The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-08
Chr farmer.
From The american Farmer for March.
CARROLL COUNTY, MARYLAND

tages Of the system Of diversified husband.
ry are particularly illustrated. There Is
scarcely one of the ordinary staple crops
suited to our latitede in which she does
not take the lead in the quantity produced.
She stands third in area Of the counties Of
our State, and occupies the same position
with relation TO the total value Of her farm
products. In both wheat and corn, she is
fourth; first in the production Of oats and
third in rye She is also first in her bar
ley production, raising more than third
Of the whole quantity grown in the State
one farmer we know averaging over 40
bushels to the acre. In dairy products she
stands second for butter and third for milk.
She is third on the list for hay, and second for
clover and grass seeds. The value of her
forest products is greater than that Of any
other county, us also is that of the animals
slaughtered or sold for slaughter. She is
fifth for orchard products, and also for
home manufactures. Her position with
reference to the value of her live stock Is
third in the list of counties.
Below We give list of her production
of some of the staple crops.
Wheat, bus. AT $50; Corn, bus 7l6,-
oS7 Rye, bus. 35,257; Irish Potatoes,
bus. llS,O72 Butter, lbs. s23, ,759; Mix
sold, gals. 1881; Hay, tons, 3O,766
Wool, lbs. 1902; Clover and Grass Seeds,
bus. lO,5l7; Buckwheat, bus. 1929.
The raising of small fruits and garden
truck is being largely engaged in, and
will be still further gone into as ailroad
facilities increase. We know of one in
stance of two acres of strawberries last sea.
son being sold for $500, the buyer picking
the crop. The Farmer has made an error
here; the sum should be $1,000, or $500
per cre.-Editors Adrocate.1
The county is rich in mineral deposits,
iron and copper being found in large quan.
tities, the former of singular richness and
limestone of good quality abounds in sew.
eral districts. Manufactures are rising on
every hand, including two of agricultural
implements and machinery in the county
town of Westminster; whilst numerous
grist and saw mills are found on all the
line streams which traverse the county.
Farms, generally, are not large the soil
is IN most parts of the county easily sus.
ceptible Of improvement, and the agricul.
turists, as class, are well-to-do, thriving
people. There have never been many ne
sroes in Carroll, and they have not multi
piled since the war nor has her popula.
tion increased materially by aceessious
from any outside source.
The farmers of Carroll are enterprising
and far-seeing, awake to their real inter
ests, and willing to embark in enterprises
promising to be profitable to themselves
and useful to the community There is a
iourishing County Agricultural Society,
of which the lamen,ed Augustus Shriver
was, and Granville S. Haines, is sPresident,
and the success Of the annual exhibitions
of which is largely due, as we hear on ev-
cry side, to the indefatigable efforts of our
friend, Col. W. A. MeKcllip, its energetic
Secretary. Farmers Clubs are being
formed in every election district of the
county, and a general spirit of invcstiga.
lion and improvement prevails.
We recently had the pleasure Of spend
ing day with Mr.. Lewis II. Cole, one Of
CAROLS progressive and enterprising farm
ers, at his farm near Finksburg. Mr.. C.
is engaged in mixed farming, one Of his
most important productions being that of
butter, which is made from Alderney cows,
descended from some Of the best herds in
our State. Mr.. c. is also breeding i'm
proved stock, including jersey cattle,
South-down sheep and Berkshire swine,
and is contemplating also going into the
breeding Of Ayrshires His facilities for
keeping so much stock being insufficient,
he is now completing his plans for new
barn and stable, which will probably be
one Of the largest and best arranged in the
State.
Mr.. Cole has had many years experience
in dairying, but until comparatively re-
Gently, he was engaged in supplying fresh
milk to the city. Not being conveniently
situated 10 continue that branch, he now
makes butter. From ten COWS, he at pres
ent averages, for market, from SO to 55 lbs.
of butter week, the usual price for the
same being about GO cents.
Mr. c. is an ardent advocate Of soiling,
aud seems to consider that farmer who
continues to pasture his cattle, except un-
der rare conditions, as much behind the
age as the man who, from choice, travels
by stage instead Of by rail- To illustrate
the economy Of soiling, he told us that in
one year, he kept for whole season, 10
cows on A acres Of land, which was in
rye, oats and sowed corn in succession. In
corn sowed for fodder he is an enthusiastic
believer, as shown by the fact that he has
paid 500 per acre for crop Of It, cutting
Il and hauling mile OF course with the
corn the cows get some corn meal and mill
stuff, and plenty Of pure water, they being
allowed for exercise the range Of a small
field with shade and water.
Mr.. Cole is fortunately surrounded by
fellow-farmers who are possessed Of good
deal Of the same intelligence and energy
which characterize himself. Besides be-
ing actively interested in the formati u Of