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Economy IN production. in market
inu. IN expenditures and In govern
ment and public institutions II the
agricultural program 10 bc followed
nv the farmers Of Maryland through
ont tho year.
Thss economy was recommended
Thursday At the annual convention OF
the MARYLAND Agricultural society
and its seven affiliated organizations
h, the committee on agricultural pro-
gram The report III the committee
WAS adopted.
While IN. great depression In the
prices ~ farm crops during tho last
two years has brought the suggestion
that the only remedy lay IN limiting
production. tho report stated. the
adoption Of this as n general policy
would not he warranted In state
situated 80 fnvorably as Maryland.
Production. the report continued.
should hc confined To the lands suit
V,lo tor given crop, pointing out
tina, this policy would reduce produce
ton and cut out the extra areas that
We're stimulated by war prices.
Decrease In tho cost OF production
Ut farm products, the report said. can
bV accomplished by using better seed.
better fertilizer and cultural methods,
and better animals and giving the live
stock better care and by making labor
more cfncient and using labor saving
machinery.
ketinsscf farm products was one OF
the blk problems confronting farmers,
tho report said that its successful So
luton was Of interest nor only to the
producer. but also to the consumer.
Decreases I'm marketing costs can be
obtained. tho report pointed out, by
cooperative purchasing and selling
organizations Standardization OF
products. reducing the number Of nom
service rendering agents or having
the products pass through as few
hands an possible between producer
and consumer. thus reducing the
number OF commissions. cutting
freight expenses by shipping in car
loads through cooperative organiza-
ton. shipping direct TO the markets
most In need Of particular products,
rromotlns good roads ne a factor In
economic marketing. and permitting
trucks to handle the shipments which
are most expensive 10 ship by rail
and which the railroads are least able
to handle economically or satisfac-
torily.
trsing the farmers 20 practice
strict economy IN expenditures. the
report cautioned th!m against I'M
sound propaganda on the money
question. explaining that the schemes
now being circulated probably would
result in cheap money" which would
be 20 the disadvantage 81 the country
and tho farmer.
Farmers should study conditions IN
puhiic offices and public institutions
which draw their support from taxa
ton 60 SEQ that capable persons are
solicited go perform the work and
economy 10 practiced. tho report ad-
viscd II also recommended that they
should study all questions relating to
both direct and indirect taxation.
Tho farmers business should re-
cclvo lust consideration" the report
stated In county and State taxes.
the farmers believe In an equitable
hasir and hai with delight euch low
cring of the rates as Ia consistent
with true efficiency and economy, but
Il In realized that a i6 per cent re-
auction IN the rate. with n rs 10 200
per cent increase In tho basis will
not lower the tax bin.
We should recommend that farm
srs make n careful study of the ad-
>antaros of county home rule as a
factor IN economy and efficiency for
counties IN the State. County home
rule would cut out from rs to so
per cent of the local bills in the State
Legislature"
The report urged that much farm
land throughout the State be better
drained. and called upon farmers 10
support educational agencies and or
pnnizarons that stand for bettering
rural conditions. DIR. II. J. Pat;er-
son. director OF the University OF
Maryland Expcrimcn; Station and
chairman az the program committee,
read the report
Among the resolutions adopted al
the afternoon session WAS one calling
upon the Legislature 70 enact at this
session a law authorizing the forma-
ton OF cooperative associations. az
js done In other States. whereby the
farmers 81 the State may carry on
their enterprises cor their mutual
noncnt and for the benefit OF the
ultimate consumers ~ farm products.
The convention went on record as
being 'unal,erably opposed TO the ex-
l,.ndlturc by the Federal Government
NJ iasr. sums Of money for the recls-
nation and irrigation OF arid areas Of
the West and cut over and swamp
lands ul the south. while there remain
millions OF acres OF arabic farmland in
MARYLAND and other States not now
under cultivation"
other resolutions favored the COM
pls,lon OF the campaign fpr the eradi-
cation of bovine tuberculosis. the ef-
forts hsiur made TO secure national
legislation prohibiting interstate traf-
nc In "nlled milk" and reduction in
freight rates on firm products Reso-
iutions also were passed condemnine
the bin 60 amend the present Federal
jscod md Drug act.
Louis +. Clark NJ Howard county
introduced resolution suggesting
that Government committee be APP
pointed TO investigate the cost OF pro-
duct,on and distribution Of faria prod
ucts with the idea OF fixing prices for
farm products on cost-plus basis
/, was referred 20 the executive coun-
ell. but during the discussion II was
brought out that there were farmers