The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-03-18

the same time. Our Deer Creek land at $50 an
acre Is probably more productive than land in
Lancaster and York counties at 800 an acre
This Is owing to convenience to market &C.
One thing ought to be considered-that the i'm
proyement OF one mans land acts and reacts
upon other land. By doubling the production
of one farm you might not double its selling
value, but by doubling the production of a
whole neighborhood you would double the
price of all the land in it. No one thing adds
so much to the value of lands as good country
roads and railroads, to give access to market.
VIM. Webster thought farmers should always
try to make their lands better, for if you engage
III another industry than ordinary farming you
stand better chance of success If your land is
rich. 1t is the most important of all to have a
home market. If our farmers continue canning
and raising tobacco, that would furnish an in
ducement to capitalists to build n railroad, and
Baltimore would than be home market.
Thos. A. Hays thought that u railroad and q
home market would essentially increase the
value OF our land. We must also have better
| roads. We must give some work ourselves
every year and get our neghbQrs TO do the same
We are too seltish-too much afraid of doing
something ofwhich we would not get all the enc
| fit. We should beautify our homes by cleaning
up four fence rows, fixing the fences, planting
| trees In our lawns and along the highways, &c
A good outside show will attract the ewes of
strangers, and will induce our neighbors to brush
| up also. IL our farms were smaller we could do
| better farming and make more money We
must not stick in the old ruts but go into new
| enterprises. For instance there must be some
thing III the canning industry, since 1t is on the
| increase Try tobacco or ANYTHING In which
there is an honest living. Good husbandry,
good roads and good schools are within our
reach and will increase the value of our lands
These things would all influence the line of a
| railroad. Having railroad we might have
villages and manufactures, since we have
water power, and thus home market.
Thomas Lochary thought we could increase the
| value of our lands by better farming, by giving
them more attention. The farmers of Hartford
county have spent an immense amount for fer
| tlizers and have not at the same time increased
| their attention to their FARMS
WIN. ID. Lee thought Il railroad would enhance
| the value of our lands more than anything else.
john Moores said that the way To increase the
and make our farms smaller. Our land will pro-
duce as much wheat, corn and oats as any land on
earth II has improved III value and with our
anticipated railroad would bring more. With q
railroad manufactures would spring mp. We
nave me fnest water power in the world-three
splendid mill sites being almost within sight lie
also thought that If we had bank in the county
twolld tend to increase the value ofour lands
We have scarcely factory in Hartford county,
tories were not established, that we have not u
bank mere The value of our land has been in
creased by the expectation of stock. That serves
to bring our county into notice, and anything
which does that will prove u benefit.
VIM. Munnikhuysen thought the idea of maxi
ing our farms SMALL good one, because II
would increase the value of our land
A railroad would also improve property
rapidly, but We can do great deal ourselves. -
We must practice better farming give our farms
more attention, fix them up, &c. Our public
roads are improving, but there is for greater
improvement.
VIM. +. Hays said that the want Of home man
ufnctnres and railroad affect the value of our
lands. Good public roads and neatness about our
farms Will do as much to increase their value as
| increased fertility.
5. NJ. Lee said that the intrinsic value and the
| Selling value OF land are not always the same
The main point to increase its value is to increase
| me population in order to bring the producer and
the consumer close together. He thought the
want OF enterprise had great deal to do with de-
pressing the price of our land. We have fine
wafer powers but oven with railroad these will
not be utilized without enterprise.
H. Silver, Jr., thought that one great cause why
our lands are not more valuable is that there are
too many slipshod farmers. who allow their
fences TO fall down or their fence rows grow up
with briars. No doubt manufactures would help
| very much. He did not think railroad would
enhance the value of our lands as much as had
been said 1t takes capital to start factories and
he was doubtful if there was capital enough
| among farmers for this. BY starting new enter
priSes, such us glucose factories, sugar beet fac
| tories, cleaning out fence rows. putting up new
| fences, &c, we would enhance the value of our
farms more than by anything else we can do.
| ELECTION OF OFFICERS
| Ihe annual election of officers was held, Mr..
George Il. Silver being elected President, and
| Mr. VIM. ID. Lee Secretary and Treasurer
| inc next meeting will be held at the residence
| OF Mr.. James Lee, April 9th. Sub1ect-"Corn."