural Society In
Annual Session Urges New
Acts.

Annual Session Urges New
Acts.
Adoption for consideration by
county organizations of program
on which may be based marketing
system to take the place Of the one
now in operation in this state, and
which was submitted by specially
appointed committee, wound up on
Nov. IL, at Salisbury, Md, the sixth
annual convention of the Maryland
Agricultural Society and its affili-
ated associations.
The suggested program covered
adequately the buying and selling
of farm products, which is one OF
the greatest problems now confront
ing the Maryland farmer.
There was a general discussion of
the various bills before Congress.
The association went on record as
being in favor of the following state
questions:
Adequate provision by the Cover
nor and legislature in the next state
budget for the study and investiga-
ton of marketing problems by the
State Board of Agriculture.
Passage of two cooperative cor
poration laws that were prepared and
introduced at the last Legislature.
One provides for the formation of
cooperative agricultural, dairy and
horticultural associations as mem
bership corporations for mutual help
and not having capital stock or con-
Quoted for profit. The other pro-
vides for the formation of cooper
alive corporations for the purpose
of conducting a general producing,
manufacturing and merchandising
business on the cooperative plan.
1t is believed that such legislation is
absolutely essential to the aid in the
cooperative movement by farmers.
The associations strongly urged that
adequate provision be made for
carrying forward the building of
SOOu TOduS Ill MdTylduu.
The executive council of the Mary
land Agricultural Society went on
record as being unanimously OPP
posed to any reassessment of farm
properties either in the state as a
whole or in any of the counties,
basing their action on the inflated
values placed on farm properties
during this abnormal period.
The society Endorsed the follow
ing national measures:
Capper-Volstead bill, designed to
right of agricultural producers to
market their products cooperative
ly.
The French truth-in-fabric bill,
which requires manufacturers of
wooden fabrics to label their
products in such a way as to show
the final consumer the percentage of
wool and the percentage of shoddy
used.
The Vestal bill, which if passed,
will eliminate all confusion and
fraud in the distribution of veget-
ables, fruits, etc. This bill pro-
vides for the Standardization of bask-
cts, hampers and other containers of
fruits and vegetables.
Other bills which were approved
of were the Rural Credits Bill, the
Federal Reserve Act and the Ger
man Credit Bill.
The Townsend Highway Bill was
disapproved of. The farmers favor
a national road policy which will
provide for long distance hauling
and touring.
The society urged that adequate
support be given by the state to the
University of Maryland and the
United States Department of Agri-
culture.
officers to serve for the ensuing
year were elected. They are: d. G.
Harry, of Pylesville, president; ]. E.
Patten, East Newmarket, vice-presi-
dent, and DR.. T. B. Symons, of Col
lege Park, secretary and treasul err.
E. P. Cohill, former president of
the society, was appointed as dele
gate to the American Farm Bureau
Federation's annual meeting, which
is to be held in Indianapolis Deccm-
Der 6, and 8.
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