The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-06-23

| grass anu leu tOp pustukCs AAttihSChty BAaASA
would afford greater profit than any other field
on the farm. The grass adds fertility. and, more
than that. it places the ground in such good mel.
low condition that moisture is actually held
| there during the summer months, ready for the
use of the grass roots.
This is not the case if the ground has been bad
| ly prepared, and not supplied with the right
quantity of rotted vegetable matter. Every
observant farmer knows that thin land and
badly plowed and narrowed land suffers more
from dry weather than rich, well formed land
This is one reason why corn or potatoes should
| always be planted rotted sod or land that has
! had heavy dressing Of yard manure. either in
the fall spring 1.-THE fall is the best time. and
then turned down. The manure when distributed
through the ground by cultivation lightens the
soil. and at the same time enables it to hold q
larger amount Of moisture By applying 800 lbs
of some standard brand Of bone phosphate to the
acre. either in the hill or drill to the crop planted.
and given suitable culture. profitable yield may
be had, even if the season ID dry. Make and save
all the manure. and spread it on the grass and
thin spots. Grass and intensive culture. in con.
nection with the intelligent use of good quality
OF phosphate to every crop planted, will inc ease
the productiveness Of the farm. The winter is
of the acres either under cultivation or in pas
ture As to the fertilizer the best we can use 10
our presence; and there is no reason why we
should not always have our shadows ON the farm
! as have mail delivered at our gate and the
telephone in our house to transact business; we
can get better prices for our produce as we are
connected with all the markets and dealers. We
can communicate with half-a-dozen dealers in
"a ma w0u tn catch ha hnr nd
for less money than it would take to give him one
feed. 1t seems to be better than the present pro-
hibition law, as it keeps the wife and mother in
touch with her husbands and children's where
abouts.
think the telephone is as much and more use
to the farmer to the business man; he may not
need it as often but it will generally cause him
little more expense and Inconvenience ON account
of the way he is situated.
In commenting on the essay, Mr..
Scarborough said it was a new idea
to him that the feeding qualities of
hay should differ, whether it was
grown on rich or poor soil. Hel
had always considered a ton of hay
of a certain kind of equal value to
any other ton of the same kind, but
since the matter was brought to his
attention believed there might be a
difference according to the richness
of the soil.
Mr.. Wilson did not think there
could be much difference.
Mr.. Cherry thought quantity
was more advantageous than quail.
ity as there was no market distinc.
ton when the farmer sold his hay
other than in the grade and not in
the nutritive quality.
Mr.. McVey thought there was a
slight distinction shown by some
Cecil county dealers in wheat
and said upper district wheat would
bring three cents more for -four at
$1.00 than lower district wheat on
account of the upper districts hav.
ing richer soil.
Lloyd Balderston said the cattle
could always be depended upon to
determine which was the most nu-
tritious feed.
A. B. Mcvey, F. R. Cherry and
Wayne Reynolds were appointed a
committee to inspect the premises
and recess was taken for dinner.
After partaking of a dinner which
showed that the hostess and her
daughters were fully capable of
maintaining the high standard of
the club repasts, an inspection oil
premises followed.
After reassembling, the commit
tee gaveits report. Mr.. McVey, the
chairman, said he had spent por.
ton of his boyhood days on the
place forty years ago and now noted
many changes for the better, every
thing on the premises being greatly
improved and up-to.date The
committee particularly noticed a
good grass field, corn looking very
fine, fields all looking we'll cared
for, small garden, nice lot of rasp-
berry bushes, three hives of bees,
seven horses, two brood sows, boar
and 10 young pigs, and a well
stocked bone yard for fertilizer.
After considerable informal dis
cussion the club adjourned to meet
with j. T. Grove on August 23rd.