The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-09-10

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Mccormick. Mrs. r. A. Woods. Emma NINA K.
Butler, Mrs. Thos B. Eckenrode Son
1eiks, Miss Lou Tensile, Frank
punphy, Mrs. Jas. e. Fenstle, Leo
4n1yng, Mrs. William Bond. Miss Bessie d,
wight. Mrs. Dunlop Shanklin, W. Jef
Wight William H. Shanklin. Cromwell n.
Snanklin, Mrs. G. r. Hammarstrom, Mrs. n. p
snanklin, Miss Mabel G. Hammarstrom, Miss e.
Snsnklin. Mrs. W. Jen Doyle, Miss Celeste
Sonel, Thomas Crowther. Mrs. I. B.
Muphy, Miss Bertha Deering, Henry
Lemberd Co. 8. L. Parks, Arnold
Farmers Discuss an Important Subject.
---.Atthe last meeting ofthe Junior Agricultural
Club the subject discussed was: would il be
aosisable for farmers to introduce more sys-
TEN u their farm operations?" We append
tne1iews Of some of those present:
. M Granville Matthews said "a writer says
tnatevery farmer should have system In doing
saved I think it well for farmers to have sys-
TEN II what they do and carry 1t out as far as
| possible and as the weather permits. The dairy
business requires a system and should be at
tented to in time. Every dairyman has q spe-
cIal time for milking and feeding. Thought as
bring about system. We sometimes change
1 our system of rotation for crops owing to the
| condition Of tile land, the grass and previous
| crops can be properly arranged and all that we
| 90 can be planned to be done at the right time
sne ps0Per manner s1i ny system p mas Dsen
NJ o. II. Tarbert said ~Our efforts should be
| towards being ready; seed time should be met
/ With thOughtfulness and when the time comes
| attend to It. We are often tempted to defer
seeding owing to unfavOrable conditions. For
instance, II occurs that the weather is cool for
| When the time comes to do It 1t should be done,
| ana let the less important things go undone: We
| havepur regular time for feeding and milking
| farm work. AS to how long grass should stand,
1iayor one year for i, one year for corn and one
seeding corn land to grass, the corn crop can be
ipcreased. Large crops Of corn lessen the outlay
| g b4fing feed. Timothy has been sown In the
saved sixty acs nafEaaI We SkSRa ah2s na6e
| Arrn1a county shows well and was sown IN
early fti If we can get good grass sets in corn
| Ii isWlAt weWant. Wheat farming is not prof.
| table tothe dairyman. The three-year system.
farm, pat for grazing and the other for three
| year plat A good system Is In keeping the
manure huled from the stables to the fields.
There Il ayreat loss II manure remains N inc
Mr. GeoEe &. Shelley said: I'm some lines
Of work fsrmer can have system ana IN others =,
earryingou 1any plan we have. The feeding or
stock and thu milking of COWS is done without
have ! systenin caring for tools and machinery.
Too often an Implement is not where 1t can be
found At night all tools should be taken 20 the
house and scyhes should not Dc iett hanging
Mr. Laban Sharks said II think there is a
great lack of syttem with dairymen IN not keep
ing correct records of the dairy herd. 1t can be
easily done and We need to know what each cow
Is doing. Too much of it is left to memory. The
preparation for tie cultivation of the corn and
other crops needs to be thoughtfully planned,
and II this is done We can expect some pronG: !.
MIC. ID. Price laid: I'm many things It ls
well to have system and in the care of horses as
well as cows. In sowing crops system is neces-
sary. When the season comes SOW or plant.
September 18th is tine enough e Soy r wRe S
good crop. Rye cannot be seeded too early"
Mi. B. NJ. Brooks said "As q rule the farmer
WHO plans to put In his crops early does tle ness.
tenn to 6e in readiness would be advisable. We
had better slight the least important thing: It
though it is difficult at times to do as you wish.
There 70 not much danger in sowing wheat early
If the season is good. IF l could SOW all my
lfMr.W. d. Curry said: IAN ir0nclad rule or
system does not suit farmers In growing crops
as the weather very often interferes with what
stances and use our own Judgment as to when
anything is to be done. The best laid plan some
times fails. We should have system to save
manure. have seen manure remain in the
barnyard Of some farms for four or hve years."
Mr.. L. NJ. Bacon said mo other business has
control over the weather, to which farm life is
40 much subjected. We should be ready for all
crops but often labor is insufficient and other
should aim to get the best results from all we
do and in the stable special interest should be
manifested to have knowledge OF what the
am impressed with Mr.. Tarbert's three-year sys--
farmers r are learning that to farm right brains
NJ. n. Y. Richardson said ST believe in order
the spring what we are to. do and carry out, as
far as possible, what is planned. To grow oats,
CORP clover ana wneas Enere SHIuiu pS ESn
or system like the grass to remain two years.
one for moving and one for pasture, and during
small sun farm requires intensive work. It Is inn
portant for every dairyman to keep in touch
with every. detail of the business. The record
system gives valuable aid to the owner, who
Els Ct Is so Esbs Be Rs ssS via
be taken in it,
Property Destroyed by Fire.-On Satur-
day night last two-story frame house on the
North Point road, occupied by Mr.. Frank
Chester, and barn near by, were destroyed
BY fire causing loss Of about $1,000, with no
insurance. It is thought that the fire was of
Iineendiary origin. Mr.. Chester said he had
ordered two tramps off his place about half an
hour before and that they had replied insolent-
w. But the barn might have been set on fire
BY lightning q as there Mere several sharp
mother Of Mr.. Chester, was burned about the
head while saving some OF the contents of the
house. Mr.. Chester and his family got most
of their furniture out of the house before it
caught from the barn.
A FIRE which originated from some unknown
cause about midnight last Sunday night de-
stroyed q large barn on the place of Mr.. Tai
bolt Denmead, at Walker and REGISTER ave.
naes. 9th district together with its contents,
including quantity of hay, straw and vegeta-
bles and valuable cow. A chicken house
adioinipg the barn was also destroyed with
about 200 chickens. The total damage Is esti-
m1fed.at about 81 $50, Of which about 81, 05O
representing the value of the barn and cow,
is7Eovered by Insurance. The remainder is
uninsured. The barn was within 100 feet OF
the dwelling on the property, which is occu-
pied by Mr. Max Winkler as tenant. Mr..
Winkler and his family were compelled to
vacate the house, which was thought to be
doomed, but an efficient bucket brigade form.
ed by the neighbors, succeeded in keeping the
house drenched with water.
A barn on the property OF Mr. =. +. Sapp,
ofBaltimore, situated on the North Point road,
was destroyed by fire early on Saturday morn.
| ing last. The place is rented by Samuel
| Cakter. who had in lot of hay, several sets OF
harness and some corn. The entire loss
amounts to more than $500. There were 10
| cows and horses in the barn when the fire
| Was discovered, but these were gotten out with
| little difficulty. The blaze was discovered by
| Mrs. eCakter, who rose about IL o'clock to
| minister to a sick child. The flames were
then fiaring from the top Of the building and
| IL WAS too late to save 1t.
| The home of Mr.. Achilles Ford, located on
| Loney's lane. near Georgetown, Belair road,
| was entirely destroyed by fire on Wednesday
| Afternoon. Some Of the furniture was saved
| by the neighbors who responded promptly to
| the alarm. The fire was caused by the ex-
plosion of coaloil lamp in the kitchen. The
| estimated loss is 81 100. Insured.
| Two More Mysterious Barn Fires
| Shortly after IL o'clock on Wednesday night
| the large stone and frame barn on the Furnace
| Farm Of the Hampton estate, on the Dulany g
! Valley turnpike three miles northeast Of Tow
| son, took FIRE from some unknown cause and
I was consumed. with its contents. Mr.. John
| w. Wolfe, the tenant on the farm, had much
Of his summer crops in the building and his
| loss will be about 81, 500, upon which be had
| only $3.50 insurance. The barn was insured
/ for 81, 500, which will about cover the loss.
| When Mr.. Wolfe discovered the fire it had
! gained such Roadway that it was impossible
| to check it. He has no idea how 1t originated
| and says so far as he knows, no one was
shout the building at the time.
| The well-flled barn on the property OF MI.
Leonard Myers, about one mile east OF Bald
j win Station, Long Green Valley, was destroy
| ed by fire at an early hour on Thursday morn
| ing last. Mr. Myers was away at the time,
having gone to Baltimore on business, and no