The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-04-07

ing of the Junior Gunpowder Agricultural
Club the following written crop reports for the
past year were submitted
r,d MI: =; V. Richardson's report Of stockton
Slx pecks per acre sown; South Carolina rock,
zone meal. muriate of potash and some COW
l,4OO bushels from 90 acres average, IA bushels
per acre. Fifteen acres of stalk ground was
Ia1inre. Corn, yellow; used barn yard manure !;
ooo barrels raised on 81 acres; average. l3& bar
rels per acre. Seven acres of corn was grown
Tor ensilage. Oats, white, $50 bushels on %
acres. Hay, 80 tons-1 ton per acre. Dairy, 60
OF milk; average per COW, 5.S37x pounds per
year. The best product from one COW was 9,0S1
pounds the first five averaged 6,454 pounds;
the nrst 10 cows averaged 1865 pounds; the first
oO COWS gave 1884 pounds; the first 40 COWS aver
aged 6.424 pounds. A number of the lowest pro-
ducers have been or are marked to be taken out
OF the herd, and some will remain. owing to
pelng1 in milking few months only Raised and
Du.cnered 81 hogs, weight 8, AIS pounds. and sold
on on noof IL shoats. Poultry, Plymouth Rock and
White Leghorn chickens; gathered 1,a43 dozen
eggs. and sold 1,598 dozen. Potatoes and fruits
grown for family use.
Mr. b.. NJ: Brooks report of Belfast Farm of
IA acres of arabic land: Wheat, Fultz and red,
yield 1857 bushels; 80 acres average, 12K bush
els per acre fertilizer per acre, 800 pounds used,
GOV on the crop. Corn, yellow, yield 100 barrels;
acres ~, average 10 barrels half of ground ma
hh ,d Rye, white, yield 25 bushels: average 10
white, yield i2O bushels on acres; cost of fer,
tlilzer, $780, Hay, II tons of timothy and II tons
OF mixed average. about one ton. Potatoes,
sold gaons FFa @a59 eFsay
10y pounds butter and calves. Hogs, butch
er red Y weight 2;loO pounds. Eggs; I'll dozen.
Mr.. Calvin ID. Prices report of Cedar Hill Farm
OF ll5 acres of arabic land: Wheat. Fultz, barn
yard manure and South Carolina rock, $50 pounds
per acre used yield 3O3 bushels; average per
acre, nearly IL bushels. Corn, yellow, lime and
manure applied; yield, 165 barrels; average. IL
barrels per acre. Rye, mixed, 800 pounds South
carolina rock S per acre pqton yield 81 bushels;
mixed, SX tons. Husks. Ak tons from Is acres
10 corn. Potatoes, 90 bushels. Seven Cows. So
Iar sold 26OO gallons of milk no account of that
used otherwise for butter, &c.
Mr., d. s. Pearce's report of Abrams Delight
Farm, 225 acres of arabic land Wheat, FuItz,
els cost of fertilizer, 81 acres. $255 per acre. 3S
acres. $1.58 per acre. used Mehring's and South
CAROLINA rock. Corn, yield 400 barrels; acres 40;
manured the land one year previous to planting.
Hay, 30 tons. Potatoes, Mountain Green. 100
bushels on acre; cost of fertilizer. 81. Dairy.
80 COWS, 24.219 gallons of milk, or an average of
5,3@ pounds per COW per year.
Mr.. E. E. Scott's report of Rosedale Farm, of
go acres of arabic land: Wheat, Fultz, yield 494
IA acres yielded 10 At bushels per acre; is acres
141 0ushels-the worse year for wheat ever ex-
perien9ced Corn yellow. yield 314 barrels
planted over on account of bad seed. That corn
cut OF and put in large shocks 18xl8 rows did
not cure well, except where it was very. dry
before cutting. Rye was pastured till May 10th,
yet yielded about bushels per acre. Oats, 120
bushels; average. 30 bushels. Hay, 81 tons.
Husks, 4 tons of 1898; 1899 not sold. Potatoes
enough for home use. Dairy, average about g.
including heifers one fresh at Is months gave
2,925 pounds of milk in 38 weeks I'd gave 5,448
pounds in 4 pounds in
9Th 600 pounds in 80 weeks 98 gallons cream
sold and LAST pounds of butter; sold Z calves,
IS ewes raised 70 lambs; sold 50 lambs. Butch
cred and kept to breed. No account of poul-
try. Fruits, enough for home use.
n.sa IN.l-,~
1870 acres of arabic land Wheat, Fultz and red,
yield, $40 bushels sowed seed wheat ground
year previous, which did poorly, besides corn
ground was put in late average less than 10
bushels per acre; $3.l5 per acre for fertilizers.
Corn, whitc and yellow IA acres had barn yard
manure 81 acres in all yield 500 barrels aver,
age, is - 81 barrels per acre one field averaged
10 barrels: Hay, 40 tons. ton per acre. Husks,
s tons. Fodder, 30 tons. Potatoes, 40 bushels.
Dairy, Short Horn and Jersey; of the COWS
had all the year, s heifers 2-5 months; milk l.
POS gallons, gallons double cream, 8S34 pounds
of butter. Sold bull, six years old. young
lambs, 2l9K pounds of wool. IA shoats. Kept no
record of poultry and fruits.
Mr.. George E. Shelley's report of Clynmar
Farm of 1l5 acres of arabic land Wheat, FultZ,
yield 43S bushels, acres 20K; average 21x bush
els; corn ground wheat very light, only s bush
els per acre; fallow ground 20 bushels; used
South Carolina rock mixed with 400 pounds am-
nominated phosphate; cost per acre 1926. Corn,
Yellow Dent, yield 1859 barrels, acres Is, average
liz. Used 400 pounds South Carolina rock and
yield 1872 bushels, acres 10, average 33 1-5 bushels
20J pounds of s. Carolina rock per acre, cost 81.
Hay, % tons, ton per acre. Fodder. Is four
horse loads. Potatoes, only enough for family
use. Dairy, Is grade Jerseys, averaged sos
pounds of milk; churned 155X pounds of butter
4 of the COWS with first calf; and sold 2 cows
Rocks eggs, $50 dozen; raised 230 chickens, sold
6H dozen. Fruits for family use. Butchered 10
hogs. r,,,o n,...bor., ,oror. :. ,,,,,,uoo,-
and Curd Farms of no acres of arabic land:
Wheat, FuItz, yield 420 bushels; % acres of fall
IL bnsbeIs Grain was destroyed bV the Nv and
much winter killed. Corn, white and yellow;
yield, $50 barrels; 20 acres averaged II barrels
8 acres averaged 164 barrels. Oats, white, A
bushels on strips In corn ground wheat. Hay, 40
tons grass was winter killed and atfeeted by y,
SssfIs on rs acres. Potatoes, 100 bushels Dairy,
Is grade Jersey cows, $500 gallons of milk, about
5000 pounds per head ner wear. PeagEsrE-1 Piit,,
$40. +h y =
A Removed Case From Harford.-The
trial of the case of VIM. H. Haughey against
Clement g. Butler, miller at Watervale
which was removed TO Towson from Relair
and which commenced in the Circuit Court
here on Monday last, ended on Wednesday by
the jury rendering verdict for the defendant
The action was for $4,000. damages, said to
have resulted from an alleged malicious prose-
cution. 1t was set out that at the instance of
the defendant Haughey was arrested on
the denomination of 81 each from Butler that
be was tried and acquitted. AT the conclusion
of the plaintiffs testimony the defendant SUBJ
mitted five prayers, the first of which would
have taken the case from the jury. These
prayers were based upon theory that mas
much as the warrant did not allege that the
checks had any value, but only gave their
denomination" that it was defective, and
that any prosecution founded on such de-
fective warrant must be nullity. All of
the prayers were overruled by Judge Burke.
Messrs. John S. Young and Gilbert S. Haw-
kins, of Belair, and Mr.. Frank l. Duncan, of
Towson, were counsel for the plaintiff, while
Mr. Walter w. Preston, of Belair and Messrs.
Boarman & Lindsay, of Towson, represented
the defendant
The New School Board.-On Monday
night Governor Smith sent to the Senate the
following names to compose tie new School
Board of Baltimore county and they were
promptly confirmed:
William B. Krout, 9th district, two years.
John Arthur, 18th district, two years.
James B. Ensor, 8th district six years.
Reister RUSSELL 4th district, four years.
Thomas B. Todd, 18th district, six years.
John s. Wilson, 1st district, six years.
There are only two new men in the Board
Messrs Wilson and Arthur. Mr. Wilson has
heretofore served in the Board. They succeed
Mr. John P. Clark, Democrat, and Capt. Tai
bot Jones, Republican. Mr.. Arthur is the
we'll known carriage builder of Fork, 18th dis
trict This is the first public office ever held
by him. Messrs. Ensor and Russell, present
are Republicans.
The new Board will assume the duties of
the office on the LIST day of May 1900.
Circuit Court.--Thomas Rakestraw and
Josiah Way Pyle, trading as Rakestraw &
Pyle, VS.. Richard s. Culbreth verdict for
plaintiffs for 1892. Paul Berta vs. Gustav
Kelerman decree passed requiring the plain
tiff to bring into court on or before April 10Th
next the sum of $780, with interest from the
10Th of August, 1898, less the sum of 1922 25
and upon the payment of the money the de-
PENDANT is required to execute deed for the
property in litigation to the plaintiff. John
Green, voting illegally; stetted. John Weaver,
indecent exposure stetted. John Klein of
John, larceny mol. pros. Frederick Harvey,
breaking into railroad car mol pros. VIM.
H. Haughey VS.. Clement G. Butler, removed
from Hartford county; action for $4,000 dam
ages for alleged malicious prosecution; verdict
for defendant. Rice Ellis, colored larceny
verdict guilty, with recommendation to mercy.
Bill in Equity Filed.-Messrs. Boarman &
Lindsay, attorneys, for John l. Duffy, Monica
Duffy, infant, Thomas F. Duffy, infant Alice
G. Nelson and John 5. Nelson, her husband,
filed a bill of complaint, on Monday last, in
the Circuit Court in equity, against Joseph
Duffv and Elly Duffa his wife Michael Duffy