The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-23
STATE FARMERS, INSTITUTE.
Meeting at Towson at Which interest
ing Subjects are Discussed-At-
tendance Not so Large as
II Should HAVE Been.

I -
Ine Court House, at Towson, on Friday and
saturday of last week. with two sessions each
gay. State Director William L. Amoss had
charge and, after calling the meeting to order
az ~ 30 o'clock on Friday morning, he dwelt
prleny on the purposes of institutes in general
LOOK up the subject of Maryland at st. Louis
be requested farmers to let the commission in
charge of the matter know what they had to
display, and said that all kinds of products
were desired. It was the purpose to demon
strate that various articles not now classed as
maryland products could in fact be grown
mere, among them cotton, peanuts and maple
| sugar. 1t was desired to present particularly
good showing of canned goods, and those in
terested should aid in making these depart
ments complete and impressive.
| Having an engagement in Baltimore, Mr..
Amos then excused himself, and Mr.. Fred
erick Won Kapff took the chair. Mr.. W. f.
Massey of North Carolina, who was formerly
resident Of Baltimore county, in the course
OF bis remaks, took up the raising of cOwpeas,
alfalfa and other crops, and defined the condi-
lions OF soil under which they could be most
advantageously raised.
Mr.. John Gould, who was born in the West
ern Reserve of Ohio, of New England parents,
and is still resident of that State, and who
has been an active farmer all his life, devoted
himself largely to the subject of dairying, and
IN this connection pointed out that the United
States, instead of combining itself entirely to
the home market, could with proper effort be-
come large exporter of dairy products. He
| spoke of the difficulty of keeping children on
the farm and the scarcity of labor, and gave
instances of how the attraction of the city
proved stronger than the simplicity, healthful-
ness and quiet comfort of the country life.
Dairying. he said, should be conducted on
business principles, and as means of making
the pursuit success he advised sticking to the
same breed of cows and against mixing them.
rkSthe afternoon session Mr.. Massey dis
eussed Market Garden Development in the
Solnb and Its Lessons to Maryland Truckers"
SATURDAYS SESSIONS.
Mr.. Gould spoke on the consolidation of
public schools. His remarks were well re-
ceived and those present expressed themselves
as being unanimously in favor of the plan
outlined by him. Mr.. Gould said:
I'm Ohio each township has school district
OF its own. Before school consolidation one
third of thu pupils attending the county
schools were absent all the year round. They
| then studied what they thought they should
and not what hey should have been taught.
They had different teachers at nearly every
term, as the feathers who showed good points
were taken in blythe city schools.
aurora was the first township to take up
| the plan of school Capitalization. We then
had IL schools costing 81, 200 year, and were
| $500 in debt AS an experiment the schools
were discontinued and one school was estab-
lished in Aurora. For two years the town
| hall and rooms about the village were engaged
for school purposes and the pupils were con-
| veyed to and from the school in wagonettes.
So we'll did the plan work that at the end of
| two years school building was erected. We
! abolished the old Board of Education by an
act of the Legislature and had law passed
that the Board of Education should be elected
| by the people and that one member should
retire each year.
"Instead of the IL teachers we had under
the old plan we now have four teachers and
| one tutor. The average attendance at the
school is 90 per cent. and in eight weeks was
100 per cent, where under the old system it
| was IS per cent. We have never increased the
tax levy, have paid off the debt of 5000, paid
for the school building, formed school Ii
| brary and have 81 200 in bank. We have
saved 500 year for six years and have
better school than ever. Nearly all the gradu-
| ates of the school, have gone to colleges, and
| as a consequence we have town made up of
colege,bred citizens and the whole influence of
the village is changed for the good. We have
| a town library, in addition to the school Ii
brary, an orchestra and brass band formed of
the pupils of the school, literary circles and
| other organizations. The old boys have been
enlivened and we have organized scientific
| circle. The school is the equal of those in the
| CITY, The advertisement we have gotten
| through the school has caused better class of
| people to move into the town and the land has
| increased in value.
1--WE have now in Ohio IS townships with
centralized schools and there is no disposition
to go back to the old system. The children
| get four years more schooling and four times
| as much education as formerly"
| In the afternoon Mr.. Gould spoke on 1.-THE
| Dairy Herd snd Dairy Methods" He advised
| that one variety of cows be used and not a
mixed herd. In speaking of the stables be
said, as rule, they. were too well ventilated.
| He said the stable should be erected air tight,
so as to control the air by well-equipped venti-
| lators. There should be plenty of light and
the sun should shine on the cows. He said
| he was believer in silO and ensilage feeding.
| Mr.. w. L. Spoon, Government expert in
| the Bureau of Road Inquiry, Washington,
| spoke on Maintenance of Dirt Roads" He
| said the dirt road should be located as far as
| possible with reference to its drainage. The
| crowns, he said, should not be too great and
| the grades should be heavier than on macadam
| roads,
Mr.. w. L. Amoss in closing the institute
urged the farmers of Baltimore county to CO.
! operate in securing good agricultural exhibit
| for Maryland at the st. Louis Exposition.
| Among those who made good exhibits at
the institute were Messrs. Frederick Won Kapff,
| A. J. Rogers, Adam G. Kolk, Thomas ]. Lea,
| E. Scott, Daniel W. Bosley and Wilbur H.
Riddle.
Laws to Better Protect Game.-The legis
| latiye committee of the Maryland Game and
| Fish Protective Association was held in Balti-
more few days ago at which some important
| amendments to the present game laws OF the
| State were agreed upon and will be engrossed
| in bill and submitted at the present session
| of the Legislature.
In the bill to regulate the killing and ship
ment of birds and game animals in the State
| il is advised that all wild deer, squirrels, rab-
bits and birds should be the property of the
| State, except that owned privately. 1t was
also advised that no person should have in his
or her possession any game birds, except water
| fowls, between June 1st and November LIST, and
| nlover and snipe between November LIST and
| August lst.
Il is urged very emphatically that a. game
| commission of five be appointed. The duty of
| this commission is to protect and preserve the
game song and insectivorous birds and ami
mails of the State. This is what the associa-
| tion has been after for some years, as the men,
hers feel that this is what will have to be done
to protect the game in Maryland. The presi-
| dent of this commission is to be the State
game warden. The game warden and deputies
shall have power, without warrant, to make
arrests, and search and examine any boat, con-
yeyance, vehicle, game-bag, gun-coat or other
receptacle for game Constables, policemen of
| baltimore commanders and crews of the State
| fishery force, special railroad and steamboat
| policemen and any officers having power to
make arrests in Maryland, are to be exoficio
| deputy wardens. Any unnaturaliZed foreign
born resident or non. resident of the State, or
even resident of the State, not having IL
cense is liable to a fine of S25 for each offense.
| $40 for non-residents.
Camp-Meeting Association Holds An
| nual Meeting The annual meeting of the
stock holders of the Summit Grove Camp Meet
| ing Association was held at New Freedom on
| Tuesday, when the following officers, who also
| compose the board of control, were elected for
| the ensuing year: William Gisriel, president;
w. Browne Hammond. secretary; J. N. Har-
vey, treasurer; Carl Erdman, John W. Gore,
| H. G. Shriver. Charles II. Stallman, w. l.:
Boyer and Samuel A. Sweeny. The reports of
1.-The officers showed successful camp for the
past year.
The prospects for this years camp are favor
able, as over 100 tents are already rented.
Rev E. l.. Hubbard, of Washington, D.. c.,
will be in charge of the camp, which will be-
gin July 18th and continue until August 9Th.
Rev. DR.. d. v. Gwillyn, of New York city !;
| Rev. Joseph II. Smith, the evangelist; Mrs.
Lizzie Smith, of Ocean Grove; and Mrs.
| Harry Lopez, of Camden, N. j., and ministers
of the neighboring conferences will be present.
Mr.. Bussey's First Day as States At
! torney The criminal docket was taken up
in the Circuit Court at Towson last Monday,
when Mr.. Robert H. Bussey, the new State
! Attorney, appeared on behalf of the State for
| the first time and from the standpoint of the