The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-01-11

lect discussed was: How Can Farm be Kent
II Up With Profit Without the Use of BARNARD
ManureY We append the views of some of
those present:
Mr.. Joshua G. Bosley said: BARNARD ma
nnre is great factor for improving the soil,
but it is not so important that the farm will
fall without it. Commercial fertilizers will
produce the clover sod which is the ground
work for all improvement. Mr.. George Clark
of Connecticut, obtained his great growth of
grasses with commercial fertilizers He be-
heved in intense cultivation of the SOIL FIRE.
quent stirring of the soil adds nitrogen. Prof.
Sharps idea is that we are throwing away our
money by buying nitrogen. Tillage has a
manurial effect The soil needs phosphoric
ACID and potash. 1t is fact that our soil
needs more frequent cultivation than we are
accustomed to giving it. Our aim should be
TO get good sod, then we have what the soil
needs in the way of vegetable matter Barn
yard manure is valuable and should be we'll
cared for and applied. 1t contains nitrogen
to purchase nitrogen a high price must be
paid Nitrate of soda adds fertility to the sod
land, with which rotation of crops can be
carried on successfully"
Mr.. Upton H. Tarbert said 81 have seen
wonderful results in crops from the use of
night soil manure and especially on the sod.
IL contains great deal of nitrogen. The
trucking communities depend more on the
night soil than on commercial fertilizers
/ Mr.. Edward E. Scott said: 1.-The improve
AASAt III 1CIllllly VI sui Is TedullN Se6u Wu6Tc
the owner is in the dairy business. The
meadows are thickly set and crops generally
show the advantage of barnyard manure"
Mr.. Frank G. Scottsaid "Barnyard manure
IS very good soil improver. | have applied
straw IN August upon grass field and realized
| great benefit from it, as it acted as a mulch,
which did good and did more good on the fol-
lowing corn crop than manure put on later,
the mulch having increased the sod and
formed mould. believe farm can be kept
up without the use of barnyard manure. If
/ each one would count up the cost of put
ting out barnyard manure it would be seen
| that the cost would furnish commercial fertil-
-srSfs, Which are more easily handled. Would
| it not pay better to put out straw over grass
helds than to work it through the stable, which
/ requires good deal of labor? l farmed q
! place several years ago and used South Caro-
lima rock, kainit and plaster literally for corn
and good results were seen in the corn and the
grass sets. l had two fields, on one 1 used
| South Carolina rock and kainit, and the other
manure. | got the best crop from the COM
merclal fertilizer. Labor is great question.
| With lesS1Abor we can use commercial fertil-
| izer and then we could NOW less land. We
should not pasture our grass lands too closely
for best results. put fertilizer on with grain
drill in the spring, after the ground was plow-
ed. | used 200 pounds of kainit to 400 pounds
of South Carolina rock.
| Mr.. VIM. l.. Amoss, State Director of Far
mers' Institutes, who was guest of the club
said II would not risk farming without the
use of barnyard manure. l have observed
that the fertility of the soil has been greatly
reduced by the use of commercial fertilizers
where they have been relied on for permanent
improvement. Some land will produce crop
OF corn with cowpeas plowed down and the
use of commercial fertilizers, but good grass
or wheat will not follow. Those farmers who
are careful about saving and applying manure
are paid for their efforts in the appearance of
their farms and in increased products. Much
vegetable matter is obtained in barnyard ma
nure, and many carloads are bought to en-
rich the soil. In the states of Illinois, Ohio
and Iowa where the soil seems inexhaustible
as regards fertility it is seen that where ma
nure is applied the benefit is very evident.
One farmer told me he could not save his farm
without.haVing live stock. There seems to be
limit in some sections of the country to the
use of commercial fertilizers, as they have not
a permanent improvement element. In get
ting vegetable matter in the soil am told that
South Carolina rock not dissolved, should be
used. Intelligent cultivation of the soil is
very necessary"
Fifty Years in the Priesthood-Pres-
ents of God From Congregation and
School Children.-Last Sunday. in a very
quiet manner, Rev. Matthew O'Keefe, pastor
of St. Francis Catholic Church, ToWson, cele-
brated the iftieth anniversary of his ordina-
ton to the priesthood. In accordance with his
expressed desire there were no special services
in his honor. Father O'Keefe, who is rs years
of age and still vigorous man, celebrated two
masses on Sunday. After the second he was
requested to come to the basement of the
church, where purse of 81 900 in gold, SUBJ
scribed by members of his congregation and
friends, was presented to him. The presenta-
ton was made by Judge N. Charles Burke,
who paid an eloquent tribute to the work of
Father OKeefe. He said, in part:
Beloved Pastor-On this, the golden ami
versary of your ordination to the priesthood,
/ bring you message, not alone from the
members of your congregation, but from
friends throughout the Archdiocese of Balti-
more, and from another diocese where you
served long and faithfully. 1t is a message of
| iSy.-s. congratulation and appreciation of your
great life-work."
Continuing, Judge Burke reviewed the work
accomplished by Father O'Keefe in Norfolk
and at Towson and referred to the magnificent
church which he is building here, which, he
said, would ever stand as a monument of his
zeal, his self-sacrifice and his love of religion.
The speaker also referred to Father O'Keefe's
Church. which was proclaimed by the practi-
cal piety which existed among members of
his spiritual flock.
Father O'Keefe was completely overcome by
the testimony of the affection of his congre-
CATION and his eyes gistened with tears and it
was evident that he was with great difficulty
restraining his feelings. Many of those pres
ent wept and there was silence for several mo-
ments after Judge Burke had concluded, and
then Father O'Keefe said:
81 must ask your pardon for being unable at
this time to fittingly express my gratitude. |
thank you. May God bless you all"
Among other gifts, Father O'Keefe received
beautiful set of vestments as an Offering of
love from the pupils of the parochial school
connected with his church, which he estab-
lished.
AND THE CHILDREN, TOO.
On Monday afternoon the children of st.
Francis Parochial School, Towson, held a
celebration in honor of the golden jubilee of
Rev. NJ. O'Keefe. A cantata, symbolic of the
occasion, was rendered, and Father O'Keefe
was presented with purse of 800 in gold,
through Mr. James j. Lindsay, of the law
firm of Boarman & Lindsay as an offering
from the pupils. He delivered an address, in
which he said, in part:
During the half century of my ministry in
the priesthood have met with war, pestilence
and famine without tremor. There was not
time during the great war with which | was
connected that | would not have faced the
lannon's mouth in defense of the cause which
believed to be right. Yet the manifestation
of the affection of the Catholics of Towson
has overcome me. You are the lambs of my
flock and are dear to my heart. You have
filled an old man with joy, and [ gratefully
thank you"
Continuing, Father OKeefe stated that in
the near future he would establish Catholic
high school at Towson, which would in every
respect come up to the highest standard.
During the rendition of the cantata reference
was made to the valor of General Mahone's
brigade of the Confederate army, which Father
O'Keefe served as chaplain which visibly af-
fected the venerable priest.
A Well Known Familys Narrow Es-
cape-A special dispatch from Washington
to the Baltimore San, dated January 9Th, says:
"a large steam heater exploded shortly before
noon today at the residence of Mr. Beale R.
Howard, well known throughout Maryland,
and secretary of the Evening Star Newspaper
Company, at 1410 Sixteenth street northwest,
causing damage of several thousand dollars to
the property, furniture and bric-a-brac.
All the members of the family except Mr..
Howard were at home at the time. Fortunate
ly only one person, the butler, William Foegus
was injured. Foegus, who was sent to hos
pital Immediately after the accident, died there
Monday night.-EDs. UNION. He was in the
basement, near the heater. The force of fly
ing fragments knocked him to the floor and
inflicted numerous bruises and decorations. He
was also painfully scalded.
1.-The explosion was terrific, and was felt as
far as two blocks distant Adjoining houses
| were shaken.