The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-06-16

speed the PIOsp.o
reported for the Agis d Mteligence,..
Deer Creek Farmers, Club.

~, ihe regular meeting of Deer Creek Farmers
| Club was held at Mr. ". Munnkhuysen's, June
"a, the following members being present
Messrs' archer, Ball, (President,j .Bayiess,
w. ID. Lee, Moores, Munnikhuysen, Rogers,
Silver and Willis. Honorary membeis-D, Par,
ker, NJ. Lee and Judge Waters.
Messrs Archer and Willis reported that il
would take $1,000 to buy the amount of stock
and farming utensils necessary to carry on suc-
eessfnlly farm of 200 acres of cleared
| land. N''"'eu
The question discussed was care not fertili
GERS entirely too high in comparison with farm
| prices of grain.' P''"'
Mr. Mnnnlkhuysen said they were too high.
III COMPARISON with the present prices of grain,
IL farmer purchased bone at the present Srices
anu ,un,,d relied on his grain TO pay for ii, he
| good farm and is good farmer. To farm snc'
cess1ully he thought it would be necessary IN
use fertilizers. Would use bone ground a. fine
US possible did not believe in coarse hone
ne saiu llai III walking across Mr.. Hoods farm
ai!er the late rains, he could pick up handfnIs
OF coarse bone, in some of the washes, thai had
been applied by Mr.. Archer some Is or 70 wears
ago. " Se"'7
Mr.. w. ID. Lee agreed with Mr.. MunniL Inv
sen as to bone being too high TO be n nron,aI2a
fertilizer. lie said he used bone prjncino iiu CIV
grass, ana IN order to obtain II pure uriicIe
would Duy from one he knew TO be resnonsihIa
MI Il, Moores SAID he bought bone for $3G per
n lou 'hls year. lie thought that it was not TOO
niSl, ana SAID he didn't think it could be mann
iactured for less. A ton Of rough bones in Raj.
illnope re- costs $50 or S2, and in grinding wonid
lose 80 pounds per ton; therefore il wonld talo
@,sooB pounds of rough bone to make n ION of
S - luz h Dohe' ne thought ground bone ought
" no oouSht Tor 800 per ton. Also thouSht
corn at the present prices would he cheon Sar'
lllZGr' lie said that some years AFRO Mexican
anu leruNiah Guano had marked effect ON his
grass Does not like Peruvian Guano.
T i, uiasgoW thought S35 fair price for bone.
Inc manufacturers lie thought couId sell mora
Dohe at 500 than they do at the present nrioe
~ nc tnought u necessary TO use some fertilizer
10 raise good crop, and preferred bone. This
year yea, me ce USED for his corn three tons of bone
WIN W bushels OF salt and one ton of plaster
ON Il acres. lie paid for plaster 81 n tam fnrr
per ton. N 'o' 'o"e goo
-, MIR. Janney thought bone at the present price
H III E S ought to be $50 per ton. He bought
ms ponc inns spring at $50, and thought Il n
ialr price Bone will not dissolve if msnnfac"
l ,I coarse. Fine bone will act quicker If
dissolved with acid 1'"'' II
~. Mr. bayiess agreed with Mr.. Glasgow in
inning hnng s22 lalr price for bone. He would
MN foo 10 oo0 pounds of plaster to every ION of
bone used. He thought heated or rotten hone
would act more promptly 'o"e
Mr. Barnes thought S35 a reasonable nrica
put would use it even If he had to pay more for
mr. Gorrcil said he would use all the barn
yard manure he could make, with nronar mar.
llo'i Oh p'asler. Then would buy bone. Agreed
WIN ihe preceding members in thinking hone
700 higi al present prices of grain.
MI. Rogers said he thought it necessary to
kecp up lhe fertility of our soil to use some
ieIiii|cfs. ii we would cease o use fertilizers
our land would get back to where il started
rom Then II grain would raise i'm value we
Wouid not get any advantage of the high prices,
nc 'houShl decoinposed green bones made the
best manure. ~ S
mr. Moores said it would take bones put in
ashes one year 10 become soft
Mr.. Willis agreed with Mr.. Janncv in think
ing II necessary To use bone, but Thought il ino
n'Eh at Inc present pricr has had no experience
METER Y &onIarirr af "r'i'8"" "v'"''' H.
Mr.; Archer said he thought bone could not be
nonghl lor less than S35. He said Mr. Walters
put ON 800 10 the acre and never had better
prospect.
Mr.. ). NJ Lee believed in buying fertilizers,
ana IN getting them as cheap as possible He
AIS" thought them too high for the present
prices of grain. lie had applied some dark
heavy lime, with very marked effect.
Mr. James Lee preferred putting bone on
thick
Mr. Parker has always fertilzed literally, say
from 900 TO 500 pounds to the acre; said he
would get it back some time
On motion Messrs. Willis, Bayless and Silver
were appointed a committee 10 report To the
commissioner of agriculture at Washington
and thank him for the seeds the Club has re-
celved from him Mt different times
The Club subsequently adjourned to meet at
Mr.. W. d. Lees, on Saturday, July Slh. CUES.
tion for discussion: Does it pay to under
drain our land with tile or stoncE"