The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-11-09

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Meeting of Grange.


The Montgomery County Grange No.
met as the guest of Eureka Grange near
Chillum, this county, on the Goth ult1mo.
The meeting was called to order by
Worthy Master James d. Cassard. Re
ports of committees and business of i'm
portance took up the morning session.
The afternoon session was very short,
ending with 4 rising vote of thanks en-
tended to the members of Eureka Grange
for their bountiful hospitality. After adj
ourning to meet at Brighton, Montgom-
cry county, Md, January 31st, 1901,
public meeting was held.
Mr.. John Miller who is interested in
from dying. as it is doing in all the beds
in his vicinity. Prof. Robinson, of the
Agricultural College, gave method for
killing the asparagus beetle-lcave one
row without cutting, covering three quar-
tcrs of the row with hot-bcd cloth, then
when the beetles have congregatcd on the
quarter row not covered poison them,
afterward uncover another quarter row
and poison each day until the whole row
has been used for trap, then you will
find the beetles mostly destroyed. Plants
which are attacked by blight should he
cut down 10 the ground ana burned
Gather peaches dried up with rot and
burn also to prevent the next crop of
peaches from being infected
Formulas for spraying mixtures may be
obtained by corresponding with Prof.
Johnson, of the Experiment Station.
Prof. Patterson said some extensive
asparagus growers successfully combat
the asparagus beetle with turkeys and
guineas which are allowed to run in the
patch. He also strongly advises the ap-
plcation of from p! to ton of kainit
per acre just after cutting the crop, which
will kill the weeds and cause a vigorous
growth of asparagus the following season.
The plants should lie set 10 or - inches
apart in the row and 20 inches deep, the
latter is considered very important be-
cause the asparagus plant grows from 4
new crown every year and if set shallow
will soon be injured by cultivation; then
again do not cut too freely the first year.
Mr.. W. r. Bendz read Il very interesting
and instructive paper on The Cow Pea
as Fertilizer and Prcparer for Wheat"
stating that the growth of the COW pea
improves the land by increasing the fer
MI in TOOL l,yr1
ing the soil. Wheat following COW peas
does not start so rapidly as whe,.t sown
on similar land which had no peas, be-
cause the pea is a rank feeder and has
used up most of the Immediately available
plant food, and roots and stems of the pea
are not available plant food until they are
decayed, then they supply an increase over
the other land and produce the most
wheat at harvest time. 1t is considered
better to pasture or cut peas for hay rather
than to pillow them under, which latter
method may SQUIRE the land and also much
valuable feed is lost. Cows pastured on
them do well until Christmas eating the
dead leaves and vines and doing better
than when fed on the best corn fodder,
they do better when fed on the empty
pods after the peas are shelied than they
do on good fodder In fact peas in any
shape are better for cows than the very
best fodder.
Miss. Emma S. Jacobs, Superintendent
of Cooking School in Washington, d. c.,
presented valuable paper about Food"
She treated the subject comprehensively,
giving practical information in detail with
illustrations which should make it inform
ing and helpful. Food is defined as that
which taken into the body contributes to
its pro. er development and rebuilding,
and also supplies the energy required in
doing the work for which its complicated
mechanism was created. She points out
that progress in arts and agriculture,
which is the boast Of the century, is the
result of study and the application of
scientific laws, and, by comparison, show
ing that study of the requirements of
the human body and laws GOVERNING its
development and sustenance is practical
>.
Science has proved that the economy of
nature admits of no single particle of
waste, either of force or matter" Air
should be fresh and accompanied by sun
light. Let our houses be located upon
well drained ground and constructed that
they may be thoroughly ventilated Care
should be taken that the water we drink
shall not be contaminated by surface
drainage or limited in supply, and let our
food be intelligently prepared "In al!
ages and in all c,imes i'll cooking, lack of
fresh air and pure water have been large
ly responsible for i'll temper and poor
health. The entire matter of our we'll
being and happiness cannot be separated
from the question of proper feeding any
more than the question of proper feeding
and care can be separated from the ques-
ton Of money value in the feeding Of
animals AS knowledge of the science
of Pharmacy is required of one who en-
tiers upon the business of druggist, so
knowledge Of the science of Gastronomy
should be required in the professional
cook. The idea that h'lity to cook
comes by nature should be rcicgated to
place of contempt with the long ,,ban
doned saying that, what is good
enough for my father is good enough
for me-" Let every woman study
to be approved in the profession that
i hers by right of creation, and let her
be prepared to demand that the cook