Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-03-08
ROTARY CLUBS
FARMERS NIGHT
A BIG SUCCESS
About Twenty Agriculturists Attend
First Rotarian Gathering Of
This Kind
ROBERT R. WALKER
SPEAKER OF EVENING

The Pocomoke City Rotary Clut
staged a very successful farmers
meeting last Monday evening, ovel
twenty farmers being present. A
splendid dinner, consisting of turkey
escalloped oysters, with all the
'fixins'," was served by the ladies Of
the Episcopal Church in the parish
house.
The object, as stated in last Satur.
days issue of the Democrat, was to
have the subject Of Diversified
Farming" discussed with some of the
farmers of the county. Each mem
ber of the club was to invite at least
one guest and as many more as desir:
ed The response was all that could
be desired, and it is hoped and believ-
ed much good resulted.
After the meal, which was made
lively by songs and conversation, DR.
N. E. Sartorius, president Of the club,
with a few very appropriate remarks
presented the speaker Of the evening,
Robert R. Walker, of Easton, Md.
This gentleman entertained the gath
ering for an hour, or more, with an
enthusiastic speech on the subject
mentioned above.
Mr.. Walker is very successful
fruit grower, that being his hobby.
He, however, evinced a very practical
knowledge of other crops, and ad-
vised diversification. No matter what
the crop, the speaker emphasized the
Importance of grading for market.
Whether it be peaches, apples, corn,
eggs, hogs, wheat, asparagus, toma-
toes-the most advantageous thing
the farmer can see to is grading
allow no inferior produce shipped.
The speakers enthusiasm and earn
estness upon the subject showed that
he had put this matter to a practical
test, had found it paid, and he was
throwing his whole soul into selling
the idea to the Worcester county
farmers. He was specially happy
when treating of this phase Of agri-
culture, and interspersed his remarks
with a natural humor which took with
his hearers.
County Agent Oswald followed Mr..
Walker, and showed how Worcester
with it's diversified soils was capable
of growing different crops, and
strongly advised the practice.
F. A. Townsend, local farmer,
next gave a blackboard illustration
Of what he considered the agricultural
situation. Mr.. Townsend by dia-
gram showed how the Great War
was-at the bottom of conditions, and
with that event as the trunk of the
chronological tree explained how
farming was influenced by capital
labor, and other agencies which thru
the branches, to the main limbs
found it's way back to the main trunk
The War.
President Mock, Of the Worcester
Farm Bureau, was called upon, ano
made a few very interesting remarks
on the main subject - Diversified
Farming.
The meeting closed between 10 anc
1880 P. M, and everybody seemed
delighted with the innovation.
The invited guests were as follows
Capt. E. j. Birmingham, L. Cheste,
Young, Ferd. A. Townsend, w. w
Beauchamp, William Lankford, VIM
7. Groton, Marion Merrill, Granville
Merrill, Edward E. Mock, Charles
Matthews, w. H. Lang, Chas. Ches
ser, w. H. Hope, ]. B. Taylor, Clarke
Lambertson, l.. w. Beauchamp, F. M
Wilson, Maurice Barnes, c w. Pill
chard.
Besides these were County Agent
Oswald, and Roger F. Vincent, tn,
latter entertaining the crowd will
his inimitable sketch of the farmer
and his experience in driving an au
tomobile.
This is only the first of what is in
tended to be series of these gath
erings, by which it is hoped to extent
the. beneficial influence of Rotarian
ism to all classes of socistv