Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-01-04

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tiaae and viii maintain adequate
service, each within rs own sphere OF
greatest usefulness 10 the people, sup
pieraeniing rather than competing
with each other
University OF Maryland
The Legislature OF 1920 merged the
Maryland State College OF Agriculture
ana the University Of MARYLAND under
the name OF The 1atter CActs 1920 Oh.
1897 The government OF the con-
solidated institution was vested in the
Board OF Trustees OF the former State
! College OF Agriculture. who were TO be
known hereafter as the Regents OF the
University Of Maryland. and under the
Act Of 1916. ch. 225 the same persons
constitute The State Board of Agricul-
ture
This legislation has brought under
the control Of one State-owfed insti-
tuition al the agricultural activities OF
the State. ali the agricultural educa
ton which the State gives, the arts
ana science courses conducted at Col
lege Park. the University Hospital.
and the Medical. Law. Pharmacy and
Dental Schools of the University OF
MARYLAND in,1Baltimore.
From the budget TO be passed by
this Legislature. the first> since the
consolidation. the University of Mary
land requested appropriations for
these various activities of sl.2l5.999
for maintenance in 1923. sl,169,999 for
maintenance in 1924, and S1,42l.50O
for land and construction during these
two years. making an aggregate for
this period of moi much less than 81
GOO 600
This Is in addition to $i,S75,e3l
which the institution viii receive dur
ing The same two years from the Fed
oral Government, students fees. hos
pital.receipts and other sources.
Conservation OF Seafocds
Our seafood industries must be not
only protected, they must be Guilt
waited Enforcement, of the Gull laws
prevents the marketing OF understood
commodities. and this work is neces-
sary and is being excellently done,
bur the depletion of seafood products
involves the real problem. II is a
problem SO large that some day it
may present itself as a paramount is
sue.
I'm the meanwhile, the Conserya-
ton Commission has been giving earn
est thought to means for replenish-
ing the depleted oyster bars. and has
concluded that the solution lies in the
extensive planting Of oyster shells.
THE Commission last spring plant
ed 1864 bushels of oyster shells at
cost of $12.29S.1Zgsa
Three Planting Areas
"The areas selected, after much
thought and investigation. were three
one at Harris Oyster Rock. on the
easterly side of Tangier Sound and
of the mouth of Big. Annanlessex
River; another, about 1 Y miles south
west of Point No Point Lighthouse
and about one mile east southeasterly
Of ST. Jerome Creek. adjacent TO st.
Mary,s Copnityi aaa. the i third, ia the
bay off Calvert County, about one mile
southeast of Plum Point steamboat
wharf aa.sl
The results have been encouraging.
They appear to show, however, that
shells should not lie planted before the
first of May, and other practical con-
siderations have. been disclosed. Time
is necessary before really accurate
conclusions can be formed, hut there
seems no doubt that the experiment
Il shell planting should be continued.
The selection of the proper areas is
The important thing, because the scon-
iitions are not everywhere suitable
for successful shell planting.
&2s.0C0 To Continue Work
Provision is made in the budget
for an appropriation of $4,000 for
1928 and like amount for 1924 for
planting oyster shells These sums
will enable The Commission to- plant
approximately 100000 bushels of oys-
ter shells each year, and this should
be enough to demonstrate whether the
undertaking will yield the desired
results If it does. the next Legisla-
| ture should make considerably lar
! ger appropriation for the work.
THE alarming shortage IN the crab
| supply has been very. largely due tc
he failure Of the State of Virginia to
pass laws, such as Maryland has done.
for protection OF the sponge or female
crab duringsthe wiioic gear and limit
ing winter dredging. uniform Gull
| Law is also necessary. We were tn-
ally successful in arranging a confer
ence with The Virginia authorities, in
July. 1921. IN The Office Of Secretary
/ Of Commences HeoyeTSas the result o.
which Virginia agreed 70 secure the
Legislation required on her part. and
the uniform Gull law. providing for the
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