Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-07
Grange Meeting.

Montgomery County Pomona Grange, No,
2, held Its regular quarterly meeting in the
Rockville Fair Grounds on July SOth, with
% voting delegates present.
Plans were discussed for buying fall fer
tilizers, and the Grange congratulated itself
on the influence 1t has had in bringing down
immensely the prices not only Of fertilizers,
out oil farm implements and supplies since
1t was organized. Plans were also discussed
for making OF practical use the $500 an.
nually available for teaching manual train
ing and the domestic sciences In the rural
public schools, and of making them of
greater use In interesting the children in
rural pursuits and giving them practical
training for farm life. These cooking classes
take away the idea of drudgery from house.
hold work, and anything that will elevate
and dignity house work should be well
coined and encouraged.
Prof. I. b. Symons, Of Maryland Agri-
cultural College, spoke on insects injurious
10 farmers and stated that the damage in
Maryland is estimated to be greater than
the whole cost OF the public school system.
Grain exposed for six months to the differ
ent varieties of weevil (of which there are
iorty) will lose 40 per cent in weight and 70
per cent in iarinaceous material. The rem.
edy is tumigations. 1t is very simple TO put
saucers Of carbon bisulffiae (which costs SIC
per pound wholesale) about the house, barn
and mill, and the gas will sink and kill all
insects exposed TO it, and people had better
be out Of the way.
Bro. s. l.. Philips was asked how he had
managed his fine field of corn, and said he
mixed 100 pounds s. Q. rock, 100 pounds
plaster, 20 pounds muriate OF potash and 20
pounds nitrate OF soda, and put about a
table spoonful in each hill, al a cost of 81 to
the acre. II is very tall fodder and scarcely
d stalk withont two ears. He will carefully
measure aud compare with field without
any fertilizer.
Worthy Secretary Trueman, of National
Orange, was then introduced and said he
was very much interested in our discussion
OF how 10 improve conditions indoors and
out. From boy, he has resented the way
all the bright boys on the farm have been
educated for professions, and the dull ones
kept at home to work, and he had gone to
college with the distinct idea Of trying TO alter
this state of things, and has lived to see very
awkward, raw boys trained in the Grange
till they can speak iorclbly and logically,
and hold their own in all kinds oil public
assemblies and IN the halls Of Congress.
The Grange has had a tremendous effect in
enlarging the intellectual outlook OF farmers
and their families, and was never 80 pros
porous as noW-the increase in membership
is greater already this year than in the
whole of last, when it was thought very sat,
slactory.
Dawson Lawrence, former member of
this body. spoke in memory of those who
have gone before-Brothers Isaac Young,
Tschiffe!y, DeSellum, Farquhar and Halo
well, and advised us to stick TO the Grange
and keep on in the lines we have begun.
That in wide commercial experience since
he left this State, and knowledge of many
benevolent societies, he had found nothing
with objects as noble and elevating as the
Grange.
Brother John W. Horner spoke of truck
ing as profitable near town like Rockville,
where prices vary very little-with a good
article and good measure there is no trouble
to find ready sale. He finds asparagus,
BRUSSELS sprouts, cantaloupes the most
profitable crops.
The next meeting will be held at Coles
vile the last Thursday 10 October.
SECRETARY.