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

north-lying land quite as productive for wheat
corn or grass as southern. The grass does not
start so early In the spring, but crops are not so
subject to injury from changes of Temperature
His north-lying lands are not so much affected
by drought and hold improvement better. lie
would not like to have a farm all northern or
all southern exposure.
Mr.. M CORES was very much of the same opin-
ION as Mr.. Rogers. He would prefer farm W in
about two-thrds northern exposure Grass
does not start so early in the spring on q north
ern exposure, but more grass will grow, and il
will last longer than on southern He attri
buted that rather to he hot suns on the latter
than TO the TACT of its being eaten closer by the
stock, as some members suggested The dews
lail earlier in the evening and last later in the
morning, on northern hill sides which wonId
help 10 account for the grass lasting longer and
standing the drought better. He had noticed
mat grass is always better on the northern side
OF fences. Cloverseed, he had observed, ALWAYS
takes better in the shade. By a northern expo
sure, Mr.. Moores did not mean hills living bluff
to the north, but hills gently sloping in that
direction.
sias Silver said he could raise 10 bushels more
wheat TO the acre on the southern than on the
northern hills of his farm The grass on the
northern is not very good, and has not been
since he can recollect If he was selecting a
portion of his farm, he would take none living
north in preference TO the other.
Geo. K. Silver had always favored a southern
exposure, especially for grazing sheep, because
the grass starts there earlier in the spring, and
we want to get lambs to market rs early as
possible For wheat he would prefer northern
exposure. The snow lies on it longer in the
spring, and ii is not SO liable to be thrown ont
during an open winter.
). NJ. Lee said he had not so much objection TO
sunshine as some of the members appeared TO
have. lie had generally found timber heavier
and better ON the southern than ON the Northern
side of hills As for pasiurage keeping better
on northern hills, it is because stock pick IN the
grass earlier in the spring southern expo
sure, ana the grass gets shorter. lfyou haveto
wait Il month or six weeks for grass in the
spring IL is sometimes Il serious loss. In some
places land may possibly be burnt up by the
sun, but he did not believe the sun prcudical
to grass. One variety of soil might be profitcd
by all the sun it could get; another might be in
jured.
Mr.. Willis decidedly preferred southern ok.
posurc, and noticed the fact in relation to tim
Der, alluded to by Mr.. Lee. He attributed il TO
the reason that during the winter the prevailing
winds are from the north and the leaves are
blown from the northern hill-sides on the south.
crn, and the soil consequently becomes richer
and deeper on the latter. More wheat is killed
by cold winds on northern hill sides than is
thrown out by freezing and thawing on south
ern. North-lying lands are not naturally so fer
Tile as southern. For fruit-rasing he would
prefer northern exposure, because the trees do
not bloom so early as on u southern exposure.
Hosea Barnes said Messrs. Rogers, Moores and
Finney expressed his views. In his section of
VI Souhliy IL tahcS lesS 10 keep up q northern
than southern exposure, and with the same
soil and treatment you can raise more wheat.
corn, hay, or anything else on northern than
on southern.
Mr.. Ball remarked that grass lasts better on
northern than on a southern exposure. Where
field lays towards the south it soon begins TO
look bare. 1t may be because it is pastured
closer, but he had also noticed the same fact on
fields which were not pastured.
John Barnes said he preferred southern or n
southwestern exposure. Would rather have one
acre OF south-lying land than two acres living TO-
wards the north. 1t does not make SO much
difference in hay and cattle, but has known il TO
make difference of 5 bushels to the acre in
wheat, in favor of southern exposure. Would
like to have as little norh-lying land as possible
Mr.. Archer mentioned one of his fields which
had both exposures. On the southern exposure
more manure had been applied than on the
northern,yet on the northern there is an excellent
sod, while there is no grass on the souh crn side
The cattle tramp a southern hill side earlier in
the spring, retarding the growth of grass, and
only go on the northern side after the grass is
well matured and so strong that it can not be
injured.
DIR. Magraw said he always has better crops
on south-lying than on north-lying lands
A vote on the question was called for, when
IL appeared that those who preferred southern
exposure outnumbered those who stated the adj
vantages of q northern exposure. Adjourned to
meet at MIR. j. II. BalPs on Saturday, November