The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-06-25
The Deer Creek Farmers Club,

The Deer Creek Farmers Club assembled on
Saturday afternoon, the 10Th inst, at the house
of Mr. II. F. Willis, near Churchville. The
members present were-the President, Mr.
Willis, Ball, Webster, ). NJ. Lee, Lochary, Jas.
Lee, Munnikhuysen, Wilson, Silver, Glasgow,
Bayless, Allen, Archer, Ridout, VIM d. Lee
Parker and Gorrell
Before proceeding with the regular business,
the club was invited by the host to inspect the
garden and farm The former elected the warm.
est praise from the members. The luxuriant
growth of the vegetables and their neat and
thorough culture, made it evident that Mr.. Will
lis fully under stands the art of raising vegeta.
bles. His garden was pronounced the very fin
est that had been seen by any of the members
this year. In the way of choice fruits Mr.. Will
lis also seems to excel A fine and thrifty young
apple orchard was greatly admired. A bed or
strawberries, planted out last year, was also re.
markable for its great productiveness. They
are of the variety known as Green's Prolific
A bed of heartsease in the garden, was extreme
ly beautiful in its many -colored hues and tints
Supper succeeded, at which delicious early
vegetables, fresh from the garden, were served
with luscious strawberries, &c.
This regular and important portion of the
evenings business having been satisfactorily at
tended to the members gathered for their Gus
tomary interchange of views.
The subject for discussion, as previously an
nounced, was What is the best method fpro.
ttecting the potato crop from the ravagcs of
The views of the different members were elici
ted as follows:
Mr.. Willis.-There are two methods, hand.
picking and killing them, and the use of Paris
Green. Had applied the latter with good sue.
cess by mixing it with water and sprinkling the
vines with the solution. His method was as
follows: To ID. of Paris Green he added or
lbs. of flour. These he mixed together with
small quantity of water, and when well mix.
ed added the compound to barrel full of water,
stirring 1t up well as he used it, This mixture
He had entirely gotten rid OF the bugs after two
applications. Thought there was no danger in
using it, if handled carefully. Does not think
it destroys the eggs, but it kills the bugs. The
Paris Green costs 40 cents per ID. One d. in
solution will do as much good as or lbs. ap.
piled dry. Had heard of no accidents from It,
but would not use II if he could find any other
remedy. Tried hand picking last year but got
tired oft.
Mr.. Archer thought using poisoned water in
a careless manner was not right. There is too
much danger ofstock eating the poisoned vines.
He used Paris Green on his potatoes last year.
1t killed the bugs and the vines Also He ap-
piled 1t too thick, he thought. Chickens that
fed in the patch also died, he supposed from
being poisoned by the Paris Green. Has a patch
of quarter of an acre, to which nothing was
done but to work them, and the bugs had not
hurt them.
Mr.. Bayless had recently used table spoon.
full of Paris Green to two gallons of water; had
not seen any effects from it yet.
Mr.. Allen always looked ahead. Last year he
heard the bugs were coming, and planted no DO.
tatoes. For the same reason he planted none
this year. He thus escaped their ravages COM
pletely.
Mr. Gorrell planted last year thirteen bushels
of potatoes and did not raise peck, on account
of the bugs. This year he planted some and TO
save them used half q pound of Paris Green to
two gallons ofwater. 1t killed the bugs and did
not injure the vines; but he was almost sorry
he had used 1t, as he was afraid to eat the po-
tatoes. Mr.. Gorrell had heard of man who
had lost two horses which drank water out of a