The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-02-04
INSTITUTE MEETING AT TowsoN.
Farmers Assembled to Hear Important
Subjects Concerning Their Avoca-
ton Observation-Disclosures
Amoes in Charge

Farmers Assembled to Hear Important
Subjects Concerning Their Avoca-
ton Observation-Disclosures
Amoss in Charge.
The annual Baltimore County Farmers In
stitute was held at the Court House, Towson,
on Monday afternoon and Tuesday of this
week, under the management Of State Director
William L. Amoss. The attendance on Mon
day was small, owing, no doubt, to the very
unfavorable weather, but on Tuesday there was
large turnout of representative farmers and
business men and the sessions of that day were
regarded as the most successful and instructive
ever held in this county.
MONDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION.
The firstepeaker was Prof. III. ]. Patterson,
of the Maryland Agricultural College, who
spoke on the raising of swine. He said that
the increase of hogs kept pace with the increase
of the population of the country, and there was
about one hog raised each year for each person
in the United States. Prof. Patterson said that
the farmer could not devote hushel of corn
to a purpose which would bring him better
cash results than feeding it to hogs, and gave
facts and figures to prove his assertion. He
gave some wholesome advice as to the selec-
tion and variety of foods for hogs. He said
that the earlier the bog was fattened and killed
for the market the more profit would be real
ized He spoke of the famous Smithfeld
hams of Virginia, which he said were pecu-
liar product Of that section, and had generally
succeeded in shutting out all competitions.
Mr.. Charles A. Councilman interposed in
Prof Patterson's address that as good hams
could be produced, and were produced, in Mary
land as elsewhere.
Prof Patterson agreed with Mr.. Councilman,
but said that hogs raised to produce hams had
to be kept to an older age than it is thought
profitable to keep them in Maryland. The
razor-back hogs of Virginia, which produce the
Smithfield hams, the speaker said, lived in
semi-wild state, and did not entail much cost
for their maintenance.
Mr.. Edward Van Alstyne, of Undertook,
N. Y, who conducted the model dairy at the
Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo, delivered
an interesting address on the care of dairy
cows. He declared that in order for dairying
ito be profitable it must pay the farmer 10 per
cent. over all expenses, or otherwise all he
would receive for his labor and expense would
be the society of the cows and the compost.
He gave the relative value of various foods
for the dairy COW, and said that pasture grass
exceeded all other.
DIR. H. P Miller delivered an address on
some of the common diseases Of horses, and
made timely suggestions in regard to their care.
He is successful farmer and stock-raser OF
Sudbury, Ohio.
TUESDAYS SESSIONS.
Much interest was manifested in the address
of DR.. j. D. DIETRICH, manager of Harvest
Home Farm, Chester county, Pa. who is
known far and wide as the Intensive Farmer"
having accomplished the feat of supporting 30
head Of cattle on farm of Is acres. with IL
acres in actual cultivation. When DIR. Delt-
rich was introduced by Director Amoss as one
who had accomplished great feat in husban-
dry, hewas greeted with much applause. He
has nothing in his appearance indicative OF the
farmer. He was neatly attired and spoke in
scholarly vein, and his message to farmers was
to apply the discoveries of science to the pur-
suit of their avocation. He is minister OF
the Dutch Reformed Church, and his expert
ence as farmer was the result of the fact that
he had married the daughter of farmer, and
had volunteered to become the manager of the
latters farm. DR.. Dietrich said that he found
farming improbable, and in despair had APP
pealed to agricultural colleges for assistance.
He paid a high tribute to these institutions,
and advised his hearers to keep in touch with
their experiments.
The essential elements in DR.. Deitrich's man.
agement of the dairy farm, he stated, was as
follows:
The growing of only soiling and fodder crops,
and the giving up of the idea of pasture; con-
tinued double cropping, and even the produc,
ton of four crops, whereby the land is used
from frost to frost; the returning OF all excre-
ment from the COW herd directly to the land
as fast as it is made the feeding of only the
best cured hay. the sweetest and best silage,
the most nutritious foods, the rearing OF cows
of only very high efficiency; applying the
most thoughtful and kindly personal care of
the animals, and giving the closest scrutiny
to the handling of milk. Dr. Dietrich has
Jersey COWS which, he claimed, were the
queens of the dairy herds. The feeds used by
him are bran, linseed meal, corn ensilage. rye,
clover, timothy. oats and peas. Everything IS
chopped hne Each COW is given four ounces
of salt daily, mixed with feed, and each is
allowed 20 quarts of water day.
MIR. Stephen Francisco, president of the Fair
field Dairy Company, which owns and operates
q dairy farm at Montclair, N. j., delivered
notable address. The business was founded
and brought to success by Mr.. Francisco. and
it became so extensive that he found it neces-
sary to organize company to conduct 1t. He
said that his success as dairy farmer was due
to the fact that he had used every precaution
to keep milk clean and in sanitary condition.
In 1899 he said 70 physicians from Newark, N.
j., visited his farm. approved of bis methods.
and since then he has found his only difficulty
is in meeting the demand for milk. There are
now 600 cows on the Fairfield farm, and the
fame of its milk is worldwide. 1t was awarded
a medal at the Paris Exposition, and the meth
DDS employed by Mr.. Francisco have been nigh
ly commended by the United States Agricul-
tural Department. He was the originator of
the system of delivering milk in sealed glass
bottles so as to preserve its purity and cleanll-
ness. :,
MIR. Francisco said that twice each month
there is a scientific investigation of the Fair
field dairy, and he never relaxes his efforts to
raise its standard to higher plane. He said
that what be accomplished could be accom-.
plshed by Maryland dairy farmers He said
that he never receives less than to IL cents
per quart for his milk delivered, and in some
instances when shipped to far distance had
received so cents and 81 per quart for 1t for
medicinal purposes. The milk has been ship
nod tn Europe without SOuring.
Instructive addresses on the management OF
orchards were delivered by Mr.. Edward Van
Alstyne He gave directions for the planting
of trees and said that apples were the most
profitable fruit to raise, and that the cold stor-
age house would preserve the fruitgrower from
loss. The speaker declared that it is absolutely
necessary to spray fruit trees to preserve them
from the attacks of insectous enemies.
DR.. H. P. Miller delivered an address on the
raising of sheep, which be declared was most
profitable industry for farmers. Mutton, he
said, was the most healthful, and was fast be-
coming the most popular of meat foods.
THOSE WHO ATTENDED.
In addition to county officials, residents of
Towson, &C., who attended the sessions there
were the following from different sections OF
the county:
Samuel M. Shoemaker, Charles H. Grouse,
E Gittinra Merrvman. John W. Bowen,
VIM, Fell johnson, Nicholas B. REGISTER
Thomas I Lea Thomas B. COckey,
George II. Merryman, Daniel w. Mays.
John P. Chilcoat, William e: Upton,
Charles A. Councilman, Daniel 8. Wilhelm,
William Il. Pocock. d. F. Donaldson,
Thos n. Stevenson, Isaac Fl. Twining,
Edward e. Scott. Moses Nafzinger,
Wilbur Fl. Riddle, ". W. Q. Stewart,
William Stouffer Benjamin Knetzer,
Lewis M. Bacon, Howard Y: Rider,
John Crowther, Jr., John u. Miller,
. Fred Won Kapff, Washington Sherman,
Charles T. C0ckey, William Chenoweth,
Elisha Walker. Thomas V. Richardson,
Jacob A. Elliott. John l. Anderson,
Granville Matthew'S, Thomas B. Todd,
William H. Emmart Samuel A: Parks,
Harry v. Shipley, Alex Tarbert,
Thomas Peerce. George Long,
Elisha w. Parks, Daniel ): Pearce,
O. LYON Rogers b. John Black,
George E. Lynch, Thomas @. Pearce,
Lewis A. Gorsuch, A. u. kolk,
Emanuel Herman, Edward G. Sauter,
Charles E. Weakley, Albert Llntz,
b. n Rice. John G. Bayer,
Charles r. Bowen, Thomas Ormiston,
George w. Hoshall, Leroy T. Mays,
John G. Little, Frank g. Scott,
Thomas b. Todd, Jr., George Lintz,
John L. Sippel, George DeitZ,
Charles HI. Price, John +. kolk,
Emory Yoder, M. Gist Cockey,
John Parlett, u. G. Warfel,
John e.. Miller Charles III. Knox,
I n. Zouck. T. N. Geist,
Edward s. Peerce, Reuben Geist.
Among the ladies who attended were Mrs.
Samuel M Shoemaker. Mrs. William L. AmoSs,
Mrs Mnllar Mrs BENJAMIN KnetZer and Mrs.