The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-12-26
FRIDAY, DECE MBER %, 1924
AGRICULTURAL ADVANCEMENT

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production of better seed and live
stock, the improvement of canning
crops and the marketing of farm
products, constitute a definite pro
gram for the advancement of Mary
land agriculture which the agricul-
tural committee Of the Maryland
State Bankers Association will ask
the banks of the State to support
in their respective territories.
The program is broadly outlined
it is explained. SO that it will be ap
plicable to practically all sections OF
the State and so that banks may
select from variety of activities
the particular one most likely to
prove beneficial to the agriculture
of the region in which they arc
located.
The program received the ofiicia,
endorsement of the agricultural
committee Of the Maryland Stats
Bankers Association at recent
meeting, held at the University o.
Maryland, College Park, which wa:
called by the chairman, Judge Frank
I.hDuncan, OF Towson. at the sngges
(tion OF ID. H. Otis, Director OF the
Agricultural Commission Of the
American Bankers Association.
In outlining the purpose OF
the. i meeting Judge Duncan told
the members 0f the committee OF
the work which the Maryland State
Bankers, Association has b 2 9 |.
carrying ON for number Of years i,
connection with the boys and girls
club work. The association shaG
voted $1,000. to be used during the
current year to promote club work.
Judge Duncan explained, and SONS
of this money had been spent II
sending Maryland farm boys an,
girls to Camp Vail at the Easter
States Exposition, Springfield, Mass
The committee had been called to
gether, he said, to consider plans fol
extending It's work and for enlistint
a more general interest and suppor
Of banks throughout the State ]
promoting the welfare of agri
culture:
Mr.. Otis, who attended the meet
ing. told the committee that Their,
were thirty-three states in whicl
bankers and the agricultural col
leges were working together
developing and promoting SCUM,
agricultural programs. He suggest
ed the adoption OF q similar program
for Maryland.
]. Enos Ray. President OF TIL,
Maryland State Bankers Associa
ton. expressed his utmost sympath,
with the work of the lcommittee an,
urged that it adopt a. definite pro
gram to be presented to the bank
of the State.
The program as adopted by tt.
committee is to be made known
the bankers of the State by. Jurg
Duncan and his committee and viii
have the endorsement of the Ameri-
can Bankers Association, the Mary
land State Bankers Association an,
the University of Maryland Exten
sion Service. all which viii CO
operate with local banks in putin,
it into effect.
Following the meeting, the mem
bers of the committee had an on
portunity to hear about HON
demonstration work In Primo.
George's from Mrs. ]. Enos Ra
who told what is being accomplishe.
by the rural women OF the count
Miss Carrie Nourse and Miss Nah,
Snodgrass, two club girls, expiaine,
10 the bankers what rural girls al
learning in canning, dyeing, sewir
and cooking through their cl,
work. Various features of experi
mental work in progress at the I'm;
versity OF Maryland were inspecte
by the bankers during the afternoo,
Those who attended the meetin
were. Judge F. I. Duncan, ". M
Cushwa, Hagerstown; w. B. Copper
Chestertown; Robert G. Hilton
Rockville: w. s. Hill, Upper Mari
boro; Director d. II. Otis and ]
Eros Ray. President Of the Mary
land State Bankers Association, to
gether with Dr. A. F. Woods, Presi
dent Of the University of Maryland
DR.. H. J. Patterson, Director of tn
Experiment Station; DR.. T. B
Symons, Director of the Extension
Service; DR.. r. B. Bomberger. AS
assistant Director OF the Extensio,
Service. and u. @. Jenkins, Stat.
Boys Club Agent.