The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-08-10
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of proper geer and becomes the entering wedge
for trouble with all.
A good majority of the evils or troubles that
Dirty houses and yards invite all kinds OF
trouble. They are prolific sources for breeding
health Of the flock and make them ready for dis
ease. These things mean waste of food to keep
up vitality, loss of egg production during the
trouble and for some time afterwards: Soon the
if he has not already lost his religion-has at
least become so disguised he will throw the
grindstone crank or anything else at any hen he
sees, on general principle.
Success with poultry does not depend on the
breed. The man and his methods behind the
hens must furnish the requisites and the hens
will do the rest. One man may fancy or prefer
a certain breed. That is the breed he will be
most successful with. He should study its re-
quirements. its distinctive type and character.
treatment to get the best results. Methods OF
feeding must be observed that will always insure
a varied diet for both old and young. Some
breeds must be made to exercise, and there are
others that are constantly on the go, which can
have access at will to shelled corn. and they will
if on good range proPery balance S their f,rrs "a
ed for the flock greater variety of food than
when they are on good foraging grounds.
tor hatched chicks are as good as those Matched
by hens. There is no difference when the incu-
bator has been properly managed. 1t Is easy to
raise them. This is mainly because the chicks
are kept too warm in the breeders and from
want of fresh air. 1t should be understood there
is a radical difference with brood with a hen
and the one in brooder. The hens brood is, so
to speak, of normal size, and the hen hovers
them at intervals during the day, If running
out, in fresh, clean places. where pure air pre-
walls. The incubator brood resort to small quar-
tiers, where there is too often lack of either
fresh air or proper cleanliness. Breeders should
They should be opened and if they are outdoors
give them sunbath while they are opened.
Many of the very finest specimens at the big
winter poultry shows are incubatOr-hatc
On big egg farms where hens are kept by the
thousands incubators hatch all their layers. If
incubator chicks are not prospecting as we'll as
those hAtched by hens it is not their fault, but
their caretaker's.
The contrasting methods and results in poul-
try-keeping are wonderful to behold; On last
Friday, in this county, had a remarkable OBJ
ject lesson of this fact was on place of less
than ten acres, where q woman had $50 hens.
day and went with her. The harvest was 70
eggs and the product the day previous had been
so. Pretty good for the season; Adjoining her
place was kept 900 fowls and the egg yield for
the day was IA. Is not such contrast most
excellent object lesson to ponder over? Why
The American hen is a valuable bird If a
woman's head Adorns our silver dollars because
money talks, then the hen should replace the
eagle as an emblem of value. Domestic fowls
his following bevy of biddies. will as proudly
strut down the cherries, CRASHES back yard of
the cottager and crow as defiantly as he would
in the palatial surroundings of a millionaire's
poultry yard, and the hens will just as literally
sing their cackle song. They teach us all a les
son-how to be content and to attend to bust
ness under greatly contrasting conditions.
If farmers who do not believe in poultry would
allow some member of the family chance to
try their skill they might be very agreeably sur
prised at the results.
When visit nice farm and notice the evil
dence everywhere of the thrift that comes from
intelligent practical farming, know the object
lesson is picture lesson too of home building.
For where such is the case there are attractive
home surroundings. But when see on such a
place flock of nondescript poultry 1t takes
good deal of harmony away from the picture.
If farmer who. generation ago, was down
on newfangled stock, has now reason to brag of
his Jersey COWS, his Berkshire pigs, or pure bred
sheep, why shouldn't that pride strike in still
deeper and he be able to enthuse over purebred
poultry? Poultry will bring a quicker return
than any other farm crop, and the business re-
quires less capital to start with In fact, heard
of q case once where man started without q
cent. He borrowed setting hen Of one neigh
Dor and Is eggs from another, kept the setting
hen until she laid 10 eggs. returned the eggs and
the borrowed hen and had IL chicks to start
with. From that start he built up good poul-
No better object lesson could be afforded you
of what business attention will accomplish than
what you have just seen here on Mr. Wight's
place. Here you have seen 600 or more White
Wyandotte chicks of this years production.
Some of the pullets are already laying, instead
of waiting until next spring to pay for their
board.
Farmers Clubs Enjoy Mr.. LEAFS Hospi-
tality.-The members ofthe Senior and Junior
Gunpowder Agricultural Clubs were enter
tanned on Wednesday afternoon by Mr.. Thomas
j. Lea farm manager at the Sheppard and
Enoch Pratt Hospital, near Towson. The
guests made a thorough inspection of the farm,
garden, cattle, hogs, machinery and stables,
and were given an opportunity to partake of
4 ,>fk fouw.
under the direction of Mrs. T. j. Lea, assisted
by her daughter, Mrs. L. M. Muncaster, of
Montgomery county.
At the business meeting interesting informa-
ton on the raising of wheat corn and hay
was given by Mr.. John Crowther. president of
the Towson National Bank, and by DR.. II. H.
Newcomb and Mr.. Asa B. Gardiner, Jr., on
vaccinating cattle for the prevention of tuber-
culosis.
Mr.. Crowther's paper was highly interesting
and he was given vote OF thanks for its
preparation.
Dr. Newcomb spoke of the Importance OF
vaccinating cattle. He said the vaccination
should be done while the calves are young, for
the reason that it will make its appearance in
the milk of the older animals, and the innocu.
lation would do no good. Each animal should
receive two innoculations three months apart,
he said, and two months afterward the animal
could be turned into herd OF diseased cattle
and be immune. DIR. Newcomb, assisted by
DR.. G. Allen Jarman, State Veterinarian, and
DR.. H. S. Adams, inoculated five calves on
the farm.
Mr.. Gardiner spoke favorably on the inocu-
lation and said that as tuberculosis laws have
been passed in Massachusetts,, New York and
Pennsylvania, steps should be taken in Mary
land to have bill passed by the Legislature
for an appropriation for the prevention of the
disease in cattle of the State.
Mr.. E. Cuttings Merryman was foreman OF
the meeting, and Mr.. w. w. G. Stewart, Sec
rotary.
hibited a collection Of vegetables that showed
marked size and quality. The exhibit includ
ed potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, cabbage, beets,
corn, celery plants and an egg plant.
Those present in addition to those already
named were Messrs. VIM. L. Amoss, James b
Ensor, Granville Matthews, Calvin d. Price
Lewis M. Bacon, Jr., T. 2. ". France, W. D
Bacon, e. E. Scott G. E. Shelley, Upton II
Tarbert, Harry A. Matthews, William Shelley
]. S. Crowther, D. s. Pearce, David L. Mat
thews and Laban Sparks.
Couldn't Shut Him Off Entirely.-It wa.
a custom in ante.bellum days in the churches
in rural districts to reserve the gallery for the
colored people who desired to attend religious
services. Such was the arrangement at Hunts
M. E. Church, near Sherwood, N. @. r. X
Among the COlOreu IOlkS WuO dttcuucu CucIt
was one Henry, belonging to the late Edward
Rider Sr. Henry was somewhat advanced II
years, very pious, and respected by all who
knew him, white and colored. His was a very
emotional nature and frequently when The
minister was warming up to his subject Henry
would cry out amen !" "Halelujah ~ etc.
especially when the preacher had made an as
sertion with which Henry agreed. His assent'
became so frequent at last as to be an annoy
ance to the worshipers. One day some OF th'
Young men in the community, on mischie
bent, approached Henry and told him his cry
out in church was causing complaint and tina
if he did not quit it he would be thrown on
of the church. They anxiously awaited re
suits and for several services after he had re
ceived this warning Henry kept very quiet
The spell was of short duration, however, TO
at service when the preacher was unusually
enthusiastic in the delivery of his sermon, OLE
Henry could be seen in his usual seat in tn
gallery squirming and twisting in his endeavo
to control himself, to the great amusement o.
the Young men who were closely watching
him. At last he could hold in no longer ant
cried at the top of his voice: Amen on
wenture!'
ENJOYABLE Birthday Party.-A most en-
ioyable social gathering took place on Sunday
evening last at the home of Capt. G. f. Imwold
on the Hillen road, opposite REGISTER avenue
when he and Mrs. Imwold gave party il
honor of the 23d birthday of their son Worth
His parents presented him with handsom
diamond watch. chain locket. In addition
IL .oo;x;onk oF t,uoft1l nroe