Middletown transcript., 1895-03-30
utter, chickens and eggs for family

Repairs, taxes and small incidental
expenses 40 90
For use of machinery in thrashing
seed. .........: % w
Corn and other feed for stock. 49,. 100 90
Groceries and dry goods for family
use -....,............. w ~
Seeds 30 90
For Christianity $50 90
Added to profifs. 531 90
TOTAL. .....'s.. .PA,1%o w
consider the growing of scarlet
clover on my farm has contributed
largely to the increase of my profits
not merely in the production of seed
but more to improving my land. The
result is greater yields per acre of other
crops.
GROWING POTATOES.
Chester Alliance met Thursday
March 21 at the residence of Mr.. j,
Elwood Morris, near Worton Station
and held a very interesting meeting.
The growth and cultivation of Irish
potatoes was the subject for discussion.
Mr.. M. thinks the best way to spread
the manure broadcast, plough the
ground run out the rows and put in
the phosphate. Manure in the rows
and plant the potatoes; cover up
for early potatoes; for late potatoes,
broad cast the manure and flush in
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Mr.. B. thinks the best way is to
broad cast the manure, plough the
groud, run out the rows, put in the
manure and cover up in the fall. In
the spring throw out the rows where
there was manure and plant potatoes
with phosphate, then cover up. He
stated that he realized good results
by this plan.
Mr.. D. gave his experience how
they planted in the old country. He
says they plant with spade and use it
and the hoe for tilling the soil. By
this means they raise as high as 260C
bushels to the acre. He says that
when he was there he could take a
spade, and with one or two hours start
could keep a man and team busy hanl-
ing all day.
| The sense of the meeting was that
200 bushels to the acre is good yield
! of late years. 1t was deemed besl
not to plant later than the last of April
for late potatoes.-Kent NeWs, Ches
tertown, Nd,
KENT CHANGERS.
Following is the program of the Po
mona Grange of Kent county, which
will meet at FELTON,, April 4th at TO- 81
a. m.
Address of welcome by Miss Salli
e. Simpson, of Trophy Grange. Re
sponse by E. H. Salisbury of Capital
Grange. Reports of officsrs, w. Mas
ter J. Heyd, etc. "What shall we ash
the Legislature to do?" by E. Fl. Ban
croft. 2. p. m. address by S. II. Mes
sick, Worthy Master of State Grange
Address by DR.. A, T. Neale State Lee
turer. s'HoW to succeed with grapes,
]. E. Carter of Smyrna Grange. "Hov
to succeed with sweet potatoes" by J
J. Rosa of Milford. s'Our moral obi
gatinns,0 - by Mrs. E. ID. Slaymaker y
of Fruitland Grange. "Grange worl
in the country" by W. J. Newton
Free high Schools" William Sauls
bury. "The outlook in State and ma
tion" by J. M. Eisenbrey. Reports Of
committees. Evening session to be de
voted to comforting the fifth degree il
full form.
The citizens of Chestertown and the
county have experienced a severe win
ter and there have been some person!
who have suffered to some extent dur
ing the cold, but our people canno
censnre themselves on this account
For if any one suffered for food or fue
it was his own fault as our people have
always been ready and willing to help
However the suffering in our county
is not to be compared to that of th'
West aud particularly Nebraska. W.
have received an appeal this weel
that is indeed pitiful. 1t says the frs
good rain for two years fell last Mon
day night therefore no crops have beer
raised. The people are prohibited send
ing out these reports by the Land
Companies. Congress has appro
priated $15, ,00G to furnish these people
seed. 1t is estimated that there will
have to be seed provided for 1000. .00(
acres. Provisions have been sent from
other States, but yet, this appeal says
there is but couple of weeks supply
of provisions ahead, with months oi
time to be provided for and the mum
Der of destitute increasing.-From tht
Kent NeUs of March %.
The crop report of the Department
of Agriculture for the month of Marcl
consists principally of estimates of tht
distribution of corn and wheat, the
stock remaining in the hands of far
mers, and the merchantable and un
merchantable. The report is based OIL
county estimates OF the percentage Of
last years product remaining in first
hands, obvious errors and Inconsistent
c:es of statement being corrected anG
differences harmonized. All grain il
the hands of farmers, including
amounts remaining over from previous
years, are embraced in the estimats
given. The corn on hand. as eslimal eo
aggregate 475, ,564, 45O bushels, or 39i
per cent. of the last crop. This pro.
portion has been succeeded but -four
times in the last ten years; the quan.
tity, however, is an unprecedented,