Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-01-04
MD. FARMERS
TO ASSEMBLE
in BALTIMORE
Nineteenth Annual Convention
Of The Maryland Agricul-
tural Society
MORE THAN 1000 FARMERS
EXPECTED TO ATTEND

Farmers of Maryland will meet in
Baltimore January 8-11, inclusive,
when the nineteenth annual convention
of the Maryland Agricultural Society
and the Maryland Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton will be held in the Lord Bal
timore Hotel.
Preliminary interest in the program
indicates that this will be the largest
and most important meeting Of agri-
culturists held in the State in many
years.
More than 1000 Maryland farmers
are expected, in addition to large
number of persons representing inter-
ests closely allied to agriculture and
long list Of prominent speakers,
both from within and outside the State
Among the latter will be M. l..
Wilson, Assistant Secretary, U. S.
Department of Agriculture, whose adj
dress scheduled for the afternoon of
Thursday, January 10, is looked for
ward to with intense interest. Ches-
ter Gray, Washington representative
for the American Farm Bureau Fede-
ration, will deliver an important adj
dress on the Federation's 1885 Leg
islative Program on the afternoon of
Wednesday, January 9. Other noted
speakers who will address the con-
vention are M. D. Lincoln, Executive
Secretary of the Ohio Farm Bureau
and member of the board of directors
of the American Farm Bureau Fede-
ration; Mary Minis, Rural Sociologist,
Louisiana State University; Represen-
tative T. Alan Goldsborough Of Mary
land and DR.. T. B. Symons, Extern
sion Director, University of Maryland.
General sessions of the Maryland
Farm Fureau Federation convention
will open at 1 80 Wednesday after
noon, continuing on Thursday after
noon and concluding Friday morning
with the annual meeting. Charles T.
Cockey, Jr., president of the Maryland
Federation, will preside. The annual
Maryland Farm Bureau banquet will
be held Thursday night, January 10.
Edward A. O'Neal will be toastmas-
ter. Congressman Goldsborough and
M. D. Lincoln will speak at the BAN
quet, which will conclude with six
acts of entertainment presided over
by "Bill" Evans as master of cere-
monies. The annual Farm Bureau
dance will be held Wednesday night,
January 9.
All of the various agricultural or
CARNATIONS of Maryland will hold
group meetings in conjunction with
the Agricultural Society-Farm Blu
reau convention. Groups scheduled
to hold their meetings during the four
day general gathering are:
Maryland Farm Bureau Wool Pool,
Inc; Maryland Farm Bureau Live
stock Marketing Assn; Maryland
Stockmen's Association; All Club
Conference; The Agricultural Corpor-
alton of Maryland stockholders
meeting); Maryland Vegetable Crow
ers' Assn; Md. Crop Improvement
Assn; Md. Poultry Council and af-
filiated organizations; Md. Beekeep-
ers' Assn; Md. Farm Roadside Mar
keting Assn; Md. Tobacco Growers
Assn; Farm Debt Cancellation Com
mittee; Md. Game Bird Breeders
Assn; Md. State Hatchery Assn. Ad-
dresses and discussions pertinent to
the work of these groups have been
scheduled for the various group meet
ings.
Mayor Howard w. Jackson will well
come the visiting agriculturists at
the opening session of the Farm Blu
reau convention Wednesday afternoon.
A representative of the Baltimore AS
ISOLATION of Commerce will also extend
greetings, followed by response by
Wilbert Smith, president of the Fred
erick County Farm Bureau Federation.
The presidents annual address will
be delivered by Mr.. Cockey and the
sec'y-treasurer's report by C.. E.
Wise, Jr. There will also be an ad-
dress by Mrs. Harry L. Davis, winner
of the Maryland Farm Women's
Speaking Contest.
Mrs. Erland Etcheson, of Gathers