The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-06-06
Local MATTERS.

TnE stare AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL Az
sociATtos The State trustees Of this association
assembled at EldOn Hail. Ia Baltimore. ON Mon.
DAY last, Governor-cleci Bowie and large mum.
nr oI THE trustees, including Messrs. Merrymau.
pcNrics, Rogers aud Nicolai, Of this county, be-
lhg prescnt. Ga motion Of Mr.. Msrrynlsn the
entire proceedings of the last meeting we're an.
h"iled. The various property offered for the
Use OF the association was then explained.
TIE owner OF the PimlieO race course had con.
suited to give clear deed OF that property for
the sum OF S25, 900.
The Herring Run Race Course Of ~ acres was
offered for sl2, 0OO and the Chester property adj
JOINING, consisting Of - acres, could be had for
1000 morc
Gen. kimmcll preferred the winau's property
hear the Relay House on the Baltimore aud Ohio
Railroad, abOvc all other, but several gentleman
informed the General that Mr.. winans had ire.
qnenIiy said that money could not buy the
place.
tract of land due Wee, a miles from
the city, on the Liberty road, containing 2ls
acres, was offered at $3.50 per acre, for as much
rs was needed Il belongs 10 Mr.. SlinRInif. and
many friend, Of the Herring Run property con.
sideTcd this AS their second choice.
tract OF IS acres, belonging to Mr.. George
Freshman, Va a north west direction from the
city! was offered for $50, 600 but the extreme
price prccludel its selection, even IL suitable.
Another tract OF - acres, on Charles Street
Avenue, opposite Gov. Bradfofd's place, was ol.
tered i belongs 10 Mr.. Henry braksly, who
was willing 10 lease Il, u preicrable, for fifteen
ar twenty years, at -, 900 per annum
placr on the Frederick turnpike two miles
FROM the city. belonging to the Union bank aud
n'Joining the property Oi John .. Hewlett, con.
sising ~ Lon acres. with the privilege OF taking
as much ~ was needed but no price named, as
was ais" The Davidson property, adjoining Lou
duum PIik Cemetery.
A farm of loo uCtcs an N oodbouFne Nvenu.
which turns OF a, the four mile stone ON the
York road. belonging 10 Thomas J. COchrane
Was Offered ~ $40 900.
Various other places were named but 10 most
"ts,. the prizes were not fixed
IA animated discussion cnsurd upon the mrr-
~ ~ ,hrs, several locaiions, and, upon a vote
being taken, IL was resolved 10 purchase the Her
rns Hun property, aud Mcssrs. Davis, Deories
Hni ilar'lcasilc were appointed u committee to
mAk' the purchase aud make the necessary ar.
r'ngrmrnistowar'ls putting the grounds In order.
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Tms l.ucr.Ts The seventeen. year locusis have
made their appearance again, Ia large numbers,
and the woods will soon be- alive with their pc.
ftllHr s"ig. These sin. ular insects are certain
the most wonderful OF all natural phenomena
aud should bc made special subject OF study -
Their coming aud going is an object Of interest
tor the curious aud scientific, aud certainly
present p'culiaritics which have never vet been
saiisiactoril, explained The locusis made their
appearance ia lsl1 On the 23d Of Nav in ls3l,
about the same time, aud in ISL ON the 2Gth Of
May. This year they were a little later, doubt
less owing to the wet condition of the ground
IN fact, the great body Of them have not yet
com To the surface, and many have died on &C.
count Of the frequent rains, aud We may justly
conclude that their number this year will be less
than ia former years. We heard OF n gentleman
whO. in lsIs, made the following experiment:
lie took some Of the small branches where the
lOcusis' eggs had been deposited and wrapped
them carefully up and did not open them until
1884, when the lOcusis made their appearance
again, aud then. by the aid Of "a microscope he
discovered that the eggs were dead aud had new
&c made tue least advance towards incubation -
In the last narlcd year he put quantity OF the
eggs in bottle aud corked il up aud did not ex-
anime its contents until 1851, when he found the
result the stmr-ihe eggs were dead, and had
made uo progress towards Matching. From this
~ seems well established that the eggs Of the To-
Gust must come in contact with tue earth before
they will advance towards lfe-that the coil 10
essential to the development OF the life
The same gentleman has, by frequent expert
'urni. also ascertAined that the loeusts never de-
scsnd further than sir feet into the earth, which
Is al entire refutaion Of the fallAcy that they
pass entirely through IL during their long alb
srhce Of s"vrntcen years What they live on, or
how they sulsisi. in their self-consiituted grave
whether they increasr and multiply or remain,
Z" all inirnis and purposes. dead ali the time
has, we l'rliev~ never been satisfactorily ascsr-
tanned.