The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-04-03

From Rayville, 9th District. Wsa,ler
Gni'h. Farmrrs Gr"riny I',fafoes-- Experiments
. ,nh Plant Fomi--"M ,dirH.'--''GoHs Fp'-I Mr-
{ cids, Of - HsH-Ioiifics. ,fc.-Dufing the last
iew weeks We have been getting paid back for the
balmy, spring like weather 81 January and the
early part IL February. Farmers have not sown
oats nor piuntcd l'otalot.. though ZONE have the
grounds ready for both.
3 We notice the letters aud Advertisements Of Mr..
Joseph German in which he proposes e. enable
farmers and others To- effect entire revolution in
b potato. growing. for the small sum Ut 81. if Mr..
iounans receipt will 10 all he claims for il lie il
certainly Of the greatest beneisetors of the age
! and should be- literally patTunised. We are not
aware Of the means ho uses g. increase the yield
80 enormously. or To drive and kill the huge but
before investing We would like TO ask il Sir. Ter
mans knowledge Of potato growing practical
or theoretical? lie says he has spent several
months in collecting the information contained in
his receipt. but has he spent any time in expert
mentng upon the potato crop with III II he has
sure IL will greatly increase his sales IL he
gives US the result Of his experiments. for pound
| gf'FpsTiaicni 10 worth u ton II theory.
There u not the least doubt but what crop Of
ANY kind can be largely increased by the use Of
proper cultivation aad fertilizers. Prof Stock
bridge. Of the Massachusetts Agricultural College.
gives the results Of experiments in feeding plants.
His first series Of experiment. running through
period Of four years. was TO find whether certain
clements of plant-food-pfepared in . certain
Way-would produce plants. and lie found that by
using the ordinary materials known 10 every body
nitrogen. potash. phosphorus acid. soda. mag
nesia, &c. In certain forms on soils that were
absouicy sterile. plants could be produced perfect
IN all their parts. Ills next experiments were TO
determine whether IL was needfui 90 use all the
elements OF plant nutrition, and the experiments
Of four ycars indicated that on the soils in the
liz,
it was not necessary to apply carbon in any form
ant the OIL! thing not supplied by nature in
abundance was nitrogen. Among the mineral
elements IL was found that il was only necessary
to apply potash and phosphoric acid 90 vegetable
crops. For oats and tobacco IL was found neces.
sary TO use magnesia in addition TO potash and
phosphorus acid. In Scotland experiments were
made On 10 plots Of poiatoos an increase Of 2iG
bushels per acre. over unman"rsi land. was oh.
iairci by using ew,.. Of fertilizer per acre.
Ia MIA ammonia. - per cent. soluble phosphate.
- pee cent. insoluble phosphate. peg cent. and
'ul.haic 81 potash. ~ per cent.
"o are glad To- see that you have added "Mcdi.
cu' {" your long list IL correspondents. lie will
prov" u valuable acquisition. anil We expect many
an intellectual treat from his prolific pen. hut he
ncci not give himself any trouble about Demo
cratic reforms riding istO the Custom House on
the back Of the Delaware statesman. or the sage
Of typher alley" either for the nan Gil the
White liou'e will not beluns 60 that side of the
house. Stick pin in here. brother "Msdicus."
school Commissioner tore had y coal house
built at RayIille school house. but IL must have
been erected wncn the "mo1n turned W., for
after the coal was put in IL IL commenced going
~ until il top of the coal anl then il went
',ieways ard fell towards the north pole.
summit TRANCE. No. lGI. +. of H.. hA. rur.
chase the dwelling built BY the late VIM. y.
Hare. in the village %: Middletnwn, and intend
comforting j: into a hall and store room.
Political maftera are auict the majority of good
thinking Hcprbieans Of the Upper End being Of
the opinion thG; il would be much better for tue
party II the different factions would cease quarrel
lrs and unite AMI wutk for the best interests If
the party hy 'eniin: representative men to the
county. state and National conventions. who will
truly represent Republican principles instead Of
c.iaucs aui factions. II there are any who wish
60 ;h; toy Federal patronage le; them wait until
after the election anil thea ight TO their hearts
content. II that matter is fought out before the
election what IN the maine Of common sense will
We 10 Cor the qualification nf those gentlemen who
hav" heretofore composed tie fammous Maryland
delegations who 60 down AMI dine AMI drink
wa;cr--ui;h the President, OBSERVER.
From Gardenvills, 18th District. Rand
Cra'~r'--Ef.' Ssrric..-Esi.c H.a'i,r Prsiic.
i..-.- .S,aH. gprrriss-AH F,.r. IIrg. 6c.-0n
Thursday evening q last week the GArIenvills
ban gave il SRI annual concert At Biidison's
Hall to well filled house. The programme con
si'ic4 Of select music prepared by the leader.
Prof. Us. !. Neumayer. An admission fee of
p cent, Wa charged. aud the proceeds 90 towards
paving :"r new uniforms
Easter services were held in all the churches.
i, -. J".eph's Catholic church the usual cere-
monics NEE participated in by large eonSrega-
ton. Al the German Lutheran church those
who had lately been confirmed were admitted 70
fuii membership.
II has been an old saying that IL it rains on
Christmas day IL will be clear on Easter and vice
verse. but il did not hold good thi. time. s.or did
our prophsi foretsl the weather correctly. In fact
IL was Just to the contrary and now he SAYS the
almanac nsn VAS wrong in his calculations.
Several quarFie. have been opened on the Bel
air road. expressly for getting out stone for the
wall around the grounds Of the Redsmptorist
Fathers. Twelve hundred perch will he needed
sad those having stone thought they would mako
sale of some but they of an inferior quality
for wall purpose. and would no; suit. Stone for
the work are being quarrisl on lisrrin; Run. back
OF the Halls Springs property. where an excel
lent quality j. being obtained. The work of put
ting ur the wall commenced last week. The
grazing Of the high bank along the road is being
pushed forward a; a rapid rate and when com
pleisi will make nice improvement. There Ia.
been fine house built about the centre Of the
property for the of the keeper Of the grounds
April let or IAN Fool's Day" as il is 50 often
called is Of aneesi origin. On this day many in.
noccnt jokes are played many grave and unsus-
nonsenseai Grand. many pssssr- By has been
told that there was something out Of his pocket.
which proFei to be his hand. and that there was
someihin: On his face. which was his nose. School
hoss have hsen sent to the shocmaker's for "stir-
ru. oil" which they would get from a strap aeros,
their shoulders. or 70 the sehooimistress for the
"biosraphy Of Ewes mother Many a printers
devil has been sent TO q neighboring editor for "a
quart 81 editorial" and received in return pic
tuFs ola jackass and many pretty gir dispatched
O. ,hs irugss; round the corner for the essence
Of tulips" two lips which she would sometimes
box the pharmacsutie cars for trying q give her.
Some while passing along the street have beer
eapiiva,ei by bright coin, but when they tried
a. secure il found /, fastened 10 the pavemsnt.
These smusements which. under other eireumstaa-
se-. would have been highly offensive. happening
on "All Fools bay" were considered II not agree
able at leas; perfectly harmless. ". A.. r.
From Fairvisw. 10th District.-"Poen"-
NJ HoHss-.iH ieY"isi'ioH--.Nsir Store Ksepsr
aai Po.faa.f,r- Ras"way-An Effort 10 Cio.s a
Road Hei'. san by. ..c.-I feel encouraged g.
write again. seeing tao Of your correspondents
have Developed into poets. and right good ones.
too. don't know Wha, may be in store for me by
continuing 10 be n corresf,ondSnt Of the 4 xtox