Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-14
j. OF N. PLANNING
TO HELP Dl|RYnEh
NEW BUILDING BEING EREoTEp
WILL De GREAT AID TO
DAIRY INDUSTRY.
Dedication To Be Held Farmers Day.
May 20.

that zre needed TO equip the Uniyers-
ity OF Maryland with the facilities es-
sential to the place the institution
should occupy in the State nov Is be-
ing erected at College Park. It b the
dairy building. the cornerstone laying
OF which win be one Of the features
of Farmers Day exercises on Satur-
day. May Is. The building was made
possible by the far-sighted action Of
the last legislature.
The new building, which will b
ready for occupancy with the begin
ming of the fall term, will house in .
fitting manner this growing depart
ment of the University. The corner
stone laying on May rs will be under
the auspices OF the State Dairymen's
Association, Of which d. @. Harry, OF
Hartford county, Is president. 1t 10
expected that members of the Assoc
citation from all over the State will be
present. Special invitations are being
sent to members of the Organization.
Governor Richie, State Treasurer
John M. Dennis, and other notable fig
ures in the public life Of the State will
be present.
The building, which is Of three
stories. is being constructed of rein
forced concrete The first floor will
be devoted to milk handling butter
and ice cream-making and marketing.
The second floor will be given over
to pasteurizing cheese, making and
etc., and the third floor will be devoted
to class room and laboratories. The
building and equipment will be man.
aged by Professor ]. A. Gamble, head
Of the dairy industry department.
Adding of this facility to the Uni
versity, which came in response to a
very healthy dairy development in the
State. will be good news to the 5000
organized dairymen of Maryland, who
are interested in seeing their indus
Try come into its own. At the pres
snt time more than $10000.O00 worth
II dairy products are brought in from
ne outside each year. Maryland
armers easily can produce this
mount, thus keeping within the State
billions Of dollars that are now going
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| In order that Maryland boys, may
pon completion Of their study at the
diversity Immediately take their
PAGES, not only in the production, but
conversion of Maryland milk into but
tie and cheese. it was highly import
AT that they obtain special training
In dairy manufacturing The new
failities will make this possible.
Volume must be handled in order to
gile the proper experience. This.
mems, that like all other State in
stintions producing material, the
daty products manufactured in the
ney building will be sold, very large
ly 70 the dining hall and the faculty
of he University. At the present
tins the dairy products consumed at
the University, especially the butter
and cheese, come from without the
Stau.
Any balance that may be left after
the University's need are supplied
will be made available to automobile
traffic on the Baltimore Boulevard,
which passes within so feet of the new
building. This fact should be partic-
ularly pleasing to the residents of
Washington and Baltimore. About
100000 automobiles pass the Univers.
ity grounds each year
| AT PRESENT the dairy business north
and east of College Park is growing
rapidly and the farmers in these To-
calities are urging that the University
get in hape to handle their product
at the arliest possible date.
In commenting on the addition of
the Dair Building to the equipment
of the University DR.. A. r. Woods.
Presiden Of the University, says:
mo inlustry in the State has great
or possibilities than dairying. The
State has good grazing lands, better
climate. md far better geographical
location ian the great dairying State
OF wiscnsin. Maryland's greater
market fgilities give It an advantage
over Wesern States that is almost
impossible to calculate. The new
dairy buiTing viii give the Univers-
ity opportunities to serve the dairy
industry, nd will serve as a head
quarters round which to develop
Maryland ntc a dairying State. Just
as alreadyis being done in horticul.
ture. Thee b no reason why Mary
land shout not be one of the great
est milk, bitter and cheese producing