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

The Deer Creek club met at Indian Spring
Farm, the residence of Mr.. Johns H. Janney, on
Saturday. March 18th. Besides nearly all the
active members there were present Mcssrs. Geo.
K. Glasgow, s. NJ. Lee, Geo. j. Finney and DIR.
JAS NJ Magraw.
Before proceeding to discuss the appointed
question, Mr.. Janney's barn, stables stock, &C.,
were examined by committee, consisting OF
Messrs. Archer, Barnes and Lochary, who re-
ported through Mr. Archer, chairman. They
noticed some colts, in good condition, by Mr..
Janney's thoroughbred horse Barbarian. They
also saw mare which when only 23 months old
produced fine colt Both the colt, now one
year old, and the young mother, look rcmarka-
bly, well. The cows, principally Short Horn,
were in good condition, and Mr.. Janney's pare
bred Southdown sheep probably cannot be sur
passed in the State He has 50 breeding ewes, Is
lambs and pen fSor 10 remarkably fine young
bucks. His cattle, wintered in the barn yard on
fodder, without grain, and those in the stable,
hogs looked well. Mr.. Janney was not raised
in the country, but had become good farmer
in very short tme-doing everything in a
practical, farmer.like way His farm is ono of
the finest in the courtyard is kept up fully to
what it has been for many years,
VALUE OF FARMING LAND, AND WHAT.ISCREAS rs
The question: as above stated, was then dis
cussed by the club.
Mr. Janney said that the first thing to get at
is what constitutes the value offarming land
Is il what it will bring in the market or what it
will produce. His opinion was that Its value
consisted in the price at which it can be sold.
One way to Increase its value is to get Il home
market. In Lancaster, Chester and York coun-
ties, Pennsylvania, land sells nj from 800 to
S250 an acre, because there is home market
In Frederick county, Md, lard also has high
value, because of the home market. There are
also excellent county roads, turnpikes and
railroads. Our land on Thomas's Run and
Deer Creek is as good rs any in the State, and
why should it not bring as much as land in
Frederick and Washington countless We can
raise as much wheat, corn, oats and cattle rs
they can in Lancaster county, but yet land there
sells for three times as much rs In Hartford Good
roads, the establishments ofmanutactories, good
schools, churches and stores, all tend to increase
the value of land. Sociability in neighbor-
hood also has its influence in the same direction
Another thing neglected is identifying our pro-
pcrty. A few dollars spent in trees would in
crease the value of our lands The want of q
railroad has also kept our lands from increasing
in value but there is now almost certainty
of railroad being built through our county.
s. b. Silver approved of Mr.. Janney's remarks
He thought the way to increase the value of our
lands would be by making our farms neat and
raising crops of the greatest nonied value
Our lands would thereby gain reputation
abroad which would attract the attention of
persons seeking country homes.
Geo. +. Silver said that the intrinsic value of
farming lands is to be estimated by what can be
made out of them ; their commercial value by
what they will sell for. Estimating that way
there must be something wrong with us.
In Pennsylvania with smaller farms and
different class of people they make more money
in proportion than we do. The great point, in
increasing the value of land, is to make the Weld
greater. Another way is by fostering new en-
terprises, since our lands have detoriorated in
value by keeping to the old crops. Still anoth
or way is by encouraging railroad and other IA
cilities for getting TO market If we had these we
need not raise grain and glazs CATTLE but could
send something else to market that would pay
better. Our county roads should also be i'm
proved.
Bennett II. Barnes estimated that land is worth
So per acre for every barrel of corn raised to the
acre. He thought the quality could be improy-
ed, and consequently the value increased, as
easily by cutting hay and not pasturing after
wards as in any other way. railroad would
also enhance the value of Deer Creek lands
Geo. j. Finney thought that with home mar
kcts, good husbandry, good public roads and
railroads our lands would increase in value.
X. Harris Archer said that Mr.. Finncy had
struck the keynote when he said we need
home market. Lancaster county, Pa, raises
only what we do, except tobacco, but lands
there are valuable on account of a home mar
ket. We must divide our land into small farms
and have railroad before towns will spring up
and create this home market. We can not
compel n railroad TO come but we can increase
the value of our lands by good husbandry BY
improving the appearance of our farms we
can also increase their value.
Judge WATERS remarked that he could only
repeat In different way what Mr. Janney had
said The intrinsic value of land depends upon
its production, its accessibility to market roads
and other matters. Ofcourse by increasing the
intrinsic value you increase the selling value at