Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-10-23
DAIRY NOTES ON MARYLAND.
From Moore's Rural New-Yorker.

Brighton, Montgomery county, Md,
and has nice farm of 832 acres. The
surface of the country in this section is
rolling, the soil being either sandy or a
clay loan. There is considerable timber
scattered here and there over the coun-
try. The farms are generally well cul-
tivated, and by the use of commercial
fertilizers are made to yield good crops
THE sTABLER FARM
This farm is largely devoted to gar
den crops. and Mr. Staber has an estab-
lishment for canning the' different pro-
ducts grown. About IS acres are in
wood land. The land devoted to ordi-
nary crops are For corn, 30 acres;
wheat, 40 acres; meadow, 30 acres, and
pasture, 25 acres Considerable sweet
corn for canning is grown, about 40
acres being employed for this purpose
the present year.
TIE ROTATION OF CROPS.
Grass land is broken up and the first
crop is corn. The second year the land
is treated with superphosphate at the
rate of 800 pounds to the acre narrowed
in and then put to sweet corn The
third crop is wheat, the land getting from
300 to 400 pounds of vitrolized bones
per acre, which are drilled in with the
wheat in the fall In preparing the
land for the wheat, 200 pounds Of bone
dust to the acre are sowcd broadcast
before the grain is put in. Long ma
nures are also used for this crop and for
that of sweet corn. The land is now
seeded to grnss-4 quarts of timothy seed
and quarts of clover being allowed for
an acre. and remains in grass three years.
THE YIELD.
The annual production of bay is Mt the
rate of to 2 tons per acre. Wheat
yields 20 bushels per acre. and corn As
to 80 bushels per acre.
PREPARING SWEET CORN FOR MARKET.
The corn is scraped from the cob and
put into the tin cans in raw state Then
Il small quantity Of water is added to
each can, when they are Immediately
closed and sodered. They then 60 into
kettle of boiling water, and remain
there from four to five minutes, when
they are taken out and small hole made
in the tins for the air to escape. This is
now soldered over and the cans returned
to the boiling water until sufficient Eum-
Der has been obtained to make crate
They are then immersed in boiling brine
and are kept in liquid for . hours, when
they are taken out and the labels pasted
on, which is the last requisite for pre-
pairing them for market. Corn put up
under this process will keep in good order
and make a very nice article. which has
ready sale in market. We had occa-
sion to test the flavor OF Mr.. Stablers
prepared corn (of last years crop at the
dinncrtable Of friend Janney, and found
it excellent. In preparing peas the same
process is employed, except chat they re-
main in the boiling brine but two hours.
Last year Mr.. s. put up u 900 cans
Of corn, each holding y pints, and about
the same qnanty Of peas. They sell for
49, Is per dozen cans. We looked through
Mr.. Stablcr's grounds aud gardens, and
were greatly interested in the culture and
appearance Of the crops.
THE ELLIcoTT FARM.
In the vicinity of Brookevlle Samuel
Elicott has n nice farm of 53 acres. OF
which 46 are in meadow, 20 in pasture,
3 in wheat, 10 in corn and 5 in oats.
WHAT BLIND MAN CAN DO Ar FARMING.
Mr.. Ellicott is a very intelligent and
pleasing gentleman, and. although totally
blind for many years, has conducted his
farming operations with great shrewdness
and success. He is acknowledged to be
one Of The best judges of live stock in the
country, and is rarely deceived in the
value Of an animal. lie goes over all
parts Of his farm Unattended, riding TO
10 the village and to the neighboriDg
farms and he has apparently as thorough
knowledge Of the country and the condi-
ton of the crops from time TO time as
others who are blessed with the keenest
cyesigbt. His premises are kept in the
neatest order. and all the details Of his
farming operations arc under his imme-
diate supervision, and his farm is a model,
being managed so az to return him
considerable profit. II is the most re-
markable instance we have ever met
where n man laboring under the disability
na.acd has been able to grow crops and
accomplish results equal, if not superior,
to the best farmers in his neighborhood
/ Books, the news Of the day. the market
reports and the current literature are
read to him regularly, and, having re-
tentive memory, he is able to give cor
rect information on great variety of
topics and 10 discourse in a most inter
esting manner
SYSTEM OF GROWING CROPS
Sod land is MANFRED in the fall at the
rate Of ten loads Of barnyard manure to
the acre The land is then turned, and
the first crop taken is corn. This is
followed by wheat, oats and potatoes
For wheat 800 pounds of dissolved bones
drilled in with the seed are used per
acre. Oats get only 1870 pounds of bones
to the acre, and potatoes 400 pounds
The third crop is wheat, when the land
gets 300 pounds more of some CONNER
cial fertilizer and about bushel Of plas-
ter per acre. and is then seeded down to
grass The annual sale of hay from this
farm is about 30 tons.
A Pittsburg woman was cured of
spccchlcssness by the prayers Of priest
Her husband is now prowling around az
ter The priest with sho; gaa.