The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-06-29
Deer Creek Farmers, Club.

The Deer Creek Farmers Club met on Satur.
day, June 23d, 1877, at the residence of Thomas
Lochary. Present of the active members,
Messrs. Webster, (President,) Lochary, Archer,
Glasgow, Jas. Lee, Ball, Moores, Munniikhuysen,,
Willis, Rogers, Gorrell and Silver, and Judge
Frederick Stump, DR.. Geo. w. Archer, r. B
Mccoy, r. f. Morgan, j. j. Alexander, F. A.
Ridout, Mr. Ceuden and f. w. Baker, honorary
members and guests.
Messrs. MOores, Rogers and Glasgow, the COM
mittee of inspection, reported that they found
| everything in the very best order. The corn
standing well, growing beautifully and we'll
| worked. Their attention was more particularly
| attracted to the stock. The cattle, the commit
| tee thought, would rank as tirst-class in any
country. The registered Short Horn herd was
| one that any member of the club might enyy.-
| The fine imported Short Horn bull Lord Clan
| Charlie has improved very much since the pre-
vous meeting of the club at this place. He is
now about two years and three months old, and
weighs 400 lbs. They also noticed Berkshire
SOW, weighing from 800 to 600 lbs, which could
claim q premium anywhere. The committee
thought no fault could be found with anything
Mr.. Lochary has. When mans stock looks
well, everything else is apt to be right. The
committee found corn cob Az inches long,
dry measure, which indicates a good yield OF
csrn.
Mr.. John j. Alexander exhibited 10 tie club
the Tiger horse rake, very complete and eff
fective implement, for the sale of which he is
agent.
Mr.. Ball, eX-President, presented communi-
cation received from Lord Skelmersdale, Presi-
dent of the Royal Agricultural Society of Eng
land, inviting farmers of the United States 10
send Stock &c, to the next exhibition of that
Society.
The question discussed was; What is the
average cost per bushel to the farmers of IIar-
ford county, of raising cereal crops?
Mr.. Lochary was first called upon. He said
that on field where so bushels of shelled corn
per acre could be raised, it would cost A cents
per bushel counting everything except saving
the fodder, which ought not be charged to the
corn. Where Is bushels of wheat per acre can
be raised, Mr.. Lochary thought it would cost
1875 per bushel if 30 bushels are raised the
cost would be 80 cents. The calculations were
made by averaging the hire of hands by the day
or the month
Mr.. Rogers estimated that corn would cost 80
cents per bushel, including fertilizing, when
about 90 bushels per acre is raised 1t would
cost more in proportion TO work single acre
and raise II barrels of corn than IS or 20 acres.
1t is worth as much to prepare ground for plant
Ing corn as to pillow 1t.
Mr.. Lochary suggested that in estimating the
cost you should include something for fencing,
interest on money invested taxes, &c,
Mr.. Archer's estimate was as follows: For
Corn.-Plowing per acre, SO; preparing, 81;
planting and seed, so cents; working times,
3d. cutting $l.50; husking 10 barrels, SO; lofting
and sheling So; interest and taxes on land worth
$75 per acre, $3.50; 500 lbs bone, $40. Making in
all $50 so for 60 bushels of corn or cost of 40
cats per bushel. For Wheat.-Plowing one
cutting and shocking, So; threshing and clean
Ing, So; delivery, 81; interest and taxes on land
at SIS, $3.50; bone, $40. Total $32 per acre.
Assuming that 25 bushels are raised, the cost
will be $1.2S per bushel. Mr.. Archer thought,
however, that the apparent cost would depend