The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-08-30

Oaks" is built after the style of the s'Shaver
Plank Barn." now being built and extensively
adopted in Ohio. The plank barn is becoming
famous and into extensive use throughout
some OF the Western States and are now being
introduced in the East also. This is the first
one of the kind in this section and perhaps in
the State, as have never heard of one before.
They are built entirely of plank from the
floor, no square timbers being used, except for
the stills on the stone walls and the joists and
supports in the basement. All the frame is
made of two-inch plank, eight and ten inches
wide, two, and sometimes three, being bolted
and nailed together. This barn is 40 by so and
Is feet to the square. Instead of heavy tim
bers. to be framed and raised, the carpenter is
ready to raise the barn in two days. 1t is
much quicker, cheaper and more easily built.
The entire inside of the barn is clear of posts
and girders, leaving one big open space. The
cow stable is built from the plan of king
Perfect Stable" Those contemplating build
ing barn should see this and others should
go to see it as it is well worth going some
distance to inspect it. Mr.; Day is one of those
pleasant gentlemen who always tries to make
visitors feel at home and he will take pleasure
in showing his brother farmers through his
Plank Barn" and give them full informa-
ton regarding it. He got detailed plans and
specifications from Ohio. At his "Taylor's
Mount farm he built this year one of the old
style barns, 40 by 80, to replace the one de-
stroyed by fire last year.
Mr.. John b. Foard commenced canning to-
matoes on Tuesday. August 10Th, and up to
Wednesday of this week had between 700 and
800 cases packed and expects to have nearly
1000 by Saturday night. Mr.. Foard puts out
his tomatoes very early-the first in this sec.
tion-and invariably is the first to begin run
ming steady. He plants with a planter and
can do so in dry weather as water is applied
with the machine. Too many tomatoes are
put out late and are therefore late in the sea-
son in bearing. Last Saturday the fireman,
while starting the fire in the boiler at Mr..
Foards canning house, put gasoline on the
wood and COAL When he struck the match to
it the gasoline blazed out all over him, burn.
ing his hair and setting fire to one sleeve Of
his jacket burning the flesh SO that the skin
peeled of.
Mr.. D. A. Harlan has the distinction of hav.-
ing the largest and finest cabbage going to the
wholesale market from this section. One head
weighed Is lbs. and 450 has been as many as
he could haul sometimes. A load of 500
weighed as much as 5000 lbs. He applies his
fertilizer both broadcast and in the hill, about
half drilled in with the wheat drill and the
other half by hand in the hill. Cabbage roots
will extend all over the ground. Fertilizer
would be better applied this way for tomatoes
also. as when the fruit is making the vines are
over the ground and would take up the plant
food, if it were applied partly broadcast.
The agricultural experimental stations in the
corn-growing states have demonstrated by
actual experiments that corn planted 81 feet
apart az inches) would have roots in 80 days
thatwould meet and pass. have recently got
ten out of the ground two stalks of corn one %
days from the time it was planted, with a root
~ inches long, and one Is days from planting
with root 30 inches long. have had them
photographed. The experimental stations and
large corn-growers in the corn belt" all advo-
cate shallow level cultivation for corn, claim
ing that the roots should not be cut or dis
turbed, as is done when it is worked with the
cultlvators at present in ordinary use. The
corn here referred to had not been worked
with the old style cultivators, but entirely
with weeder tool being used now quite ex-
tensively all through the agricultural sections
OF this county.
The annual Sunday school picnic of Fork
Christian Church will be held Saturday, Au-
gust 30th.
Quarterly meeting will be held at Union M.
E. Church, Long Green Circuit, on Sunday
morning next. Presiding Elder France will
preach. r.
Hyde's, 18th District.-The all-absorbing
theme and cause for anxiety is the continued
drought in this immediate vicinity that threat
ems disaster to corn and smaller crops. prevent
ing every attempt at blowing and giving the
farmer no end of trouble in solving the per-
picking problem of wheatseeeding All
around us refreshing showers have been re-
ported, while we continue with parched and
dusty dryness unequalled in the history of
this fertile valley.
Rev. ]. B. Hauck is in Baltimore attending
the annual retreat of the Maryland clergy-a
season of religious devotion and meditation.
Mr.. Edward Cox, chief engineer of the
Chamber of Commerce, Baltimore, and wife,
are the guests here of Mr. III. w Dilworth
Mr.. John B. Foard who is extensively en-
gagged in canning, succeeded in gathering over
200 bushels OF prime tomatoes from single
patch in one day.
Mrs. Anna Jenkins, whose indisposition has
caused much uneasiness in this neighborhood,
is reported slightly improved
Miss Bessie Ady is enjoying her vacation
between Atlantic City and Easton, Pa, and
Mrs. Frank B. Boarman' and udeI Mrs. George
Boarman and family have returned from
fortnight's trip to Hartford comfy.
Baseball continues the attraction among the
young folks of this section. What promises
to be an interesting game is announced for
next Saturday afternoon, between the Ridge
and Taylor clubs.
The improvements to the county road lead
ing from Hyde to Knoebel is about to be real.
lied County Commissioner G.. w. Yelott
has assured us of the purchase of the necessary
stone, and work will be started at once. In !,
consequence the residents along the route, as
well as all concerned are iubilant over the full
fillment of the longfelt necessity.
Miss Mary g. Hauck, Miss Clark, and Miss
Wagner, Of Philadelphia, who are the guests
the hospitality of this locality.
Arrangements are in progress for the recep-
ton of Mr.. W. s. G. Williams and family, who
will return to their country home the first of
September from Naragansett Pier.
Col. s. N. Hyde. although actively engaged
in personally conducting his canning industry,
frequently remembers his city friends with an
express basket of Egyptian Sweet" and
Maryland Wonders" b.
Mr.. Charles Guyton is deserving much credit
for the substantial Improvement he is making
on the Brogden estate by way of new fences, &c.
An estimable young farmer who attends the
city markets from this neighborhood, and who
can always be depended upon, got slightly
mixed last week when filling out his wife's
memoranda, which read: 4 pairs stockings
2 ounces cloves; 2pans-tin. He brought in
stead-4 pounds starch; dozen clothes pins
2 pounds Tumeric.
Everything indicates the coming of the Bal
timore County Fair at Timonium. Prepara-
tons on every hand are in evidence for royal
good time, and both young and old are antici-
pating much pleasure through this time-hon-
ored annual reunion. HOWARD.
Marble Hill, 9th District-Some rain fell
here on Wednesday afternoon, but far from
enough. In some localities the rainfall was
heavy and the electrical features fearful, es-
pecially through the upper section of this dis
trct, the lower section of the 18th, and the
upper part of the 10th district
Mr.. John P. Chilcoat, road commissioner,
who purchased last spring farm from Mr.
Charles W. Slagle of Baltimore, had his barn
destroyed by lightning. He fortunately saved
all of his stock but one calf. rs !,
A barrack on the John Bacon farm, at
Monkton, was also destroyed by lightning,
with its contents, consisting of grain, etc.
The residents of Sparks neighborhood said
the storm was the wosrt electrical one they
ever witnessed. There was great deal of rain,
but there was no washing of the ground. For
q while at Bluemount the water of the Gun
powder covered the railroad tracks.
Mr.. E. G. Merryman's wheat is being
threshed and the yield is satisfactory. Mr..
w. H. Wight had 55 acres of wheat that aver
aged about q bushels per acre. %
A locust tree standing not far from the house
of Mr.. Albert Cole, near Butler, was struck,s
by lightning during Wednesdays storm and
Mr.. Cole, who was standing in a doorway, felt
the shock, as did also other members of the
family. The bolt appeared to pass through
the house, but did no damage.
Miss Mary Burns and her niece have res
turned from weeks stay at Cape May. "a
The next quarterly meeting of Hereford
Circuit will take place September 9Th and 7th,
at Jessop M. e. Church. O..
Phoenix, N. G. R. R.-The people of this