The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-09-08
The Egis and Intelligencer
BEL AIR. Md, SEPT. 8, 1882.
Hartford rs it Appears to Virginia Eyes.

Hartford rs it Appears to Virginia Eyes.
TO tie Editor Of The Agis!
Having heard and read much about the highly
farmed lands in the vicinity of Bel Air, X, s. and
left our homes on the Upper James river, Va,
to be the guests of the Hon. ii. s. Edgewood
station was reached on the evening of the 10Th
August, and putting our traps into dilapidated
vehicle, propelled by two sorry-looking horses,
We drove over dusty road to the house OF our Jul,
were received with that honest welcome, which
is the special charm of Maryland and yirginiIap
hospitality, and which is perhaps to be met with
in no other part of the world, in these days OF
characterization.
Our stay being a limited one, we started early
the next morning, under the guidance of our
host to lionze the country The first halt made
was ut the Fair Grounds-a perfect model in Its
that in Richmond2 Here is a little town of 800
inhabitants, ten miles distant from railway COM
munication, able to hold successful shows year
after year and to keep respectable balance at
the bank, while Richmond, with g. go inhabitants
and plenty of railway facilities, allows its Agri-
cultural Society to be declared bankrupt Truly
lack of brains or enterprise in the business ele-
ment there.
Air, which shows unmistakabe signs of thrift and
prosperity. An absence of "loalng at street
corners so common in most Virginia towns, is
specially noticeable. The people seem to have
business to do and to do it. We Inspected, during
the day, something that was quite new to us ex-
cept by hearsay, viz, a cannery-that of Messrs.
Coale Richardson, in Bel Air. The process of
canning the vegetables or fruits seems to the I'M
care is needed to prevent fermentation in the
cans.
sey cattle and partaking of the hospitality ten
dered us at Hon. Stevenson Archer's residence,
we returned home well pleased with our days
outing.
dag. 17M. To-day we had the pleasure of being
introduced to the editor of one of the newspapers
of the county and of also renewing our acquant-
ance with we'll known medicine man." whom
we met in Virginia a short while ago. Wishing
loo bushels OF corn growing to the acre, we drove
out to the farm of Mr.. II. Rogers, near Bel Air.
me ed OF corn we e az was IN tb
that the tales told of Hartford county corn crops
were no fabricatons. We OF Virginia came out
of that field impressed with the fact that our
IDEAS of corn growing bordered on the antique.
Our next visit was to the farm owned by MIR.
John MOores, who conducted us over his neatly
arranged farm buildings. We noticed that locks
on the barn were deemed superuous, a fact that
struck us forcby. What glorious time the dus-
ky tribe would have in Virginia were this system
introduced there? Some very profitable looking
fat cattle were seen grazing ON the meadow lands,
and the juiciness of their appearance warned us
that dinner was awaiting us on the other side of
Bel Air. SO saying an TeU0tr to Mr.. Moores we re-
turned to the residence of our host.
Aug. 1871 AS we expected to make long day
Of it an early start was made, and being Joined IN
Bel Air by Mr.. b. and Mr.. NJ. We drove out to the
Deer Creek neghborhood. The first place
stopped at was that belonging TO Mr.. Parker Lee;
There We saw some grand meadow land, dotted
with short hort cattle, large barn ingeniously
arranged for the saving of labor, and Judge Wat
tcrs patent cattle fastener which we had so often
read about in the pages of the Amertcdn ba,Wier.
Gus, the cleanliness of the land being very notice.
able.
Mr.. George II. Glasgow's farm was our next
stopping place, and in the quaint little house on
hill, overlooking q beautiful country, we found
the proprietor and hearty welcome. We were
not fortunate enough to see the cattle for which
this gentleman is noted. Judging from his grass
land, however, one could imagine stock would
keep fat by looking over the fence at it. merry
hour was spent in talk, anecdotes averaging one
to the minute, and tearing ourselves away from
Johns H. Janney place. Here more pretty mea-
dow land was seen and the neatness of the farm
buildings much admired Having some distance
still to go we did not have time 10 see Mr.. jan
ney's cnnnery, which was just commencing OPP
eratons, but drove to the top Of hin on the
Messrs. Silver Bros. estate to look at a view
The country as seen from this point was perfec-
ton in its way, and reminded two of us of many
Il like landscape to be seen in the little Island
across the water. Fences instead of green
clouds were the only features dssimar. On our
way back we looked in at the cannery owned by
the above named gentlemen and partially saw
the process of corn canning, everything con-
nectcd with it being explained to us in the kind
est manner.
The renowned farm belonging to Mr.. William
Woosey was our next objective point. During
the drive there, we noticed some magnificent
fields of corn and any lingering dou DTS we had OF
the impossibility of growing 100 bushels to the
minds, could be more perfect than the way the
business of farming is carried on by Mr.. Woolsey,
and we only regretted that he was not at home
things. a large heap of some white substance in
one of the fields attracted ournotce. On inquiry
we learned that it was bone dust and that his corn
field would receive the contents of the heap at
the rate of half ton to the acre. Accustomed as
we are in Virginia to the niggardly dressing of
200 pounds to the acre, such an application seemed
marvellous but no doubt Mr. Woolscy is right in
being so liberal to his land, if we are to judge
man by his success. Having seen all we could,
mot all we listed" We returned home via the lit
tie settlement of Churchvile, and spent delight
full evening at a neighbours house.
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seeing was concerned. In the morning we looked
over Messrs. Norris & Cos cannery, and paid a
visit to Mr.. Fulford's farm, where we saw some
extraordinarily fine Berkshire pigs.
lug. 20th. We drove over to the pretty church
of st. Mary's where Rev. Mr. Brand, the rector,
oiIciated, and Rev. Mr.. Averitt of Montgomery
county, Nd, preached. 1t put us in mind ~. of
both clergymen spoke with the English accent.
The beauty of the painted windows was some
thing out of the common.
Aug. 2lSt Our last day. The morning was
spent at Mossrs Norris Co.'S cannery, where we
saw the process of canning tomatoes from be-
ginning to end. The propretors were most kind
i'll explaining every detail to us and have much
to thank them for In the afternoon we took
leave of our kind host and his household, hoping
that it might be our future lot to revisit the
of so many happy days.
Taking the coach at Bel Air, we drove through
Il beautiful country as far as Loeb Raven, caught
the Baltimore and Delta train to Baltimore and
so home by the Bay line steamer
In conclusion ! cannot refrain from saying
that the trio, in all their wanderings in this and
other countries, have never met with more deli
cate attentions than were bestowed upon them
by the good people around Bel Air: have not
made any mention OF the ladies OF the COMMUNE
on such subject, will content myself by quot
ing, or rather misquoting, by-gone author, and
remark that ITO be allowed to love them would
be u liberal education. KENT.