The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-05-15

Mr.. James II. Lindsay has greatly ina
proved his house and grounds, corner of York
road and Smedley avenue The old stone walls
have been newly penciled, the wood work has
been painted, and the lot inclosed with sub
stantial paling fence The house, when fin
ished, will be occupied by Mr.. S. w. Storm
and family.
"A few days ago we had a call from Mr.. L.
P. Harvey, of Brandywine Summit, Delaware
county, Pa. He has an interest in some prop
erty in this town, which he was here to look
alter He says all that Towsontown needs TO
make it flourish is steam railroad, and we
are afraid if some of our property owners don't
put their hands in their oaon pockets, instead OF
waiting for foreign capital to supply our wants,
we won't fiourish-as town-very soon.
MONTHLY MEETING OF THE MARYLAND AGRI-
CULTURAL SocIETY.-The monthly meeting of
this Society was held in Baltimore on Thurs
day of last week.
The special subject for discussion was ia
ken up, being the duplication of Barnyard
Manure to Soils" The discussion was opened
with an address by VIM. Webster, Esq, of Bal
time county, who gave an account of an inter-
view, and related the conversation that pass
ed between himself and the late President Bu-
chanan on this subject. Remarks of value
and interest to the meeting were also made on
the question under discussion by Mr.. Davis,
the President Mr.. Warner, of Hartford Mr..
j. j. Myerly, of Howard Mr.. w. A. Bennett,
of Baltimore county; Mr.. E. Whitman and
Saml Sands, of Baltimore city.
1t was the general opinion, as expressed by
the speakers that barnyard manure was of
great value to the agriculturist, and that its
careful preservation and economical and judi
cious disposition on the soil was productive of
highly beneficial results. There were differ
ent expressions of opinion es to the best mode of
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strength and value as a fertilizer, but it was
agreed that 1T should be well decomposed and
thoroughly mixed before being applied.
a resolution was introduced looking to a
more active effort TO secure a more complete
representation Of Baltimore industries at the
next State Fair, as follows
ReSOiUeG, That committee of ten active
members OF the society Tor nine, in the discre-
ton of the Presiden) be appointed to solicit
from manufacturers and others of Baltimore
articles for exhibition the approaching State
Fair at Pimlico; authorizing the committee to
arrange with all such exhibitors for any space
they may require in the Exhibition Hall or
elsewhere on the ground at the established
rates, the city to be regularly districted and
thoroughly canvassed in the interests of the
society for the purpose OF securing full rep
resentation of all the Industries of Baltimore
at the annual exhibition in September next.
The resolution was adopted, and the com
mittee will be named at the next meeting.
The President introduced a resolution, de
claring it to b. the true object of the farmer TO
increase the value of his invested fund in his
land by improving hisl land by artificial means,
besides making it yield as great revenue as
possible. 1t was a great and fatal mistake to
allow land to become impoverished for want
of sufficient tertilizng. The resolution was
unanimously adopted, and the meeting ad-
journed
The subject for consideration at the June
meeting will be "Cattie Feeding"