BERLIN, MARYLAND 
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Near the headwaters of the Pokomoke River. This should be dredged and deepened, 
thus draining the surrounding lands 
What This Work Means to Farmers 
This brief story of Senator Harrison’s work has been told here so that you 
may know of his intense interest in the problems of the farmer and fruit-grower. 
He realizes that quick transportation to market means “profits,” whether 
your farm is in Maine or Maryland, on the Pacific Coast or in the Mississippi 
Valley. 
Perishable products, like berries, peaches, and melons, must be moved from 
orchard or field to the consumer in the shortest time. Every mile of road built 
in your township, every acre of land reclaimed in your county, adds to the 
material wealth of your community. Quick transportation, in times of peace 
as well as in seasons of strife, increases the resources of the nation. 
While growing and selling fruit trees is Mr. Harrison’s business, he realizes 
that he owes a duty to his farmer friends everywhere in showing them how they 
can advance their interests by putting one of their own number in public 
position. Another point emphasized is that of land drainage. No farm can 
reach its greatest producing power unless it is thoroughly drained. You know 
this from your own experience with wet fields. No road will be fit to travel 
over unless the surface water drains off. The man who attempts to grow grain 
or vegetables, fruits or flowers, must bear in mind that the land must be 
drained —it is one of the foundations of success. If you give attention to this, 
you will get your share of the present-day prosperity. 
Peninsula Produce Exchange 
When farmers or fruit-growers sell their products through ordinary channels 
they do not, as a rule, receive the prices to which they are justly entitled. The 
professional buyer has “poor eyesight”—the produce never looks as good to 
him as it does to other people; he is likely to grade your product as “No. 2” 
when it should be “No. 1.” 
In many sections the farmers are taking matters into their own hands and 
selling grain, vegetables, fruits, and live-stock through their own organization, 
