The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-09-24
THE sEGZS.
BEL AIR, FRIDAY, SEPT. cath, 1877,
Deer Creek Farmers Club.

This association met on Saturday, Sept 18th,
at the residence offs Martin Bayless. The menu
6ers who answered to their names were the
President, Mr.. Moores, the Secretary, Mr.. Hays,
and Messrs. Bayless, Silver, Rogers, Ridout,
Archer, Parker, Glasgow, Lochary, Jas Lee
and Munuikhuysen. There were also present,
AS honorary members and guests, Messrs. Benz.
Silver, jeremiah Silver, VIM. Silver, Wilmer
Hopkins and Isaac Wilson.
The question discussed was "Grass Seed and
Sowing"
Mr. Bayless said he had had but little expert
ence but sowed one bushel of clover or timothy
seed to six acres of wheat; he sows about two
bushels broadcast, and less when drilled.
Mr.. Parker sows one bushel of timothy or clo-
yer seed to five acres, and from 4 TO n bushels
of wheat when drilled, and bushels broadcast
to the acre.
Mr.. Archer likes to be done seeding by the
18th OF September, year after year. 1t is better
to sow early. Likes to SOW timothy seed ahead
of the drill by hand. Has tried that plan and
thinks he got better set. Sows l peck of
timothy seed and a bushels Of wheat TO the
acre, by the drill, but don't think three bushels
of wheat would hurt.
Mr.. Munnikhuysen sows one bushel timothy
seed to six acres, Iand one bushel clover seed to
five acres. Don't like to SOW before the 25th of
September; from that time until the 10th of
of October.
Mr.. Wilmer Hopkins sows from Goth to 3Oth
of September.
Mr.. Jeremiah Silver thought Mr.. Archer sows
too early. He prefers the 25th of September
Thinks October too late. Sows q bushels of
red and IA bushels of white wheat, by drill, and
more if broadcasted. Thinks red wheat will do
better on their land. Uses his grass seeder in
front ofdrill, and prefers sowing in the fall, as
1t is more apt to take.
Mr.. Ridout drills "a bushels of wheat to the
acre.
Mr.. sas Silver said his Fultz wheat turned
out badly
Mr.. Lochary sows one bushel timothy seed to
five acres. Has always sowed his grass seed be-
hind the drill, by drill or hand, and seldom has
agood set.
Mr. Isaac Wilson always sows his wheat broad
cast and has raised good crops. Has had great
advantage from blowing the ground twice for
wheat. Sows timothy seed directly after last
narrowing.
Mr. james Lee sows about / a bushels of wheat
10 the acre, and likes sowing ahead of the drill
lie sowed ~ bushels of Fultz wheat last fall
and has raised between seventy and eighty bush
els.
Mr.. Benz. Silver thought every farmer should
notice the effect of early and late sowing. Some
years ago he sowcd some wheat about the 10th
ofSeptember and the fly eat it badly. Likes to
sow from the 18th of September to the LIST of
October Last year he sowed IL bushels to 10
acres, and raised $40 bushels. Red wheat did
best. Corn stalk ground did not do 50 WE'LL
Sows ~ bushels per acre. Likes grass seed
sowed thick-onc peck pcracrc and one bushcl
clover seed to six acres Always sows his ground
twice in wheat before seeding in Tass. Has
tried both ways of sowing, but prefers the drill,
MS it takes less seed. We have two evils to flight
between-early wheat the fly takes, and late
wheat the rust destroys.
Mr.. VIM. Silver has sowed n to 3 bushels of
wheat; the latter did the best. Has sowcd ] a,
l and Il pecks of timothy seed to the acre, but
likes d peck best has got the best set of grass
from that amount Likes his wheat thick aud
drills from ~ to 20 bushels. Sows about 25th
OF September and thinks that early enough
Mr.. Moores sows Va bushels of wheat to the
acre and thinks one bushel of timothy seed to
seven acres enough. Sows timothy in front of
drill, and if sowed by hand runs light harrow
over it.
Most of the members favored cultivating TO
blowing corn ground for wheat.
The club adjourned to meet at X. Harris Arch
cr's Oct. 9th. Subject: "Should farmer farm
with view to a pecuniary profit, or for the i'm
proycment of his land"