Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
WEEKLY FARM NEWS CLEANED
FROM DE!.-MAR-VA PENINSULA
NUGGETS OF FACTS OF GENERAL
INTEREST TO THE FARMERS
Gathered and Compiled by the Del.
Mar-Va Eastern Shore Association
at Salisbury, Maryland

Cooperative activity in Pennsyl-
vania increased IA per cent during
1926 as compared with the previous
year, according to report of the State
Department of Markets, issued by the
U. S. Department of Agriculture. The
total cooperative business reported
was $35, ,177, ,009 more than 81 per cent
of which was reported by organiza-
tions handling milk and milk products.
Organizations marketing farm sup
plies were second in Importance with
more than Is per cent.
Farmers of the future will be large
ly dependent upon science and the la
bors Of research students, declares DR..
Austin H. Clark, biologist Of the
Smithsonian Institute The agricul-
tural war being waged against the
pest of the farms is war in which
chemistry and science are playing an
important role. In their present day
knowledge of how to meet and fight
these foes, the husbandmen of the
world are three hundred years behind
the times, and science has only just
begun the task Of furnishing assist
ance to which the farmers are entitl-
ed.
The largest exportable surplus of
wheat since 1924 is expected in 1928,
if farmers carry out their intentions
to increase winter wheat acreage 1877
per cent, as indicated in the reports
of August l, Of the Department of
Agriculture. Due to the tendency to
expand acreage in important foreign
producing countries the Z. S. supply
is expected to meet well supplied
market, unless yields fall below the
average.
Do well grown and graded canta-
loupes bring a larger net return to
farmers of the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula
is the subject of field Investigations
and market studies now being con-
Quoted by the Marketing Bureau of
the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore Asso-
citation under the supervision Of DIR.
Franklin B. Bomberger, director Of
the Associations Marketing activities.
Under the auspices of the Talbot
County Chamber of Commerce, the
Northern Nut Growers Association
will convene in Easton, Maryland on
September Is for two days session.
It is understood that the visitors will
inspect parts of the Peninsula for the
purpose of ascertaining the adaptable
ity of Del-Mar-Va climate and soil to
the growing of nuts.
Seed Verifcation Service becomes
effective September first, as apart OF
the program of the Bureau of Agrl-
cultural Economics. This service viii
aid further in protecting the Ameri'
can farmer from the purchase of seeC
not adapted to his use. Seedmen may
issue seed verifcation certificates un
der authorization given by the fedora
inspector if they are able to conform
to the standards of the Bureau. Buy
ers Of alfalfa, red clover, and othe
seeds will be able to purchase seed
bearing U. S. Certificates Of Origin.
During the season Of 1925. 772
carloads of sweet potatoes were ship
ned from the Del Mar-Va Peninsula
This represents 81 per cent Of the to
tai carlotshipments of sweet potatoe
in the u. S. In the same year n
state in the union shipped even on
half of this amount. with the excep
ton Of Virginia. and in this case. tn
two Eastern Shore counties alon
shipped 4,468 car loads. For the pun
pose of comparison, during one Gro
year. the Peninsula planted 80 pc
cent of the total acreage Of the cour
try. and produced per cent Of tn
crop. shipping by car loads 48.3 pc
cent of the U. S. movement by raj
in 1924.
of interest to farmers should be II
facts brought out by the Forest Sc
vice of the Department Of Agricultul
n its recent report stating that sol
in forested areas will absorb mol
water and will hold it longer than II
soils open and unprotected by an
kind of vegetation.
To guarantee price OF prices whit
will assure certain profit for tar
products, naturally would have tel
dency to stimulate the production
food commodity, says Mr.. S. d. Sa
ders. President Of the Washington c
operative Egg and Poultry Associ
ton. Applying this to the poultry
dustry, he states that eve do kno'
however, that if the poultrymen a
guaranteed price which would me;
a reasonable profit without any r
strictions as to production, the Y.
would soon produce sufficient eggs
feed the world"
Indications from the Department
Agriculture are that feeder lambs W
he high in price this fall, due to the
scarcity. The better the corn crt
the higher the price will be.
Slaughter lambs are moving to ma
ket earlier than last year, but the :
tai number slaughtered this year W
probably be less than last. There n