Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-01-07
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FARMERS INSTITUTE.

Wv VIZ win A04e@A Wy anu tO0 C1M&Al
feed twice the number Of cows you do
now, and you will save the tribute you
now pay the Northern farmer and have
better food. The cut fodder will make
good bedding, viii absorb manure and
viii dec6mpose quickly. Supplement
this feed with other things.
Properly house a COW. Protect heI
from the blasts. And, cow il Just NJ
sensitive 10 the heat of Summer as e.
the biting blasts of Winter. Have ligh,
well ventilated stables and warm ones
Water should never freeze in n stable
To know what COW is doing weigh the
milk every day, or weigh It the first five
or the last five days of the month. Don't
keep COW that does not pay. Tes.
your COW TO know what she Ia doing
When you pay more attention 10 dairy
ing you will be better OF, for IL will
bring in some little money every month
and little money helps out wonderful
ly. The Tornado and Sc. Adams arr
satisfactory machines for cutting up ths
stalks.
The Committee on Organizations select
ed the following gentlemen to forward
Farmers Institutes: .
LIST district.-E. Z. Burch, ]. T. Bronze
w. w. Raley.
end district. w. Bean, w. s. Cop
page, Gary II. beaverton.
3rd district.-W. w. Combs, Jas. T
Abel, Daniel J. Payne.
9TH district.-John II. Parsons, John
II. Reeder, Samuel Hayden.
9Th district.-John w. Tippett, John
T. Ballenger, w. B. b. Wilson.
9th district-John w. Williams, Robt
Reeder, r. King Clarke.
eth district-J. Marshall Dent, VIM
A. Lyon, James III. Bailey.
Sth district.-JOhn L. Hilton, J. T.
/. Fenhagan, A. G. Sanner.
CHARLES.
Because of the raw and Indictment
atmosphere, the drive from Leonard.
town to Cox's Station, Charles county
cannot be recorded among the pleasures
of the itinerary.
At COx's, the party was met by Mr.
Sam Cox, jr., secretary of the Charles
county committee. After partaking OF
bountiful dinner at the hotel they were
driven to the homes of the committee
and there, for two nights in succession
entertained in true Southern Maryland
style.
The large hall at La Plata was rented
by public subscription for the holding oil
the Institute.
The attendance averaged so, among
the number being ladies who attended
each session, manifested much interest
in the proceedings and, at noon, served
a handsomely supplied table.
The program was similar to the Leon.
ardtown one, the only difference being
the following excellent paper on the
GRADING AND PACKING OF TOBACCO.
BY SAMUEL Cox, JR.
In treating OF the subject of "Tobac-
co" which has been assigned me, shall
not attempt to go at length into the
mode OF cultivation of the tobacco crop,
rs IL would, no doubt be a work of
supererogation and many of our planters
could teach me better methods of cult
walton Than l know myself. There are
however some points in relation to the
GniRnstnvN ~ +
dnce certain grades of tobacco; the
modern treatment of the tobacco beds,
by which the plants can be forced, so as
To avail OF the early seasons in May for
setting out the plants, the advisability
OF adopting May planting, rather than
deferring, in accordance with the old
custom, to June planting; the best ferti-
lizers to be used; the necessitv of avoid
ing the excessive use of salt. or any fer
tiiizer composed largely of salt and the
advisability OF low topping" of the
plant, and also, of printing. them, are
some OF the matters relating to the cul-
uyation OF the crop to which I would
call the attention of the tObacco-plant-
ers OF Charles county.
The great competition that MARYLAND
tobacco has to combat in recent wears
and of which, / shall have more to saw
later, requires and demands of our
planters, that they should use every en-
deayor to secure greater proportion of
the higher grades of tobacco that we are
enabled to produce upon our soils.
which, together with our peculiar eli.
mate, has made lower Maryland tobacco
desirable and sought after for snecific
purposes. l advance the proposition.
that 10 is not generally known among
our :obacco-planters that this competit.
ion exists; yetft il a fact that France.
Holland and Germany take nearly the
entire desirable product of lower NARY
land tobacco, practically all of the firm
leaf, while Austria takes all our best
seconds, the balance going to Germany.
A small portion, very small indeed. is
used by our domestic manufacturers.
None goes to England, where a large
proportion of our firm leaf tobacco In
tormer years found ready market at
remunerative prices while the lower
grades OF common tobacco find q limi-
ted market in Germany and Holland.
III Is not necessary to go into the
causes that have operated in part to
drive our fine tobacco from the English
market; suffice IL to say, that n tax of
elghty-three cents per pound, levied by
the English government upon all tobac.
co imported into that country, is all
sufficient TO effect this result. Our best
tobacco Is practically all consumed in
France, Holland, Austria and Germany
and as they require but little of the
common grades. our planters must re-
cognize the necessity of growing and
securing a greater proportion OF the
highest grades in their crops and of
keeping up the standard of MARYLAND
tohscco. l consider the first important
step in this direction to be taken BY our
planters TO be the selection of those
soils upon their farms that will produce
these liner grades OF tobacco. Expert
ence has taught us all that heavy cIax