The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-03-25

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in this section of the county have lately lost
lot OF money through cotton speculations in
New York. Your correspondent is unable to
confirm the report, however.
MISS Emma Jean, OF Roland Park, IS visit
ing at the home of Miss Grace Phelps, at this
place. 3.
Successful Corn Raising Matter of Ed
ucation-Lecture Tour on the Md. q Pa.
Railroad.-T lectures of p. @. Holden and
others in the West during the last few years,
on the subject of CONTRASTING have resulted in
wonderful increase of crops where these lec-
lures were given, so much so that 1t has at
tracted the attention of those interested in
Maryland and it is now proposed that our far
mers be given the benefit of this knowledge OF
successful corngrOwing.
With this in view the Maryland q Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company has offered the use
OF special train of two coaches for the exhibit
ton OF corn and series of lectures which offer
has been accepted.
1t is the desire of those interested to have the
train go over the line of the road within the
next week. Arrangements have been made
to stop the train every eight or ten miles for
short time, where the farmers will be in wait
ing upon arrival, SO that no time will be lost;
when the lecture is concluded, the train will
Immediately proceed to the next stopping place.
When these lectures were first proposed in
Iowa the farmers there ridiculed the idea of
any one tying to teach them, (the best corn
growers in the world) anything about the art
of raising corn, but they have changed their
opinion nov; instead they flock by the hun
dreds to he@ Prof Holden talk.
He told the farmers how to select their seed
corn. how tp plant and cultivate it, and on
what sort of ground to plant different sorts of
corn and how to handle it under different con-
ditions.
The result Of these talks is read in the crop
reports on Iova's corn yield this year. The
average crop Of Iowa corn for 1904 was 40
bushels to the acre and for nine years prior it
was only 273 bushels per acre. In that State
the increase of the years crop aggregated 49,
100000 bushels, the value of which was about
$10,0O0,000, so tits an easy proposition that it
is dollars and cents in the farmers pockets to
familiarize themselves with the work and
methods of the seed grain experts.
The proposed lectures will be given under
the direction of the Maryland Agricultural
College and will include points in Pennsyl-
vania on the line Of the Maryland & Pennsyl-
vania Railroad.
THE CORN SPECIAL"
This is the name that has been given to the
train that will be run over the Maryland and
Pennsylvania on Friday, March 31st, and Sat-
urday, April LIST. following being the schedule
that will be observed:
March 3l-Leave North Avenue Station A.
NJ. Stop at Towson, Long Green, Hyde's, Bald
win, Fallston and Beair. Stay over night.
April LEAVE Belair 8 M. Stop at Forest
Hill, the Rocks, Pylesville, Delta, Bridgeton,
Muddy Creek Forks. FELTON, and Red Lion.
Meeting Of the Fallston Farmers Club.
AT the last meeting of this club, of which
Mr.. Charles E. Burton, of Long Green Valley,
is president, the subject discussed was: The
farm garden in detail, embracing cultivation,
fertilization and different products"
Mr.. ]. Wilson Moore said: 1.-THE success of
garden has great deal to do with the posi-
ton of the ground as well as condition of soil.
Light sandy soil can be worked earlier than
heavy soil.'
Mr.. r. s. Preston said: "As Mr.. Moore says,
location of ground has great deal to do with
good garden. am very much interested in
gardening. always make mistake in put
ting fertilizer in the hill for corn as it seems to
burn the corn. I always plant Country Gen.
tleman and Stowelps Evergreen; prefer the
latter variety for late planting. plant five or
six paintings of corn each year."
Mr.. Hutchinson Hays said: II never make
much effort at gardening. Have southern ex-
posure and light soil. Always cover my ground
with manure and use some commercial fer
tilizer. pillow in the spring, but believe it
good plan to pillow in the fall, especially in
heavy ground. Sugar corn is my main crop.
Use Adams Early and Stowell's Evergreen.
Always plant a strip of sugar corn along the
pasture field so can feed what is not used to
Mf. Joseph d. Twining said: ~ believe in
planting garden out in fields close to other
crops such as potatoes, so when you work the
large crop you can work the garden also.
Sugar corn is my best crop, as it averages me
from $50 to $50 per acre and the fodder is good
for cattle. Iplant Red Cob and Stowell's Ever
green"
Mr.. Carvil Amoss said: 81 do not know
anything about gardening. Would rather
work in fields. do not feel as though l raise
enough on the amount Of ground planted.
planted onions with potatoes one year and met
with great success as it happened to be dry
season the onions made the potatoes eyes water
and in this way produced the moisture for the
ground"
Mr. Charles E. Burton said ga good garden
is an important matter. l believe On topdress-
ing in the fall, blowing at the time and then
top dress again in the spring and use some COM
mercial fertilizer"
Mr.. VIM. Hoskins said II appreciate a
good garden. You should have a piece of
ground rich and free from stones. DO not
like the use of manure as it attracts moles.
believe in using commercial fertilizer. If we
would pay more attention to gardening it
would cost us much less to live"