Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-11-26

attached, as grown, the other to
strip the leaf as each ripens in the
field and hang upon wired sticks,
then subjected to artificial heat.
The result of these interesting ex.
periments will be given to the pub.
lie in due time by President Alyord,
The cost of Snow modern barn
and outfit is about s400, while the
log barn and outfit can be construct
ed at cost ranging from GAO to
$50, and if an available clubhouse is
already upon the farm s25 would
cover the necessary outfit. With
the modern process in nse the i'm
mense barns necessary to the pres
ent system will rapidly become a
relic of the past.
GIN addition to these practical
experiments by President Alvord,
Prof. Milton Whitney, also of the
Maryland Agricultural College staff,
is engaged in making scientific
study Of soils as adapted to special
crops. The results of his work
will be of great value to our farm
ers generally. Certainly, everyone
interested in the culture of tobacco
will do themselves service BY Sc
curing copy of his report when
published.
GAS pregnant example of what
can be done by use of proper meth
DDS in growing crops, the writer
only few days age conversed with
a wide-awake farmer from the west
ern section of our State, who said
that he did not plant much corn
this year-only 20 acres-but that
he expected to make Is barrels per
acre. The next day. meeting an
equally intelligent farmer from one
of our tobacco-growing counties,
he stated that he had 25 acres in
corn and the height of his expecta-
tons was Is barrels, or 3 barrels,
to an acre, or one to FIVE of the first
farmer. Why such difference,
with climate in favor of the latter,
natural conditions equally as good:
The one uses modern methods and
ideas the other runs along in the
ruts of long ages past. The same
advanced, intelligent mears must
come to the culture OF tobacco.
brains as well as muscle, and the
same ratio of gain as in that of the
corn stated above will surely fol.
low.
"New and liberal methods of sell
ing will also necessarily follow, al
a farmer must have equal facilities
for selling his box or wagon load Of
fine leaf tobacco as he now possess.
es to dispose of his barrel of apple;
or sack of potatoes, ton of hay oil
wagon load of wheat and corn.
at is to be hoped that the plant.
ers of Southern Maryland will take
this question of materially improv'
ing the quality of their products
into serious consideration, and that
soon the wide-awake farmers of oul
Western and Eastern Shore coun.
ties will each plant few acres an
nually in tobacco, developing the
growth in the same ratios of five
to one as in the example of corn
given. AS to the probable value Of
an acre grown in tobacco, we may
form an estimate by comparison.
If the highest average now be SOC
pounds per acre, and the highest
average price for common run Of
crops be five cents per pound, We
have $40 per acre should we val.
ne best crops grown under present
system at IL cents, Ia few selling
at this the present season. we have
500 per acre ; if with improved
methods of culture and cure the
average production can be increased
to 1000 pounds per acre, lin some
States it is now ], 400 pounds, and
the average price is from SO to $50
per 100 pounds, we have from $10C
to $500 per acre as the handsome
returns. The subject is one of Sc.
rious import to the tobacco-growing
counties and of weighty interest tC
every farmer in our State, for to
any who will adopt the modern and
approved methods of growth and
cure, now SO easily attainable, un-
doubtedly success may be expected.
Baltimore Weekly San.
If So, WAY.-Mr. Old Boy-Do