The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-01-26

interest si,layed and the questions they asked
the speakers. The latter comprised part of the
corps of professors from the Mary land Agricul-
tural College and the State Experiment Station
bright men, all of them, and able to give an
answer to every question propounded to them
by the earnest seekers after information.
RELATION OF THE EXPERIMENT STATION TO
FARMERS.
The meeting was called to order by the Presi-
dent of the Farmers Association, Major Will
| liam p. Trimble, who thanked the convention
| in Il brief speech and forthwith proceeded to
business. He stated that DR.. &. V. Riley, OF
the State Experiment Station, was prevented
| from being present by indisposition, but that
| IL PAPER prepared by him would be read by MIR.
Robert ii. Miller, Director of the State Expert
| ment Station, whom he introduced TO the audi
The paper was upon 1.-THE Relation of the
Experiment Station to the Farmers" 1t pre-
sented Il brief outline of the work OF the sta
| tioa, illustrating its usefulness, as shown by
practical results from experiments.
The experiments are not the same at all the
stations Atthe Minnesota station, for instance,
there is dairy school, where boys are taught
| how to become successful dairy and cheese
| workers. At other stations the diseases of
plants are enquired into. AT the delaware
| station last year. experiments were made with
scarlet clover. 1t was found that 1t will -four
| sh ON relatively poor soils, developing through
| the fall, winter and spring can be used as II
| green manure; as sileage; as seed-producing; ;
| for the eradication of weeds; as winter and
spring pasture; for binding drift soils to pre-
| vent them from washing, and as beef food.
During the winter of 1892 the Maryland Sta
| ton experimental with feeding steers Il we'll
| balanced ration as against the usual method.
The result proved the well-balanced ration the
more profitable. The gain upon the well-bal-
anced ration was 2.1S lbs. per day. and upon
| the other 40 lbs. The increased profit per
| steer was S7.O6 in favor of the well-balanced
ration. Ii was also demonstrated that steer
| can be made ready for market i'll 80 days.
There is but little difference in the dlgestlbll-
| ity of the different parts of corn fodder, il
| properly prepared, by cutting and shredding,
| which is done at the station by a machine.
| Thus prepared less than per cent. Is lett I'M
| consumed. There is more digeStible matter in
| the fodder from one acre of corn than in the
| e.rs of corn from the same acre. The FODDER
| from an acre producing barrels is worth ms
| much rs two tons of hay. 1t should not be fed
alone but some heterogeneous matter as cotton
| seed or linseed meal should be added.
The Station has tested 40 varieties OF wheat,
| I varieties yielding over 40 bushels and up
! wards of AZ bushels The large yield Mr.! Mil
| Ter attributed to covering the wheat during the
| winter with top-dressing of stable manure
| applied with kemp's manure spreader, which
| increased the yield of wheat and aided the set
| OF grass.
substitute for wheat, the result leading to
| the belief that it would be more profitable than
| wheat at the present low prices.
| Several experiments had been made with
| corn, showing that narrow rows, thin seeding
| and shallow culture would give better results
| than wide rows, thick seeding and deep culture
| Experiments with potatoes showed tnaI SOAK
| ing them i'll Il solution of corrosive sublimatC
| Ia hours before planting would prevent the
| scab.
Mr.. Miller concluded with an earnest appeal
| to farmers to come forward and help the Sta
| ton in its work.
| HOW FERTILIZERS ARE MADE.
| Prot II. b. Mcdonnell, Professor of Chemis-
| try at the College, was the next speaker. He
| said his duties in the College included the in
spectIon and analysis of fertilizers, rather than
| their practical application. The Professor ex-
planned the defects in the present fertilizer
law, which should be amended, in the interest
of both the farmer and the honest fertilizer
| manufacturer He gave formula for cheap
fertilizer, with the wholesale cost of the ingre
dents, as follows:
Phosphoric Acid, 200 lbs. worth $40 W
| Potash 70 .........-....... 81
Ammonia 20 .......,...... 81