Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-07-30
CHARLES COUNTY
FARMERS FEDERATION


On July 2nd at McDonough
Institute when the Farmers
Organizations and Community
Clubs Of the county met they APP
pointed a committee to draft a
Constitution and Bylaws ahd
report to a meeting to be held on
the oath of July. At 2.30 p. Nj.
in the Court House that commit
tee reported to representatives
of these organizations and the
Federation was completed.
Mr.. w. G. Bishop was elected
President; Mr.. Samuel G. Lin
ton, Vice President; County
Agent John 2. Burdette, Secre-
tary, and Mr.. W. B. S. Chap
man. Treasurer. Mrs. Thomas
F. Downs, Messrs. Samuel C.
Ryon, 0. O. Carr, and E. r.
Speake were elected councillors
to serve With the four officers as
an Executive Council.
The following resolutions were
adopted
RESOLVED that a committee of
three from this organization go
before the County Commission
ers on next Tuesday and ask
them to make a special appro-
priation for the County Agent
and Home Demonstration Work
sufficient at least to cover all
travel expenses for a year.
RESOLVED that a committee OF
three be appointed to ask the
County Commissioners that the
Dog Law be enforced.
RESOLVED that we as an or
ganization stand back of the To
bacco Growers Association and
will do all in our power to helI
the Association.
Pursuant to a resolution of July
End the County Agent and Home
Demonstration Agent reported
plans to the Federation which
were unanimously adoped.
Plans of the County Agent
follow
I. AGRONoNY.
CORN Showing how high
grade seed will be more profit
able than the usually selected
seed. Field meetings showing
how to select seed corn. Guilt.
vation-- showing how with proper
cultivation one row can be cult
waited at one time instead of
row. Showing the best methods
to be pursued in wet and dry
weather. Showing the best
method of caring for corn and
fodder.
WHEAT Showing how by
cleaning the wheat and taking
out the small grains and dirt the
yield can be increased one third.
Showing that on the different
soil types in the county different
varieties should be grown. (Urg
ging the building of suitable
places for storing the grain
CowPEAs-- Showing the value
of cowpeas over wheat and SOY
beans on poor sandy soil.
Soy BEANS Showing the val
ne of soy beans over wheat and
cowpeas for most of the soil in
Charles County.
ToBACco-S Showing the impor
lance of clean seed; How the
Maryland Mammoth Seed can be
secured, How the soil can be
kept free from weeds and grass.
All thru the Maryland Tobacco
Growers Association.
CLOVER Showing how clover
is dependent upon lime and phos
phoric acid; Showing how the
seed can be saved.
HAY How a mixture of clover
and grasses can secure the best
results.
II. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY.
HoGs-How pure bred hogs
develop faster than mixed hogs
on the same treatment; how hogs
can be raised with a profit by
growing them on a pasture for
eight months of the year. Thru
the Hog Growers Association
prevent the spread of Hog Chol-
era.
SHEEP Thru the Sheep Grow
ers' Association improve the
fiocks by getting pure bred rams.
By feeding the proper kind and
amount Of feed.
HORSES How large Perche-
ron or Clydesdale can do more
work than a smaller horse at
greatly reduced cost.
Cows How pure bred bull
can quickly change the cattle in
a community; how milk and but
ter ShOuld he uSpd to a greater