The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-06-04
COMMUNICATED.
\ Visit to the Maryland
Agricultural College.

Gunpowder Agricultural Club and the
Baltimore County Agricultural Society
visited the Maryland Agricultural Col
lege, Saturday, on our invitation.
The first thing inspected was the grow
ing wheat. Lime had been used upon a
crop of corn previously grown upon the
same land in quantities ranging from ten
to sixty bushels to the acre.
| The visitors were then taken to the
strawberry patch where they found 40
varieties Afterwards the fine flock of
imported sheep was inspected, and follow
ing in order inspections were made ofth
cattle, the diary. the crimson clover, the
hogs, the mechanical department, the
library, the drawing department and the
numerous other interesting and instruc-
tive objects.
The building used as the experiment
Station was formerly known as the Ross
| burg Inn, and is located on the Baltimore
and Washing turnpike. 1t was built IN
1898 of brick brought from England. 1t
is said that Washington and Lafayette
often made this their stopping place.
Dinner was served the visitors in the
hall of the Main College building. After
dinner an informal meeting was held in
the library building. Mr.. Alexander Nc
Cormick Jr presided and Mr. W. w. G.
Stewart was secretary. On MORTON of
County Commissioner J. N. Frederick the
following resolution was adopted:
That we have noted with much satisfac-
ton the work and condition of the Mary
landA griculturalFarm andExperimentSta
ton With much interest we have observ-
ed the various experiments now being
conducted there, and we are assured that
able management, is doing all that is pos
sible in advancing the agricultural interest
of the state, while affording to our youth
an opportunity for securing a scientific
education at very moderate cost
The following persons were present:
Senior Gunpowder club. L. W. Bacon,
Geo. Frame, W. w Matthews, E. Gettings
Merryman, Jas. B. Eusor, Thos. ]. Lea.
Baltimore County Agricultural Society
Frederick Won Kapff, President. H. c.
Longneeker, Secretary; Col D. NJ. Matt
hews, c. A. Councilman, Richard Vim
cent, Jr Alexander McCormic Jr., E.
Cuttings Merryman, S. NJ. Shoemaker,
J. F. Cockey, D. E. Maroney, j. N. Fred
erick, w. Franz, Col. M. w. Opput, W. G.
Shelley, Joshua Nelson, r. Bussey, Jas
Anderson, c. Grouse, T. c. Pearce, J.
D. Geist. Reuben Geist, Frank Houck, ]. c.
Bosley, Harry Shipper, DR.. A. c. McCur-
dy, W. D. Williar.
The attention of the farmers of Mary
land is directed to the visit of the agri-
culturists of Baltimore county, and it is
earnestly desired by those in authority
that this good example be followed by the
agriculturists throughout the State.
The Agricultural College is an instru-
ment of great good in the agricultural de-
velopment of our section, and every
farmer should be in thorough touch with
the same, receiving all of value which can
be obtained from the lessons there taught
Some of the important work going on this
year which the visitors saw and comment
ed upon may be summarized as follows:
Lime in producing good stands of grass.
Alfalfa growing and from which three
crops of hay are cut each season. Fertil-
izer experiments with wheat, producing
very large yields. Crimson clover as
renovator of the soil as shown in tobac-
co crop grown for five successive years
upon it, with an improvement in both
quantity and quality. A succession of
green crops commencing with rye and
sand witch, following in order of crimson
clover, Canada field peas and oats, green
corn and the ordinary field peas. 1t is
believed that there is much more profit in
the dairy from this method of green for
age feeding than in grazing. Stock beets
are also grown for fall feeding before
opening the silos, Artichokes, pumpkins
and squash for hogs are cultivated around
the pens, and thus from 80 to 100 are an
nually raised with no other food until a
few weeks before killing time. This sue
culent and palatable food keeps their sys-
TEN in such excellent condition that the
many forms of bacterial disease find no
favorable indus for development.
An inspection of the work of a class in
the mechanical building gave the visitors
an opportunity of seeing the character of
the work Much favorable comment was
made upon the progress of the same.
Wood work in all of its forms. Iron work
from the forge. the furnace, the lathes
and planners give every stage, from the
raw material to the completed, breathing,
painting engine.
The chemical building, with its various
departments, bespeaks an agency of much
| value to the farmer.
The resolution of the visiting club was
gratifying to those in charge, for they feel
that there is no compensation for labor
expended commensurate with an applica-
| ton on the part of those for whom the
work is done.
l. wish, through your columns, to invite
| correspondence from secretaries of your
| agricultural clubs. and others engaged in
agriculture, with view of paving ii visit
| to the college.
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