Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-02-14
Farmers OF Somerset
County In Meeting
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Gently declared unconstitutional by the
| Supreme Court.
It was stated that Congress was
now considering farm bill, which
would deal with the conservation of
the soil, the planting of soil improve
ment crops, for which rental pay
ment would be made, based on the
number of acres taken out of produc-
ton of the commercially grown crops.
1t is expected that the County Agent
will be able to announce the details
of the new agricultural program as
soon as it is finally approved by Con-
gress and definite information is re-
ceived from the Secretary of Agricul-
tutre.
Arthur Weed, Director of Informa-
ton Of the Maryland Farm Bureau
Federation, Baltimore, gave very
interesting talk on the needs of farm
ers organizing for the purpose of Civ
ing united voice to the needs of agri
culture and the Importance of devel-
op a sound agricultural program,
which will give the farmers an equal
ity with other business enterprises
in the country.
He mentioned the need of the
farmers organization having repres-
entatives who could consider legisla-
ton by Congress and the legislatures
of the several states, which will pro-
mote the agricultural interests of the
country.
Mr.. Weed mentioned that the Mary
land Farm Bureau had gain of over
40 per cent in membership during the
past year and that the State was af-
filiated with the American Farm Bu-
reau Federation, the strongest farm
ers' organization in the United States,
with an affiliation of SO state Farm
Bureaus.
A statewide membership is now
being conducted in Maryland and an
effort will be made to organize the
several counties that do not have Farm
Bureaus at this time. Somerset coun-
ty is the only county on the Eastern
Shore that is not organized.
The conference of representative
farmers held last week at Princess
Anne was addressed by Mr.. Weed and
en- unanimous vote of those pres
ent from all of the agricultural dis
tricts of the county, it was decided
to conduct a membership campaign
for the Somerset Farm Bureau begin
ming the week Of February 18th. Dis
trict membership quotas have been
determined and it is hoped to reach
a goal of $50 members by March LIST.
It is felt by the leading farmers
that this county should not continue
to remain outside of the ranks of Or
ganized agriculture, but that they
should go along and give their sup
port to their own organization which
have leaders who are working hard
in their interests.
The membership campaign will be
conducted by the following committee:
Chairman, M. F. Carver, Marumsco;
Secretary-Treasurer, ]. Miles Lank-
ford, Pocomoke; Robert Chamberlain,
Kingston; William T. Chaffey, Mar
ion; Charles M. Fontaine and P. o.
Layfield, Manokin; Francis P. Cuff,
Harry keenan,, John E. Hartman, and
j. Carl Fleming, Westover; William
G. Landlord, o. P. Carey. and Edgar
Atkinson, Pocomoke; R. P. Bozman,
George Dashiell, Lloyd Widdowson,
and Harold McGrath, of Princess
Anne.
The members of this committee have
enlisted group of workers in each
district, to conduct the membership
sign up and it is hoped that the farm
ers Of the county will fully appreciate
the need of an organization and will
cooperate in forming a strong Farm
Bureau in the county nv March LET