The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-05-01


Shipment of Produce by Railroad or
Hauling by Wagonp"-This was the sub
ject discussed at the last meeting of the Junior
Gunpowder Agricultural Club. We give be-
low the views of some of those present:
Mr.. Laban Sparks said IF the prices for
produce are the same, whether by car or wagon,
then the shipment by car is more economical.
In sending hay by railroad it must be baled,
and considerable expense is attached, as it costs
81 25 to 81 so per ton to bale it, besides other
labor. II the freight and baling should cost
80 so per ton then preference would be by car,
| but the grading of our hay in the city gives us
smaller prices than hay from other points.
Our hay should be classed with hay from the
West and elsewhere. Our hay has been as
good as could be and shows we'll. have read
| of our Government encouraging cold storage
| of fruits for preservation. In some localities
there is a union of farmers when shipments
are made 1t is well to get quotations as 10
what we are to receive for our produce. The
shipment of grain by railroad is preferred"
Mr.. Upton H. Tarhert said: Farmers
| should co operate in the shipment of crops,
and when the crops are large buyers are at
tracted to the place of the growers, and prices
are gotten at home and the buyer bears the
expense of shipping. This can be done with
fruit, tobacco and potatoes In hauling pro
duce to the city at times il can be done cheaply,
as the team would be idle at home. | find 1t
better and more economical to haul my hay
with a wagon to the city, and occasionally
haul some corn 1t is advisable to ship wheat
by railroad, as chances are for better prices.
arrange to haul about three tons of hay to
load, and hay brought s13 per TOM
Mr.. W. d. Curry said: MY experience IN
shipping wheat or oats by railroad was never
so satisfactory as by wagon. am hauling hay
but pay no commission for selling. Have sold
thirty tons at SO per ton and over. Day trips
are made and do not cost over 81 a day. am
10 miles from the city. Baled hay in the city
has been sold at from $40 to S11 per ton. I
manage to know where the hay is to go, and
try to sell in North Baltimore. Persons with
little storage room prefer baled hay. One adj
vantage to haul by wagon is to bring articles
back from the city"
Mr.. Daniel 8. Pearce said: II have never
shipped any hay by the railroad. 1t is expen-
sive business to haul hay to town, but il there
is dropin price on hay the baled hay is at
disadvantage being held over To bale hay
the cost, including coal for the engine, is about
50 per ton. l have loaded wheat on car,
which is better than hauling by wagon
Mr.. E. E. Scott said: "In some localities the
hay is held for buyers, who buy before it is
shipped. think it advisable to sell hay loose
in the barn and then bale it, if the buyer de-
sires it. Hay should always be in such
condition as to demand market. Wheat
can be disposed of better by carload lots but
often it is advisable to haul to near mills"
Mr.. George E. Shelley said: 1T pays better
to ship grain in carload lots, and Al cents per
bushel covers all expenses The increase in
weight was more than I expected 1 never
doubted getting good weight. think when
trip with load of hay to the city can be made
in day there is saving"
Mr.. C. n. Price sad II got $14 per ton last
week for loose hay and more money is gotten
by selling hay loose. 1 have been told we in
this State do not know how to cure bay. 1t is
very expensive to haul wheat to market, hence
better to ship by railroad Most products sell
better in the bulk"
Mr.. James B. Ensor said: II do not want
- haIod haU n m h of hV
railroad, as lost from So to 81 per ton several
years ago."
Mr.. 6. D. Price said II never shipped hay
by railroad. 1 always haul by wagon. sent
usually the wheat by car, but last year sold to
a country mill for good prices
Mr.. Granville Matthews said: II found that
only one year in twenty it paid to bale hay for
market Loose hay is less expensive, as there
is no extra pay for wire and labor. l usually
haul three to four tons to the load, and pay 81
hay is shipped it is graded for the city trade,
and the grading of il is not encouraging 1t is
more economical to ship wheat by car than by
wagon. 1t is important to have well graded
and good article to make reputation for the
seller. We must remember with team on
the road there are risks of breakage or injury"
Mr.. Frank G. Scott said: "Baled hay is
quoted higher than loose hay, and yet it does
not bring the quotation price. Clover hay
baled does not bring as much as loose clover.
it pays to haul produce by wagon. We have
to be governed by the prices. There is great
deal Of wear in horse shoes, wagon and stock
in hauling produce, which is not reckoned. and
besides loose hay in the city is troublesome to
move about. If millers in the country will
give fair prices, two cents under market quota
tons would be as satisfactory as shipment by
railroad"
Mr.. Lewis M. Bacon said much depends
on where a farmer lives as to what he should
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than shipping hay by car, and yet it is expen-
sive, as most of US have our teams two days
away from the farm, commissions to be paid
and road expenses. In hauling to the railroad
lean only make two trips with big team.
One advantage in hauling to the city by wagon
can save freight on hauling back articles
needed for the farm. Wheat assent cheaper by
railroad but to get the most for our crop we
should watch the market"
Mr.. H. Amos Matthews said: II am afraid
to trust my team in the city. have not hunted
up any customers for hay. Last year had 80
tons and in keeping it too long only got $11 to
Sill 80 per ton for it when loose hay brought
$13. I have shipped my wheat by car but sold
some at nearby mill for favorable price
Considering the expense OF hauling hay, the
freight per ton; also commission and netting
about So per ton for hay is discouraging"
Discussing Public Road Matters.-Roads
Engineer Shirley and the road supervisors OF
Thursday relative to the expenditure of the
road fund during the coming fiscal year
There has been assessed for the general road
and bridge account SAT, $3.50, and for the special
road and bridge account $751;, $40. Besides this
large sum of money to be expended by the
county a considerable mileage of road will be
built with State aid.
Park Heights avenue will beresurfaced with
macadam and with asphalt binder from Belvi.
dere avenue to the Caves road, distance of
fhn nod will he laid
"a feet wide. The work is to be done by the
State and county jointly and each will pay one
halfthe cost.
The work on the roads will begin today and
Engineer Shirley said that this will be the
greatest year for road work tn the history of
| Baltimore county.
DR.. Charles L. Mattfeldt, one of the High
| WAYS Commissioners, submitted the following
prescription for good roads:
Good stone,
On good grades
| Over good base,
| Dry and we'll packed.
Rolled and rolled,
| Oiled and tarred,
And properly drained,
| Dustless and waterproof
| Success will follow.
| 1t will be observed that the letter forming
the beginning of each line spell good roads"
Sunday Liquor Sellers Beware.-On
Tuesday the County Commissioners decided
| to send letter to Marshal of Police Gorsuch
| in reference to violations of the laws and es-
pecially the selling of liquor on Sunday, as
| follows:
"Inasmuch as this il, the season when large
numbers of people regularly come from the
city into the county, particularly on Sundays,
and the attention of the County Commissioners
having been called to alleged violations of the
Sunday law in certain sections adjoining the
CITY, the County Commissioners desire to call
the attention of the Police Department to the
instructions heretofore given your department
with the request that you impress upon all the
men under your charge the necessity for
strict observance of such instructions.
These instructions in effect were that each
officer and patrolman of the police force would
be held individually responsible for disorder
and Sunday violations in the territory under
his charge, aad that the Commissioners would
expect each officer and patrolman to do his
complete duty in the premises"
New Order Regarding Mall Boxes g.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General DeGraw
has issued an order to all postmasters requiring
them to direct every rural carrier to turn in
list of the patrons on their routes whose boxes
cannot be served without leaving the road
dismounting driving in deep bitches or
on steep inclines, or on or across railway
tracks involving danger, or the approach
to whose boxes is INSTRUCTED. II is not de-
sirable that the boxes should be attached to
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