The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-03-17

Alfalfa King" Of Mary land. addressed large
meeting of the Evansville Farmers Club last
Saturday evening at the home of bis brother
ln-law, DR.. Joseph r. Owens, at Hyattsville
Md. Mr.. Councilman recently accompanied q
corps of lecturers through Southern Maryland
under the auspices of the Department OF
Farmers Institutes, his instructive remarks
upon the subject of alfalfa being a distinct
feature of the meetings. More recently be
has been on a lecturing tour in Virginia,
special trains being run by the Southern Rail
road Company and the lecturers being furnished
by the Commissioner of Agriculture.
In his address last Saturday Mr.. Councilman
outlined the early history of the growth OF
alfalfa from the time it was introduced into
carthage, LOO years before Christ until the
present time. 1t was brought to the United
states about 200 years ago by the Spanish
monks. The prosperity of Kansas was assured
| through the results of growing alfalfa. In the
early eighties Frank d. Coburn, director of the
Kansas Experiment Station, introduced the
! plant, and it was through his efforts that the
farmers in the State began its general use.
/ During his recent trip in Virginia Mr.. Coun-
Gilman was five days in Shenandoah Valley.
de told the farmers in that section that had
alfalfa been cultivated extensively in the valley
4 and in the border states the Union Army
would have never starved General Lee, and
the two armies would probably have been
| lighting yet.
Mr.. Councilman told bis hearers that if the
! i've tobaccogrowing, or Southern Maryland,
/. counties, would turn their attention to the
i growing of alfalfa their country would be re-
stored to the condition of prosperity that existed
| sixty or seventy years ago. RAISE only a
certain amount of tobacco and devote the
major portion of your time and energy to the
animal industry, which can be made profitable
! by sowing your river bottom lands in alfalfa.
| You should be sble. with the homegrown
rations, to go largely into the animal industry.
/ Your counties would soon be the most pros
4 porous in the State for the reason that your
lands are particularly we'll adapted to legumin-
| Gus plants. of which alfalfa is the king. 1t
lis the greatest improver of the soil known to
tgriculturists."
In answer to an inquiry, Prof. W. T. T..
lsFaIiaferro, agriculturist at the Maryland Agri-
cultural College, gave a detailed estimate of the
cot per acre of securing stand of alfalfas, $l8
| or 40, and in his judgment there is wide
maTsin of profit in the cultivation of the plant.
Professor Taliaferro thought that the gravel
soils that run through Southern Maryland
we're particularly we'll adapted for the growth
| of alfalfa.
It Will be the "Milk Special" Next
| The SPECIAL trains for the instruction of the
farmersin methods for improving the quality
| of milk and at the same time lesseniDg the
cost of production, which have been promoted
! in behaifo the farmers by Mr.. G. Bosley Lit
tig, will be run over the Maryland and Penn
! sylvaniaI Railroad on Friday and Saturday,
! March I'D and oath, and over the Western
! Maryland Railroad on Monday and Tuesday,
March 26tha and 9th.
The schedules prepared arrange for 40-min-
ute stops at the principal stations. Two talks
will be given at each place-one covering the
| milk situation from the consumers standpoint
| and the other from the producers point OF
view-with the object of pointing out means
| for harmonizing both interests and benefiting
EACH.
On Friday, March 23d, the train on the Mary
| land and Pennsylvania Railroad will cover the
territory between Baltimore and Delta, and on
| Saturday between Delta and Red Lion.
| On Monday, March 26th, the train over the
Western Maryland will cover the territory on
| the main line of that road between Baltimore
and Thurmont and on Tuesday the work will
be taken up at Gettysburg, and the territory
between that point and Emory Grove will be
| covered.
| The following have been engaged to deliver
| the addresses: DR.. John s. Fulton, secretary
| State Board of Health; DR.. G. Hampson Jones,
of Baltimore, Assistant Commissioner of
Health; Prof. H. ] Patterson, director Mary.
| land Agricultural Experiment Station, and
| Mr. Jared Van Wagenen. expert milk producer
| and farmers institute worker, OF New York.
| The train and work will be in charge OF Mr..
| William L. Amoss. director of the department
of farmers institutes.
| Towson School Building Burned.-Be-
| tween and 8 o'clock on Saturday afternoon
last the large 2-story brick public school build
| ing that stood on the south side of Chesapeake
| avenue, q short distance east of the York road,
| in Towson, took fire from some unknown
cause and was consumed, with most of its
contents. An alarm promptly brought out the
Chemical Engine Company and also the Vol
enteer Hose Company and 1t was due to the
good work of these men that the flames were
/ Kept within the school building. Several small
| frame houses on the east were in great danger
on account of the high wind that prevailed at
| the time, but the fremen kept them well
| drenched with water and thus saved them.
| The fire started on the second floor of the
| building and burned so iercely that little OF
| the contents could be saved. Some of the APP
paratus and book case or two were gotten
| out, the value of which is possibly $500.
| The building was valued at about $4,000
| and there was Sc 900 insurance on it and $500
| on the contents.
| School Superintendent Cook was not in
| town when the fire started, but heard of it in
| Baltimore and got here before the building
| was entirely destroyed. He at once set to work
| to secure temporary quarters for the school
and called special meeting of the Board for
| Monday to make the necessary arrangements
| Assistant Superintendent j. I. Hershner was
| among the first to reach the fire and was &C.
| tive in his efforts to save the property.
School Board Meeting.-A special meet
| ing of the School Board was held at Towson
on Monday to take up the matter OF new
| high school bnilding for Towson to replace the
| one that was burned last Saturday, Mr..
George G. Tracey's offer of lot fronting ITO
| feet on Allegheny avenue and extending
through to the Joppa road, binding 800 feet on
| Center avenue, for new building was accepted
The Board authorized Mr.. Arthur c. Crom'
mer, principal of the school, to take steps to
| open the school as soon as possible This will
| necessitate securing several halls or rooms to
| i, ooo ~ odofo tho 01E nunila ArrQnOnmpntS
| were made by which Grange Hall will be used
| as one of the buildings. The Board has offers
| of several other places.
The new Towson building will be much like
the new High School building at Relsterstown
| and will probably cost $4,000.
1 The president of the Board, Mr.. Thomas b.
| Todd, and the secretary, Mr.. Albert s. Cook,
were authorized to borrow money to pay the
| teachers salaries.
Mr. Arthur Stewart was appointed trustee at
Roland Park school, vice Mrs Elliott, resigned
/ The leave of absence of Miss Katharine Nc
Master was extended for sixty days.
| The Board made inquiry as to the cause
the Towson fire and announced that it was
| satisfied it was not attributable to incendiarism
Hunt Club Fixtures.-The fixtures of thu
Green Spring Valley Hunt Club for the re
! mander of the present month are as follows
Saturday, 18th, Glyndon, 230 p NJ; Monday
| 10th, Cliffeholme, 45 A. NJ; Tuesday, 2Oth
! Kennels, g. 80 A. NJ; Wednesday, 2lst Brook
landville, $50 P. NJ; Thursday, 22d, Rogers
245P.M.; Friday. 23d, Chattolanee, $50 A. NJ.
Saturday, oath. Painters lane, 2.30 P. M.
Monday, 18th, Rogers and Park Heights ave
| nues, $50 P. NJ; Tuesday, 9th, Kennels, 53(
| An; Wednesday, 28th, Chattolanee, 545 r
NJ; Friday, Both, Belair. 500 A. NJ; Saturday
| 31st, Belair, 500 AN.
The fixtures of the Elkridge Hunt for thu
remainder of the present month are as follows
Saturday 18th, 10 AM, Meredith Is Ford Bridge
Wednesday 21st, 2 P. M, Walker aud Regestel
avenues; Saturday, Oath, 8 A. M, Timonium
Saturday oath. 5 P. M, Kennels Wednesday
28th P. NJ, Rodgers Forge.
Mr.. Thomas Deford has been elected maste
of hounds of the Elkridge Club, succeeding
Mr. Edward A. Jackson, who will shortly g
tahroad.
Gold Medal Came to Baltimore County
"A few days ago the Maryland Steel Company
at Sparrow's Point received the gold media
from the Louisiana Purchase Exposition which
it was awarded last year as having the bes
dwellings for working people, the delay II
arriving being caused by the great quantity
that had to be struck off. The medal is O
gold alloy, handsome in design and workman
ship. On the diverse side are shown TIVE
figures, one of which is Columbia, tall ant
stately, who is about to envelop the youtbfu
maiden by her side in the Stars and Stripes
0.,;a;ano Territory being re