The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-09-22

Visitors from Hartford at the Baltimore
| County Fair.--The editor Of the baltimore
ErsRiHy Aers Preiends that there Is great rivalry
/ between the Hartford and Baltimore county pco.
pie in reference O. their agricultural fairs. lie
| says: The Baltimore county fair NJ Timonium,
which closed recently, was a grand SUGGEST The
attendance was large aud the exhibits poorer than
ever this season. but the attractions drew well and
the grounds were crowded each day of the cxhi.
biiion. Prizes were given 20 every exhibitor and
all went away happy. except perhaps. the Hartford
county people, who maintain quite jealous rival
~ with their neghbors of baltimore county. The
Hartford people could be told at n glance on the
fair grounds. They walked about with lofty air
of contempt for all around them, smiled signif-
cantly ut what they saw. as much a. To- say "If
could not give better show than this I would
retire from the business." When asked their opin.
ion Of the display they invariably shrugged their
shoulders and. with a most ecntemptuous snort,
replied: "wait Till you see our fair"
"Therc has been a genuine rivalry and jealousy
between Bclair and Timonium every year as 10
which presents the most attractive exhibition.
| The Hartford ladies come TO Timonium. look at
the ten thousand people present and vow they fed
actually lonesome in such deserted place-realiy
they are afraid Of seeing ghosts the place appears
so deserted. and the Hartford man seconds their
criticisms by remarking, as he turns his quid in
his lett jaw, awe have 'twixt fifteen and twenty
thousand people at our fair every day" And the
| Baltimore county girl goes TO the Hartford fair
and gigglcs dersively ut the cakes, giances fur
lively and smiles quxEically u; the quilts, and
faints dead away when she SMELLS the butter. The
Hartford man ut Timonium appeals 20 any city
bystandcr TO know II there l. "any Chester In
them pigs" inquiries In the most emphatic man
ner IL ''tha, u the best blooded stock on the
grounds" and asks in n tone that will not brook
contradiction, and which implies that Baltimore
county farmer does not know SouthlOwn from
billy goat, "if they mean 10 pass them oh for
imported shcep2" Tho Baltimore countian gets
even at Belair by pretending 60 mistake pig for
srasshopper: by telling friend that 10 IIar-
ford they have TO sharpen the sleeps and
bold them up by the tail to enable them to eat
grass between the rocks and by passing the bees
cattle without noticing them.
Thus the two counties very jealous and the
side shows Of the cirruscs arc dcpopulated each
fall TO furnish attractions for the curious agricui-
turists. And vet each year these fairs are we'll
Patronized. Why IL IL that a great State fair al
Pimlico cannot be heldl We think II proper effort
were made TO provide trials Of speed and suitable
inducements were offered 20 exhibitors, such
fair could annually be held at Pimlico as would
bring visitors from every part Of the State. That
would be something worth Pa,roniiing"
Canned Goods Topics.-wc take the fol.
lowing from the Rsp"Liican published at liavre.
dc.Grace: "Thc recent iros,s. though not very
seriously ailcciin; the tomato crop. have. never
theless done much To- awaken an interest in that
article. There has been considerable inquiry from
would be purchaser. bus, as far rs We can learn,
packers not disposed TO par, with their stock
at any prices that have been named a. yet.
1T must be admitted that holders are in n good
position. While all indications are pointing to
an early termination Of the pack. owing TO the
unusually early irosis. yet. aside from this, with
the most favorable weather possible 10 IL in no
way likely tina; the ground already lost can in
any great MEASURE be rccaineI.
IAN the fruit that can possibly come to per.
fiction il now formed on the vine aud Il visible
and tangible. At present. II il not blossoms but
fruit that counts. Those who have walked through
the helds and have observed closely cannot COZ
u but conclusion and tina; Is that the fruit is
no; there. Nor il Il In the packing houses.
This has been che leas, busy Of any season yet
experienced 80 far. The factories have lost more
time and done less work"
"whilc Il Is asserted that Hartford county no
longer rules the market IL would be foolish 20 say
that she in no wise affects IL. There i no longer
doubt that, in lSS2. she put up one half the
tomato pack Of the United States, and though
the Encouraging prices of last season have cut
down this proportion considerably, by checking
the tendency TO increase the pack in this locality,
II can hardly be claimed that the rest Of the
country has increased IT, production o. such an
extent that Hartford county need no longer be
taken into account.
''Thc las, planting Of corn Is very unsatisfac.
tory u Is dlling badly. The pack far has
another crop rs last years soon again.
Value OF the Sunfower.-A writer in one
Of our agricultural papers bragg on the many yir.
tues Of the sunhOwer. lie says IL makes excel.
lent food for cattle when made up into cakes
THAT IL contains from Is 10 10 per cent.
Of fat and - To Sd per cent Of protein sub,,anecs
and has therefore. nutrityc value far above that
of most ordinary feeding stuff. besides which IL
has mos; agreeable taste, and is altogether free
from bitter or any injurious matters. Some care
full experiments on its effects upon miich cows
have been made which tend to show that Il both
improves the quality and increases the quantity
Of their milk, the butter from which Is also Of OK.
ceptional excellence. Many practical farmers,
says the writer. have also made trial of the same
food. and are unanimous in their favorable yer.
diet. Their miich cows all took greedily 10 the
cake from the first day il was FED 10 them and In
all eases an improvement in the quality of the
milk was quickly noted. For draught oxen and
faitening buocks also IL is equally suitable, espe-
ciaily for tho latter. whose meat presents an un
equaed richness uf flavor when thus fed, and Il
may be given in small quantities TO horses with
much advantage. mixed into n thick mash with
chad. Ia comparison with other feeding stuiIs
this cake i very cheap. and IL can be given In
larger quantities than most other cakes, without
any III effect. Some Of our farmers should try IL.
The County Fair.-Thc Philadelphia Tims.
THE county fair has been rapidly growing into
Importance during the last score Of years, and
now IL cnlss the interest IL all the varied indus.
tries IL the community. II ha. done more 90 df.
fuse good stock among the farmers To introduce
new implements; to improve the products Of the
dairy TO bcau,iiy the homes of the people: TO
make deeper blowing. more intelligent use Of fer.
ulizers. and better crops with less labor than any
other method Of education among our industries
aud IL has also made the wives and daughters Of
industry more skillful and more proud of their
vocation.
1.-The county fair should command the best
efforts Of the best men in every locality. The
fogies and the GROWERS. who always resist all tina,
make people more prosperous, will sneer ut the
county fair. They will jog along in ill.iempered
poverty. raising mullcins and weeds instead Of
the sueculent grasses that fat,en their stock and
make their cream and butter golden. and they
will reap scant shcayes where others reap in
abundance; but they are past redemption and
they must b. left behind in the race. The county
fair will go on, and whenever IL commands the
hearty cooperation of the industries of the coun.
~ !, will tell in better farms. better stock better
products generally and better people"
What Kills Fruit Trees.-As the season
for tree Plantin; Is rapidly approaching. aud rs
u IL very important the work should be done
properly, so a. 10 secure growth. &c.. we publish
the following from an agricultural exchange,
h"pIhg u mh! DC OF advantage 10 some 81 our
readers Deep planting IL one crror-to plant
tree rather shallower than IL formerly stood IL
really the right way. whilst many plant tree as
they would post. Roots are Of two kinds-thc
young and tender roo,le,s. composed entirely Of
cells. the feeders of the trees. always found near
the surface fitting air aud moisture; aud roots Of
over one year old, which serve only as supporters
Of the troo and conductors Of It's fuod Hence the
injury that cnsucs when the delicate rootlcts are
90 deeply buried in the earth. Placing fresh or
green manure In contact with the young roots 10
another great error. The place to pu; manure 10
on the surface, where the elements disintegraic,
dissolve and carry II downward. Numerous forms