The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-04
Alive Club.

OF UTduVllic cOuuLy. n IcIbIt VI Tx sep
TENDER meeting was given In a recent issue.
The Montpelier Club is composed of IL
nerlbers only nine of them resident in
Granville; three in Warren. All are gen.
tlemen OF character, and progresslveneSs.
All are family men, except one, and TO
make up for his dirilection the remaining
eleven have "a living children, or an aver
age of more than seven each. One has l3,
one has II, three have 9, and SO on. Gran
vile, we believe, is the county that Gains
Archibald Graham, aud his 81 sons;
Which goes to prove that for pure air, and
pure water; healthy men and pretty women;
good farmers with bright yellow" In the
barns, and good farmers, with bright
Yellow in bank; the old county cannot be
discounted by any other from Dan THE
river DAM to Beersheba"- al that, you
know, is a church pine miles beyond Cur
rituck courthouse. But here is Mr.. Whites
report -
On Saturday the 23d of Oct, the Club
met at the residence of MIR. K. b. Hender-
son. Present, Mr.. President, Walter Bull
lock, Messrs. Boyd, w, III. Burwell, Hath
cock, Aston, X. A.. Bullock, Sharpe, White.
Rovster and Henderson. Absent, Messrs.
Thomas and r.. X. Burwell. Minutes oflast
meeting read and approved under the head
of unfinished business, Mr.. w. II. Burwell
called up the question under discussion at
last meeting to wit: 'How deep should W.
apply fertilizers. The subject was further
discussed by Messrs. Burwell, Sharpe. Boyd,
HaithcOcK and other, and at the conclusion,
President decided that it was the opinion
of q majority of the club, that it was best to
apply Peruvian guano or any fertilizer, con-
tanning a large part OF ammOnla deep, but
nearly all the commercial or manipulated
fertilizer, should be put In shallow. Mr.
RnllnaE aSEnd tho nunStrnn hnu dnan
should We put in wheat Z 1t seemed to be
the opinion of members that it was best to
prepare the land well and put the wheat in
shallow. MIR. Boyd, thought J an inch deep
enough. The President cited an instance
that came under his observation, Mr., ii. FL.
Burwell plowed in a crop very deep and
made % bushels to acre. Mr.. r. A.
Bullock cited an instance which corroborated
Mr.. Boyd's idea. Mr.. Henderson asked for
the benefit of a friend, the judgement of the
club to what kind of a straight fence is
cheapest? Mr.. Hitchcock stated that he bad
recently run a straight fence 220 yards with
42O rails and packets. Mr.. Sharp inquired
whether cotton seed are considered a per-
manent improver of land. The sentiment
of the club seemed adverse to this question.
Mr.. r. A.. Bullock read the report of the
committee on Mr.. Haithcock's farm as fol
lows:
'We the undersigned having been appoint
ed a committee to inspect the farm and
farming operation of our worthy friend and
fellow member, beg leave to submit the fol
lowing report.
1st. The condition of enclosures and lots
around the dwelling present an air Of com
fort and security against all intrusion. We
saw as usual In the garden a good supply
of winter vegetables and such things as 30 to
make the inner man happy and comfortable,
through the bleak aud wintry weather.
Very sorry that he persist In the neglect of
an orchard, and your committee will take
pleasure in referring him to the first com
mercial tourist in the shape of a fruit agent,
that passes this way. The stables and out
buildings are well preserved and in good
condition outwardly, and from the quantity
of surplus forage which we saw In the shape
of oat stacks (which bore striking resem-
blance to the worthy proprietor, in being
short but thick) makes 1t unnecessary for us
10 report his stock in good order. not only
now. but the most fattering prospects of
their being kept SO, during the coming sea-
son , his fences gates and bitches CORES
pond with the enclosures around his dwell
ing. Our friends reputation for raising and
manipulating " pen manures is SO well
established that it seems to your committee
only necessary to say to each and every
member of the club, '.go thou and do
likewise" We feel fully warranted in re-
porting that his management is unexcep-
tionable, and well worthy of imitation. Your
committee feel entirely incompetent for the
task of making any suggestions for the ben
eft of the proprietor.
Respectfully submitted.
CROP n FARM CRITICISMS.
Mr.. w. III. Burwell, tobacco crop, not a
good one by any means, succeeded in curing
good color, quality inferior. Cotton not as
good as once expected, but fair crop, about
J bale to acre. Corn not as good as sup
posed, though the crop would generally fall
below expectations.
Mr.. Haithcock, tobacco color good, but
quality poor, late tobacco very poor, very
much disappointed In Gotten crop used
fertilizers freely, and cultivated well, but
very poor crop. Corn very good for the
land, one lot gathered and measured, made
5 barrels to acre, this was old clover lot.
Sweet potatoes very satisfactory.
Mr.. Register, cotton crop very good, gath
cred 800 pounds to acre. Tobacco crop came
in very short. Corn good has commenced
seeding wheat.
Mr.. Sharpe said he preferred not having
his tobacco crop reported made a short
crop and II was very mean. Cotton comes
in slowly, very little opened yet, but heavily
boiled. Corn good generally.
MIR. Alston, cotton and tobacco as good
as he ever made. Corn not very God, used
Ober's compound on old field land for to-
bacco with good result.
Mr. Boyd, corn crop inferior cotton well
boiled but opens slowly, full of unopened bolls
now, thinks most of them will open. Flue
cured a part of his crop, got good color.
but the quality poor. Sweet potatoes good.
planted some vines in missing tobacco hills,
the Goth of July, and made very good po-
tatoes.
Mr.. White said his corn and cotton crop
were good, had picked out II bales of cot
ton from 20 acres, and thought he would get
3 or 4 more bales. His tobacco and corn came
in short fue cured all of it, got good color,
but quality was poor. Good yield of peas
and sweet potatoes; thought the crop of
corn in his neighborhood would fall short
of expectations.
The President announced the place of
meeting at Mr.. w. III. Boyd's on Saturday
before the 4th Sunday in November.