The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-06-23
Senior annnowder Aforementioned Cln

asa Asa 3. Gardiner. Jr.. and Mr.. William B.
v syos Ha were absent. Mr. James B. Ensor
was foreman, and Mr.. E. Cuttings Merryman,
assistant, he and the foreman constituting an
lnspectlon committee. Mr.. U. H. Tarbert rep
lnssenLed the Junior Club. The visitors were
MesSrs Eli Benson, of Carroll county; William
~. Buck, Jr., and Frank and Alexander ID.
The stroll Of inspection proved Mr. Bonds
good farming and the encouraging prospects for
successful harvest. Report of the inspection
COLI comdmnittee at Mr.. E. G. Merryman's farm was
reao, Messrs. George Frame and Asa B. Gardin-
er, Jr, being the committee. 1t is as follows:
The members of the club. in their stroll of
ance of this fine farm, its stables and stock. A
large load of timothy hay. showing extra good
qudd1 Ivy, was ready for delivery in Baltimore;
ana the opinion was expressed that it would
PROBABLY bring $50 per ton when sold. Mr..
t merrynan has some very fine colts. We noticed
t Two sired sired by Midnight, one by Hugo, dam 1nez
tne gam OF Col. Kuser, and one by Col. Kuser.
ne sneep were blockey and well bred, and
PROBABLY very profitable owing to the high price
Of wool and mutton. Mr.. Merryman has fine
by the club.
I'VE noticed with interest an orchard lot sown
WIN rye IN which our host will pasture his
sneep. Adjoining this is a large field in which
ne mas sown rye, wheat and barley, all of which
with foas at foot Among them was the famous
Mss Quick, now "a years old her daughter,
Caress also with foal; Inez and another. Po-
iauu Snlna pigs are raised in large numbers on
.o The club was greatly pleased to see the in
Merryman, named Louis. and the members en-
loyed hearing him give his father dates on which
Inc Inc Coils were dropped the particulars about
lines OF cultivation. This little gentleman is
born farmer"
Mr.. James B. Ensor reported favorably of
the last Junior Club meeting at Mr.. Joshua G..
B0sley's farm.
HALF HOUR FOR QUESTIONS.
w hen will clover be fit to cut? AnSwer-In
about ten days, or just before wheat harvest.
wien two thirds of the heads begin browning
5sA good indication of time to cut.
What is the prospect for clover and timothy?
Answer-Decidedly better than last year.
When will wheat be ripe enough to cut9
ADswer-About oath of this month.
When will barley be fit to cutS Answer-Last
How much barley is obtained per acre? Mr..
E. G. Merryman threshed IS bushels last year.
Some yields have been better-as much as oO
What is binder Irvine worth? Answer-It has
been offered at Tx cts. per pound.
Which is the best horserake2 Answering
Wood is satisfactory and the Tiger very, good.
Respecting grass Mr.. L. NJ Bacon said he ex-
poets IL tons per acre.
What is the prospect as to the price of wheat ?
Answer-A higher price, as in some sections of
the West the condition of the grain is unfavor-
able. especially the spring wheat, which is
greater factor in the market than winter wheat.
Chicago was mentioned as great grain selling
centre. Most of this grain is sold there and in
that city the prices for buying and selling are
fixed as much, if not more, than in London.
The prospect for good yields of wheat in this
county was considered very favorable. No fly
cut has been reported.
AS to the ACCESSIBILITY of the county accept
ing the turnpikes leading from the city and
make them free of tolls, the members gave ex-
preston to their views and unanimously favored
the county taking those roads, Several spoke
regarding the large amount of money they paid
for tolls, which was an almost unbearable tax:
The nominating committee -Messrs. L.. M.
Bacon and John Bond-recommending DR.. John
E. Orsson as a member of the club he was ac-
cepted: -,
selected "RotatiOn of Crops Necessary" from
the Indiana Farmer, and read by Mr.. William b.
Conway: More and more find farmers coming
to the conclusion that rotation of crops is
necessary to good farming and even here in the
West when we failed to practice It at time
that Eastern farmers advocated it, the most
successful farmers are adopting 1T. one OF the
great advantages that any farmer can obtain
over the common lot is to keep his land in such
good tillage and mechanical condition that fair
crops are bound to grow. A good rotation OF
crops is as essential for this as expensive and
Mr. Bond said he cannot see how farmer can
farm with G rotation of crops.
Mr. James b. EnsOr said in the West the far
mers had not fallowed and for forty years in
Ohio continuous cropping had been followed
without any rest OF land.
Mr.. Upton H. Tarbert said he knows of piece
of level land along the Gunpowder falls that
for twenty-five years crop OF corn had been
Mr.. Lewis M. Bacon read from the Lire Stock
Indicator an article on 1.-THE Farmers Daugh-
ter"
male teachers and places of usefulness to which
females are called, the Western cities are ahead
of us in their appreciation OF their LABOR DOT, ana
cording to their capability, and II equal with
man the same compensation is given. said Mr.
George Frame. He favored the same salaries
being paid in this State to females who do equal
work with mec and said respecting the salaries
of teachers in tho city, there is too much diff
ference, the female principles getting much less
Miss Bessie Patterson, principal of one of the
grNnmar. schools OF baltimore 6elng guest,
rod Qa what OAKLAND -rlDli0d that
thj464nale grammar schools have female princi-
pals and the male schools male principals.
Mrs. Bond spread table filled with substan-
tails and deicacies and was assisted by Misses
Frank Brooks and Miss Bessie Bond.
The Rext meeting ing Of the club viii TAKE place
Crowther. Verbal crop reports will be received.
Danger From Dogs in Hot Weather
Precautions Should be Used.-The season
of uncomfortable warmth is rapidly approach
ing, and with it will come the usual apprehen-
sion as to the state of the health of the family
dog and the neighbours dog, and the vagrant
dog, which may scatter terror and death from
rabies should any one of them be attacked by
this disastrous disease, says an exchange The
dog is an undoubted source of danger for the
next two or three months, and reminder of
this with hint or two as to how to care for
him to prevent danger, may be in order.
Professor Robert Ward, the well known Mary
land veterinarian, speaking of the subject, said:
People ought to remember that dogs are as
liable to become peevish in warm weather as are
individuals. Because canine pet growls or
banks or acts strangely is not sufficient reason
to jump to the conclusion that the dog is mad.
Hundreds of dogs, just bad-tempered and out
of sorts on account of the heat are driven mad
by the bounding they get from policemen and
boys who labor under the impression that they
have rabies. Rabies is distinct malady, with
distinct symptoms, and the dog should be given
chance until it is determined beyond doubt that
he is actually mad. Dogs should be kept out of
fho OILS n the in hot weather. n law
which applies to men as well, and to every living
thing He should be given plenty of fresh
so cared for is practically safe from the disease.
The symptoms of rabies are unmistakable. The
dog will first appear dull IiI, and melancholy and as
the eye He will make sudden starts, appar-
emily at imaginary foes. He will rush for short
wage battle with dozen dogs that do not exist,
except in his imagination. These fights will
continue until he sinks in exhaustion, when he
will stretch out on side and seem in great
agony. .,, .o .,,ouo u,eo.. a..
most furious stage of the disease develops. The
food test may be tried, however, one of the
effects of rabies being suspension of the
faculty of swallowing. The dog will seize at a
morse thrown him, but CONFUSION will sweep
over him in any attempt he may make to swal-
low This puts the question beyond doubt, and
shot through his head, or any humane means
at hand, should be used to put the dog out of
misery, and secure the safety OF whatever man
its height.
Some advance has been made in treatment
through the discovery Of virus from the spine,
which in many cases checks the inroads of the
poison in the system The best plan, however,
Is not to be bitten. and it is well worth while
to take every possible precaution. Pets should
be cared for carefully, the extra trouble being
well repaid by the knowledge that the pet offers
no risk of terrible death. The vagrant dog is
the chief source of danger. Nobody sees that
he is clean well fed, and from the looks of
him he is neither. Dogs Of this class should be
destroyed as soon as they are picked up. In
case of bite from a dog. even one that is sus-
pected of having been mad, the victim should
at once undergo the Pasteur treatment, which
offers the greatest hope of immunity. The
branch of this institution at the City Hospital
Is boon to Baltimore, and numbers Of lives
have undoubtedly been saved by prompt appli-
cation there for injection of the virus. Cases Of
rabies are, fortunately, few, but this is no
reason that proper precautions are owed every
man to himself, for there can be no more horrf-
BILE fate than to fall victim to this terrible
malady."
A Society's Excellent Work.-On Thurs
day, 2lst instant, the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society of Baltimore district met in
the Methodist Episcopal Church at Glyndon.
At 10 80 A. NJ. the meeting was called to order
by the president, Mrs. H. G. Tudor, and after
prayer by Rev. Watson Case, the address of