The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-01-20

street, Baltimore. All of the members were
I present except Messrs. Thomas J. Lea, William
b. Crowther and Asa B. Gardiner, Jr. Mr.. N. r.
Miles. an honorary member, was also present.
Mr. Lewis N. Bacon was foreman.
Mr.. John Bond was appointed delegate to the
| Junior Club. which will meet at Mr.. Frank G..
Scott's, Saturday, Goth instant.
Mr.. Lewis NJ. Bacon, delegate to the last
meeting of the Junior Club, spoke favorably of
the proceedings and especially of the discussion
regarding farmers establishing telephone lines.
he spoke of the advantages of the telephone
and thought farmers would be benefited by
their use.
Mr.. John Crowther, Jr, favored the placing of
sibe to farmers. He said he could not well get
along without telephone in the bank.
ol,g frame SPOKE OF Ine lnclnatl1n o.
go to certain localities where there are stores
and postofhces and said such places would be
suitable for telephones. He referred to the OBJ
tections raised to free rural mail delivery in
Carroll county by many patrons who preferred
to. go after their own mail. He said he was re-
minded OF this by gentleman friend before he
saw the objection stated in the papers.
Petty thieving was mentioned as being an an
noyance besides a loss to farmers and expression
was that it should be put stop to.
The next meeting of the club will be held Feb
ruary 10th, at the home of Mr.. John Crowther,
Jr., Lutherville. Election of officers and dis
cussion of Upon what terms should dairy
farm be rented to the advantage of the owner
and renter ?'' will be the order of business.
HALF HOUR FOR QUESTIONS.
is it the breed of cow or the quality of feed
that the best grade of milk is produced? Refer
ence was made to recent article in H0drd'S
breed of the COW. Mr.. Crowther said he had
several COWS, years ago, that were first-cass and
upon feeding them turnips the milk was in
creased 90 per cent, but the quality was very
poor. 1t was said that if a COW is forced above
her natural supply the quality of milk is not SO
Mr.. Bacon who has fed ensilage for several
| years, remarked that ensilage is the best feed
for COWS; also that there should be at least four
weeks rest for a COW and that heifers should be
MIXED well up the first year and then they Will
| expect it and likely make no trouble afterward.
The great advantages of a creamery on the
| farm were impressed because of convenience,
| lStuS- saving and the separating of more cream.
! Ice should be used and As degrees of tempera-
| ture wiz bring all cream out of the milk. Cream
| thus formed is superior to cream separated Dy
machine. Messrs. Crowther and Frame said 1t
| is pleasure for them to attend to creamery
| and if q farmer had only two COWS he should
possess one, as the advantage is SO great over the
Swimming of milk from pots or pans.
Reference was made to farmer whose COWS
! are doing remarkably we'll in milk and cream
this winter so that from Soto 60 pounds of butter
| is made. which sells at 30 cents per pound. .
| AS to the rental of farm it was thought well
| to give the renter a chance to succeed and each
| should furnish half of the fertilizers, half the
| seeds and half the cows. and share equally with
| products and losses. Ifstockis not limited then
| soiing should be urged and limit pasture so as
| to increase the hay product farmer was
mentioned who realized per cent cent from his
| What is the prospect for better prices for
! wheat? Answer-Favorable, as 1t Is somewhat
| scarce among home mlllerS ana the export trade
| is more encouraging, as large shipments from
| this country during the week were noted. Inc
Argentine Republic in one week recently
| shipped one and quarter millions bushels.
| Some expression was that the tariff laws OF
| our country were not as encouraging as they
| should be and less export trade in grain re
| suited. Our cattle trade was deemed good, put
wheat is low in price, while bran is Sl8 per ton
| and cotton seed meal Is selling at $26 per ton
| when short time ago it sold at $lS 1t was SAID
| the prospect now is for higher price. owing to
| the manufacturing of better class of oils from
AS to the efforts of the milk producers to Sc
cure higher price for milk it was thought their
| circumstances demanded it and they were 1ust1-
| fed in what they were doing because OF the
greater outlay and in convenences OF their oc-
Reading by Glass No. being next in order,
| Mr. +. Cuttings Merryman selected The Posi-
| bilities of Outside Plastering." The article
| reads: "Recently we have hit upon the true way
of applying plaster and now it stays as long as
| the building stands. There is no cracking ano
| peeling Off. The invention is simply that OF
| putting the plaster on over common light woven
| wire; chicken fencing or smaller mesh VIII
answer Stretch the wire over the wooden wall,
| fastening it there with staples. Space it away
from the boards one-half or three fourths of an
! inch. The first coat of plaster will go through
| the wire, just holding it from view; the second
| coat makes the wire Embedded about midway in
| the thickness of plaster Unless the staples pull
out that hold the wire in place there is no way
bedded in it to shrink and swell as laths do. II
the mortar is right the plaster is on to stay and
| to stay for century or more. The galvanized
| netting will not rust imbedded in the plaster
| Do not let the plasterers make the mortar rich
| with lime. Make it as bricklayer does his and
it will harden and each year Will be better until
| it will almost equal stone."
| Mr. Merryman also selected Farmers In
| Office" which reads in part as follows 1T takes
| a long hunt with strong search-light to find
| many farmers in high offices. The lawyers seem
| to take about everything in sight. In the
United States Senate 68 out of IS members are
lawyers. while in the House of Representative
| ~
| fare of the country? The business interests OF
| the country ought to be represented; not only
| represented but represented in proportion tc
| those interests. There should be few good
in G1ngFes S Toe D many 19ck the XaG
! dNanize, become more proficient and he viii
| respect himself the more. He will stand up fol
| hSrights, take hold of politics and be counted
Mr.. George Frame selected 1.-THE Oxeye Daisy,
which reads "This familiar plant is att same
time beautiful flower and perniG n weed 9,
left unchecked rapidly establishes itself IL
| fields to the exclusion OF more useful, though
less attractive, plants. Inc New Hampshire
| ment that it can be kept from farms if precau
ton is exercised. method commonly en-
| ployed for this purpose is to cut the hay carly
| and thus prevent the maturing of seeds. Elk
| perimentS indicate that it requires at leas
twelve days after the daisy blossoms FORTS SEEDS
| Massachusetts State Experiment Station has
made an analysis of the daisy which, with the
analysis of timothy hay, is that as far as chemi
fully equal to timothy hay in nutritive constitu
| ents According to an analysis one ton of oxeye
daisy hay withdraws from the soil about q
| pounds of potash, 81 pounds of phosphoric acid
| % pounds of nitrogen and rs pounds of lime. IL
| restore the stated amounts of the first three
constituents to the soil it would be necessary tt
apply about SO pounds of muriate OF potash, g
pounds of super-phosphate and l4O pounds Of
| nitrate of soda" ~
Mr.. Frame also selected 1.-THE Stave Silo.'
1.-THE value of silage, properly made and prop
| erly fed, is no longer questioned. Especially tt
| the dairy farmer has the silo become an almos
necessary adjunct to the equipment OF the
| farm silo adapted to general use must bt
cheap, durable simple in construction and eff
fective in preserving the silage Convenienct
in feeding should determine the location of the
sio, Its bottom should be on a level with the
floor on which the silage is to be fed. The silC
| NAV be placed inside or outside of the barn
| The practice of digging pits into which to pu
| the siage is not to be commended, as it cause.
an unnecessary expense, extra annoyance anC
Mr.. Frame has not followed farming for abou
| two years. Having rented his farm and his bust
ness being in the city he lives there. He is very
much interested in agricultural pursuits and hal
| had considerable experience from seeing crop
| planted and handled and in meeting farm &C
| counts He has never plowed many furrow
hut he has had hold of the pillow handles an(
| knows when the blowing is done WELL. HI
knows the responsibilities and obligations of the
farmer and is in sympathy with him.
| Mrs Frame entertained her guests with al
| elegant collation.. Her daughters and their lady
| friends assisted in serving the same
Contracts for Alms-House Supplies
j The proposals for furnishing meat and breaC