The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-28
LOCAL GAMERS HOLD GROWER
MEETING AND BANQUET

AMI RfAlNGOMl
The Silver Canning Co.. of Colora.
were hosts Friday night, April IA,
to large number of their growers
at meeting and banquet held in the
Academy.
After an excellent dinner served
by the school, Mr.. f. s. Silver, who
acted as POSTMASTER, welcomed the
guests, and after reviewing the pro-
gress made despite the unfavorable
weather, thanked the growers for
their hearty cooperation with the
Company
Food will become more critical
his coming season than in the one
Just past as our Armed Forces are
arger and more of them will be over
seas where they must depend en-
tirely on canned and dehydrated
food. For that reason the govern
ment is taking twice as much canned
vegetables and fruits this year and,
therefore, far less will be left for
civilian use making a large pack very
necessary.
Captain A. S. Freedman USN.
Chief Supply Officer at the Nayal
Training Center, cambridge, was the
first speaker to be introduced and
gave fine talk on the size, training
program and tremendous food re-
luirements of the 35 or 10000 boys
on THE HILL" He impressed on the
audience that the high pressure
training program made plenty of
good nourishing food essential for
he health and morale of the men
who are fighting this terrible war
| for us, and advised that the farmers
could feel proud that the fine corn
packed at Colora would supply ma
| jor part of their corn requirements.
He closed his remarks by a most in
.eresting and graphic account of the
i reacherous surprise attack on Pearl
| harbor where he was then station
| ed, and stated that we are now ready
and able to pay the Japanese back
once and for all.
DR.. Charles Mahoney, Chef Horti-
,ulturist of the University of Mary
| land, distributed and reviewed new
and very able bulletin, Growing
Sweet Corn for Canning" which The
Silver Canning Co., were instrument
tai in having prepared, and which
will be sent or delivered to any grow
er who could not attend. A maximum
| crop of sweet corn is necessary dur
| ing this critical war year, and DR..
Mahoney pointed out that the very
| Jest land, fertilizer and care with
The crop should be used.
DR.. Ernest N. Cory, State Ento
mologist, then gave an illustrated
| talk on the European Corn Borer and
is control during which he empha-
sized the fact that all fodder and
corn stalks should be plowed under,
| shredded or burned before May 18th
| to- keep this dangerous pest under
control. He advised that parasites
were being raised in New Jersey
which would help keep the borer il
check, and said that some would b.
released in this area.
Mr.. J..Z. Miller. our popular and
hard working County Agent, then
told of efforts being made to secure
high school and adult vacation work
ers to help in the harvest season, and
urged all farmers to file their ''poin,
lists" to aid the County Draft Board
in granting deferments of men under
I26.
Mr. VIM. e. Silver closed the meet
ng by congratulating the 1919
Prize Crop Winners" and Three
Ton Club" members. and promised
that the Company would continue
these prizes in 1914. He said that
with better season he hoped there
| would be big increase in member
ship in the "Three Ton Club" and
that competition for prizes would
be good natured but keen.