The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-08
Farmers Clubs

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Patuxent Planters Club held very inter
esting meeting Saturday at the Maryland
Agricultural College Col. William s.
Powell officiated as chairman and opened
the meeting with some interesting
and appropriate remarks. He commended
the excellent practical work the college
was accomplishing and demonstrated the
value of the college work and that of the
experiment stations to practical farmers.
Director Miller, of the experiment sta
ton, read paper on Public Roads" He
cited as worthy examples the way some
roads had been made and managed in
Montgomery county, Md. Before these
roads had been improved 800 pounds was
considered heavy load for a team when
the roads were at their best, but after i'm
provement had been made 5000 pounds
was easily hauled at any time. Formerly
the marketing of hay in winter was an i'm
possibility on account of the condition OF
the roads; now it was easily accomplished.
| and loads of hay of five tens are often
| carried over the roads. Mr.. Miller ex-
planned how much had been accomplished
by the co operation of the farmers with
| road supervisors. Thorough drainage he
considers one of the greatest essentials for
making good roads.
Professor Patterson real :: paper en-
titled concentrated Foods for Cattle and
Their Variations" He fully explained
| the component parts of the various foods,
their nutritive value, which in a way Illus
trated the value there was in forming
balanced rations for specific feeding pur-
poses, etc.
H. B. Mcdonnell gave talk on ''Some
Experiments with Solidifed Carbonic Acid
and the Economic Questions it Gives Rise
To-"
President Sylvester read an interesting
paper on THE Farmer Of the Twentieth
Century" He gave glowing picture of
how thrift and intelligence go hand in
hand" He showed what the Ideal rural
home should be-" and that the twentieth
century farmer will be the peer of any
man with whom he may be associated"
He said ''all the tendencies of the time
point to the fact that our faith in tradi-
tional farming is losing its paralyzing
grasp upon u.s.
Previous to the meeting all were enter
tanned at a college dinner, which afforded
ample and solid evidence that the produc-
tions of the college farm are indeed great
1y varied and of most excellent quality.
There is IA new circular barn just i'll the
last stages of completion which presents
a very imposing appearance. 1t is % feet
in diameter Not a large timber was used
in the framework, but two-inch planks
were used The floor of the barn is ce-
ment. Around the outer circle are ar
ranged stalls for 60 head of cattle and for
10 head of horses. The floors slope so
that all liquid is drawn to cutters that lead
to drainage pipes that carry the liquid to
a field in which is located drainage reser
voir of &c, 900 gallons capacity. From this
reservoir pipe runs down the hill a dis
lance, the end terminating with an up
ward curve. This affords sufficient pres
sure to fill the spreading carts with the
liquid drainage in a short period. In the
centre of the barn is constructed two
round silus, each of 50 tons capacity. Over
the silos there are spacious hay lofts and
storage room for dry fodder. On the sec
ond floor there are hay lofts and ample
room, where all the vehicles, machinery
and farm tools are stored. Easy entrance
to the second story is had from the upper
hillside over side rallied bridge of grad
ual slope. There are large grain rooms,
harness room, calf pens and other practi-
cal conveniences. All the arrangements
are of the most up to-date order.
The visitors were much interested in
new model piggery, or hog pen, at the ex-
pertinent station. 1t is arranged in nine
misunderstanding floor, manure pit and
sleeping space. The PIT is between the
two named, a foot lower to insure cleanli-
ness. Gates are arranged so as to close
the feeding or sleeping apartments, so
that team can be driven through to clean
out when necessary. Fine-mcshcd wire
netting covers the open end of the build
ing to keep out the sparrow nuisance,
which come from Washington in uncount-
able numbers. The cattle in the stalls at
the station were fastened with various
Sanctions, methods, etc, to illustrate their
workings. The experiment station head
quarters is in the old Ross Hotel" or, as
it is sometime called. "Rossbury House."
which still shows plainly over the en-
trance door sort of Bacchus bust head.
under which is plainly seen, IT. Coadel,
London, 1893"
Among those present were: DR.. II.
Wiley, chief chemist United States Agri-
cultu, al Department; f. f. Berry, George
Brooke. r. 0. Shipley James l.. Hobbs,
Fred. Sasscer, Edward Hall, of B., Col. W.
S. Powell, Prof. Patterson, D. NJ. Nesbit,
Luther Brashears, William Holmead, Prof
Brinkley, George o. Brown. Samuel W.
Beall, DR.. T. W. Linthicum, Upton Brooke
Lloyd f. Dorsey, Charles II. Stanley, John
Bowie, Franklin Wccms, Col. Frank Hall,
Frank Hill, DR.. II. $. Hill, James W.
Owens, Director Miller, Prof Robinson,
William Brooke. DR.. Mcdonnell. John
Snow den, u. NJ Magrudcr, Edward Fuller
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