The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-11-01

state sources:
No. acres per
farm under
No. farms in State. cultivation.
New York $4,000 226 223 IS
New Jersey 10000 BOSS 81
Connecticut Ia 800 70 $50 so
Massachusetts 1475S 1884 so
Pennsylvania IL ,63l 557 60
Ohio 1850 25l 43O 20
West Virginia 6,377 72.772 65
North Carolina a. l66 1889 45
Alabama 12,173 179264 so
Kentucky 1866 157,770 Is
Maryland 40,79S so
For properly caring for and extending the
Station work, the following means should be
provided
To provide for the maintenance, repairs and
insurance on buildings, the printing of bulletins
| and making exhibits, showing the results of work,
and to provide for special Investigations, on the
| TOBACCO crop, in meat production, and in irriga-
ton, an annual appropriation of $1,000 For
ealargipg greenhouses, equipments and facilities
for horticultural experiments, 5000.
Respectfully submitted,
H. J. PATTERSON,
Director.
On motion the proposed action
contained in the reports received
unanimous endorsement of the club.
On the call for experiments,
Robt. Cameron stated that he had
been experimenting with drilling
timothy and had been unable to get
a good catch. He asked if seed
thrown ahead of the drill was more
liable to secure a good catch than
if sown behind. He had tried both
ways but the results had proven
unsatisfactory.
1t was suggested that he harrow
o. roll the ground if the seed was
sown behind the drill.
Elwood Balderston suggested that
wheat ground be rolled both before
and after drilling timothy. He also
reported on an experiment with
potato planting. dad planted a
two-acre patch with State of Maine
variety and had used three differ
ent seedlings with the following
results: The large size seedlings had
yielded 3 bu. to the row; the me-
dunn size, bu. to the row; and
the small size 81 blu. to the row.
He was therefore in favor of a
medium size potato for seeding
purposes.
Robt. Cameron thought second
size for first year and then use large
size the second year was preferable,
otherwise the potato will deter
iorate.
REWRITING to the matter of drill
ing timothy or wheat, Alfred Kirk
stated he had found his drill work
ed evenly while new but was in
clined to drill the grain bunchy as
the parts BECAME worn. Had first
tried drilling timothy in front
of drill but afterward changed
it to the rear and had been re-.
ceiyipg satisfactory results since
the change.
Mr.. Reeder reported the result of
his experiment with corn planting.
He had tried both two and three
stalk hills on an ACRE of ground in
rows side by side, and found that
the three stalk rows had produced
80 bushels of good corn and 3 bush
els of nubbins, while the two stalk
rows had produced 53 bushels of
good corn and bushels of nubbins.
Mr.. Cherry stated he had a piece
of ground in wheat, on half of
which he had first put lime. AS
he could not procure enough lime
at the time to finish, had then
drilled the wheat. He asked if he
should now spread lime on the re
naming half, on top Of the wheat,
and was advised to do SO.
Geo. w. Clifford, Elwood Bladder
ston and Jos. T. Grove were APP
pointed 2 committee to inspect the
premises.
The host was then called upon
for his essay and responded with
the following:
FARMERS gREAT NEEDS.
AHe suojeCl sqSSFsts ~ my hiii" t""t
we should study the condition Of the
farmer to find out his needs We ars fully
aware his needs are many and changeable.
believe farming is one of the honorable
caliHgs If life and one of first importance,
for by their toll are the necessities of life
produced. The destiny of the nation de-
ponds largely Oh the condition of the
farmers. I believe one of the farmers
greatest needs is to receive better re-
wag3 fer his honest toll If this be true
he should receive 2 fair share of the
profits in exchange for his products, and
en- equal share of life's comforts and en-
joyulents. Fhe independent farmers of
years gone by, when they produced nearly
all their needs, have passed away. The
log cabia and home-sppn clothing then
afforded both comfort and happiness, the
roadwagon the necessary means of travel,
and to be able to read and write was con-
sidered sufficient education for farmer.