The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-10-26
Deer Greek Farmers Club,

The Deer Creek Farmers Club met on satur-
day, October goth, 1877, at the residence of the
President, William Webster. The active mem.
6ers present were Messrs Webster, Archer, Ball
ver VIM. ID. Lee, James Lee, Hays, Silas Sill.
vcr George e. Silver and Rogers. Homo rarv
members and ysitors-Wm. Hays, DR.. Jas.
NJ Magraw, John Barnes, Hosea Barnes. Dir. j.
B. Webster, Col. E. ii. Webster, Geo. NJ. Fin
ney, Jas. M. Anderson, Mr.. Fairchld and F. ".
Baker
A committee of inspection, consisting of
Mcssrs. Moores, Geo. E. Silver and Barnes was
appointed, who performed their duty and re-
porting, congratulated Mr.. Webster upon the
improvement that had taken place in his farm
since the last visit of the club. Everything
looked flourishing. The stock all looked we'll
except the hogs. The committee were pleas
ed with two fine Durham bulls. They had also
noticed substantial wire-fence, and desired to
to know the cost oft. The posts were of locust
l6 feet apart, with piece inches square half,
way between them. Four wires were stretched
between the posts, and a cap board from
one locust post to the other completed
it. Mr.. Webster stated that it cost less than n
board fence, would turn cattle, and with one or
two more wires would also turn hogs, and he
believed 1t to be lasting. The committee also
made some suggestions relative to improve
ments in the barn-yard, and the discussion of
the subject for the evening commenced The
question was:
Which is the best for farming or grazing pur
poses, Northern or Southern exposurey
Mr.. Webster said that for farming purposes he
should prefera southern exposure and for graz.
ing northern one. On southern exposure Grain
is less liable to rot in the ground, comes up soon
err, escapes the worms better and ripens earlier
Stock will always hunt a southern exposure in
the winter and spring. 1t is generally wetter
and the grass starts sooner. Consequently it is
cut up by the stock and the grass does not last
so long as on northern hill sides For both
farming and grazing, he would take southern
exposure
DR.. Webster and Mr.. Anderson both preferred
southern exposure for farming purposes, other
things being equal.
Mr.. Glasgow remarked that for grazing mr.
poses he preferred the exposure where there ia
the most grass. He could not see any difference
on his hills, which have both exposures. We
can pillow a southern exposure earlier, and wheat
ripens earlier and better on it Some of his hills
have better grass on the northern than on the
southern side. 0
Jas. Lee preferred a Southern exposure he
cause the grass starts earlier, the frost is out
sooner and you can farm 1t earlier in the season,
Fields lying towards the south are also less La.
BILE to be injured by cut worms.
Mr.. Hays agreed with Mr. Lee
Mr.. Lochary believed that with the same fer
tilizer and treatment land with southern expo.
sure would produce the best.
Mr.. Munnikhuysen said he preferred soutb.
ern exposure. With the same amount of ma.
nure you can keep the southern hill sides in bet
ter condition than the northern
Mr.. Finney said 1t was his experience that n
northern exposure is more difficult to improve
than southern one but once In good order
will keep it longer. Would decidedly prefer n
northern exposure.
w. Scott Barnes likes northern exposure.-I
Wheat stands the winter better on it than on
southern exposure. He had field, one side |
north and one side south. One acre of the |
northern side would cut twice as much as hay
as an acre Of the southern side, and thew were
set equally we'll Had noticed that wheat on |
southern hill sides was thrown out by the win |
ter more than OH the northern.
Col. Webster said he had been raised with the |
idea that southern exposure was delightful |
for any purpose, but had heard different ideas
advanced tonight. For his purposes he would
prefer southern exposure, as he would like
grass TO start early in the spring. 1t gives
flavor and color to the butter.
w. d. Lee said last winter he had had more
wheat thrown out on q northern exposure than
on southern.
Mr.. Rogers said his north-lying land was the
best In every case, and he had always found