The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-04-19

pzocErplsos ~ rnr Uxiox BsiDar Aeai-
;utaunAL cLun. --april ieth. 1875. -parsu,
mt % edkNrnment the Club met al Penn
1erton Woods, Present President, " s. /
dalnea and wife, Solomon Shepherd and wife,
Shepherd Wood and wife, David ninehart |
and wife, Daniel Wolf and Capt. Daniel Rine-
hart. The inelemeney 81 the weather neees.
saSSly rendered The outdoor observations lin. /
Ted, and the Secretary is not aware Of any. |
hing % report on that head According to |
an order adopted ct the last meeting, Mr..
Haines had on hand Thomas Smoothing
Harrow Il came in three sections. In
consequence Of the rain, and the connee-
tons or couplings Of the harrow not having
been sent with i, there was no trial bad, en-,
cept drawing one sectionacross the road and
lot All expressed themselves favorably inn
pressed with il so far, and anxious for prac-
teal test Gifts capacity.
nounced, and all partook Of most bountiful
repast, after which the President organized
the meeting. Tbs minutes Of the last meet
ing were read and corrected. The call for
papers was responded to BY the Secretary and
Pemberton Wood; on the subject proposed at
last meeting, via Proper cultivation Of corn;
and by Solomon Shepherd on History Of the
early Farmers Clubs.
The committee appointed on wire fence not
ready to report, and time extended to next
meeting.
On motion it was agreed to meet at Mr.. @.
5. Haines, on Thursday next, nth instant,
ct ? p. Nj. to witness q trial Of the harrow.
On motion Of Capt. Rinehart, Mr.. Shepherds
paper was ordered to be furnished the Seati.
mel and ADVOCATE, of Westminster, for pub.
LEGATION.
On motion of Mr.. Shepherd the President
and Secretary may, with the consent Of the
author, furnish for publication any paper read
before the Club also any or all parts of pro-
ceedings, provided there is no expense in.
Cured. Considerable discussion on the proper
cultivation Of corn occurred, and among other
conclusions arrived at was, that il is indispen.
sable 70 keep it clean, plant ct width accord
ing to the strength of the soil, and only two
stalks to the hill
On motion il was ordered that the subject
for next meeting be 'The distribution Of
seeds by the Agricultural Department
On motion the Club adjourned to meet at
solomon Shepherds, May nth, 1873, at
p. NJ G. 5. HAixEs, President.
DAVID RSEHAKT, Secretary.
A paper read by Mr.. Solomon Shepherd, be-
fore the Union Bridge Agricultural ClHb,
April Isth, 1878.
| As the farmers Of our country are being
aroused from their lethargy, and seem to
evinee some disposition TO see TO their inter
ests themselves, instead Of leaving It to poll
ticians and spectators, who have heretofore
lived on the earnings Of the hard-hsted yeo-
man, thought perhaps short history Of the
efforts made by the farmers of this county to
throw the CALLING yoke from their necks might
be interesting TO the members Of our Club.
The first Farmers Club Of which have
any knowledge, was formed in 1917, in the
vicinity Of Union Bridge, then Frederick
county, now Carroll county, Nd, by Thomas
Shepherd, Daniel Hainss, Ulrich Switzer,
Samuel Haines, David Englar, Philip Englar,
Henry Rial and Israel Rinehart, whose son
Israel c. Rinehart is still q member of the
organization). II was an organization Of pro-
ducers for their mutual benefit and protection
against the middlemen, who were at that early
day, leech.like, living on the blood of the
| farmers. The plan Of the Club, or, as il was
more generally styled, "The Company was
TO produce No. article and deliver it di.
rectly to the consumer. They made "gil,
edged" butter, and got fancy prices for it. A
person who did not make good article could
not be member Of the Club, and they es.
tablished such character that consumer
was sure to get good butter If he purchased
4 of the company wagon"
The Club owned a wagon, harness, &C.,
| which conveyed the produce TO Baltimore
market every week. The members took turns
| in going; the one going with the wagon fur.
nished the horse his week, and acted as agent
for the company in selling their produce and
buying goods for them. At their annua
meetings they settled their financial business
and had no commissions or profits TO HAND
over to go-betweens.
The Club is still in existence, sending pro
duce to Baltimore every week, and the mem
bers are now getting more for their buttel
than any other farmers in this part of tn,
county.
Here is Farmers Club that has been or
ganized and working prosperously and bar
moniously for more than halfa century befor,
"The Alpha Farmers Club was created.
i would respectfully suggest to the gentlemen
that they rename their bantling.
There was second, or Junior Club, started
in or about 1858, similar to the old one o
1917. II has been ia successful operation
ever since.
In 1854 there was an association organized
at Union Bridge, under the name and title o
"rhe Union Bridge Agricultural and Scien
tihc Club" The FIRST permanent officers wer'
elected Feb. 10th, 1864, viz: President, G
s. Haines; Recording Secretary, Joshul
Switzer; Treasurer, Daniel Wolf; Librarian
Thomas W. Russell; Executive Committee
Warrington Gillingham, solomon Shepher,
and Pemberton Wood. The meetings wer
held on the first and third Saturday Of ever,
month, at o'clock, p. NJ. In 1868 Their
were other features added to the old mode o
doing business. The Club now meets at
members house every month, and half th
membership are ladies. The farmers wifi
lno man should be q farmer without he has
wife,, is as much member Of the Club as b
himself, with the same rights and privileges
!, The Club, when they meet, usually FIRST ex
anime the farm, buildings, fencing, work, &c
critcising and answering questions; whe
they return TO the house and organize, essay
are read and questions discussed, after whic
they repair to the table beautifully supple
with the products Of the farm, nicely prepare
to sustain the physical man. The compan
having partakcn Of the good things befor
them, select the subject for the next meeting
and adjourn to meet again next month, at ID
house of some other member. The plan q
holding circular meetings has been adopte
by all the wide-awake neighborhoods in tn
country. 1t is the plan, and Clubs on thi
system should be organized all over "Uncl
7 SANS big farm.
PR0cEEDISGs OF TIE CorsrY COMMISSION
ERs.-Apra ia, Is7s--Commissioner mel
present D. H. Hoppe, President; Jos. Spul
rier, Geo. X. Frank, Associates J. A. Bush
Clerk.
Ordered that the sum Of S32.s6 be refund
ed TO Shorb 4 Lester for taxes improperl
: paid for 1867, '6S, $50.
Ordered that the sum of 1885 be refande
BY the Collector Of District No. l, to williar
, kiser, for takes improperly paid for 1872.
Ordered that Isaiah Ham, Collector I
District No. 10, be and he is hereby Above
y as additional insolvencies, removals and in
proper assessments, the taxes on the srm
, ~, 255 for State and County purposes, f
1871, amounting to $l4.48 net
Ordered that the treasurer pay TO Ii
y School Commissioners at their ne ri m eetin,