The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-06-27

Proceedings of Deer Creek Farmers Club.


JUNE l4th, 1878.
The Club met at Mr.. Thomas Lochary's, aud
was called to order by the President at z. NJ.
Sixteen members being present, the absentces
were Messrs Gorrell and Barnes. The question
for the evening was clay Making"
Mr.. Lochary should get all tools and machine
ry fixed up before beginning operations; mend
roads leading to hay fields and give the hands
good tools to work with; thought they would
work in better heart with nice tools he would
cut his clover when heads were half dead; cuts
timothy after harvest; cures better and has more
time to thicken up; gets better yield to acre.
MIR. Archer would cut clover when about one
tenth of the heads We're dead. Mr.. Bael would
cut when one-half were dead, and some 4 little
earlier; best hay is made when half are dead
Mr.. Allen would cut when half are dead; diff
cult to cure when cut earlier Mr.. Moores agrees
with Mr.. Allen, except when the clover Is down,
then would cut earlier, to prevent its rOtting.
Mr.. Webster would cut earlier when he wants
to have clover seed. Messrs. Rogers Glasgow
and Parker, James Lee Nelson and Munnlkhuy-
sen hold same views. Mr.. Webster asked about
sailing. Mr.. Walters thought it better to salt
clover than Timothy Mr. Webster would put
half gallon TO one and a-halftons. Mr.. Glasgow
would not put so much. Mr.. Munnikhuysen
would put quart to a load Don't think 1t
helps to cure the hay. Mr.. Webster thinks it
best to keep the hay, and that stock like it bet
ter Mr. Nelson once sailed one NOW in the
barn, and had no trouble; another NOW that he
did not salt spoiled, and had to be taken from
the barn for fear of fire. Mr.. Allen said hay
could not get hot enough to take fire but would
go all to powder and be ruined. Mr.. Archer
thought tight mows kept hay better than open
ones. Mr.. Reeves thought tight bottoms and
open sides best. Mr. Munnikhuysen thought
tight mows best. Mr.. Webster thought open
mows best. Mr.. Allen thought open mows best
Mr. Moores thought hay hauled in little green
would do very well in tight NOW. The gene
raj opinion was expressed that it made no differ
ence whether hay was cut with the dew on it or
not, except that it required more labor to cure
it when cut with the dew on; Mr.: Rogers never
waited for the dew to dry. Mr. Webster would
cut only when dry. Mr.. Rogers would not put
hay into cocks. Mr.. Reeves would cock heavy
timothy If there was Il chance of rain hay can
be cooked to turn water. Mr.. Willis thought
there was great loss in handling clover hay too
much; he would cut early in the morning OH
one day, put in wind rows and haul in next day.
Mr.. Webster mows in the morning, and next day
rakes up and hauls in. Mr. Allen would cndeav
or to get his hay in as fast as possible, and to ac
complish that would keep it stirring all the time
after it was cut; would turn all sides to the sum-
by keeping it turned could cure twice as quickly;
if possible would like to hold each stem up to
the sun. Mr. Munnikhuysen thinks air rs good
as sun to cure hay. Mr.. Webster thinks too
much sun is damaging; prefers very moderate
weather. Mr. Allen would use all the sun he
could get, and in order to do that would keep
constantly stirring with Teddcr. Mr.. Reeves
thought you could not stir timothy too much
has cured for several years POO tons year. Mr.
Bcal would not stir clover much. Mr.. Glasgow
had some clover that was wet twice, only fit for
manure Mr.. Allen says out Of 800 tons of hay
handled lately by him only about 10 tons were
prime. Mr.. Moores says the right time to cut
timothy is after the seed has formed and the
blossom dropped off. Mr.. Webster cut some
early and some late; the early cutting was best
i'll quality and weight. Mr.. Reeves would let
all blossoms fall before moving. Mr.. Allen pro-
posed finding out the best time to cut timothy
and suggested that the club institute some cX
permenls.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Nelson the chair APP
pointed Messrs. Allen, Reeves and Nelson com
mittee to carry out the experiments, the details
being left to the committee to arrange except
that they are to cut at three stages when in bios
son. when seed has formed and when ripe. Mr..
Nelson read paper on Hay making the points
were that it was best TO cut early and keep
constantly stirring till the hay was in the NOW;
also made some remarks on Hungarian Grass.
Amount of seed to the acre one and a-half bush
els; time to SOW from June lSt to July 18TH, but
June sewing is BEST yield from one to two tons
TO acre; will mature III seven weeks. Ground
must be finely pulvcrized and in good condition.
Mr.. Archer thinks it best to cut high timothy
stubbe, as the after math will be better; in
lures the plant to cut close to the ground. Mr.
Webster would cut high clover seed Mr.. Moores
threshes his from field; it will be dry enough.
Mr.. Webster thinks the more you can rot il the
better. Mr.. Waters would thresh from barn.
Mr.. Webster cuts just as soon as ripe. Mr..
Moores would not cut so early; cuts the first
crop later than usual, when he wants to save
seed. Mr.. Moores says to find out whether q
crop of clover seed will pay to save rot out q
dozen heads and see how many seeds you can
get. Eight seeds to the head will make a pay
ing crop they produce about twenty seeds
when good crop is made Mr.. Archer thought
one bushe to acre the average crop. MIR. Web
ster one and a-halibushels. Mr. Munnikhuysen
thought it would pay best to pillow under crop
of clover seed on poor field, rather than save
the seed Mr.. Webster says if clover was to be
followed with wheat would pillow under; other
wise would save the seed. Mr.. S. Nj. Lee thought
great deal of clover seed was lost in handling
was generally cut too ripe; should only be rak-
ed up when little damp.
After the meeting that takes place Mt Priest
ford, June 21st, the club will adjourn until the
first Saturday in August, and will meet that day
at the residence of Mr. Reeves, and the subject
for the meeting will be cutting and saving Fod.
der and Corn.
The club viewed Mr. Lochary's farm and saw
a fory-eight acre field of stalk ground wheat
of the best fields of wheat in the neighborhood.
Mr.. Lochary took charge of the farm for Judge
Stump some eight years ago, when part of 1t
was tlourishing in sedge. The fine field of wheat
and two fields of timothy and clover we saw
were produced by Mr. Locharys good farming
and management. The fertilizer used for the
wheat was half ton OF Aliens bone to the acre,
and was applied to the corn. After our usual
repast to which was added the very seasonable
luxuries of Strawberries and ice cream, the club
adjourned SECRETARY