The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-04-25


pend the views OF some of those present:
Mr.. Granville Matthews said IT prefer good
stif soo, n man 1 year ahead, to begin with
Tnen Ply, hoF wen and thoroughly prepare thu
grouno pSlore planting the corn. l think W.
ought 70 pc careful about getting the best seed
and kind that will give us larger Yields. for
merry useu Tue eultivator and double shove
plow; DuC now work the riding cult1vator; Il
does Dettsr with the fender attached, especial
ly Win 1eLilled corn. The ground should bt
worked, II possible, once week. We have beer
as much nor make as much meal do not like
to cut on corn until the husk and lower blades
begin 70 , sEy ~ DO not as yet see much advan
the crop can be cut about as Cheap. / think the
making OF ensllage of part of the crop is a good
plan: Inc fodder otherwise handled should be
cut for Ieeulng: In planting drill corn I find
tne IenaenSy is to plant it too thickly. 1t
should s5and one grain every 15inches. would
rather pianI from the 1st to 10th of May than
plant IN a. hprii. let my old sod land stand and
ploWeu INC new set as it was not promising for
grass"
Mr.. George B. Shelley said IAN ideal start
for corn Is Wei manfred sod land. The thor
adds great deal towards a good crop and the
cultivation Should be well done I'D to harvest :
if not tne9 as is often the case, the crop is neg
corn both ways, as / always make more by the
plan. Inc Dent corn is good variety and the
seed ears should be selected in the fall and put
aside farmers made mistake last fall by cut
ting tneir Sorn 100 early. as some corn and fod-
der spoileq. The husk should be brown and the
corn ripe DeIore IT is cut. Shocks of corn stand
better anu tne FODDER is protected if corn is cut
III mis- squares and If land is to be seeded, then
"a hills by hills. Plant in May for general
crop"
Mr.. T. M. Pearce said st think we should
have good varieties of corn, plenty of barnyard
manure on the ground and give the crop good
tillage. corn should not be planted too closely,
as too mucn short corn is the result. l think
large shocks of corn give protection to the fod-
hnr
fed that way"
Mr.. Frank q. Scott said: II have always grown
the best corn on sod land manfred year ahead.
If could get ground plowed early in the year
would prefer it to fall plowed ground. 1 Guilt
vate as other people. / never used a weeder,
but run smoothing harrow over the corn
ground Wnen corn is young. / find grow better
corn whepjt is worked both ways. The drill
corn COT gves 20 many short ears, as it is SO often
saving the crop. though it knocks off few ears.
IL pays Tor ltself m few years. 1 cut off corn
too early last fall ;the last cut gave better corn
ana 1ooder. South Carolina rock, KANT and
ter helps the handling of it. Plaster is said to
do better on top of the ground. Where there is
no 500; tankage or dissolved bone are benefit"
Mr. T. Y. R1chardsonIaid II like a good sod
to turn down for corn Well MANFRED grass
sets make good foundation for corn: ground
snonid De well plowed am prepared. prefer
The drilling does away withthinning corn. One
grain of corn IL to IA inches apart is safe dis
lance for growing on good lald. dry season
may prevent it caring well. lhave not thinned
corn since commenced to drill. Seven inches
is not too close for enSilage corn, if good sea-
son; probably nine inches would be better gen
orally. will sllo all the corn can, as ensilage
gives better results than any other way of hand
ling the crop. l use the harvester in cutting off
corn and like big shocks-30 rows by Z or s
planting as the May planting generally does
best. In putting away corn it should be well
cured"
all the manure l can get for corn. The first
week in May is the time prefer for planting.
believe In thorough cultivation. have not
been favorable to drill corn, yet there is great
deal of labor saved by it. Corn should be ripe
when cut, the husk showing brown. 1 think
favorably of the ensilage plan of storing the
crop. as It makes good deal of valuable feed.
prefer the riding cultivator to the one per-
son is required to walk behind"
Mr.. Upton II. Tarbert said: Erich alluvial
bottom soil grows good corn, and for ensilage
corn one grain every six inches will make an
abundance of feed. On high ground one grain
every 20 inches is best for crop corn and on low
ground about 16 inches in the row. Potash and
will yield and p cure well. Corn should be ripe
when cut off for storing and the harvester saves
labor. The general field corn is about as good
corn to grow as that advertised 1 like the drill
not to have it planted too thickly it is diff
cult to get it thinned the right distance
Mr.. d: s. Pearce said: Drill corn is often too
bHlck. lhSU year udQ COru drilled ~ 1QcneS
apart with two grains in a place. l prefer the
checker plan of growing corn. With the walk
ing wheel cultivator one can do more and better
work than with the riding cultivator as the rid
ing is too easy and makes man sleepy We can
not work corn too much. The Carroll corn ma
lures early, hence will plant few acres for
early feeding in the fall. The SLIDING of much
of the crop is the best way to harvest it, and
thinking SO well of ensiage have bought an
other silo to put away more ensilage."
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Will Make Attractive Exhibits at the
County Fairs.-Prof. H. J. Patterson, direc-
tor of the Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station is preparing to place interesting ex-
hibits at the various county fairs throughout
the State during the coming season. In speak
ing of this work Prof. Patterson said:
The full aim in preparing the station ex-
hibits for the county fairs will be to make
them of an educational character, and while
in the main they will show the results of ex-
perimenta, they will be supplementary to as
nation extent nd exhibit The results orzae
applicauoture. eehis knowledge in producing
crops.
the fundamental principal surrounding that
plant will be brought out, and all that is known
about it. The exhibit will show the plant in
all stages of growth the grain the flower, the
roots, the products made from it as they are
put on the market and used the chemical
constitution as it relates to its food value the
soil as it is adapted to its culture and the effects
of physical and chemical characteristics of the
soil as they relate to the growth and constitu-
ton or corn. The fungus diseases that affect
the crop and the insects which attack it will be
shown. Fertilizers that are adapted to the
growth of the crop and the effects of tempera-
ture, rainfall, sunshine, humidity and any
other facts which have an influence upon the
production of the crop will be brought out.
Methods of improvement by breeding and
selection will be dwelt upon.
"Such an exhibit will become a study and
will be worth the time and attention of any
man, woman or child interested in knowing
the best way to cultivate or manufacture this
cereal
This idea will be developed with some of
our fruits and may be developed indefinitely
and carried through with variety ofproducts,
and if properly prepared, arranged and ex-
planned will be worth more to the farming
public than all of the big pumpkins and loads
of products usually heaped upon the tables at
the county agricultural fairs.
1.-THE plan will be to have the station ex-
hibits placed in portable cases, so that they
can be preserved from year to year and serve
to interest and instruct agricultural people for
a generation to come and always be available
for shipment to any part of the State where its
presence is desired"
Huckster Has an Extraordinary Expe-
ri6nC0,-Mr. ADra1am WlIQ6lm, q QuCKSJer
living near Mt. Carmel, 9th district, had re-
markabe experience one day last week in
which be narrowly escaped meeting a violent
death. He is subject to attacks of vertigo
and while driving down the long hill near
Grave Run Mills in his heavy wagon he felt
one of these attacks coming on and at once at
tempted to apply the brakes and stop his
horses. While in the act of doing this he
lost consciousness, and in falling loosened the
brake bar from its ratchet. The wagon at
once plunged forward against the horses caus-
ing them to dash down the hill at breakneck
speed
At the bottom of the hill the team turned
aside into a meadow and the wagon wheels
sank into the mire nearly up to the axles
The breaking of the tongue of the wagon re-
leased the frightened horses. They were after
ward stopped by Mr.. George Alban, who recog.
nized them. He sought the wagon, and found
Mr. Wilhelm lying unconscious on the floor,
his face and hands terribly cut from contact
with the brake ratchet. Broken eggs and but
ter literally covered the bottom of the wagon
DR.. Resi- was summoned, and restored the
wounded man to consciousness. A number OF
teeth hSd been knocked out and he was bruised
about the body though not seriously.
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Public Road Improvemept.-The BelaiI
Democrat of last week said 1.-The public road
from Falston Station on the Nd & Pa. R. R..
to Waters X Roads has been examined by
Prof. Johnson, who is to submit estimates oil
cost for the proposed improvement under the
will OF the late Rebecca Woolsey. She sci
apart $1,000 for the work and the county and
residents along the route who are most bene-
6tod will he aYnpntnd IN c0ntrihute thP re-