The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25

l nv AoAmStS Institute IN Rising Sun
hall last Tuesday was pronounced the
most pleasing and successful ever held
here. both by the large and appreciative
audience and the director in charge. Al
though much later in the season than
usual for the institute in this section, at a
time when the farmers are busily engaged
in the field, such interest was manifested
as shown by the attendance that Director
Amoss expressed great appreciation at
the reception accorded the speakers, who
in this instance. were much above the
average and fully justified the large turn
out.
After the Introductory remarks by Mr..
Amoss, Prof. c. P. Close, horticulturist
of the Maryland Experiment Station,
spoke on fruit growing and recommended
the following varities as adapted to
this section: Yellow Transparent. Early
Ripe, Early Harvest,s Red June, Red
Astrachan and July were all good early
varieties. Wealthy was an especially
desirable commercial apple and very pro
ductive. Grayenstine. vigorous grower
and good for both home and market.
Grimes Golden, the very best quality
and good shipper. the trees however
weakly and hard to grow. Advised top
grating ons strong trees like Northern
Spy. Staymen's Winesap, a red winter
apple for this section and by all odds the
finest Of all market apples. Rome
Beauty, good apple but too large and
uneven in size. Newtown Pippin, an
apple exhibited by M. c. Reeder and
endorsed most highly for this section.
Nero, heavy cropper. Other varieties
mentioned were Williams, Chenango,
Summer Rambo and Maiden Blush.
For commercial purposes, limit vari-
cites to not over four winter apples and
plant them alternately not over four rows
of kind, thus insuring prolongation.
Plant 40 feet each way for permanent
varieties, with filters for temporary pur-
poses if desired, which must be removed
after lapse of ten or twelve years.
Peaches or other fruit, not desirable for
filters as they need different treatment.
The choice of the four varieties was
given Jonathan, Staymens Winesap, Par
egon and Yellow Newtown. York Impe-
rial was admitted a good apple but not
equal to the foregoing.
w. F. Kydd, Of Ontario, Canada, next
spoke on the dairy COW. He praised d~this
neighborhood as he saw it as being ad-
mirably adapted to dairying. Of the FIVE
dairy breeds, Shorthorns, which are so
valuable in England have only been bred
for beef in this country and so are elm
mated Guernsey and Jersey are SO near
alike, they may be treated alike, the
Guernseys being the larger, other consid-
erations similar. If milk yield is wanted,
they are not the best choice. AS between
Ayrshires and Holsteins, the greatest
milk producers. he favored the former for
this section, because they are rugged,
hardy breed, reared and bred among hills,
while the Holsteins are reared on the
level mild lands of Holland and are more
sensitiye,to rough country.
The speaker urged every one to weigh
and test the product of each COW and elm
mate every animal which failed to show
profit.
He also spoke on soiling crops for sum
mer and succulent feed, as ensilage, roots,
etc.. for winter, clover and other good
hay, with as little expense for commercial
feeds as practicable, stating that in this
section complete balanced ration could
be grown on the farm, which was much
more profitable than feeding commercial
feeds. But whatever was fed, there
should be plenty of it and intelligently
given, to get best results.
P. E. Sharpless. the concluding speaker
at the morning session, urged the young
men to stick to the farm and for their
parents to early give them an interest in
the management. He urged the farmers