The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-07-02

How Can We Economic in Saving
Our Crops ?"-This was the subject discussed
az the last meeting of the Junior GunpOwdeT
ARncultural Club, which was held at the farm
o. Mr. Thomas V. Richardson, in the 10th dis
tllct We append the views of some of those
nj. T. v. Richardson said 81 know of no
Sener plan than to get hustle on and use the
NJ improved machinery for handling the crops.
macninery does so much for the wheat. Good
Weatner will lessen the expense of harvest. We
mucb nave nave everything ready for work. as too 90
IN the harvest field.''
Nh. q. H. Tarbert said: ST think with Mr..
shape ~ that we sh0Ta aay na
management. The best machinery should be
nad and the knife grinder in order. The hay
the wagon is hard and slow work. The unload
ing We can do readily with the horse hay fork.
tnIurlng the past two years have not considered
tle economy OF harvesting my crops as DID 1t
| with my sons. Had l no boys it would have
Deen different. The labor question is an annoy
llg one as labor is uncertain and often unproht-
MI. 7. NJ. Pearce remarked that there seems
| 70 1e an Improvement in labor over last year,
| and Mr.. Benjamin NJ. Brooks said there were
more inquiries last year at agencies than this
| year.
Mr.. E. E. Scott said: 1--WE must get to work
and be ready and do the best we can. have
never tried the hay loader but thought of doing
SO as the use of one, If perfect saves much time
ana strength. large hay crop then can be
handled with more satisfaction. The Sandy
Spring farmers say the loader is great advan-
tango and they would not be without it. flavor
hands viii lessen the expense and save us much"
Mr.. George e Shelley said "a good force of
laborers, with the best machinery, will encour-
age and cost us less in harvest"
Mi. Charles H. Price said ut is hard to find
men to use the machines. which should be the
best: Everything should be in order from the
start to finish. If possible get the best labor.
II win take a good force of men to go with the
hay-l0ader."
The report of the inspection committee on
Mr.. Richardson's farm and operations was as
"Anumber of the members of the club con-
vened much earlier than usual and as 80 much
was to be seen our host began giving us a de-
scfipticn Of the COWS by actual weight also their
recoH; He knows the value o. each COW 60 MIN
portanse of a record of a herd of dairy cows is
clearly Ieen and his example is worthy OF imita-
"Afterinspection about the well arranged and
c0mmodisus stables we mounted the handy or
low wagon drawn by four large horses and
mules. Tie convenience for the transportation
of twenty or more of our hosts guests was eyi-
dent from tle manner they got on and of. For
cushions the party had alfalfa hay recently cut,
a sample of one and half tons to the acre. On
going from field to field large acreage was COW
cred and the several crops seen.
acres. showed a beautiful growth of grass in
tended for hay, Eighty-four acres of nice look
ing corn was being well cultivated. The wheat
thought, upon examination, that many of the
heads are damaged. The pasture had luxuri-
ant growth of grass.
years since our host began managing his farm
and seeing what he has accomplished by the ex-
in the Increased acreage, added fertility Of the
soil. the careful and wise selection of dairy
cattle, the equipment of an excellent dairy
plant. we can but say he deserves the highest
compliment as practical farmer and success
All ooll
know if each COW is paying for herself. If COW
does not give over 5000 pounds of milk per year
ton; if not, she is sold to the butcher. The
average of IA COWS in 1903 was 6,278 pounds of
milk 10 COWS averaged $685. pounds, and one of
Is gave was Z 405 pounds the best COW is between
four next best gave s,6Os. Sl07, 5l5s pounds.
The average in pounds per day for the best COW
was $3.50 or 81 gallons per day for the year.
Hicks' Forecast for the Month of July
Hicks gives in Word and Works the following
forecast of the weather for the present month
"This month begins in the last stage of
storm period central on June the 10Th. Storms
and perturbations of this period will be well on
with fair and cooler weather following from the
west.
the 4th to the 9th. AS the moon is on the celes-
tial equator on the 4th, we may reasonably cal
cuIate on a decided rise in temperature, ending
in thunder and rain storms during these reac-
tionary days.
"The storm diagram shows that Mars equi-
noctial period covers almost the entire month
into August. This being the case. we may
know with degree of certainty. the general
character and tendency OF the weather through
July and August, by the character of the
weather prevailing during the two first storm
periods in July. If the general tendency is to
Qfl nd q 9th n 18th IL will In n
count on apredominance of such weather nearly
or quite up to September. We fear there are
good reasons to expect such results. Upon the
other hand, should cooler weather and general
rains and storms be the rule at these periods,
much of the same kind of weather will charac
six to eight weeks. The sneering, lofty criti-
cism that anybody can predict hot, dry weather
ir July and August, breaks down in the minds min
fall are extremely different, one year WitR an
other, in these months.
About the 18th to 14th, the central dates of
the second July storm period, no one should be
surprised by wave of excessive warm weather,
eliminating in many threatening storms and
violent dangerous clustering. Some local cloud
bursts are probable here and there, but we do
not believe that sufficient rains will occur at
this time, over wide extremes of the grain-pro-
ducing regions. The 18th. 18th and 14th are the
period is to be looked for. Change to higher
barometer, westerly winds and cooler would be
the normal order, progressively, behind, or west
of the centers of storm areas
.On and touching the l7th 18th ard 10th the
temperature will greatly increase, moving like
a wave from west to east. Barometric unsteadi-
ness and final fall to low readings will accom-
pany the warmth, and many threatening storm
clouds with thunder and buster will take up
their march eastwardly across the country:
Heavy local concentrations of rain and hail will
touch scattered localities but we fear that there
will be serious lack of general, diffused rains.
We candidly confess that we cannot foresee as
vet the turn the weather and storms will take,
In consequence of the Mars disturbances named
above; but this question will be fairly settled
by the character of the phenomena the first half
Of July This reactionary period will partake
largely of the same results attending the two
previous periods.
21st to the oath, having its center on the ed:
The most casual observers and readers of
weather reports viii see fnat wave OF increased
other storm conditions, will organize in the west
and pass eastwardly across the country on and
touching the above days. More threatening,
simmer clouds, with thunder. some rain and
severe buster, will break out along the paths of
actual storm areas. This period is near the
center of the Mars disturbance, and whatever
popularity this particular Mars period may
communicate to the general conditions will APP
proach maximum stage at this and following
respite from great warmth will probably sue
coed the disturbances of this period.
- On and touching the 9th and 28th reaction
ary storm conditions will return with more than
ordinary intensity. Great warmth will, in every
probability. reach climax on and next to these
dates This is also time when many seismic
disturbances may naturally be expected-proba-
Div not dangerous or destructive in any place,
but quite general along the sensitive earthquake
zones of the globe.
"If by any means heavy and general rains
should have fallen at previous July periods-a
result we candidly do not look for-the same
NAV be counted on at this last period. If vio-
lent tornado storms have been common during
Julv up to this period-a thing we do not fore
see-in all reasonable probability they will re-
chr in added force about this time. Our decided
opinion Is that sustained summer heat, with a
minimum of storm and rain followed by seismic
phenomena, will characterize this closing period
In July"
A Slight Mistake But a Wedding Fol-
lowed Just the Same.-The many Towson
friends of the family of Mr.. Charles E. Fen
dali, equity clerk in the Office of the Clerk of
the Circuit Court, were not little surprised
on Sunday morning last to learn that Miss
Manb ESs ssaba Me- Fspda eldest
the groom being Mr.. William W. Cushing. a
draughtsman in the Baltimore city water de-
partment and a member of the well known
family of that name The marriage took
place at the home of the brides parents, where
the couple, after some difficulty, had met.
The marriage was to have taken placein Wash
ington that day and license had been OBJ
tanned there, but a misunderstanding as to the
time at which Mr.. Cushing and his prospec-
tive bride were to meet made it happen that as
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