The Baltimore County union., 1883-06-23
CorsegoEfeAes Baiiissrs cous,y Laioa.
a FARMERs TRIP TO FREpERIcY
COUNTY.
No.

No. 2.
Mcssrs. Editors This Is by far the richest
county In the State, as the census will show. By
the last census there pTodatel on 7C7 acres
l,ilS,5I2 bushels Of wheat, and on 50, ,002 acres
the yield Of corn was l,79i,956 bushels, which is
much beyond any other county in the state. The
land 10 mostly Limestone, although a portion l.
composed Of = slate soil, which also Yields good
crops bu, requires more manuring 20 keep Il up.
The Limestone seems 10 disntcgraie very readily
by the action Of the elements, and l. thus ever
working In making the soil more fertile. The
farming is similar % that Of the Cumberland Val.
ley, viz, corn on a clover sod then wheat drilled
10 with fertilizer and this followed by clover
again, although this rotation Is often varied. Go
where you may your eyes will rest on the orthodox
Pennsylvania rel barn, which In the fall Of the
year will be iilied 60 repie,ion with the various
crops. and huge straw ricks dot the landscape.-
These sights along with sleek herds of fat Lino
and aoeks Of sheep make up beautiful rural pic.
iurc aud would even make the heart Of such n one
Ichabod Crane. Of Sleepy Hollow. rejoice if he
could but "view the landscape Ger
In drive over the county Geils of from 80 to
30 acres were pointed cut - inc that yielded on n
clover sod alone from 80 % 30 bushels of wheat
per acre last season. Lime and clover are the
main reliance TO keep up the fertility, yet all
use fertilizer more or less for their wheat Ia
some portions Of the county, especially along the
line Of the railroads, dairying Is carried on TO n
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cided profit The butter l. printed and shipped
TO Baltimore, and being of tine quality Is sold
readily at good prices.
Within the last few years some of the mast wide.
awake men are feeding cattle. These cattle are
bought In the early fall. grEEci for a month or %
ON the clover pastures and fed rough feed, with
some grain. Towards spring clover hay takes the
place Of fodder and by May they are In prime
order for market. One gentleman, who fed over
100 head the past winter. said his cattle netted
him $40 per head besides giving him large guam
tity Of rich manure. by this system he was using
less fertilizer every year. His land was becoming
much better. a. manurci land stood the drouth
easier. aud when II is plDwed II breaks up with
hner texture, being much more friabic than fertil-
izedl land. Another advantage be claimed In feed
ing cattle was that Il gave steady employment the
year round to his hands. The farmer had old re-
liable help which took an inicrcst in the hu.ine...
aud the men had steady employment tie year
through.
! met an old Gcrman farmer With whom | had
q long talk. AMI who was Il very prosperous one.
as himself aud every one around him worked, not
excepting the Newfoundland dog. Who was com
PEELED 90 earn his living b. churning. Of course
he made money. Ills farm was about 500 acres
Ia extent: soil Limestone. liis crops ate wheat
(which i the main crop. corn anl hay. lie uses
no fertilizers relics upon clover. stable manure
and lime. faitcns cattle and hog. and sells con.
siderable butter. ilis cattle ani hoss run in
clover pasture in separate fields, however. during
the summer. In early fall he fattcn. his hogs
with corn cut up from the ground. AMI fed stalk
and all on the pasture, just much they eat
up clean and NO more. lie contends that this l.
the cheapest way for him. l. requires very little
labor anl everything is consumed On the place.
One ether idea zee he follows. aud good one.
That is he works bis corn Ga;." using only one
implement. deep running cuitivaior. The corn
soon gets deeply rooted in the mellow soil. and be-
ing worked level stands the dTouth better, and
81 heavy can M hes but
system Of corn culture Il well worthy of trial on n
more extended scale by all farmers.
But there j. a shady side To Freierisk farming
also. To my idea everything seems 90 centre In
the all absorbing ileal--uobey which !, very
good thing to have but not 'rcrythisJ. What our
country ani our State needs il cultivated and in.
telligent farmers: men iha; can work their farm.
and having active minds can make both put forth
their best endeavors Ia one Of the nobiest caings
on earth. The farm houses too small and the
door yards arc very limited. This Is another
great error a. the ladies' ol the h1usc should have
their Ileasures even at the expense Of some farm
crop. What Il more agreeable than well-kept
lawn, however small IL may be. with few choice
evergreen. Of the various NAPLES, the diicT-
ent kinds of shrubs it, trollises Of vines the
briar climbing over the porch, with various other
beautiful and inexpensive hOwcrs iniermingled:
These give much pleasure TO all the inmates, cul-
tiyatcs n taste for the beautiful. and in dwelling
upon such themes our ideas are elevated and
too become better mcn Anl women. Better than
all this they sure indication 60 every observer
Of the frusality, eon,en,mcn, and happiness iha,
reign within.
The vegetable and fruit gardens were all lat
least all saw made in the same old style, viz,
worked by hand In beds. with currants and goose
berries matted and twisted by many years growth
around the fence like many sentincls. This il
s useless waste of land aud labor. Garden crops
should he drilled in or planted Ia long even rows
and should be worked with horse labor. By this
means large garden could and should he kept
clean at little expense. What Is more toothsotne
than mess Of fresh pulled Champion peas. or q
bunch Of crisp Egyptian beets. or bountiful sup
ply Of luscious straw berries for ones own table
whenever IL may be needed, These can all be oh.
tainei, and eheapiy. too. if thought Is only exer-
eised and then put into execution at the right mo
mcnt
Thus, NessFs. Editors. have cndeavorcd 10
give your readers some hints on Frederick county
farming. hoping that il may no; only interest but
be of real service to those who 20 read these
joiiings f.S.