The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-11-30
euNPowDHR AGRICULTURAL CLUB.
Meeting at Bellheld Farm-No More
Gatherings During the Winter
Questions and Answers-Selec
lions by Reading Class-The
Manure Question Dis
cuased. etc, etc.

saturday, November l6th at the home of Mr..
John Bond. near Butler. Unavoidable circum-
stances kept several members from attending,
Mr.. George Frame being indisposed and Mr.. N.
H. Gill having business engagement in Wash
ington. No meeting had been held since the one
| In August at MIR. Thomas ]. LEAFS, owing to
sickness.
Mr.. Lewis N. Bacon was foreman. No stroll
| OF inspection was taken, but everything evil
denced that proper attention had been given the
farm and good crops had been gathered inclu-
ding 400 bushels of apples, 4S0 bushels of wheat
and corn. averaging IL barrels per acre. Mr..
Bond had 90 acres in corn and harvested 20 tons
Of hay. Eleven barrels of cider was made.
Mr.. Bond has not farmed himself for two years.
but has been much interested in all that was
done on the place and often assisted his son.
Joshua Bond. He anticipates farming again and
no doubt will succeed as he did in former years.
Mr.Frank G.Scott represented the Junior Club.
Mr.. ]. Summerfeld Crowther was appointed
delegate to the next Junior Club meeting.
A letter from Mr.. d. F. Shamberger was read
as to the expense of the farmers picnic at
Mount Carmel and what each club is expected
to pay of the same. He suggested that early at
tention be given towards making the annual
Picnic better every year, with improved features
10 exhibits and farm machinery. The treasurer
was authorized to collect funds for the clubs
share of the expense.
The program of the annual meeting and Corn
Show to be held In Baltimore, December Sd and
4th, at the Fifth Regiment Armory, was read.
The club decided not to have another meeting
Until March 14th. 1908. when Mr.. J. Summeraeld
Crowther will entertain the club.
HALF HOUR FOR QUESTIONS.
How has alfalfa taken where old sod has been
reseeded9 Mr.. J. s. Crowther said much of his
died and he reseeded August 18th. The set OF
the new lot looks we'll. His farm does not need
incubation with bacteria as the soil is filled
with it from the growing of the English clover,
which resembles alfalfa. Mr.. James B. Ensor
said he had reseeded and it did well for awhile'
but now IL is full of other grasses and less OF
alfalfa. He is partial to alfalfa as he has grown
large crops of it, and it Is valuable for COWS. He
finds it difficult to hold It for them it is taken
often for the horses.
While some expression was to trouble in get
ting good sets of alfalfa and retaining them, yet
some persons have succeeded, las is the case with
Mr.. D. 8. Pearce. who has a very good set. From
tx acres he has cut good crops which enabled
him to sell 500 worth of timothy hay. He fed
much of the alfalfa to his horses, which i'm
proved very much in condition. Mr.. e. e. Scott
also has good set of alfalfa. Mr.. J. s. CrOwther
gives equal feeding value to other clovers, and
said in careful feeding he found asfgood results
In milk in feeding corn fodder as when alfalfa
was given, feeding six pounds per day per COW.
He said we must feed carefully and with knowl-
edge as to profit also that we must get good
supply Of milk to pay for the feed and should
manage to feed without buying so much foods,
which are high in price. He gives salt to his COWS
every night-a tablespoonful to each COW. over
the feed-and especially if soft corn is fed. Mr..
Ensor said he keeps rock salt where the cattle
can get it.
Mr.. Bacon said he thought well Of sailing
regularly. He is feeding clover hay, ensilage
and soft corn and has bought no bran since Sep
TENDER. His % COWS are giving him 45 to 46 gal
Ions of milk day. The soft corn costs $3.50 for
81 COWS those that are milking get larger
share. They get IL baskets of ensilage day.
which is about cts. per COW. Bran is selling at
$2S per ton by the Car load, and cottonseed meal
at $780, He thinks later of using cottonseed meal,
which is richer in protein than bran.
Mr.. Ensor said he is not losing anything by
feeding soft corn and in doing without bran as
the milk product is encouraging. He gives
fve-peck basket of broken soft corn to ten COWS
at meal.
What is the value of ensilage2 Answer-The
cost of the price of corn and fodder added. A
ton of ensilage is supposed to come from corn
that yields barrel, hence the price of corn,$SbO
to $500, with 81 or more for the fodder, would
make about $500 per ton.
AS to the reappointment of Mr.. B. Frank Ben
son, State weigher of grain and hay at the East
ern Scales, the club unanimously decided to
recommend 1t.
What is the condition of the seeded wheat !?
Answer-There being but little wheat showing
favorably and great deal not having come up
as yet the condition is not 80 per cent.
What is the condition Of the corn crop? An
swer-There being so much late and immatured
corn it cannot be reckoned full crop. although
many fields of good corn have been husked and
much is yet to be housed 1t was said Mr.. VIM.
II. Wight grew 10 SIT barrels per acre on II acres
and II barrels on 10 acres also. that Mr.. Robert
G. Akehurst, of Yeoho, has 5K acres that his
neighbors say will average 20 barrels per acre.
Mr.. E. G. Merryman expects IL barrels per acre
from his best field. Mr.. E. &. Scott was mem
toned as having fine crop of corn; also Mr.. d.
s. Pearce. They give special attention to the
corn crop, which is the salvation of the farmer.
| Mr.. Pearce applies manure after blowing the
| ground and cultivates thoroughly. He also uses
| fertilizer on corn, which is followed by grain
and grass.
| Mr. Bacon said, owing to the late spring and
| the blowing of crimson clover, he could not
| plant his corn until June GOTH He will get only
| barrels per acre.
| Mr. John Crowther said he never knew such a
backward spring and late maturing Of the corn
| crop. One year he had corn cut of in August,
| and usually corn would be ready by the early
| part of September.
| Mr. j. s. Crowther said he planted corn deep,
| anticipating dry season. Though he planted
| May 9Th yet he has much immatured corn,as the
| seed was late coming up owing to heavy rains
| He has large ears of corn.
How deep should corn be plantedP Answer
| Two to three inches.
Is it advisable to plow ground now for oats
I Mr.. Ensor favored spring, and Mr.. Scott fall
| blowing as the best time. Mr.. Bacon said owing
| to Canada thistle he thought of blowing his land
this fall and using disc harrow in the spring In
preparing the ground. He is anxious to get rid
of the thistle, which is an annoyance.
Reading was by Glass No. 2.
Mr.. John Crowther selected from the Country
Gentleman, 1.-THE Problems of Farming or the
| Trials of Hillside Farmer" as follows: "Of
all the problems the farmer has to solve that of
maintaining the productive capacity of his soil
| is by far the most important and at the same
| time the most difficult The farmer must realize
that steep land should be cultivated to grass in
stead of corn. 1t is pretty hard to see seasons
work in soil building swept of by one hard rain
but that is what is likely to happen whenever
the humus supply has been exhausted by an I'M
wise system of farming The farmer in the hill
country can never afford to forget that his soil
is likely to take start toward the Gulf Of
Mexico or the Atlantic ocean IL he does not take
means to hold it. and any system that does not
give due regard to the holding may be consid
cred as form of soil suicide, or rather of sol
murder"
Mr.. John Crowther said he has hill field thai
has not had attention, as was promised, and DC
finds the rains have somewhat washed it. He
desires to reset it in grass, but does not like tc
SOW oats for the crop as he had trouble in saving
oats, and yet If advisable to SOW them, also
orchard, timothy and clover seed. he might d.
90. He had directed that pine and cedar bow
be put In the gullies so as to prevent any mor'
washing. Messrs. Ensor and Scott said they
have sowed orchard and other grasses in oat'
and have good sets. Mr.. Scott said IN shocking
oats and Gaping them to remain some time the
crop can be saved in good shape. Too much