Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1925-02-14
AGRICULTURE

somerset, worcester and WlcOmlcO
counties, assembled in the Chamber
Of Commerce rooms, Salisbury, Md,
on Thursday morning at the call of
Senator E. Dale Adkins, to consider
the feasibility of growing tobacco on
the Eastern Shore for marketing pur-
poses. Each delegation was accom-
panied by the County Agent.
Speakers at the meeting were: DR..
L. B. Symons, Director Extension
Service, University Maryland, who
gave an instructive talk on the tobac
co crop in general and the difficulties
which nuts be overcome in it's grow
ing: D. E Brown, Southern Mary
land, specialist in growing of tobacco,
who talked on the culture of the crop;
Mr.. Gardner, Secretary of Maryland
Tobacco Growers Association, on the
marketing demand; George w. Wool
ford, president Eastern Shore Trust
Company on the prosperity tobacco
had brought to the banks Of Southern
Maryland, and w d. Corddry, Snow
Hill, who gave his observations of
trip thru Southern Maryland.
There is no question as to the de-
mand for true Maryland tobacco both
in this country and in Europe. Be-
cause of it's burning and other quail
ties, it is sad, it is universally sought
and the demand exceeds the output
of Southern Maryland. Tobacco can
be grown on the Eastern Shore it was
pointed out, but the real question in
volved is whether soil and climatic
conditions are such sto grow what
is known as "true" Maryland tobacco
which is sought for most all high class
cigarettes.
One acre out of every eight in the
county is adapted to the raising of
this crop, according to soil surveys.
Land good for raising trucks pc
culiarly adapted to tobacco raising,
the experts pointed out.
1t was decided at the meeting that
each county agent should together
those in his territory interested in
growing tobacco and decide on farms
where demonstrations would be car,
ried on. After this is done DR.. A. G.
Mccall, soil specialist, Extension Ser
vice, will visit these farms and advise
as to the soils being adapted to
tobacco growing. Plants would be Sc
cured from community beds much on
the same order as the tomato plants
are now handled, it is thought.
Congressman Millard E. Tydings
has been receiving numerous COM
plants recently from farmers located
in various parts of his district, MAX
ing protest with respect to the high
cost Of fertilizers.
The possibility of a combination on
the part of several of the larger fer
tilizer manufacturers in the East to
fix prices on fertilizer products has
been suggested.
The fixing of prices on the part of
manufacturers by cooperative meth
ods has been held to be in restraint
of trade and is violation of the An
ti-trust laws.
Because of these complaints, Con-
gresham Tydings personally took
the matter up with the Federal Trade
Commission, whose function is to pre-
vent all unfair methods of competi-
ton in interstate commerce, and the
commission, because of Tydings' ap-
peal, has decided to make thorough
investigation, which will be imme-
diately undertaken.
T. Raymond Charshee, formerly of
Havre de Grace, but now an attorney
for the Federal Trade Commission,
has been assigned the case and is now
calling on several farmers, seeking
their viewpoint of the situation.
Farmers thruout Talbot county are
beginning to speculate about the size
or the coming WheaC crop ana Wnetn-
er the present weather is conducive
to it's growth.
The ground throughout the entire
county has been covered with snow
since practically the first of January.
Underneath the coating of snow is
thick coating Of ice, which many of
the farmers believe may prove injur-
ious to the wheat in it's present stage.
Late planting prevented the grain
getting good start in growth before
the winter weather set in, and in fact,
number of the late-sown fields look
ed as though there was not blade of
wheat on the entire tillage.
Growers are doubtful as to the ef-
fects of the heavy coating of ice on