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Deer Creek Farmers Club.
Met at Mr. Parker Lees, May 3Ist, at P. NJ.
Sixteen members present Minutes of last
meeting read, and the Secretary read a vote of
thanks for the complete report entered in the
journal of the last meeting, lat which the Secre
tary blushed.) The first business in order being
the examination of the Farm and Buildings, we
started out under, the guidance of Mr.. James
Lee, and were shown the finest fields of grass l
ever saw. The timothy field, some 80 acres,
was knce-high with timothy and perfectly uni
form all over the field. We then took look at
the beef cattle, some 43 in number 10 or IL
being fat enough now for the butcher, and they
will all weigh probably 1900 lbs. EACH They
were grazing on q meadow of some 40 acres, the
most of which was sod of 30 years standing,
having been moved for ID years before it was
turned out for pasture 1t is now covered with
natural grass foot high. All this grass has
been produced and kept up by applications OF
stable manure, which is hauled out and spread
at all times during the year, as fast as made;
which by the way is what all our farmers ought
to do, but the usual practice in Hartford, l be-
lieve is to haul the manure out in the fall leav-
ing it in the barn yard all summer TO bleach in
the sun and rain, thereby losing its most valu-
able parts. The barn is about 40 by 60 feet and
cattle and 10 horses. We noticed some very fine
COWS. Mr. Lee seemed to have place for every
thing and everything was in its place. All the
implements, machinery, wagons, ETC., were care
fully housed. There is about 30 acres in wheat,
(Which looks well,) and 1614 acres in corn.
The question for the evening was "The Eradi-
cation of Weeds." Twill givey you short sketch
of the remarks on the subject:
Mr.. James Lee. We first take Horse Nettle.
y pillow, FER off roots, apply salt as one
ting the ground well set in grass and moving
frequently.
Mr.. Ball never had any. Asked if Horse Net
tie and Canada Thistle were the same. Answer
ed no.
Mr. Barnes has been trying to get rid of it for
10 years prefers getting good set ofgrass and
moving.
Mr.. Parker Lee findsi coming up in the drop
pings of cattle. Has been pulling up patch for
years; finds it most gone.
Mr.. Barnes. Covering with straw will some
times do covers thick enough to destroy all
vegetation for two years.
Mr. Willis had some; plowed, picked off all
roots and applied salt to bottoms of burrows as
he plowed. Putting the salt SO deep prevents
its hurting the soil Had good results.
Mr.. Parker put 80 bushels of salt on q patch
20 feet square; killed the thistle and did not
hurt the land.
Mr.. Munnikhuysen has none, but has been ex.
perimenting on some on neighbours place.
Mr.. Lochary has patch. Killed it with salt
but it came up again altround the first patch.
Mr.. Glasgow would NOW it. Instructs his
tenant to do SO, but finds it difficult to get ten
ants to do such work.
Mr.. Nelson agrees with Mr.. Glasgow as to the
tenants Directing to do anything but the rough
est farming. He would pillow the ground, turn
ing under all the plants, and keep that process
up during the summer and fall, as fast as the
plant reappeared. The proper way to kill al
nda 10 10 bppnncp n
plants get their vitality through their leaves
Keep them without leaves and the roots mus
die.
DOCKS.
Mr.. James Lee would SNOW Docks" and cut
off under ground with apost digger.
Mr.. Ball has been going for docks for two
years; don't think moving will kill them.
Mr.. s. M. Lee would keep tops cut off.
Mr.. Barnes cuts his with post digger.
- Mr.. Nelson cuts his with a post digger ant
does it himself. Thinks the work will kill tho
man if not the docks.
Mr.. Hays mows his and has them carried of
and burned.
soRREL.
Mr. James Lee don't think lime will kill it
ANY other fertilizer that will make the grass
grow will kill it; that is, the grass will kill out
the sorrel.
Mr. Munnikhuysen don't think lime will kill
it; knows that it grows luxuriantly round lime
kiln.
Mr.. Webster thinks the use of guano produced
Mr.. Parker Lee thought it had increased since
the use of guano.
Mr. s. NJ Lee thought lime judiciously applied
might kill it..
Mr. Barnes has none where he lined his land
but has it where he put stable manure.
Mr.. Lochary has fine patch where he put thu
salt to kill the thistle.
Mr.. Hays has none where he put stable ma
nure, but has it where he did not manure.
Mr.. Nelson thought sorrel came from tho
want of grass, and thinks grass will kill 1t out
Mr.. Moores has used guano, but has no sorrel
Mr.. Parker thinks so bushel Of lime to an acr
will kill it,
Mr.. Glasgow thinks lime will kill it.
Several other weeds of less account were talk
ed over.
RUNNING BRIARs.
Mr.. Parker Lee would SOW clover and NOV
frequently.
Mir Nelson would pillow up, put in corn; thel
wheat; then wheat again and grass. Practice(
that process and got rid of them.
Club agreed to meet at priesthood Farm, JUNE
10TH at 3P M. Subject for the meeting "Har
vesting Wheat"
The question of Dog Law came up, and was
talked over.
Mr.. Webster had tried for 10 years to get Q
good law
Another member would tax every dog S., and
apply the money to the public roads People
would not care to pay SIS for most dogs; conse
quently great many would be killed, and sheep
raisers could go ahead with impunity.
Judge Stump was elected an honorary member
of the club.
After all, we had our usual feeding time, the
tables being presided over by Mrs. Parker Lee
and Mrs. Archer We did our duty.
The Club respectfully suggests to the Farm
ers of Hartford the great necessity of them all
using their best endeavors to get their fields
clear of all uettles and thistles because they are
increasing to great extent in all neighborhoods
and the efforts of few farmers are rendered
useless by the majority paying no attention to
the pests, allowing them to grow on their farms
and cast their seeds to the four winds.
SECRETARY.
herewith hand you the names of the members
of the club:
r. II. Archer, President. Albert Nelson,
Secretary. L. A. Hays, Treasurer. j. III. Ball,
II. +. Willis, III. s. Gorrell, James Lee, G. r.
Glasgow, Thomas Lochary, VIM. Webster, d.
Reeves, d. Parker, j. Moores, VIM Munnikhuy-
sem F. A. Ridout John Barnes. The above are
active members
Honorary members who have all the privi-
lcges of the club, except that voting: Parker
II. Lee, Thos. Symington, Godfrey Waters,
James G. Lee Samuel NJ. Lee, Judge Stump.
There are eight more members who have not
yet signed the constitution and consequently are
not ON the roll.