The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-19
auNpowDnR AaR1ouLTuRAL CLUB.


4 No. Responds.
Etc, Etc.
The Senior Gunpowder Agricultural Club met
saturday. May 9Th, at the farm of Mr.. James b.
Ensor, near Belfast. Messrs. Asa B. Gardiner,
Jr.,J. 8. Crowther, T. J. Lea and DIR. }. y. Orri-
son were absent. Mr.. Daniel s. Pearce. dele
gate, and Frank G. Scott and Joshua G. Bosley,
OF the Junior Club; John w. Ingham, OF Beck
leysville; D. Frederick Shamberger, OF spar
rows Point, and Alexander ID. Brooks, Tnomas
G. Pearee, Webster and Thomas Ensor ana l..
M. Bacon, Jr., were visitors. Mr.. John Crowther
was foreman. and had Messrs. George frame
and E. G. Merryman as assistants in inspection.
| They reported as follows:
lowing to the rain our stroll was limited as
we saw the field crops at distance only We
had acloser view of field of five acres OF alfalfa,
which presents a very fine appearance. The
cultivation of this plant is largely increasing In
this neighborhood and if all that is told OF 1t ID
| true it should exercise an excellent erect on
/ the land. The appearance of the farm shows
decided Improvement, and the fertility OF the
| soil Is being increased. The wheat looks wei,
| and the grass is generally promising. The STOCK
bespeak the usual good attention given and the
| dairy herd responds we are glad to note with
/ favorable returns.
| sour host is engaged in adding some storage
facilities to his place, which doubtless Will anord
| him a good deal of satisfaction in the manage
| ment of his large crops. We appreciate very
| much the interest and success of Mr.. Ensor and
i Judge that his occupation affords himself and
/ family pleasure such as is not the lot of those
! who'll away from Natures beauty and pro-
/ dncts''
| Mr.. L. M. Bacon was delegate to the last Junior
/ Club meeting when "Corn Culture" was dis
cussed. Mr.. John Bond was appointed to attend
/ tllenext meeting of that club at Mr. Joshua G.
i Boslefas.
Mr.. \. s. Pearce, representing the Junior Club,
said it tsed to be the written crop reports were
rendered once year, but he regretted that they
have about been given up. He thought they
were helIful as attention to the details oil the
farm interests brought the knowledge of profits
| or,no profits. He said he is more careless with
| his accounts since not reporting the crops.
Mr.. and Mrs. James NICK. Merryman were
| given woe of thanks for their kind hospitality
/ and entertainment.
| The nextmeeting of this club will be June I'd,
at the farm of Mr.. E. G. Merryman Written
| crop reports and a question for discussion will
| be the order of business.
HALF HOUR FOR QUESTIONS.
| How does grass compare with the condition
| this time last year? Answer-Equally as good.
Mr. Ensor said that last year he had better clover
| than for twenty years. Mr.. d. s. Pearce said
! new set meadows show more weeds this year
| than last. Alfalfa last year was higher at this
time than it is or was week ago, but lately it
| has grown we'll Mr.. Bond said he has better
| set of grass than he had last year.
| Which IS preferable, ensilage clover hay !?
| Answer Ensilage, owing to it's wet condition,
and it is the cheapest feed owing to the fact that
so much corn can be grown and the uncertainty
of the clover crop. Good clover hay and grain
no doubt will produce as much milk. If farmer
has alfalfa and corn he will not have much to
buy because of the protein they contain. 1t is
question as to it being best to pay the high price
for cottonseed meal, which has a large per cent.
of protein.
At what per cent. would you put the condi-
ton of the grass2 Answer-SO At what per
cent for wheat Answered.. Mr.. Bond thought
50 per cent, and said we should not put the con-
dtion too favorable as then buyers would be en-
couraged to speculate. Mr.. Merryman said the
reports sent to the Agricultural Department
are too high in their estimates. Mr.. Scott said
the prospect of wheat is for 20 bushels per acre.
Mr. Crowther said he sees good wheat generally.
Mr.. D. s. Pearce thought from 90 to 95 per cent.
is the condition.
What is 100 per cent equal to in bushelsa
Answer-An average of % bushels Mr.. Bacon
said he never saw wheat improve as his has. In
the fall, owing to inferior seed, his wheat came
ND badly and he was discouraged. 1t was not
the fault of the land, as he never had his ground
in as good condition and he has been farming 26
years. He hopes for the best results in return
for his efforts to get good stand of wheat
Has the recent dry spell injured the spring
sown clover? Answer-Yes, by Mr.. Merryman.
Mr.. Pearce has had such weather to hurt young
clover except that sown and worked in as is
done in strips where corn shocks stood.
should orchard grass be sown In the spring or
fall? Answer-In the fall and after the drill
and SOW by hand. One bushel per acre Is seed
enough. Mr.. Bacon remarked that where he
sowed orchard grass with oats in corn land strips
it did better than the other. Mr.. Ensor was adj
yised to sow orchard grass in the corn land with
wheat and to SOW timothy with it, but wait till
spring to SOW the clover. Mr.. Ensor said he de-
sired to put his corn ground in wheat and grass
SO as not to replow the land.
Is It advisable to set grass in corn land? Mr..
Pearce said he finds it is the best plan as there
is less plantain to grow and he does not have to
plow any for grain. The grass is allowed to re-
main one year. Mr.. Lea was spoken of as always
favoring the seeding of corn land in grass for
clean hay and for land Improvement. He is
successful hay and grain-grower. Mr.. Pearce
said there is not field on the farm except that
in corn that cannot be pastured. 1t Is more
difficult to get timothy to take when sown In the
spring. We plow the ground in the fall and
manure on top for corn. There are 81 acres this
year and all has been MANFRED. The same land
is MANFRED every third year. All of the spare
~ 1.nw, so onld M
corn phosphates are added-2O0 lbs. of South
Carolina rock and 100 lbs. of kainit per acre are
applied. The nitrogen is furnished by the man
ure, phosphoric acid by the rock and potash by
the kainit, the latter having IL per cent of pot
ash The kainit has a tendency to keep insects
away from the corn plant. The muriate potash
has higher per cent. about so per cent. of pot
ash) but it sells for SAT per ton. The kainit at
tracts moisture. This year it seems drier. 1t is
important to have it in the best condition to
drill well.
The members noticed with interest from dis
lance the field of alfalfa on the Wilhelm farm.
The alfalfa shows remarkably well. The field
was set several years ago. Mr.. Ensor expects
In two weeks to cut his alfalfa which, at the
present time, measures as much as 10 inches in
height.
= READING BY CLASS NO. !.
Mr.. L. M. Bacon selected alfalfa as o Rota-
ton Crop" from the Baltimore San, in part as
follows: "What is known about alfalfa would
make big book, but one of the most erroneous
impressions concerning it is that it is not and
cannot be established rotation crop. Were 1t
of no value except for the nitrogen it stores in
the soil every year it would well repay farmers
to grow it. In addition it is one of the most
abundant producers known, yielding food
whose elements constitute it actually the equal
pound for pound of wheat bran. Certainly the
nitrogen-gathering habits of alfalfa recommends
1t to land owners and farmers everywhere. while
its adaptabiity as rotation crop is fast becom-
ing recognized. Alfalfa may be regarded as
more certain crop than red clover. Winter does
not kill it like red clover It is not 80 suscepti
BILE to drought and is more robust In growth"
Mr.. John Bond selected from the Farm JouTndf'
"vincent's Budget-Get Right and Then GO
Ahead" mot very many of us have yet learn
ed all there is to know, though we sometimes
think we have. We may keep right on turning
the leaves of the big book of farming and stu
live to be old men before we have mastered all
there is to know but the greatest thing OF all 70
to know when we are not right and then to have