The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-11-14
ouNpowDER AGRICULTURAL CLUB.
Meeting at the Farm of Mr.. L. M. Bacon
"A Fertile and Well Conducted Es-
tate-Condition of the Crops
Ouaetiona and Answers, etc.

Meeting at the Farm of Mr.. L. M. Bacon
| "A Fertile and Well-Conducted Es-
tate-Condition of the Crops
Questions and Answers, etc.
The Senior Gunpowder Agricultural Club met
saturday October Sst at the iarm Of & LEWIS
| foreman, and had Mr.. E. Cuttings Merryman as
| assistant in inspection. Messrs. John Bond,
| James B. Ensor, Asa b. Gardiner, Jr., n. How
| ard Gil and DR.. ]. &. Orrison were absent. The
visitors other than the members were Messrs
Edward E. Scott. delegate Grsny5lle Matt Ts
| q. Scott and q. H. Tarbert, OF the Junior CLUB,
and Thomas c; Pearce. Howard Crow S.,
Charles Smith, John NJ. TarDert, Joseph Stew
art Richard Bosley, David Carson. William Bos
ley, l.. M. Bacon, Jr., and ID. Ryan.
The inspection of the premises and stock was
one of much interest. The FOLLOWING committee
report was rendered:
THE stroll extended only to the creamery,
ice house, hog house and stable. The creamery
IS we'll appointed for its uses and was found in
good order and condition. The ice is about ex-
hausted hence our host proposes to supplement-
MS supply by purchases in the city. The hog
house is one of the best and in it we saw four
large hogs and twelve smaller ones in excellent
condition. Four very nice looking Jersey calves
were noticed with interest also the herd of 81
cows, which give good supply of milk-at two
successive milkings-66 gallons. The treatment
and condition of the herd bespeak careful atten-
tion.'' GEORGE FRAME,
E. G.. MERRYMAN.
"A favorable inspection committees report of
The next meeting of this club will be held
November 18th, at the home OF Mr.. george
frame, 2227 North Calvert street, Baltimore.
question for discussion to be given hereafter.
blank from the Agricultural Department
was filed out, viz:
What is the probable yield OF corn IN bushels
per acre? Answered..
What is the condition of the corn crop as to
quality? Answered. per cent.
None.
What is the yield of potatoes per acre? An
What is the quality of potatoes? Answer-9O
per cent.
What is the average of hay per acre? Answer
II ton; quality IS per cent 500
What is the yield of apples Answer-lOO per
It was said that Mr.. John Bond had 70 bushels
wardE Scott got 200 bushels from an acre.
HALF HOUR FOR QUESTIONS.
How about the working of the disc furrow
pillow Answer-It is on wheels which make the
draft lighter than the usual plow and does the
work nicely It has been USED seq on snd me
used the disc plow. Favorable reports were
given respecting the disc drill and harrow, the
former though does better work with a single
disc and the latter implement is one of the best
for preparing weedy ground for grain.
Has the corn harvester given satisfaction this
wear? Mr. e. e. Scott answered in the affirma-
tive and said it does the work better than men
can do it. tits an important machine for the
farm. Judgment should be used in adjusting it.
He cut 26 acres with it and had from to bbls.
Of corn knocked Off the stalk. Owing to the
scarcity of labor he could not have saved his
crOp without it. He drove the team OF four
horses and had three men to set up the bundles.
He cut "a rows to the shock row, but is now
more @ SG feg 30 sr to a naa
Mr. +. G.. Scott also spoke favorably of the
corn harvester and referred to carrier attach
ed that required two men to set up after it.
Mr. D. s. Pearce has harvester OF which he
ME- Mr.. J. s. Crowther has the Mccormick corn
hiohl az
work even when the corn has been blown down.
He has carrier to hold to 10 bundles and his
shock rows are 40 rows wide. Ii the harvester
is adjusted properly it will cut corn on billy
land. o.,
Deerinp and Mccormick we're mentioned.
Az to the yield of some fields of corn Mr.. L.
M. Bacon said he has Z acres that will yield him
from IL to Is bbls. per acre.
Mr. l. s. CrOwther said one 2-acre Held OF his
will Weld him about Is bbls. per acre. 1t was
said corn will yield better than was expected
Mr. Crowther said he has 20 acres of corn yet
uncut and as the most value is in the stalk he
thinks he has not lost much by the frost damag-
ing the blades. He anticipates cutting 1t and
having the shredder and corn -husker soon after
in the field and bale the fodder. He thinks the
handling of the fodder by the harvester does
not knock off as many blades as man would in
ing the land so well for seeding then with disc
harrow running across the rows the drilling of
the grain crosswise can be done nicely.
Mr.. Crowther said he has IS acres of cornfod-
der that he anticipates shredding and baling.
Baled fodder sells for SO per ton. The expense
of an engine to run the shredder was thought
to be considerable as 1850 pounds of soft coal
was used by farmer one day in cutting ensi-
Mr. John Crowther, Jr., on listening to what
was said about the corn-harvester, shredder and
husker, remarked that as he had not expert
| enced such things he felt that ne mad Deen out
| of the world for some time.
AS to the many kinds of implements and often
m neas if possible. should use one kind Of pillow
| or machinery and deal with an estaoEsneo
| house.
Yes, but is better relished if little salt has
| been added; the salt gives it moisture Inc
reason cattle like the ricked fodder is because
| it is damp It was thought wasteful to throw
| fodder out long for cattle and the pest way 70
| handle it is in ensilage. Mr.. D. s. Pearce said
| one can Judge of how cattle like ensilage by the
/ way the trough is cleaned by them. Whilst he
| had good ensiage last year and this year yet he
did not know just the right time 70 cut the corn
1t has been rathera guess. If the fodder is quite
| dry he adds water, which has been no d1sadvan-
| tage. 90 - e 80
| for hay and found that the horses relished those
| that had been wagoned over more than in the
| green state. AS to the benefit OF orchard grass
| for early and late pasture for cows Mr.. Bacon
| spoke of his COWS doing well in milk on field
| in which is orchard grass. He said every farm
er should grow alfalfa and orchard grass and
| nut up ensilage. He will SOW about April six
| to seven acres more of alfalfa and thinks that
good corn-stalk ground, well prepared with fer
| tilizer will produce alfalfa then when a set IS
Mr. ]. s. Crowther said he put on 500 pounds
of raw bone per acre and sowed alfalfa ABOUT
the middle of last September and has gotten al
ready good crops. 1t was suggested that peas
| could be sown early and then plowed down for
three times this year and fed it with little mill
feed to his horses, which have done well on it all
| summer. -,
| good set of alfalfa. Mr.. Bacon said 1t is land
improver as we'll as an excellent feed:
What best do to rid land of Canada thistle
| X oon the ground we'll worked with a
disc harrow and cultivate the land in potatoes I;
also burn over the ground with brush: Salt has
been used about the plant but the thistle had
The annual manure question was not general
| " discussed but remarks on it were made by
Mr.. E. G.. Merryman said he has not changed
his plans of handling manure: He said he found
that by top-dressing sod land he got good re-
turns, When manure is put out as soon as it is
| made il covers more ground. 1t is not well to
let manure remain in the barnyard too long.
| nure applied at any time and in any way does
good. My choice is to put it near the surface
as can get better grass sets. have aimed to
| mix cow manure with horse manure. / watch
| the thin spots of land and there apply manure:
It is good to keep land from washing when put
M !. s. Crowther said "My aim is to apply
manure on the surface, as have gotten good
grass sets and corn was much better. The best
way to get manure out is to have two wagons,
one in the yard while the other goes to the field.
| mt from to four-horse wagon loads to the
acre. l like the manure TO be as nne as L can
reference was made to the corn crop of Mr..
A. w. Fuss being excellent, and to his using
1000 pounds of bone per acre for the crop.
Mrs Bacon spread a table with most palatable
eatables among them a FIX pound turkey. She
was assisted at the table by Mrs. Benjamin M.
Brooks Mrs. Howard Crowther, Misses Ella
Scott Annie Bacon, Jennie Bacon and Carrie
Bacon.
Al the table matters of interest often are pre-
sented and much enjoyed. Amusement was
given in the relating of travelling several miles
| that afternoon of single gentleman and sim
ole lady in buggy that was decorated with an
Old shoe and placard with black letters, indi-
eating that the couple were young and might
be on wedding trip. The couple was not
aware that they in their journey were so con-
spicuous.
i Mr Bacon has large farm which shows great
improvement in fertility and appearance since
he came in possession of 1t.
Hunters Luncheon at "Brookland.
wood."-After the Elkridge meet at Sherwood
last Saturday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. H. Car
roll Brown gave hunt luncheon at Brook
hardwood, which proved most thoroughly
delightful affair. This fine old colonial estate
presented an ideal appearance for the occasion
Thelow, roomy mansion, with its widespread
ing wings, deep verandas and open doorways
seeming the embodiment of old-time gracious
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