The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-05-31
auNPowDER AGRICULTURAL CLUB.
meeting at Gerar Farm-Report of the
inspection Committee--Questions and
AnsWers=Trials of Farmers Wife.

Orrison and Mr.. Lewis NJ Bacon. Mr. James B.
Ensor was foreman and had Mr.. George Frame
MIN MIN as inspection committee. Mr.. T. v.
Richardson represented the Junior Club. Col.
Joshua H. Cockey, of My Lady's Manor, and
Glerk Of the Court N. Bosley Merryman were
An extended tour of inspection about the
farm or MI. Merryman and also that of his father
| ln-law, Mr.. Louis McLane, whose beautiful
property adjoins, was taken. The members no.
Iiced with interest the luxuriant natural pasture
on Mr. McLane's place and the beautiful Guern-
| seYs, IN the best condition, grazing there. The
| miIK product of one or more of those COWS was
SAID TO be over gallons each.
new set of alfalfa and lot of the grass
nearly ready to be cut were thought well of.
Inc home and its surroundings, belonging to
MI. McLane, is one of the best and most attrac-
| tive OF country seats 1t is unoccupied for
| many months of the year.
INSPECTION COMMITTEES REPORT.
I'm. Inc weather being pleasant quite an extended
sIroil was taken, beginning with the garden,
near the house. We noticed therein a Seeding
peach tree planted by Louis McLane Merryman
several years ago, and now well set in fruit.
fotatoes, peas, onions and other vegetables give
! promise of good yields in due time. Fields of
gooo barley and rye well set in grass were seen |;
also excellent wheat nearby.
Ine second year pasture field was not well set
ana because of this our host was encouraged to
cultivate the field in another crop. The corn
| field was in good filth. Some of the corn was
| up and showed healthy growth. The pigs of
various ages and sizes were in good condition.
| specimen he showed us warranted his high
opinion. The horses, colts, sheep and lambs
were seen to be in excellent condition. The
stables and fields give evidence of careful over
elgnt and sincere pleasure in his occupation.
His son, Louis, who accompanied us, was fire.
ages and paternity of the many colts and calves
on the place. and showed an enthusiasm suitable
TO mis- age. The whole property making an ex-
brought forth expressions of admiration. Beau
hfu for situation can be said of it.
tg4s JAMES B. ENsOR,
ss-sba 81. GEORGE FRAME
Mr., John Bond, who was the delegate at Mr..
Frank 6. Scotts, reported favorably of what
was seel and done at the Junior Club meeting.
He was appointed to attend the next meetingat
the farmof Mr.. B. NJ. Brooks, at Belfast.
"A letter from a committee of the Farmers
League, setting forth the efforts and results of
the farmeis respecting the appropriation for
Improvements at the Maryland Agricultural
The invitation of Prof. R. W. Sylvester to at
tend the meeting of farmers at the college,
May 18th, was accepted. Mr.. James B. Ensor
was appointed to represent the club at meet
ing of the committee on the 28th.
: The next meeting of the club will take place
June 14th at the farm of Mr.. John Bond. Writ
ten crop reports and discussion will be the
order of business
HALF HOUR FOR QUESTIONS.
= What is the condition of winter wheat? An
swer-More favorable than it was earlier, hence
the condition can be put at 20 per cent; rye. IS
per cent barley, 50 per cent; oats, 70 per cent.
What is the acreage compared with last year?
Answer-Oats, 90 per cent. more barley, so per
cent. more, and rye, acreage the same as last
year.
Is the corn harvester and shocker favorably
reported2 Answer-Yes. judging from testi-
monials. No member had seen shocker oper
ate. The advantages of q machine of the kind
would relieve the farmer of much heavy work.
Ashock of corn, containing from 100 to $50 hills,
was thought to weigh 900 or more pounds, and
the weight of the fodder per acre would be
about 10 to Is tons.
Respecting mower having a centre draft
with two pitman rods, several of the members
would leave grass in better shape for drying and
tedder need not be used so much. 1t would
kavI ncIn 1nofk nr.6 %hA,.n \
be less strain on the horses neck. Mr.. Merry
man said the centre draft is the right idea and
the width of the cut is from to feet.
Prof. Taliferro, of the Maryland Agricultural
College, was referred to as recommending cow
peas and corn grown together as making ex-
cellent silage, so that in feeding it two pounds
of cotton-seed meal was all that COW would
need in the way of grain. 1t was thought best
to drill them in. Where the corn had been
beans along the rows. One difficulty in grow
ing peas and corn together would be the tang
ling of them and causing the trailing of the
bundles in cutting with a harvester. Cowpeas
grown with sorghum was spoken of as good for
horses.
Twenty acres of the Whippo'will pea having
been sown would it be profitable to thresh the
peas for market? Answer-Those who have
done so have realized as much as $50 per acre.
Sheep and COWS are very fond of pea hulls.
Mr.. T. V. Richardson said the ground pea is a
most valuable feed for cattle, but the price of
the pea is too high to buy to grind. The best
way for silage is to put the pea and vine all in
the silo and less trouble is caused. The cow
pea can be planted about the first of June and
the peas will be ready when the corn is ripe
enough. A load of peas and load of corn can
be put in the silo alternately. The proper time,
it was said, to plow pea vines under is when the
As to the payment for milk according to the
butter fat per cent, Mr.. A. B. Gardiner said it
works very well and to the advantage of the
The next question for the Junior Club to dis
cuss is, whether more is due the COW or the
feed for the quality OF the milk or butter per
il fp fsaG dre R being to
Wife," respecting 1.-THE wealthy philanthropists
helping along every good cause for the benefit
of the human family except the small up-coun-
try farmer, who manages to exc out living
with the help of his wife; also respecting the
advantage of the farmer over the wife in work
ing in the open air beneath Gods beautiful sky
and sunlight while his wife has plain, unattrac-
tive home, of which the kitchen is her domain
from early in the morning until after dark,
With lie Children 70 o after the Tli9p nay
cook for, chickens to raise and the thousand and
one things that go to make up the life of the
average farmers wife, and the suggestions of
the Farmers Wife, etc.
Mr.. John Bond said: 1.-THE hardships of the
city wife and daughter are rather more than
those of the country mother and her daughter
AT his farm he arranges to have the farm hands
eatsupper about p NJ, so as to allow the females
to get their work done at reasonable hour. He
thought the article was an exaggeration of the
trials of the farmers wife.
Mr.. Asa B. Gardiner, Jr., referred to the fire.
QuenC LrdV6l Oh U06 cars OF FARMERS wives ana
daughters and their happy countenances and
pleasing appearance. Expressions were that
city life had not its charms over that of the
country, and Mr.. George Frame said in the city
there are complaints about cooks and often no
cooks are to be had. The door-bell must be
answered and one day his cook went to the door
Mr.. T. V. Richardson said the feeding of chick
ems and ducks would be preferred to answering
of door calls. He said also the caring for farm
hands requires considerable thought and work
on the part of the ladies of the home.
An article from the Breeders Gazette on the ad-
vantages of this State over the Western States
in raising and fattening cattle, was read. The
cheapness of land and nearness to market were
The members thought we'll of the article and
that more might be done by the farmers of this
State than has been done.
Mrs. Merryman, who is an enthusiastic lover
of the farm, is happy in her lot and does not
covet the best home in the city. She is interes-
ted in the garden crops and poultry and has
made the home surroundings neat and attrac-
tive. She considered well the needs of the inner
man of her guests on this occasion and spread an
assisted by her daughter and also by Mrs ]. S.
Crowther and Miss Mamie Merryman.
Will of Mr.. Brown.-The will of the late
George Brown, of "Brooklandwood," was pro-
bated in the Orphans Court at Towson, on
Tuesday last and letters testamentary granted
to his son, Mr.. H. Carroll Brown, who is
named as executor
The will was clearly and plainly drawn and
disposes of the testator's property as follows:
The whole body of the estate is granted to his
son, H. Carroll Brown, as trustee, to hold it for
the use of Mrs. Frances w. Brown, his widow,
during her life. At her death the whole estate
is to be divided into as many portions as there
are children surviving Mr.. Brown al the time
5of his death. These portions are to be- except
that of Mrs. Isabella Brown Merryman, wife
of Mr.. James NICK. Merryman, as nearly
equal as possible. Mrs. Merryman's part will
be less by $4,000 than the others because of
farm which her father gave her in his lifetime.
These portions are each to be given to the chill
dren, except that of Irwin NJ. Brown, whose
portion the trustee will hold until he attains
1.-The age of 25 years.
Mrs. Brown is given the fullest power to
change the investments, to buy and sell por-
tions of the estate and to invest and reinvest
THE proceeds of the same for the benefit of the
'estate. H. Carroll Brown is named as trustee
and executor, and it is also provided that in
case he shall decline to act as trustee, or shall
be disabled in any manner from so acting,
that George Brown, Jr., another son of the
testator, shall act as trustee to carry out the
provisions of the will.
1t is expressly provided that neither Of them
shall be required to give any bond for the
faithful performance of the trusts, and also
that they shall not be accountable to a court OF
equity for their actions as such trustee.