The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-10-27

Upper Falls. 18th District.-win,cr seems
20 be coming on, judging from the disagreeable
raw weather Of the past few days. The folks
rebuilding the Franklinville mill are pushing on
hard 10 the effort to get ahead. Il Is really big
job. The parties who have bought the place and
are rebuilding this factory, deserve much credit
for their perseverance, and energy. II will be Of
great advantage TO this whole section. An enter
Prise like this must be, because Il brings steady,
thirty population, which earns, spends and cir
eulAtes money In and through various channels.
Other industries naturally spring up 10 supply the
wants and necessities Of such community aud
the benefits resulting from such m aggregation
Of industries goes through whole country and
benefits Il In all sorts Of ways. just 80 with the
canning industries, which all benefit = eommu-
nifty 10 the extent Of the money that circulates
and gets spread around.
had n talk with Q very intelligent trucker OF
this neighbOrhood and he gave the much valuable
information bearing upon the same matters rs
some Of my recent letters, 90 that think may
soon imagine myself possessed Of good deal OF
the ''ins and outs" Of some Of these people, that
they would much rather did not know so much
Of. ] may embody them In future letters. 10
still seems 10 me, however. that when you look nj
the labor, the toll the hazard and risk run IN rails
ing of the truck for these canneres, together with
the cost, the drain on the land. which has TO be
made up by heavy fertiliring, and then the chance
that after all the Gamer himself may 90 totally
fail as 60 be unable TO pay. All these satisfy me
that this l. not the most money producing way 10
run your farm. What then Shall We try wheat.
corn and all the old rut cannot see where there
is money in that system for this section. unless
We can get IS 20 30 bushels Of wheat 20 the acre.
Labor IL In such y condition tina, We must have
something that will enable us TO get along with
the least of labor aud grass TO GIL the bill.
Cannot three tons Of grass be gotten oil an acre!
A friend tells me, No! don't believe him. Il
has been done and can be done. and, with the i'm
proved machinery and means Of the present day,
the farmer who raises grass IL almost independent
Of labor. These are some Of my talks with the
thinking. intelligent people about here, but one Of
them rays to me, What are you going TO do when
a man Is . tenant farmer aud bis landlord rents
him the place sharcsg Eth Why you must do
~ your landlord wants you TO do. So that winds
that up Then there IL dairy farming. There Is
money In IL faithfully followed up; but you can
not expect TO buy $500 cows. send you some
interesting extracts on that subject;
Every day renews evidences Of the increasing
demand abroad for the productions Of the soil Of
this country. Formerly IL was the case that cot
ton. once considered ~ the king OF agriculture
in America. vas the only certain staple for which
We had u market abroad, bnt now the increased
supply of brcadstufs Of the rich prairies Of the
West, aud the facilities Of cheapened transpOrta-
ton and hauling, has not only given us vast mar
kets for these products, but have added also
others which are attracting to our ports the CON-
mcrcc Of the world. and pouring into our laps the
gold Of the old world In streams that are really
vclous. for II Is shown by the official returns
60 our Treasury Department that the amount Of
specie received during the past four months was
about seventy millions Of dollars.
In addition 20 those alluded to above. the ship
ment Of live stock in all its forms. and the dairy
industry Of the United States, are looming up 10
immense proportions, and instead Of being Inn
portcrs Of these commodities, especially the lat
ter AZ We have been in former years, We are en-.
ablei 90 compete with the farmers o. England
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their own markets. This advantage, however. 10
TO be maintained only by nm invariable attention
q the quality Of tbs products shipped, as We may
rest assured that the most strenuous Efforts viii
be made TO counieract our success by an increased
attempt 20 furnish q better Article for the money
than that which VIC will throw upon their market.
80 far rs the cheese and butter shipments con-
cerned, a recent number Of the London Lire Stock
Journal tells tie whole story and Il Is 60 the
effect Of the superior excellence Of our dairy pro.
duets and the manner in which they are placed
upon the market. The journal alluded to de
clarcs chat of all the branches Of agriculture in
the British Islands. dairy farming IL destined in
the future to be. IL has lately proved itself, one
Of the most profitable and encouraging" The
remark was doubtless called forth because OF the
dairy show the previous week Of the British
Dairy Farmers Association, where the three chief
dairy breeds the Jerseys. the Shor,horns, and the
Ayrshires. were largely represented. and the en-
tries Of butter and cheese were very numerous
aud Of a very satisfactory character. But At the
same time the editor had the candor 10 say in re.
gard 20 the entries Of foreign cheese in COMPARE
son with tina, Of British manufacture, "0ur chief
source Of regret Is not on account Of the number
Of exhibits, for the British makes are more
mcrous than the foreign ones, but on the score Of
quality, Of mciiowness Of texture. eleanness Of
favor and Of general richness; for In these points
the American cheese, on the average, Is better
than ii was last year, while our own Is worse; and
the judges declare that. without exception, the
American cheese IL better than ours" The dairy
men and dairy women Of the United States could
hardly receive n more gratifying testimonial Of
their skin and good management than Is contain.
ell in the above extract from one Of the leading
agricultural journals Of Great Britain but
additional value !, given 60 10 BY the additional
statement that ''ten or twelve years ago the
quality Of American cheese sent to this country
was such as TO cause our cheese makers TO smile,
but now the smile Is the other side Of the face
At that PERIOD indeed, no one thought for mo-
men; that We had anything TO fear from quality.
whatever We might have from the volume Of
American competition in cheese: but now We are
beaten all along the line. BILLY BARLOW.