The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-05-26

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ton was The Farmers Daughter-Do the
changed conditions require a change in
her rearing and education, and if so, along
what lines should the change be made?'' The
two iolloWlng papers on the subject, by Messrs.
Jonn Crowther, Jr., and James B. Ensor, were
omitted from the regular report owing to its
length:
Mr.. CRowTHER's PAPER.
KNOW not who proposed this question. II is,
however; worthy of thought and discussion by
the mothers in this community, who, of all
others snould know how to handle and decide
IL. IN tne olden time woman was regarded as
the nome. maker. content to occupy the sphere
the almighty, in, his wisdom. intended she
should. Mothers then looked with pride upon
daughters whose domestic tastes and qualities
made them as useful as they were ornamental
no 5Hgr as nomes There are IN our day those
no higner aim in life than to be attractive and
have good time. These frequently wind up by
ton, late hours loss of rest and lack Of purpose,
either OF which units them for the responsible
ties OF me, thus sacrificing the higher qualities
OF WomanDOod. Habits thus formed are nard
to break of.
How important then, that this moral nature
should De uplifted, true and worthy motives In
stilled, pure morality inculcated so that they
WORK more IN harmony with the laws OF nature,
not neg;iec II physical training WHICH is alike
differs from that of mans. True womanhood
shuns publicity. Hers is the greatest and
land made and fashioned by the influence OF her
! example. whatever is good In law must find its
origin. Here is where the much-abused ballot
will be safely guarded, if ever national peace
and prosperity developed; this the source from
which we may look for the suppression Of vice
and immortality. This field is hers for work, and
| in it she reaps her greatest success. This,
| imagine, is the highest education you can give
herand any system short OF this is defective.
MR.. ENsOR'S PAPER.
! Inmy judgment the first thing that parent
should consider, be he a farmer or man Of any
advantages of our public schools a farmers
| dauehter can secure fair educatlon. A1ter
schools advised her to finish her education by
| securingA practical knowledge of some partlcu-
lar branch or profession that she might make
| course in the State Normal School, and she IS
now teaching, which pays her very good
salary. 1 think parents should take more inter
! est in educating their daughters. | think 1t Is
| as importantthat woman should be educated
as that mau should. We can't imagine the
| great advantage an educated mother has over
an uneducated one in raising family. The in
structions that's mother gives makes lasting
| impression upon her child. If the mother Is
not capable Of giving proper and intelligent in
struction the Child labors under great disadvan-
tages. Wrong Impressions made IN youth oLten
! debar one OF success in life. L taught scnool
| for short time In my younger days and was
very forcibly impressed with the great I'M
| portance of parents educating their chllaren
| pupils could always tell which of them had
| educated mothers and which had not. An IN
teligent mother will teach her children refine
ment and obedience to their teachers in every
respect, when an uneducated mother would tld
| O1U0n take exception 10 Tue ulSCIplluC VA bhO
school and the text books.
So far as the household duties and domestic
| affairs of life are concerned 1t Is very small
matter in comparison with the many other
duties that woman has to perform An intel
| lgent woman is the first to befriend and the
last to desert. Like Mary she is last at the
| Cross and first at the grave. The greater mans
| misfortune, the deeper his disgrace, the more
| he is forsaken by the world. the closer she
| clings to him, and though her heart be breaking
she cheers him with her smiles. AS the meteor
| shines brighter with the increased darkness, SO
her kind spirit sheds its bright luster upon his
| darkest hours. When mans pathway in life Is
| beset with troubles on every side; when none
else will heed his cries and he is about to faint
can ca VT nowhere be found. an intelligent woman
| flies to his rescue, and, with the sweetest palm
for wounded spirit, with her words OF consoia-
| falter; soothes the heart that is ready to break
and, as a blessed convoy, by her songs ana
smiles. leads him gently and safely through the
| bleak desert of life.
When man looks back on the troubled sea of
| life; when he beholds the mountain surging
| about to overwhelm him when he is about to
| sink down in despair, woman comes as his de-
| liverer and by her tears and prayers opens up
way for his escape
"Home Mixing Of Fertilizers."-This was
| the subject discussed at the last meeting OF the
Deer Greek Farmers Club. We append the
| views of some of the members.
Mr.. Thomas Lochary instanced SUCCESSFUL ex-
| periments as noted by the Agricultural College
| bulletins in mixing fertilizers at a much cheaper
cost than when the same analysis was DOUGH- 2tls.
there was less chance of having adulterated
goods and the farmer could have 1t made as
wanted. He thought it well to have advice from TOT
the Agricultural College. There were $36,OOO-
900 to $40OO0.000 worth of fertilizers sold in the
Mr.W. B. Hopkins didn't know anything
about mixing, never had experimental, used
bone kldncipaily, very little phosphate. Bone
acts as well now as 20 years ago. Formerly used
Peruvian Guano. Stable manure is the best
MrlWilliam b. Finney thought the manufac-
ns sod mx ferti i ss much Sss and ss
time sfaciLEt Is. If the farmers had plenty o.
but did not thinwell enough .p ior tnein " ~ ~
MrsJohn D. Woitt nn4ald them: -. . -a- ba
had no scientific knowledge on the subject He
thought the study of chemistry entered into
the matter. He had undertaken experiments
In mixing this season. Has been learning more
secrets from fertilizer agents. He said bone
phosphate in fertilizers was misleading, as one
of these agents had told him that rock was
bone back in the geological ages. The manu-
facturers charged from S. to 81 to mix goods
and they could sell $26 goods at $lS. 1t is best
to buy raw materials guaranteed so many units
and make our own formula. He had mixed 0
per cent. tankage, IA per cent rock, and kainit
In equal parts for corn. 1t costs about 1856
per ton Didn't consider this as permanent as
bone and would not put it on wheat, but used it
for immediate returns. Would use soon after
mixing. Slaughter house bone, where the
whole carcass was 1ncinerated was better than
the regular bone.
Mr. James Lee didn't think he could mix as
cheaply as he could buy already mixed. Said
there were various grades of raw materials and
that the manufacturers knew better about it..
A good deal of tankage was composed of street
cleanings
Mr.. Harry Silver had tried mixing various fer
tizers by different formulas quoted from
Harris book on fertilizers. He had tried nitrate
goods, and Baugh's $40. Tried his own mixture
costing $23.50 and had best results. Formula as
follows 800 TBS. rock, 800 Tbs tankage, 9per cent
300fbs nitrate soda, 800 Tbs potash. Would mix
used rock and bone on wheat last fall and could
not tell now where they were put. One seemed
as good as the other. Had used nitrate of soda
from responsible parties and have guarantee.
Mr.. H. B. Bruins has been mixing two or three
or o1
He drilled with wheat drill, except when check
cred, and then dropped. Costs $I4.50 to SIS per
ton. He uses on corn, tomatoes and wheat.
Mr.. George E. Silver quoted Commercial Agri-
cultural Bulletin of 1899, when Maryland had
used 81. 100000 worth of lime that year. Said in
every 800 of receipts from farm over severe
spent in fertilizers Said the value of fertilizers
consisted In nitrogen, phosphoric acid and
potash. He mixes his own because he gets
much better grade for less money. He has no
| objection to manufacturers mixing if they used
the right things. One can always tell what goes
into goods. Also likes to mix because he be-
comes familiar with the composition and to ex-
pertinent with the different mixtures. After one
no way of telling, except by experiments, just
what is needed to supply deficiencies, as it is
impossible to tell what is available in the soil.
| Has experimental with nitrate Soda No effect
MI. John Moores had no experience Used
bone and high grade phosphate APPLIED together
| for wheat-one-half each. He averaged 30
bushels of wheat and IL to 10 barrels of corn to
the acre for the last 20 years So but land does
not seem to improve. or raise as good crops since
| the Maryland Agricultural College started.
| There are not as good grasses. Does not think
| scientific men have found out whether am
monia is necessary or not. They do not seem
| to know what we want. We cannot mix it our
| selves. The manufacturers have the science
| and can mix better, as they make this their
business.
An Important Decision by Judge Wat
terslIn the Hartford county Circuit Court
this week Judge James D. Walters rendered an
important decision which affects the taxation
of mortgages throughout the State. The
treasurer of Hartford county, Mr.. E. NJ. Allen,
Jr., brought suit against the National Bank of
| Camden, N. j., for taxes on mortgages on
property in that county. The court decided
that the tax could not be levied against nom
resident; that mortgage is personal property,
and was only taxable at the domicile of the
owner, and that the law levying the tax was
unconstitutional, so far as non-residents are
concerned, the State having no extra-territorial
jurisdiction on the subject of taxation.
Attorney General Rayner was asked as to
the effect Of this decision on taxation of
| mortgages throughout the State, and whether
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