Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-04-21
DR., WOODS POINTS
WAY FOR FARMERS
Shows How To Organize For
Benefit OF Agricultural
Industries.
STATE UNIVERSITY TO HELP
BY DIR. A. r. WOODS,
President OF The University OF
Maryland.

When agriculture suffers other in
dustries suffer. because agriculture Is
the worlds great basic industry. From
It comes the food that sustains life.
the clothes that protect us, rope, wood,
alcohol, most Of our medicines; and
countless other necessary direct and
by-products Of the soil that we use IN
some form every day.
When we consider the number Of
Industries which handle agricultural
products and manufacture from them
the necessities of life, such as clothes.
rope and medicines, It easily is seen
how the success of the sheep indus
tryntn Maryland affects the wooden
mills OF New England and further
affects all Of us through the clothes
we are compelled to buy. Hence, what
has almost come to be stock phrase
when agriculture suffers ell indus
tries suffer.
For several years the farmers of
Maryland. as we'll as Of the rest Of
the nation, have been In the valley Of
the shadow. Their troubles and suf-
ferings have directly or indirectly af-
fected all the rest Of the people, and
all the rest OF the people are as de.
termined as the farmers that agricul-
ture must be put on such q firm foun-
dalton that 1t shall not again be en-
dangered by even severe deflation
period such as followed the great war.
Now is the time. while the needs are
90 apparent, to have everybody CO
operate in safeguarding the future.
Much already has been accom-
plished in favorable legislation. For
the first time we have cooperative
law in Maryland that permits farmers
to organise their business effectively.
This ts backed by Federal laws of the
same nature. Federal legislation that
Will meet the requirements Of agricul-
ture in matters Of credit Is certain to
be enacted. Other Federal measures
that have the united support Of our
great agricultural organizations are
certain to pass II we stay on the job
and look after them.
The farmers Of the nation are ask
ing. not for special privilege, but for
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY. That is all
that any Of the legislative measures
propose. But when the decks are
cleared for this equal opportunity, the
farmers will reap the benefits only as
they are effectively organized to do SO.
And 1t Is this proposition Of effective
organization that we must build up.
The educational organizations, such
as the University of Maryland through
its Extension Service and Experiment
Station, the Grange, and the various
assoc rations and societies, have done
their work 30 we'll that the great ma
FORTY of the farmers, as we'll as their
friends In the towns and cities, see
that the educational organizations
must be supplemented with separate
and distinct series Of commodity or
ganiEations, such ~ Dairymen, Sheep
Growers, Poultrymen, Tobacco Grow.
ers, Apple Growers, Strawberry Grow.
srs. Nut Growers. Melon and Cante-
loupe Growers. Grape Growers, Bee
Keepers, etc. Each Of such commodi.
~ organization must be formed on
sound business principles, - the
business representative Of its mem.
bers for receiving, grading and mar.
keting its products.
II there is anyone in the Sheep
Growers, Tobacco Growers, Tomato
Growers, or any Of the other associa-
lions who would rather raise Sheep
than Tobacco or tomatoes, let him
get out Of these organizations at once
and join the Sheep Growers. No or
I sanization can succeed unless its
members are loyal and are willing and
anxious 70 cooperate In the trve spirit