The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-01-27

Ject.-At the last meeting of the Deer Creek
Farmers Club the subject discussed was
some of those present:
Mr.. Harry Silver said that while it was a
subject he knew very little about yet it was a
matter OF vital importance 10 the farmers,
| especially in the region of the members of the
ciuD OF late years Deer Creek land will not
hold grass. He thought that the cause was on
account of it being sandy loan and needed
tramping. 1t seems now of very little use to
SOW clover as it is hard to get it to stand.
Either the dry weather in summer or the cold
OF winter Kills it, but people continue to Cow it
nevertheless. He was fayorably inclined
towards Kentucky blue grass Had sowed
some once and had also tried orchard grass.
The right time to cut timothy was when the
blossom falls and clover before the head is
aead. He did not consider the former good for
peer cattle, as it will not produce fat. Orchard
| grass makes watery hay.
Mr.. Albert P. Silver had had no experience
except with timothy and clover and it was
almost impossible to grow the latter. Even if
the stand is good it will afterwards disappear
Formerly the first crop of grass cut was nearly
al clover and the timothy came in gradually
afterwards. The farmer is now lucky if he
gets any, even the first year. He believed in
sowing early. Stone lime he considered bene-
hclal for grass. Oyster shell lime is injurious.
his theory for the cause of the light grass crop
lighter.
Mr.. Griffin T. Milton thought that the light
| SOIL was the cause of the lack of clover. Blue
grass will not grow except on good ground.
| inns grass be said was not indigenous to Ken
lucky. 1t was brought from Sherman Valley,
| virginia. In 1I80. Only fifteen counties OF the
former state now raise it. There is blue grass
in this county. One of the fields on the Wool
sey farm is set with it,
Mr.. S. Martin Bayless said the best thing to
use was stable manure and lime. He thought
a oil GoI6 cf bar6f rrroo oil a
good thing 1t is also good thing to SOW in
cutters and will choke out sorrel. He had
| tzfe0 crimson clover and rye and found that
the stock would eat the rye and leave the
clover. Lime will make clover grow and he
was going to try it on corn. Will spread about
forty bushels to the acre. Too much will sour
the ground. The right way is to use little and
often.
Mr.. Frederick Lochary had not had any ex-
perience except with timothy and clover and
he had obtained better results by sowing them
alone than with wheat or oats. He had used
lime and succeeded in getting a good set of
clover. The portion of the field he skipped
using it was very apparent. The best way to
improve q grass field is with a light top
dressing of manure
Mr.. John Moores' experience was like the
other members of the club. He had never
seen timothy fall. He soTs it before the drill
not later than the twentieth of September, If
possible. Sometimes ne has little clover.
| After two crops are cut off then the natural
grass commences to grow, but the ground
must be rich. vt the present prices of pro-
duce there is, however, no money left to buy
| fertilizers. We take too much out of the
ground to pay these bills. Grass comes natur-
al on good ground and this is the best kind.
He would buy ear-by clover seed, If possible
Mr.. r. Harris Archer said that any one who
has good old sod had better keep it. as grass
land pays four times better than any other
| Speaking of lime, be noticed field of Mr..
James Lee which was covered with lime about
| three years ago and now it has no grass on 1t.
| He thought that grass land needs tramping as
it is too loose. 1t is equal to fertilizer to put
| stock ON it. He would SOW blue grass for per-
manent pasture.
Mr.. William W. Finney had wheat stubble
| which did not take in grass, so he put spike
| tooth harrow on it and sowed the seed again.
1t was the best sod he had seen. Grass will
take after a crop of tomatoes. He instanced
the value of tomato juice as fertilizer for
| grass.
Mr.. John L. Kelley has had scarcely any
clover and was anxious to know what was the
matter. Something always occurs to prevent
a good set. He thought it good idea to try
| lime. He will try sowing clover in the fall
| and spoke of a case where farmer had had
| splendid results.
Mr.. John B. Wysong said that judging from
observation the farmer had better stick to
| clover and timothy. One good way to get
set of clover was to top dress the ground. We
| ought to be satisfied with one cut of clover
| No doubt but what grass will follow manure
but the question is where to get the manure.
Mr.. W. Beatty Harlan considered this an
| important question, as grass and clover IS the
| foundation of all good farms. Since he has
| been farming he has used vast amount of
seed, but has curtaled somewhat in the past
| few years, as he did not get the worth OF his
| money back. Glover was valuable for the nj
! trogen it contained, but the farmer could not
10 &c for n
| he was thinking of trying cow peas. His ex-
perience with lime was indecisive With re-
I q lai.xUufeOI TTn0rny, C1Oyer Hnu' 5OIue grass
| WIS very good. He has sowed the seed after
| the last working of corn and succeeded in get
| ting good set of grass.
DR.. John Sappington did not agree with the
club. 1t was no trouble to raise clover. The
secret was to prepare the land well, then
spread thirty bushels of hot lime to the acre
and SOW seed in front of the drill. He had cut
| four tons of clover to the acre off of wheat
stubble which had yielded him forty bushels
the previous year.
| MIR. George E. Silver said there was no ques-
ton as to the Importance of hay and grass. In
1897 the acreage was forty-two million and the
| product was worth S401 100000. The land in
pasturage far exceeded the hay. 1t is I'M
doubtedly the leading production of the United
| States. Permanent pasturage was the most
| profitable. The ground should be thoroughly
| prepared, as the roots are different from corn
/ or wheat. Iney are more Cetlcale anu lenuer
! To get good grass the land must be full of
| plant food. 1t is important to get the old
green grass, but this is impossible unless the
| ground is good. Every farm, however, is not
| large enough to afford permanent pasturage.
We should frequently topdress the grass and
not Craze too Close especially in dry weather.
| This is true more especially of cultivated grass,
| During the dry spell we should supplement
with the ensilage and soiled crops. The grasses
for us are timothy, clover, orchard and natur-
al. Millet is hard on land but has some ad-
vantages Clover is the best for beef. 1t draws
nitrogen from the air. 1t contains protein,
which is essential for any growing animal
| Would rather lose crop of wheat than miss q
set of grass
Hartford County Agricultural Society
! The annual meeting of the stockholders of the
! Hartford County Agricultural Society was held
| in Belair ON Monday when the directors elect
ed last year were unanimously chosen to serve
during the ensuing term. They are James
| Lee. S. A. Williams, Robert G. Richardson
| Henry c. Bruins c. Smith, Joseph B. Hanway
| Joseph W. Archer George G. Proctor, Morgan
! Mitchell, Charles A. Andrew, John H. Reck-
ord and Martin Z. Ridgely. The board or
ganized by unanimously rejecting James
| Lee, president; Joseph B. Hanway, vice presi
dent James w. McNabb, general secretary
| and Robert @. Richardson, treasurer.
The report showed that the receipts of last
years fair amounted to S4037.74 also that
| 81, 20 had been expended for improving the
| property.