The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-12-27
GUNPowDER AGRICULTURAL CLUB.
meeting at Filston Dairy Farm-Large
ana successful Operations Under
the Most Improved and Careful
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mat
tiers of Interest to the
Farmer etc

The members of the Senior Gunpowder Agri-
cuIiIura1 CLUB met Saturday, December 18th, at
nHSton DAIRY Farm, Glencoe, Northern Central
railway, and were the guests of the manager,
Mr.: asa Il. Gardiner, Jr The weather being
1HncIement there was not full attendance. Mr..
george frame was foreman, and had as his as
and James B. Ensor
Inc inspection embraced the stables at the
Meadows and Glencoe farms. Much was seen
that was most interesting and profitable. Such
Is the condition of the stock, their quarters and
teed tnat expressions of commentator were
general The arrangements for the care of the
STOCK and the cleanly handling of the milk are
noteworthy. Every farmer. especially those
VINO are da1rymen, should visit these stables
and FARMS
There are IS milk cows, besides 40 or more
younger animals, at the Meadow stables; also 16
berkshire hogs, averaging in weight about 400
pounds, and 10 prime shoats in well-kept pens.
One OF the largest hogs was said to weigh at
lU5 milk cows and some young stock. The great
est care Is exercised in having the best milk for
The farm embraces really three farms that
contain about 800 acres of land. 1t has be-
come most fertile and large crops of hay and
gram are grown. One thousand barrels of corn,
Desldes large acreage for the nine silos, were
produced.
Special attention is given the work stock and
they also look well. The expense in feed for AZ
head OF mules and horses for one month was es-
timated at SlO5, fair market value having been
put on the grain and provender used.
Mr.. Robert Parker is looking after the farm
operations, and Mr.. Edwhrd NJ. Gillett is Mr..
GARDENERS assistant in the care of the business
of the farm.
An excellent dinner was spread by Mrs. Gar
diner and partaken of with keen and apprecia-
tive appetites. Mr.. Edward M. Gillett dined
with the members and Joined in with the pleas
ant talks OF the dinner hour.
Mr.. Frank G. Scott, the appointed delegate
from the Junior Club. was not present. Mr..
Gardiner was appointed delegate to the next
meeting of that club at the farm of Mr.. Calvin
d. Price.
A communication from Mr.. William L. Amoss,
ne Tow TT1cfi f1fn yUQd
specting display of samples OF corn at the
February meeting of farmers at Towson. when
prizes will be giyen for the pest 1otS sn F IL
Agricultural College, would be present to judge
the corn exhibits and give lecture on corn
growing.
The members thought well of the proposed
exhibition and will encourage the farmers to
take samples of their corn.
Mr.. Gardiner said special attention to adding
protein to the corn has been given, so that IA
per cent of protein has been obtained, whereas
the average of protein is about per cent. for
Mr.. E. G. Merryman reported having met Mr..
Amoss and other institute workers at ToWSon,
and that an institute had been arranged for
mers should carry their lunches with them so as
to remain at all of the sessions. There will be
to lecture on COOKING" The report of Mr.
Merryman was accepted. and the desire express
ed was for the farmers generally to attend.
The next meeting of this club will be January
10TH at the home of Mr.. John Crowther, Jr..
when the election for officers will take place,and
also reading by Messrs. George Frame, Asa b.
Gardiner, Jr., and E. G. Merryman.
Upon reading the minutes the prohtlessness
of the Oat crop of past years was mentioned,
when Mr.. Gardiner said last seasons crop was
more encouraging as he grew 40 acres which
averaged 40 bushels to the acre and the price
early in the season was 65 cts. per bushel. He
Reference was made to Mr. Thomas V. Rich
ardson's oat crop, which averaged 90 bushels per
acre.
grasses for this section of the county, was not
taken up, but remarks were that the reliable
grasses are timothy and clover. Reference was
to the good sets of grasses sown this fall and
that the clover sown with the timothy has be-
come well set and that the spring sown clover is
q failure
AS to the best way to prepare dry fodder for
the stable it was said to shred it, then there is
no loss in the fodder and it handles better in the
stable. The loss in feeding long fodder in the
yard is great, it was said. and should be correct
ed; also that at this time of the year all fodder
should be housed.
An article on Milk in Powdered Form, from
the Scientific American, was read. 1t was said it
was yet to be developed as to the general accep-
lance of milk in that form.
Reference was made to the Minnesota Expert
ment Station reporting that milk can be pro-
duced at cts. per gallon, when here it costs IA
cts per COW Tha Station aed to add the
cost, other than the feed, it was said. A remark
was that the value of a COW as money invest
ment is not reckoned as it should be.
The Baltimore SUMS editorial of the 9th inst,
on Community of Interests Plan," respecting
the farmer not being absolutely at the mercy OF
the middleman who handles his products and
demonstrated conclusively in the interesting
dispatch from Onancock, Va, and published in
that paper, was referred to with interest 1t
appears that through combination the farmers
of the Eastern Shore of Virginia have planned
so that ultimately they may dispense with the
middleman and sell their products directly to
the consumer. AS result of their delibera-
tions they have decided to organize an exchange
eos3uctcd on Mr. J. F. Morsan's community OF
interests plan.