The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-04-18
eUNpowDER AGRICULTURAL CLUB.
The Dehorning of Cattle Discussed-CIub
ELECTS New NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ana Answers = Discussing
Corn Planting etc

oS1s q new Member-QueStiOnS
ana Answers Discussing
Corn Planting, etc. j +
r 4ne senior Gunpowder Agricultural Club met
SATURDAY, April 4th at the home of Mr. james
a rnsHr near Belfast, 9Th district. Mr. ]. Sum
NY. nelu Srowther was foreman and had as as
s lssan.s Messrs. Lewis NJ. Bacon and e. G. Mer-
mich f ~ an inspection committee. stroll of
I III lnIIerest was taken. The crops manifest
the excellent fertility of the soil and the stock
OF al Kinds show good care
III ~. ~ =, M. Bacon reported favorably of the
Pearce. and Mr. D. s. Pearce. delegate from the
J ullor Club, spoke of the discussion on grass
seTonmg ana said that alsike coverseed is re-
~ VlrI1nenueo TO be sown with red clover. Mr.. w.
u. curry was successful in sowing red clover
ass iali IN his wheat and intends sowing alsike
tnls spring on the same ground. A question
LaSru was as TO the red clover lasting as long or
giving Two seasons of crops if sown in the fall.
u Delng biennial plant. Mr.. Pearce also said
INA s. sne cub favored the dehorning of cattle
anu anu Sn ~ Mr. L. V. Richardson, who had large
netI VI COWS and who was heretofore opposed
TO aolng 1t, deemed it wise to have his COWS de-
noa DOLL las az some injury had been done by the
COWS HooKlng each other. Such was the condi-
u0l vi the horns of the bulls the dehorner had
DrUnSn several times and the horns had to be
saw9% Oh. AS to the cows falling off in milk, the
loss LOT the herd was 10 gallons one day.
remarks were that cattle under two years old
snouiu not be dehorned owing to the horns
growing some little again.
a re ter from the Civil Service Reform Asso-
cla.a%Sn oI maryland was read, setting forth the
DenTnes 70 be derived from the employment of
the merit system in the conduct of the public
business and wishing also to promote good gov
ernWent IN every way possible. The club will
receive monthly bulletins as a gift from the
MT n. Howard Gill. whose farm is near Man
tua Mills, was elected member of the club.
I'D me o., next meeting of this club will be held
May S Sth, at the farm of Mr.. E.. G. Merryman,
near Cockeysville. Reading by Messrs. J. Sum-
merneld Crowther, L. M. Bacon and John Bond.
A suggestion was that it would be well to in
several IN OF <ho
meeungs of the club so as to bring about q
union OF interest in agriculture.
HALF HOUR FOR QUESTIONS.
How long before stock can be turned on pas
lure nsias Answer-lt is not well to do SO be-
tore Nay LIST. Some stock and sheep have been
M5Iaapot wheat made an unusual growth and
Will IL V detriment to it /? Answer-It is rath-
er earlyfor it and some damage might result,
Mr.. E.f Merryman said he has been pastur-
ing MS Chin and usually let sheep stay on rye
nntll the 10th of April. 1t was said if grain
I'M ae Il wG Sas be better to
ana then cut 2 bushels per acre. Twenty-Five
sneep OF Mr.. Merryman have been on his wheat
ana ana nave peen I'D during the winter with very
Mr.. D. S. Pearcespoke of having so head of
cattle that are fed f0dder on the grass field and
good color. He will build another silo which
will give him an abundance of feed for his COWS
and will save him the trouble and expense of
buying hay, which he had to do the past winter
If not sufficient rain TO cover clover seed
would it be advisable to run harrow over the
growing grain2 Answer-Wheat is too tail to
do it now, as the crop would be injured. Refer
ence was made to Mr.. Jacob NJ. Pearce, of NV
Lady's Manor, using spring tooth harrow early
in the season on his growing grain to cover the
Seed Remarks were that the risk was too great
and a different harrow would be better. His
grass set well by so doing.
Mr.. d. s. Pearce had, in about three hours.
with two wheelbarrow grass seeders, sown q
acres Of land, This was considered very good
A weeder, with sower attachment, was men.
toned as being recommended.
How best prepare ground for potatoes and
what varieties should be planted2 Mr.. John
Bond said he would rather have sod land and
pillow it In the spring. he used hen manure and
South Carolina rock mixture and prefers them
mixed year before using. 1t is sown in the
rows. He likes the Early Sixweei, the Early
ten davis earer than the Rose He bnFa Is
favorably of the White Star for the year
around potato. One year raised 40 bushels of
potatoes from three pecks of seed.
Mr.. d. s. Pearce said he was never successful
in growing potatoes until he got the Green
Mountain variety. 1t yields fewer small pota-
toes, He bought 20 bushels recently for seed at
rs cents per bushel. The first sprout of the no.
tato is the best, hence he prefers the Northern
seed, as our home seed sprouts too early. To
keep potatoes from sprouting freely the best
plan is to take them from the cellar and lay them
on the ground with covering of straw.
The turning of the third furrOw of sod land
and then plant the potatoes with fertilizer was
said to be done by some persons. An instance
was given where this plan was failure last year.
SEED
swer-Any time after general corn planting is
over.
Is it a good feed Answer-Yes, but care
should be taken in giving it to horses. Mr.. ]. s.
Crowther had one to die from eating it. So
much seed in the head, it was said, causes the
danger The seed is excellent for chickens.
Millet has sold for as much as SIT per ton and a
purchaser said he preferred it to timothy for
horses. Three tons per acre has been grown.
DR.. D. S. Pearce said last year his averaged one
ton per acre. One bushel per acre is sowed and
it can be sown with wheat drill or a broadcast
grain drill
What about planting corn on ground that was
plowed last August for wheat, but not seeded
Answer-The land should be plowed again and
to the depth of five inches as the ground could
not be prepared well enough with the harrow
alone.
AS to the condition of alfalfa, the seed having
proyc6eIt Which &c G pr0poossed
to p1oy up.
REGULAR oUEsTIoN-"coRN PLANTING, cULTI-
vATION AND HARVESTING"
Mr.. Il. M. Bacon said: II think heavy sod land
should be plowed in the fall as the germs of
worms and weeds are killed. The cutworm then
gives less trouble. There should be given thor
ough cultivation so as to have the ground clean
on the planting of the corn. After the first Gull
tivatlon the ground should be titled shallow and
frequently done, so as to keep it open for sun
light and air. 1t is good plan to manure
putting manure on top of the ground and work
ing it il the soil. If put out late so as to feed
the ROOFS from the top with the manure. AS
dairymin am interested in the protein in the
corn AMI hope to grow an increase of it and buy |
less. We should look after getting good seed.
1 favorthe planting of drill corn, one grain in
place, aud believe we can cultivate corn as clean
1y that way as by the checkered plan, 1t is
cheapeito sio the corn crop than it is to put it
in shoc and husk it out. l haye been cutting
my enslage corn too early and will wait until |
corn ia bout fit to shock With the blower at |
tached o the cutter the grain is distributed |
througlthe ensiIage. The man that gets my
threshilg does the ensilage cutting"
Mr.. EG. Merryman said Il favor manuripg |
year aead on SOD land for corn and clay ground |
should ,e plowed in the fall. The harrow should |
be usedrequently and followed by the rubber. |
use tb walking cultivator and will adopt the |
drilineof my corn one grain in place as the |
thinning of corn is expensive. Corn can be
of obtaining seed corn from persons who made |
the hes exhibits at the corn institute at Tow |
SON. Think well Of the ensilage plan of saving |
Mr.. Shin Bond said: IF the land is billy I |
think ibetter to pow in the spring as it is not |
so lab, to wash; It is well to wait for the grass
to starbefore blowing, as then the worms will |
feed that instead of on the young corn. 1 |
favor ntting manure on the plowed ground for |
We alhave good varieties of corn. If the seed |
runs ot then get better. 1t pays better to put |
out bShock the saving of the corn CROP
Mr. ames B. Ensor said: II think much de-
pendsn the condition of the soil as to when |
and hw we should cultivate it. Light land |
shoulbe plowed in the spring and light billy |
land eOuld not be worked too much for fear of |
washig. Generally corn should be well cult |
waited Manure does better applied on top of /
the g11nd ana worked In. have no other ex /
perie,e in harvesting the crop than shocking
and hsking it."
Mr.I s. Pearce has followed the double row |
chainanting and prefers the corn harvester in |
| gathdng his ensilage corn. The drilling of the |
| corn OPP instead of the checker plan for grow
| ing it, becoming more practiced. The impor-
| tant ork is the preparation of the land before /
| plantg and to do it at a time when there is L
| less 6ger from insects and plant so that the /
| corn Ill have the most favorable conditions /
| for giving. About the 1st to the 18th of May /
was tlught to be the right time to plant. I'M /
| provemachinery for planting, cultivation and |
| harveing the crop was approved.
| ThMeeting closed before all present could |
| give cir views on the question.
| MrSsns0r had the assistance of Mrs Daniel |
| s. Pece, Mrs. Alexander D. Brooks Miss Sallie |
/ b. EDr and Miss Shamberger in the serving Of |
| an Giant supper.
| Thuests of the evening, other than the club
| memrs, were Messrs. Daniel Shamberger, Al I
| exapr d. Brooks, Frederick Shamberger |
| Thos G. Pearce. Joshua G.. Bosley and Daniel |
s. hrce, the two latter of the Junior Club.
el Estate Sales.-Slade & Risteau. auc-
tiers, sold on the premises at Arlington, Sd
dict. on Tuesday, for Mr.. VIM. H. Buck,
conittee, lot of ground fronting 1877 feet
o1uck avenue, with an average depth of5614
feo E. L. Haines, for $500, and triangular
l6onting 542 feet on the same avenue and |
gaining 71-100 acres, to Luke w. White,
ZOO. The remaining lots as advertised,
Gaining III acres, were offered as a whole
awithdrawn at bid of $3.50 an acre.
l. tttis0n & Gahan aucti0nears sold on the