Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-11-02
Grange Meeting.


met as the guest of Eureka Grange, near
Chillum, Prince Georges county, Md, on
the 18th Of October, 1900. The meeting was
called to order by Worthy Master James
ID. Cassard. Reports of committees and
business Of importance took up the morn.
ing session. The afternoon session was
very short, ending with a rising vote of
thanks extended to the members of Eureka
Grange for their bountiful hospitality After
adjourning to meet at Brighton, Montgom-
cry county, on January 31st, 1901, public
meeting was held.
Mr.. John Miller, who is interested in
trucking, asked how to prevent asparagus
from dying, as it is doing, in all the beds in
his vicinity. Prof, Robinson, OF the Agri-
cultural College, gave method for killing
the asparagus beetle. Leave one row with
out cutting, covering three. tourths of it with
hot bed cloth, then when the beetles have
congregated on the quarter row not covered
poison them, sfterward 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
be cut down TO the ground and burned.
Gather peaches dried up with rot and burn
also to prevent the next crop of peaches
from being infested. Formulas for spray
ing may be obtained by corresponding with
Prof. johnson, of the Experiment Station.
Prof. Patterson said some extensive as
paragus growers combat asparagus beetles
with turkeys and guineas, which are allow
ed TO run in the patch. He also strongly
advises the application OF half to one ton of
KANT per acre just after cutting the crop,
which will kill the weeds and cause vigor-
Gus growth OF asparagus the following sea-
son. The plants should be set 10 or 10
inches apart In the row and 20 inches deep,
the latter is considered very important be-
cause the asparagus plant grows from new
crown every year and II set shallow will
soon be injured by cultivation. Then again
do not cut too freely the first year,
Mr. w. r. Bendz read very interesting
and instructive paper on "The cow pea as a
fertilizer and preparer for wheat" stating
that the growth Of the COW pea improves
!he land by increasing fertility and in
mechanical way by l0osaLlng the soil -
Wheat following peas does not start so
rapidly as wheat sown on similar land
which had no peas, because the pea Is
rank feeder and has used most OF the imme-
diately available plant food and the roots
and stems of the pea are not available plant
food until they are decayed, then they sup.
ply an increase over the other land and pro.
duce the most wheat at harvest time. II is
considered better to pasture or cut peas for
hay rather than pillow them under, which
latter method may sour the land and also
much valuable feed is lost Cows pastured
on them do well until Christmas, eating the
dead leaves and vines, doing better than
when fed on the best corn fodder. They
also do better when fed on the empty pods
after the peas are shelIed than upon good
fodder. In fact peas in any shape are better
for cows than the very best corn fodder.
Miss Emma S. Jacobs, superintendent of
cooking schools in Washington, ID. c., pre-.
sented valuable paper about food. She
treated the subject comprehensively, giving
practical information in detail with illustra-
tons, which make it informing and helpful
Food is defined as that which taken into
the body contributes 10 its proper develop
ment and continued rebuilding, and also
supplies the energy required in doing the
work for which its complicated mechanism
was created. She points out that progress
in the arts and agriculture, which is the
boast of the century, is the result of study
and the application of scientific laws and
by comparison, showing that study of the
requirements Of the human body and laws
governing its development and sustenance
Is practical necessity for the home
She says: Science has proved that the
economy of nature admits of no single par
ticle of waste, either of force or matter"
Air should be fresh aud accompanied by
sunlight Let our houses be located upon
we'll drained ground and 80 constructed
that they may be thoroughly ventilated.
Let care be taken that the water we drink
shall not be contaminated by surface drain
age or limited in supply, and let our food be
intelIigently prepared. "In all ages and in
all chimes III cooking, lack of fresh air and
pure water have been largely responsible for
III temper and poor health. The entire mat
l,r If IDall hainu and hu -
be separated from the question Of proper
feeding any more than the question of pro
per feeding and care can he separated from
the question OF money value in the feeding
of Pharmacy is required Of one who enters
upon the business of druggist, so knowl.
edge of the science Of Gastronomy should
be required in the professional cook. The
idea that liability TO cook comes by nature"
should be RELOCATED TO place OF contempt
with the long abandoned saying "What
was good enough for my father is good
enough for me" Let every woman study 10
be approved in the profession that is hers by
right OF creation, and let her be prepared TO
demand that the cook who makes her pies
has at least as much training as the druggist
who may make pills for her family, and let
her not he content 10 accept inefficient ser
vice. While there are many now in the
ranks who must go on doing the best they
can without the opportunity OF fir5t-class
advantages, all should avail themselves Of
the chance that is offered by organizations
for the popular dissemination of knowledge
in regard to the essential elements Of foods
and their right combination and preparation
and apply as inteIigently as circumstances
will permit the laws that are proved 10 gov.
err our best development To this end this
paper and others II similar nature should be
commended To the serious attention Of the
people, that the young may be interested and
enter upon a course that must conduce to
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