The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-11-07
auNpowDHR AGRICULTURAL CLUB.
Joint Meeting of the Two Clubs at MT.
Gardeners Home-Mayor Mahool and
Engineer Quick Guests OF Honor
some Corn k-Questions
and Answers-The Grow
ing of Wheat Discussed.

home of Mr.. Asa B. Gardiner, Jr., hao as lts
guests the members of the Junior Gunpowoer
Agricultural Club and Messrs. Joshua f. Cockey,
VIM. II. Wight, George Jessop, II. Z. Bartieson,
Arnold Elzey Waters, Alexander D. Brooks ana
Harry NJ. Lord; also Mayor j. Barry Mahool and
Water Engineer Alfred NJ. Quick. OF Baltimore.
Mr.. j. Summerfeld Crowther presided and Mr..
Granville Matthews, of the Junior Ciuo, was
secretary during the first proceedings
Mayor Mahool and Engineer Quick were intro
duced and made remarks as to the need OF the
Gunpowder water supply by the city. the terri
tory that will be required extending seven or
more miles with a width of two and half miles;
the advantage il will be to the city in supply
of 81 900 gallons daily and sufficient for gen.
erations to come; also the advantage to the
county in the improved condition OF the prop
erty and adjacent lands as well as the water sup
ply needed for the county, which will be granted.
Such was the appreciation of the information
given that those present gave the Mayor and
Engineer a vote of thanks. Mr.. VIM. II. wight
said he was of the opinion that the proposed
water improvements were unnecessary, Dut on
having the particulars as to what is expected to
be done he was convinced that what was planned
should be carried out.
At this juncture collation., served by MRS.
Gardiner, assisted by Mrs. George Jessop and
Miss s. Belle Cockey, was partaken of with ap-
preciative appetites.
After recess the Mayor and Engineer. having
departed for the city. the proceedings continued
with Mr.. w. w. G. Stewart secretary.
Mr.. Gardiner reported as to attending the re-
cent meeting of the Junior Club at Mr.. T. P. W.
Frances, where interesting farm topics were dis
cussed and farm operations are successful.
Mr. France, representing the Junior Club, said
it was his first visit at Mr. T. v. Richardson's
his club met there, and found Mr.. Richardson
had an ideal farm, we'll stocked and supplied
with every essential detail for successful man
agement and results. The next meeting of his
club will be at Mr.. William D. Curry's, Novem-
Der 18th. Mr. Curry invited the Senior Club to
be present
Mr. Upton H. Tarbert suggested the members
of the two clubs take samples of corn to Mr..
Curry's and have selection from them to be
sent as an exhibit to the exhibition to be held in
December in Baltimore.
Messrs. Gardiner, Tarbert and Curry were
named as the committee on corn exhibit 1t was
said there should be ten ears of corn of each va
riety and the most compact uniform in size OF
ear and sound grain be chosen. There was an
explanation in the points of condition, &C.. OF
corn for judging. The best corn last year was
from the Eastern Shore.
Mr. JOQQ OfOWCQ0F anu ~ Dc OTOWCu0H htu
with them excellent ears representing good crops
on their farms, yielding IL or more barrels per
acre. Mr.. W. q. Wight reported yield of lax
barrels, when last year he had fraction over IL
barrels per acre. Mr.. H. Amos Matthews said
his crop is the best he ever raised and the yield
will be IA or more barrels. Mr.. D. S. Pearce will
have about 500 barrels of excellent corn, but the
yield per acre is not as much as last year, which
was 16 barrels or more.
Report of committee on the Mount Carmel
picnic Mr. Tarbert said the receipts about met
the expenses, $3.50, and that Mr.. D. Fred. Sham
berger was entitled to much credit for the sue
cess of the occasion. A vote of thanks was given
him.
No report of the executive committee was
rendered.
HALF HOUR FOR QUESTIONS.
Would it be advisable to haul manure out of the
barnyard now or wait until the ground is plow-
ed and then apply it? Answer-Haul it out and
pillow down for corn, or put it on sod land. The
plowed ground would make hard hauling for
spreader. Mr.. j. s. Crowther said he had better
corn where the manure was put out during the
winter than that put out year ahead. EXPIRES
sion was to get the manure away from the build
ings as soon as possible.
What is the condition Of the growing wheat
Answer-Good. generally, with no Hessian fly.
The threshed wheat shows the moth fly. Mr..
Curry said the mothfly was seen In rick OF
wheat and that in the granary showed some heat,
but soon died out, as he had screen wire in the
Dotrom tho biE 20 allow tho air to penetrate
| the bottom. Mr.. Curry sowed the wheat and 1t
| came up well.
How late can rye be sown? Answer-best not
| SOW later than November 10th, but the sooner
| the better. Good crops were reported from rye
| sowed November 1st and last harvest the rye
heads were well filled. The best crop reported
| was from new ground and sowed November 10th.
The straw of late sowed rye is usually light.
REGULAR QUEsTIoN-"THE GROWING OF
| WHEAT"
| Mr.. e. G.. Merryman said: II prepare the
ground by early blowing and good cultivation
| and SOW one and three-Quarter bushels of wheat
to the acre. Isowed the heavy blue stem wheat,
which gave me rs bushels per acre. apply two
sacks of fertilizer to the acre of the q 8, goods
p of nitrogen, Of phosphoric acid and OF
potash"
Mr.. James B. Ensor said /: II like to get the
ground plowed early and narrowed well up to
seeding. A good seed bed is very important.
use all the manure possible on the surface SO as
to work it in well for the grass set. apply
mixture of 1000 lbs. of bone, 800 lbs. Of South
grow the Fultz variety and 20 bushels per acre
I consider good average"
Mr.. John Crowther said II find that to pre-
pare the ground well much depends on the con-
dition of the ground, and often great labor is re-
quired on preparing land filled with wild rye II
is a mistake to pillow wild rye down deep, as it Is
difficult to get the roots out. II Is better to
plow about four inches deep and have the fur
rows fiat so as to get the roots on top and burn
them. worked the land from the first of Au-
gust to the latter part of September and got the
ground in good condition. The wheat looks
well, but think will have trouble with the wild
rye. sowed one and three-quarter bushels PEI
acre. Some of the seed was fiy-cut, but think II
will not AFFECT the next crop. I sowed 800 lbs
of fertilizer per acre of the 8, goods, but have
thought the 2, 8, 2 would have been just as good
If not better. sowed a peck of timothy to al
acre."
Mr.N. H. Gill said IT used the /, 9, grade Of
fertilizer. generally pillow the ground and pre-
pare it well to get good seed bed, and with the
wheat SOW peck of timothy seed per acre."
Mr. Thomas " Richardson said: II plow soor
after harvest for wheat and get the ground II
Oood condition. The fertilizer consists of hall
ton of dissolved bone. half ton of bone meal ano
a4o lbs. of muriate of potash and SOW 400 lbs. tt
acre. o.
crop very much"
Mr.. D. S. Pearce said: II do not plow ground
for wheat as 1 utilize the corn land for the crop
As soon after cutting of the corn begin work
ing the ground for wheat. The grass land II
usually plowed for corn and manure put on the
top, then with 300 lbs. of fertilizer on the corr
and 800 more on the wheat good crops are grown
and the grass set which follows does WELL
make mixture of 1000 lbs. of bone, LOCO lbs. Of
South Carolina rock and 200 lbs. of muriate o.
potash. 1 favor September 18th for seeding
and if the seed is large bushels should be sowed
One and a-half bushels of the Fultz variety Il
enough to the acre."
Mr.. Granville Matthews said: ITO get goo'
seed bed for wheat the ground should be plowet
early after harvest and then we'll cultivated
Usually manure is put out on land intended 10
corn and that left over is used on wheat GROUND
followed with grass. 1 sowed seven pecks O
wheat per acre and it looks too thick. INT
north ground was sowed on September 5tn.
never had wheat to come up better. l sowet
barley early and it is very thrifty. thought
pasturing the barley but have been discouraget