STATE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE

Chairman: Gordon M. Cairns, Dean, College of Agriculture
William P. Cole, Chairman, State Board of Agriculture
Irwin C. Haut, Director, Agricultural Experiment Station
James M. Gwin, Director, Agriculture Extension Service
Joseph F. Kaylor, Director, Department of Forests and Parks
Edward M. Davis, State Conservationist, U. S. Soil Conserva-
tion Service
Harry H. Reick, 1954; William R. Powell, 1954.

Fred L. Bull, Secretary

College Park Telephone: Warfield 7-3800

The State Soil Conservation Committee was established in 1937.
It is composed of the Chairman of the State Board of Agriculture, the
Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station, the Director of the
Agriculture Extension Service, the Dean of the College of Agricul-
ture, the Director of the Department of Forests and Parks, the State
Conservationist of the U. S. Soil Conservation Service and two Soil
Conservation District Supervisors appointed by the State Board of
Agriculture for a term of one year. The officers of the Committee are
selected by its members. The Committee's duties include (1) render-
ing assistance to the supervisors of the several soil conservation dis-
tricts, (2) providing information relating to the experiences and
activities of the several districts, (3) coordinating the programs of
the districts, (4) securing cooperation of the various Federal and
State agencies in the work of the districts, (5) disseminating informa-
tion pertaining to soil conservation throughout the State and (6)
organizing new soil conservation districts where it is deemed advis-
able. Soil conservation districts have been organized in all counties
of the State except Talbot (Code 1951, Art. 66C, sec. 91).

Staff: IS.

MARYLAND STATE FAIR BOARD

Granville H. Hibberd, 1954; Edward F. Holier, 1954; Robert
V. Norris, 1954; Frank Donaldson Brown, 1955; Louis McL.
Merryman, 1955; Olin S. Davis, Sr., 1955; C. Russell Gal-
breath, 1956; B. Ernest Mathews, 1956; Roy C. Weagly, 1956.
R. Nelson Phelps, Executive Secretary

Administration Building,
State Fair Grounds,
Timonium, Md. Telephone: Valley 3-3360

The Maryland State Fair Board is composed of nine members
appointed by the Governor for a term of three years. It is the
function of the Board to encourage and foster agriculture through
the promotion and assistance of bona fide agricultural fairs and
exhibits. Financial assistance is extended to qualifying organizations
for premium awards to exhibitors of agricultural displays (Code
1951, Art. 66C, sees. 61-63).

Appropriations 1953 1954
Special Fund $250,420 $266,000

Staff: 2.