The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-09-27

User creek Farmers Club. We append the
Jews OF some of those present, as reported in
the Beair Times:
George ]. Finney said: 81 begin with the
plantlng. Early planting is better in the long
n ot would SOW the last week in April would
10. piow too early as the ground is apt to pack
prefer checkered sowing instead of drilling
-Ie corn crop is very important CROP"
sc Jonn W: Preston said Pillow deep, if your
Soa. Is good plant early. say last week in April ;
work as soon as it comes through; the second
working with cultiyator should be deep; like
tear the feeders loose you injure the corn; work
WINE the corn is small; consider DR.. Street,
eno corn, the best variety; believe in using
lMr. John Moores here explained how "Dr.
S. sst corn came to be known by that name,
a a@o i1S introduction into Hartford forty years
IN IN one occasion and saw some very fine hogs.
me- tenquired about the breed, being impressed
natn Cnelr size and fairness. The owner said it
noI lne nogs, but the corn they eat that is re-
| epohslole Tor their good appearance The Doc
o Ur immediately bought two bushels of the corn
uuced into Hartford. 1t has improved very
ech in size in twenty-five years. At first the
Ioqder was small, but now it is much larger.'
Jonn b. Wysong said II don't believe in fall
! Ut winter blowing. think cut worms do more
i n sam when blowing is done in the fall. have
4 P1Wed once or twice in the fall and my soil
i white oak packed hard. Have not been
TrQunled with cut worms for number of years.
,DDeneye in thorough preparation of the soil ;
pant about first week in May I raise white
corn and believe it does better; 1 checker, if
4 mad very rich land would drill it. Corn cut too
s1esh Is not the quality one gets If it is allowed
4 tThe shrinkage of corn, kept over from one
season TO another, was variously estimated at
IRON III 10 30 per cent?
W. b. Harlan said II believe in fall and win
Ier ploWing, early planting and working not too
uSSep: think one can get more corn by drilling
checkered corn is cleaner; l use White Dent
| corn.''
| +. h; Jacobs said: II believe in preparing
ground early in the spring, plant by May 10th;
u pVQU yUO off ~ I
can, three or four times"
William Munnikhuysen said: 1.-THE corn crop
Is very important one. plant white corn;
never found any other to equal it i raise more
isqf 1T and it stands drought better. Prepare
ground carefully and roll after planting; deep
1 plowinE prevents washing. Most of us cut corn
700 early; the fodder is better when it is allowed
TO Tlpen ! believe in early planting"
WIN. Is Hopkins said: 81 don't like early
planting; would pillow today and plant tomorrow;
use whiteeorn; try to plant by LIST to 10th of
May Il hSys raised from % to Il bbls. per acre.
drilled corn is not thick enough let the corn
get ripe, corn and fodder are both better
J. L. Mccormick said Early blowing (fall and
till the ground prefer drilling on level sVs
ground; on billy, checker. 1 am surprised to
near that it Is better for corn to stand until
ripe. 1T has been the belief of many that corn
/ should be cutgreen. Corn is the most impor-
tant crop; my crop averages Is bbls. 1t pays to
H. B. Bruins said ST don't believe in winter
| plowing. l Ike to plant Immediately after
plowlng, say about LIST to 10th of May; have fair
crop; l plant yellow corn; think white takes
longer to ripen; select good seed. used corn
harvester this year, with success; think itsaved
me g 81 per gay; could cut seven to eight acres
William. Silver said: IF you have barnyard
manure the preparation for corn planting
very light; as soon as the corn shows through
the ground like to harrow; if it rains soon
| repeat narrowing; work corn soon, and as close
| as possible the first time and not so close the
| second. drill and work corn about four times
put on 400 lbs. fertilizer per acre. Corn should
| be matured well before cutting"
Harry Silver said Corn is the farmers prin-
| cpal crop. Preparation ought to be two years
ahead, If you use barnyard manure don't be-
soil l don't pillow too deep; plant moderately
deep. about May 9Th (; deep planting gives the
| corn better root, and it will not blow down so
easily; drill there is no set rule for .cultiya-
ting it ought to be worked well. whether that
means four or six times don't cut corn green.
Inc corn crop is the simplest we raise and the
R. Harris Archer said ut was an old saying
that cotton is king, but corn is certainly king
ao tnl s ESobbnIay flowing should be done the
corn"
]. D. Worthington said 81 think corn the Har-
ford farmers crop. This year the price is good
1t is sure crop. 1t is hard to lay down a gen
eral rule for raising corn soils are different and
the same conditions will not apply. Our aver
age corn crop is better than the western crop
Intelligent handling is the reason as their soil is
nn 1e;o I rs must De carefully prepared use
crust and kills weeds the time to plant varies
according to location; drill with single plate
air circulation is important and checkering
helps thisp
Fred. Lochary said 81 would plow for corn in
March, plant early in May, and cut in time for
corn should be ripe before cutting should ad-
wise taking better care of fodder, more care
than farmers usually take; more corn should be
John Moores said: my land calls for fertili-
ger and 1 use it. Put on manure and pillow
under; begin soon after harvest; would put on
in the row; drop corn by hand and cover check
er in the old-fashioned way have drilled corn
orn so' paS na " anu rase iairly GOOD
ABOUT Ge man WITH the en- noe Work say Il
and keep on working it 1 have no other bust
ness more important, while that corn crop is
being raised; plant when the ground is ready
and the weather suits; like to begin, when 1
have my way, the last of April; plant some
yellow and some white; whenever the husk is
brown you can cut with safety; cut the fodder
strips it and you have nothing left but the stalk
have good crop this year, but not what
wanted. Farmers are not careful enough about
that the best corn is sold or used, and when
seeding time comes they use what's left. 1t is
usually unfit for seeding"
Thousands of Articles are Left in the
Street Cars.-Unless they have lost some
thing on a street car and later reclaimed it at
one of the barns, few persons know what be-
comes of the thousands of articles found an
nually by the United Railways conductors,
says the Baltimore Herald. All such articles
are turned in by the conductors to the dis
patchers at the barns of their respective lines
These articles are kept for three months, and
| If not called for are given back to the con-
ductors by whom they are found
Thousands of articles are found upon the
! cars of the United Railways annually. The
larger part of them are never called for and
| are given back to the finders. The articles
mostly comprise umbrellas, pocketbooks,
| gloves and small parcels, but such articles as
! the following have also been found upon the
various lines Coal oil stoves, vaises. cameras,
market baskets, new shoes. Two bottles of
| whisky and pair of new patent leather shoes
| were once found upon suburban line and
were never claimed. When calling for lost
article at the car barn of the line upon which
| it is lost the applicant is required to prove
ownership and sign a receipt
Many amusing incidents arise when the
! losers call for parcels and do not wish to emu
merate contents. Not long ago dapper young
man called at one of the car barns for a hand
bag which he claimed had been left on a car
short while previous Several young women
were also at the dispatcher's window. The
| dude endeavored to tirt with them while wait
ing for the dispatcher to look over his book.
s'What did the satchel contain P'' inquired
| the man behind the window.
The youth turned pale and finally whispered,
"a bottle"
"a botteof whisky ?" repeated the dispatch
er, and the girls giggled as the uniformed man
proceeded to draw forth the bottle
The girls giggles were changed to loud
laugh, for the bottle was baby's nursing bot
tie. The young man fled at the sight.
Before the consolidation of the various cleo
trio lines many of the roads did not turn back
to the conductors lost articles not called for,
and many thousand accumulated In the de-
struction by fire of the old park terminal sta
ton, about two years ago, the larger part of
these were destroyed.
| Here is a Rich Proposition.-The city has
an opportunity to purchase the Chattolanee
| Springs, which will hardly be accepted, saws
the Baltimore Mems. Mayor Hayes received
letter from Mr.. d. G. Woods on the subject,
which reads as follows:
| al am authorized by Mr.. Stork, owner of
Chattolanee Springs, to approach you with re-
| gard to the citys acquiring control of the
water of that spring. You are perfectly ia
miliar with the purity of the water and the
confidence that our community has in it.
| Mr.. Stork informs me the capacity of the
spring will give every man, woman and
child in Baltimore full supply of drinking
water. In this light, the absolute waste of al
most tho anfiro Aou, from, ho cY1ripo cooroc