The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-10-12

goods, including wooden mantel with tile
iacings, brass fender, andirons, slate mantels,
&c. Mrs. Ella Gilbert exhibited potato yeast !;
Miss Roberta Archer, a hand-panted chair {;
Mrs. Geo. w. Carver II stalk of corn contain
ing five ears.
The Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station, Agricultural College, had an inter-
csting exhibit, containing an object lesson
for farmers. II consisted of about forty varie-
ties OF potatoes, showing the product of one
hill Of each kind planted in different ways
The potatoes were planted in hills p by B
feet apart. The greatest yield, It was seen,
was from large whole potatoes, PCS rs bushels
per acre the next largest was from whole
potatoes planted, the size Of an egg, 174.24.
Cutting the potato for seed in the usual way,
and planted in the same manner, showed a
yield of 1924 bushels to the acre. Cutting
a good sized piece with single eye produced
9053 bushels, while a single eye on n small
piece yielded only 579S bushels. This exhibit
attracted much attention and was practical
Illustration of what may yet be accomplish
ed by the Experiment station, which is now
under the charge of Mr.. Henry T. Alvord.
Some of Prof Alvord's assistants were pres
ent to explain the meaning of the large num-
Der of little trays containing potatoes. Those
which showed the produce of a single hill
grown from small piece with single eye,
were "small potatoes and few in the hill
Among the visitors at the fair, on Tuesday,
were Rev. j. l.. Ga!len, of Baltimore, fOrmely
pastor of ST. lgnatIus' Church, Hickory,
and Mr.. l.. II. Baldwin, General Agent of the
Washington Life Insurance Company, of
New York
The fertilizer firm of H. S. Miller & Co.. of
Baltimore, was represented by Messrs. d. G.
Sandiford and 4. H. Roberts, both of whom
are well known to Hartford farmers.
Messrs. Il. A. Woodbridge Il Co.. had tent
where samples Of Orchila Guano were shown.
They were represented by Mr.. B. F. Minnick.
MIR. W. X. Ncsbitt represented the Carib
Guano Company.
=, Listers feltiI,zers were represented by W. H.
Thompson and Z. K. Fender. The senior mem
Der of the firm, Mr.. Edwin Lister, also spent
part Of the day ON the fair grounds.
Messrs II. II. and w. E. Klinefelter, and
their agent, Mr.. VIM. II. STREET., were also on
the ground in tent devoted to issuing litera-
ture pertaining to their fertilizers.
Mr.. L. w. Amos represented the Parks Guano
Company.
Griffith, Turner d Co., of Baltimore, dealers
in agricultural machinery, were also represent
ed by an exhibit of machinery and tent in
charge of Mr.. VIM. Beckley.
Messrs. Oehm Il Co, OF Acme Hail. Baltimore,
had display of tine clothing, in the Main
Building, MIR. }. Vim. Bauer represented tn is
wel-known establishment.
Among the curioslties shown were two NAM
moth cattle, in side show. They were Short
Horns, one of them weighing $500 lbs. and the
other ., las lbs. They were raised by Mr.. Geo.
Ayrault, of Duchess county, New York The
larger one was six and the other three years old
Mr.. Ayrault also raised the mammoth steer
shown at the Centennial. These were the heavi.
est cattle ever seen in Hartford county.
TUESDAYS RACES.