The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-06-13
eUNPowDER AGRICULTURAL CLUB.
meeting at the Farm of Mr.. John Bond
report of Successful Meeting at
the Maryland Agricultural Col
lege-Questions and Answers
Glover Question Discussed.


con, George Frame, N. H. Gill, Daniel NJ. Muir
u NY, OF Howard county; Elder Joshua Rowe,
Kessler, Alexander d. Brooks. William I. Crit
u9n; Frank Brooks, Oliver Frank, Thomas Bond.
a mdp M4 Hntchins, Joshua Bond, Howard Bond
anu anu W; II. Riddle, w. w. G. Stewart was secre-
r rary: Messrs John Crowther, Jr., and ]. Sum
me hhernneld Crowther were absent. No delegate of
lug Junior Club was present.
an extended stroll was taken to inspect the
OonuiJon OF the growing grain and grass The
s sha Is promising, provided the rust, which
ana the grass, which has no clover in it, can
make no more than two-thirds of crop. Show
the house.
Mr.. John Bond reported having attended an
interesting meeting of the Junior Club at the
farm Oh Mr.. Frank G. Scott. Mr.. l.. M. Bacon
was appointed to attend the next meeting of
tn M club at the home of Mr.. Edward E. Scott.
me report of the inspection committee at
Mr.. E. G.. Merryman's was read. 1t was an in
oesreesstng account of the successful operations
Oh Mr.. Merryman as farmer and stockman.
Mr. Asa b. Gardiner, Jr., delegate to the an
nual meeting of farmers at the Maryland Agri-
cultural College, stated that the attendance was
J large and the meeting one of the most inter
esting An important feature was the empha-
sis put upon having first class State exhibit
lion i1, OF Maryland's products at the coming st.
LOUIS Fair He said Messrs. Jacob NJ. Pearce
ana Frank N Hoen, of the State Commission,
We're present to encourage it, He referred to
the efforts of Prof r. ]. Patterson in corn
breeding and in using the Illinois best and Mary
ianq, breed in corn development; also that Mr..
A. D. Shamel, who lectured in this State on
corn growing, said that he was wonderfully
pleased with the corn exhibits at the winter in
sfttutes. He remarked that much can be gained
| bgvisiting the college and experimental station
5gfAunds The vetch and fall-sown clover, also
gths growth of orchard grass, are marvel. The
treatment of insects to prevent their depreda-
| tons is worthy the encouragement of all far
mers. The increase in the number of students
being ~ Per cent, the accommodations, with en-
larged quarters, will not be sufficient for them.
| He SAID although there were large number of
! our best farmers at the meeting, yet it is pity
that more o. them do not go to ascertain what
/ is
| - letter from President r. W. Sylvester, of
the college, vas read setting forth the action of
| the Farmers league meeting which embraced
| recommendation of those in charge of the col
lege and experiment station and credit to the
appearance, training, carriage and general bear
| to the large number of students taking the me-
chanical, agricultural and scientific branches,
there being but per cent. of the enrolment
| taking the classical course
The next meeting of the club will be held July
! 18th. Verbal crop reports will be among the or
| der of business.
HALF HOUR FOR QUESTIONS.
| What is the condition of the grass Answer
About SO per cent, as the clover has failed and
the timothy is unfavorable, yet the latter is
| better than it was last year.
Mr.. L. M Bacon, who visited the Sheppard
and Pratt Hospital farm, under the management
of Mr.. Thomas j. Lea, said that while the grass
field there shows only one head of red clover to
twenty of the asike, yet the grass is luxuriaut
and will cut one and a half tons per acre. He
was driven in buggy through the field and the
grass was thick and about two feet high. He
said he would be delighted to have a field of
grass like it and remarked, what is the use of
us troubling ourselves about red clover when
such results as Mr.. LEAFS can be obtained" Mr..
Lea, he said, was blowing down an excellent
crop of crimson clover for corn.
Owing to the failure of his grass, Mr.. Bacon
will SOW 81 acres in cowpeas to make ensilage, if
possible; if not, then cut and make hay of them
and should he not do either he will pillow under
the vines for soil Improvement: He said he had
the encouragement of Mr.. T. v. Richardson, an
up-to-date farmer and dairymen, who said no
mistake can be made by sowing peas.
DR.. J. H. Drach said he has had inquiries as to
the prospect for hay, coming from city people.
To meet the shortage of hay he thought every
available piece of land should be utilized in
growing proyender of some kind for a financial
benefit for the farmer, and spoke highly of Hun
garian grass that he grew last year-as much as
two tons per acre. 1t can be readily sold, as it
Is a rich and fattening feed for stock Care
should be taken in feeding it, owing to the seed
or the head The proper time to cut it is when
about blossoming: The timothy sown in it took
well one bushel is enoueh per acre and the cost
per bushe $3.50. The crop might be worth many
dollars to the farmers.
Mr. Wilbert Hutchins said he sowed IL bush
els of peas per acre, with 300 lbs. of fertilizer
also said peas are no trouble to cure and when
half cured should be put in small stacks. Too
much handling breaks the leaves.
What is the cost of binder Irvine? Mr.. N. H.
Gill said he bought $50 lbs. of the Sisa at ID cts
ssa and Standard and df tx cts for Manila Gis 6e
latter running 100 yards more to the ball.
How much Irvine is needed per acre? Answer
MIR. w. H. Riddle, of Fork, 18th district was
given considerable time explaining the value of
his patent weeder and exhibited photographs of
Interpretations in vegetables and corn.
REGULAR QUEsTIoN-"How CAN WE AGAIN.
the spring in grain, which is fhe-old way. like
Mr. T. j. LEAFS idea of sowing early in the fall.
think we should thoroughly prepare the ground
for the seed as our fOrefathers plowed and re-
plowed for grass sets. We may do all that we
can and yet the season has much to do with the
set and growth of the hay crop. The past two
years drouths have affected the crop very seri-
ously have lined and MANFRED and Mr.. Chas
A. Councilman and others have done the same
and yet we have a shortage in hay"
Mr.. George Frame said: II have seen good
clover where lime was put, which, think, is
evidence that lime does good: Most of the cata-
logues advise that seed should only be covered
with earth their depth. L think that much of
the clover seed goes in the earth too deeply, as
we wait until the ground cracks open, which,
think, is sometimes so deep that the seed lies
dormant. l favor covering the grass seed when
sown, especially in the spring.
Mr.. Daniel M. Murray, an attorney at law of
Howard county, living at Relay, while not pre-
pared to enter the discussion, as he was not a
fharmerNlike Mr. w. ]. Bryan puts it-making
his living out of the farm, but an agriculturist
in the sense of Mr.. Bryan, making his living out
of the farmer. He appreciated, he said, being
present and enjoyed the meeting and remarked
that every locality should have farmers club
Mr., James B. Ensor said: ut is indeed hard
to tell what course to pursue in obtaining red
clover. 1t may be best just to sow grass seed
alone as have seen good sets of grass where the
sowing clover in the fall. 1 well remember
tenant sowing two-thirds of a field in the spring
when the ground was in a honeycomb condition,
and that heavy rainfall stopped him before he
finished also that after the rain the balance of
the field was sown in clover, though the ground
not ane nv aIS e ra TOOK
in set. find that where clover is protected
from the heat the set is good. A crop depends
much on the season for its growth and ma
turity."
of clover and failed; l think, too that much
combed ground. 1 think we'll of using the spike
| tooth harrow and putting on the weeder after
| the seed has been sown in the spring. / think
| the sunlight and air. with cultivation, will give
| as good results as lime on land. The acidity in
| the soil is thus drawn out. Mr. George Clark, of
| Connecticut, the great grass grower, does not
| advocate the use of lime. 1 think the man who
| uses lime is doing expensive work. defy any
one to show me where l put lime. l think we
| should have good seed-bed for grass. If we
| cannot get red clover let us try alsike. / have
| found that my grass set in the rye is way ahead
| of that in the wheat and the rye was sown last.
| / saw at Mr.. LEAFS that the tramping of the grass
| self by the cattle did good"
Mr.. N Howard Gill said II am of the same
| opinion as others that the season is the great
| factor in getting set of red clover and in MAX
| ing the crop. My land is limestone and fail to
see any benefit from using lime"
| Mr. Asa B. Gardiner, Jr., said I'VE used to
| congratulate ourselves on our red clover sets,
but of late years the dry seasons have killed the
Young and tender plant. We ought to sow the
| slsike. which is not affected so much by the
| drouth. 1t may be the use of sulphuric acid fer
tilizer in the end has serious effect on the clo-
|
| sown red clover the latter part of September
| with good results. The Experiment Station adj
| vises sowing in August. l have pastured 10
| acres in wheat with IS cows and the condition
| of the wheat and ground was very bad, yet the
| grass and clover were beautiful afterwards. but
| The grain was not so good. The tramping of the
| clover seed gave good SET"
| tits important to bring about moisture of soil
/ during the drouth The surface of the soil has
| been SO prepared that moisture was continued
| until the coming again of rain.
| Mr.. L. NJ. Bacon remarked that there is much
| value in soil mulch and that where there is two
| inches of it the ground underneath softens and
| that where corn had been cultivated twice be-
| fore and five times after it came up, produced
| good crop by the level and soil mulch plan.
Mr.. William H. Buck, Jr., who once represent
| ed fertilizer firm, said 1.-The whole trouble in
! not getting good returns from grass seeding is
| that too much sulphuric acid is used. l apply
ammoniated fertilizers; had clover last year and
| have good clover and timothy this year. Too
much acid rock is bought. Potash should be
applied"
Mr. John Bond said: my clover set is as good
| as ever l had and have had good sets of clover
| on high land. Our former way of sowing has
| given us good results. We cannot expect to
raise crop of any kind if the season is against
| us. If there is harder clover, like the alske,
| then we had better SOW it."
| Mr. Peter Kessler said II have four acres
sowed in wheat, but in places the wheat failed
to drill and there good sets of grass are seen