The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-07-06
OXFORD AND VICINITY

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McCalls Ferry in half disgust. The other
halt, because they must.
Robert Sproul, of New London, is SER
iously i'll in Philadelphia hospital. His
body is completely paralyzed.
Old hay is as scarce as the new though
some farmers still have some on hand and
are holding for rise in the market.
A well-known gentleman of this vicinity
is becoming so torgetful that in taking a
bath recently he jumped in the tub in his
stocking feet.
It is reported that well-known farmer
has lost two colts caused by drinking
water out of stream in which the whey
from local creamery had been emptied,
also that a suit will be instituted against
the creamery people for damages sus-
tanned. The butter makers should GER
tainly be compelled to have their own
whey.
Two young men of Oxford have been
taken in by the same girl and, being dis
satisfied retired to the end of South Street,
Saturday night, to punch each other full
/ of holes. When the dust had cleared
away it was with full anticipation that
moonlight could be seen through each
other, but an examination revealed only
dents and feelings still crushed. 1t is
said that the dust is the only thing that
remains settled.
Cut worms and ants are playing havoc
with corn planted in shallow ground.
There are farmers who have harped on
the shallow method. Experience has
proven that deep planted corn is the best.
In case of wash outs it gives the stalks
more of foundation AID little straight,
ening will be required. In cultivating
drive the teeth we'll in the earth and you
will have crop that you will, if the
season is favorable, be proud of.
The confessed assailant of Miss Ellie
West worked for season or two for
farmers in this section. He narrowly es.
capped rough treatment in Oxford where
several hundred met to "give him send
off," He claims he didn't think. but the
public thinks he will think different.
Miss Margaret Snyder, of New York
City, has been spending some time in
Oxford visiting friends. Her experience
in horseback riding has been exceedingly
limited and as her father would never
permit her to travel at a greater pace than
a 4o-mule "auto," she has taken advan-
tage of his absence. AS she came to town
just as the fad struck Oxford like Kan
sas cyclone would wind mill, she was
taken in like breeze and can daily be
seen dashing through town as if cupid
was in pursuit with a pop gun. 1t is
doubtful, since her craving for the sport
has affected her appetite, if she had ever
seen horse before outside of circus
The animal is whole show in itself and
cuts up more "airs" than winter blast
cuts chaps on an old maids lips. 1t is
day with ginger bread, horse cake cut
ter and wash made from curry powder
The craze has set the young lady agoing
and she is completely carried away with
it. A young man by the name of Walter,
whose father sells fruits and horse radish,
can frequently be seen in her company.
Either one of the equines can leap over a
garden fence at any gait. When you
gaze up yonder pikeand see a cloud of
dust that looks like a dynamite factory
was puncturing the earth, you may know
what to expect and give the road wide
berth
There is hardly any thing in which til e
farmer can be humbuged as thoroughly
as in the purchasing of phosphate. He
knows not what he is buying and takes
all chances. Cheap grades of the goods
have frequently given more satisfaction
than the SO called high grade materials
A certain farmer, a few years ago, made
and sold phosphate in this section. 1t
never gave much satisfaction and after
his death large hole was discovered in
the middle of back field. This he made
at night and hauled the dirt and dumped
it on the floor above the carriage house.
A shovel answered as mixer. 1t was a
case of simply selling ground at an ex-
orbitant price per acre. Farmers have
blamed poor crops on the phosphate when
in reality it was their own fault, that of
not planting sufficient seed. One field of
wheat in this section is very thin. and
upon first thought the owner blamed the
phosphate. Upon second thought it
could be readily seen that all seed came
up that was sown. There was only half
crop. Three bushels to the acre is
about the proper amount. If the seed is
not there itcertainly can't grow. II is an
acknowledged fact that commercial phos-
phate will grow more wheat than the old
fashioned barnyard mauure.lime conf
bination but when it comes to clover
there is nothing to beat the manure-lime
dressing. When it was in use there were
clover fields galor, now that other