The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-03-29
AGRIcULTURE.



TO HE Ed.ior fDe National lihig
The Agrlcu tnrnl Society Of Montgomery county
met in the Court house at o'clock, when, on mo
lion of Mr.. WIN. Yers Bonc Mr. Magruder was
He'd to the chair Ater some preliminary business
The committees were called on for reports, and the
following were made; do not pretend TO give the
reports In full bur will state their substance.
The committee on the improvement oi Farms, at
ter the examination Of several certificates report that
they award To Mr.. Benitmin II dlowri the first pre-
MUM, being hinisnms silver goblet for the great
eat Improvement On ncres Of land The ground on
which this Improvement was made was considered
and termed la the certificate poor old heldp which
before the Improvement was not considered worth
cultisa,ng. Tails land in the Spring, was prepared
for cora, being piowad and lined at The rata Of SO
bushels acre, ten bushels Of bone e 10 the acre,
aud poudrette 10 the hill al the Of 2 per acre
In September following the corn was cut OIL nj tbs
ground and hauled oil the Land, when IL received
another dressing Consisting Of poudrette gnano and
bone and put down Ia wheat and timothy.
The cost OF this Improvement was charged by Mr..
III al the Time, and he also includes In this cost The
seed wheat aud timothy, which amounts 10 SlBi 70,
and the value oil the crops received ihereom, owing
entirely 10 the improvement, was si7l 80, leaving
net profit in favor Of the Improvement Of $3.50 10,
averaging $50 w per acres and In addition 10 this
quick return The land Is permanently improved
The COMMITTEES above named further report, that
they award 10 Mr. Edmund Stabler the second pre-
nun be ne also silver goblet for the second grea
eL improvement on 10 acres Of land. The land wss
termed the land above referred TO, as "poor old
felds," portion Of which was termed springy, Qtw
and wet) I'm the fill Of the year Il was plowed up
six inches deep, and Ia the spring was lined with
caustic lime Dime In isunsacke state,) then plan ed
in corn; In the following spring IL sown IN oats,
The yied Of both crcps, extremely small n u paying
for the glowing " 81 much"
The field was again plowed deep, and 10 bushels
o. lime per acre applied as before, and corn planted
In the following spring oats were sown, they had
mannring Of bone, both Of which crops were tole;-
able yield then followed q w! eat crop, with which
umoihy was Gown, the ground being nanured with
from 80 10 100 pounds OF gnano 10 the In tho
spring clover seed WAS sown The average crop of
wheat 70 The acre was rather over Hrfyhiree bushels
per acre, Notwithstanding III suffered by the drought
and storm just before harvesting" which, If they
had not happened, would no doubt have yielded for
~ bushels per Then follows estimate of the
profit and loss the profit being the Increase crop
owing solely to the lime and other mannres and the
loss being money paid for manurcs and labor of til
ling The increase crop valued Al $40 g. the outlay
or loss at ~ Az, leaving net gain, owing sole
bcrs $50, per acre In favor Of the improvements"
and an addition 10 this gain heand Is radically and
permanently improced."
The chairman oil the committee appointed to cr-
quire into what measures had best be taken 10 nd
vance the agricultural interests Of country, made
the following report The committee recommended
an Agricultural school, similar 10 the schoolsin Ger
many TO be attached to and form part Of the county
school system now In force IN this State by having
small portion Of land attached to each school where
youths could be taught agriculture and horticulture
practically the report then stated that the money
now all ,wed by the State of Maryland for school
purposes was amply sufficient to establish school
OF this kind In each district in which the counties
divided, allowing each teacher salary of four
hundred dollars per annum, and It further recon-
mended that such pupils should distinguish them
selves In this department should receive education
at the colleges endowed by the State, the interest
and the prosperity of the whole State being depend
emf in great measue upon its Agrcullarai advance
ment. Then followed an interesting report Of COM
mittce appointed to enquire into the quantity and
quality Of the land In the county Of Montgomery
and the capital employed In Agricultural purposes
The repor. states in round numbers that the value Of
the lands employed in Agricultural purposes, by the
return Of the commissioners ia 500 00 the stock
and implements at from $500 TO 100000 making
an aa ss n oo1n stno arr me an
per nnnum than Is realized by any other Investment
After the society had accepted these reports, on
motion of Mr.. r. j. Bowie, the Association adjourn
cd TO meet the first Monday in April next
MARYLANDER.