The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-02-27


ed since the last meeting there. Mr.. Munnikhuy-
sens sheep, horses, hogs, &C.. were fine He has
me par OF mules, a fine pair of colts and calves
His stalk ground wheat upon which kainit had
been used was the best they had seen. Mr. Nun
and part broadcast The KANT had been been p miHed
with bone and sowed all over the field broadcast
me drilled portion had little more bone than the
other, but the broadcast was better.
The question discussed was: whats the best
stock , to raise, with view to profit and increasing
VIM. Munnikhuysen remarked that for beef mir
poseshe preferred Short Horns They grow larger
and more rapidly than other cattle. He also pre-
derleu common sheep and a pure-blooded buck
thoroughbred males of all kinds of stock should
always be used, as we want the grades for profit
me nearer hogs are to thoroughbred the better
He liked Berkshire hogs Cross-bred hogs arc
more rogulsh than the pure-bred. In breeding
norses mares OF good size and thoroughbred horse
should be selected. There can be no profit with
out improvement. '
Bennett II. Barnes said his experience did not
accord with Mr.. Munnikhuysen's. hut he womId
choose better-bred females for horses or CATTLE
re preferred short Horn cattle, but thought
graues suited farmers better. There Is more pro-
farm. " '"''
! Thomas Lochary said farmers ought To keen and
raise all kinds of stock His experience with sheen
was small, but he had lost money on them. At
OF the business. If fouror five farmers in NEIGH
borhood make money keeping sheep or raising any
particular par kind OF stock it was proof that there
was money M H.. Inc more closely man follows
up any branch of farming, the greater his success
Jam, James II Ban thought farmers should raise
calves There is more profit in sheep than any
other stock, and we should have more sheep and
irnrr uoss. mere is also profit in raising hogs
, John Moores said that the best kind of stock
farmer could start out with for the Improvement
OF me farm, would be crop of children Success
could be attained with any OF the diilerent yare-
Ses on cattle but atamer should stick to what he
started with, whether Short Horns Jerseys Ayr
shires or others. The selection might depend unon
the quality of the farm For rich land he would
prefer pre-, snort Horns. Every farmer might keep
Gln 4 IA, m
raises Essex hogs and killed 1000 lbs Of pork this
year: Ihey are quiet breed. When hog be
lhere is not much profit in pork at less than i
cents per To- The hog will convert as much straw
INTO manure as any other stock and il Is excellent
r. John Rogers agreed with Mn. Munnikhuyscn
III III regard to the cross Of any stock except hogs-
i u,hey should be as nearly pure bred as possible
| When crossed they appear to degenerate and he
come destructive. At long distances from market
ne thought butter-maliing a much easier way of
sending produce than hauling hay, Sc
+, M III; u. Lee thought that in breeding animals
rharn m in9ld Away; be superior to the female
nose nose That mature eariiest-the Durhams or grade
aar Tnainf Reyons do not attain their growth as
carry as Durhams. There is great profit in sheep
II you have large work mares it will nay occasion
| any 10 raise colt.
.tl hGni silver, Jr. believed in keeping as good
VIM: Webster thought the profits of the farm
consisted more in stock than anything else He
advocated pllre-bred stock from chickens up in
thc latter he crosses game chickens of the differ
EN- varieties, but all of them pure. Has thorough
ed the berkshire and Theete ht re naa cross
per OF pure BERKSHIRE hogs, OF the same age and
when killed lie wnmd hI ' uu ,u l,lS, NEW Ter
pure south Down buck If he hSd mi" pIdn Two nf
money would prefer Cotswold ewes and Il pure
mature earlier As grazier he nrf e gL n,a
hor r ana as nearly pure as possible. For horses
ed to the farm should IN" ~ Dnoriv a. iha soeH h
us could be obtained.
variety of stock on tho farm, G' th Keep every
be to improve it, that can he dome n9et mn
and practically by the male II f' ont tps
oughbred hogs on1 ne tbn'' No. nc iuNotGn NOR
expensive and increase So rani1iv thn 'u,S III
the reach Of every farmer II rc c"vS aru wns n
deal of capital to 2et thoro,phhrG catt gt t
using th0ronabhreJ ,nio TX lnDruu cntte, pui ny
the Stock can be mproVed pr pn 9 near Us loss smr
for practical purnoses are i t t ~ manner tlat
BREEDS No cattle can compara With thn sbnrt 9
for grazing but for the dairy some enc othe n
ferable Farmers do not Su suio It,er Il pre-
horses for the turf but mi ho tbn
bred is useful for worttinr or hriWin@ o n
circumstances mIIst cnntrsI tho saati - ,tu
If the object is hecf hnttar o ;il " s.och;
determine the breed adont Tho hnst h mpf ~
| chiciens nar mah,eu; ne shoud select game
South Down sheen H. o SIrs o p fhttle ana
even horses Sheep-roisng ean not ha ad n,ia
speciality, but a few should he kent in copnn"tion
| with other things ~ 10 h'p' III ooiihec'ioh
james Lee said Iudgo wotto.s oo,,,, nam, 1t,
ideas in evervthinS "weent sho G I Gar ms
ordinary sheen and Use Sntb nd u w p puy
paws TO- use Sbnrt use Sotn Down Buck II
Grazing Last vna i h Pun VIII any COWS or
S25 apiece and has his t sDS f oI
last Springs calves Thnu o h Sfonor
bull out Of grade cows II don't nay him tH eeu
hogs the diiTeranco ; ~ uo S pay MN 10 Keep
amounting to the mice shoats go " ieces
can NOT get through The fenc" 81 ' se '"''' 'hey
Geo. Il. Silver was opposed to Mr. Moores' idea
of first stocking the farm with children Yor cen
run farm better without them fo fe, i vna can
that Is bis observation not his experience He6e
clusiveiy thoroughbred hogs hut has hopGad
Chester and RerIshirea a noss ou1 nus handled
objection TO the cross a nd no serious
meat to any other hit did not tbin. tb @ IRE
same growth as the Chester, In Sheen thre si ie
more money for farmers SencroilH in ,moro ~
common sheen md usintS tho baSst II nj fuo
South Down buck In eottie he aF,g ilup5 ,
Short Horns for GRAZING pnrnosps and glah99
breed cows to a thoroughbred bull IF he comId
to grades lie liked ere6rd cattle apd di 1h no
should be bred not for spGed ht for size nG
strength Would NOT breed common ,na aro anu ~
common horses For farming PURPOSES excnsiv 70
ly he preferred webred miles tn horses Th
mule will thrive on inss and r9urhnr ' i,ie
than the horse Ii would pay to raise mules here.
tborWsbbreGS 9ug ns TO d MAKE va money py keeping
lambs. % '"' ''''N's D'oN
siias d. Silver said that in sheep he would get
me lest Iers e9mm9n ewes from two to od
them only one year. At every shearing season
the farmer himself should be present to select and
mark those to be kept over. When shearcd You
| can better tell the condition of the eve. Ewes
| for breeding should be thin You can tell the
value of the cweby The growth of her lambs lie
| has 100 ewes and ut this time 80 pairs Of twin
lambs He attributed the great number Of twin
lambs this year to the excellence of the grass last
summer.
Thomas A. Hays favored keeping thoroughbred
stock of all varieties, except horses He prefers
game chickens, which are hardy the best 10 oat
| ana fair layers, but not the hest wIlter LAYERS
very productive hatch all their eggs and raise nil
their chickens. If he raised sheep would have
few pure South Downs, and would try Cotswod
ewes, making the Cotswolds the main crop for
the wool.
MIR. Silver said he had tried Cotswohls but found
more profit in buying South Down buck lambs
and good common sheep. lie would never cross
n South Down buck with Ctswold ewes
Mr.. Moores said he once wintered Gj Coiswolds