The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-03-10
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The Deer Creek Club in Council.
4 Proposed Fertilizer Eaw-Marylans
Agricultural COiiege-E1ccii0n of OH


4 Proposed Fertilizer Eaw-Maryland
Agricultural COliege-ElcciiOn of OH.
GERS.
A well attended meeting of the Deer Creek Far
mers' Club was held at the residence of Mr.. Johns
H Janney, Indian Spring Farm, Deer Creek, on
Saturday, March 4th. Besides the active mem
bers there were present Messrs David Fowler; OF
Baltimore county: W. Stuart Symington, Of Bal
timore; VIM. Bailey, of New York; IL. +. White
ford, of Delta; 8. NJ. Lee, j. H. Ball, DIR. Jas VI.
Magraw and others.
In the absence of the President Mr.. Ball was
called to the chair. The committee to inspect
the buildings and premises consisted of Messrs.
VIM. Munnikhuysen. X. John Rogers and James
Lee. In making their report Mr.. Munnikhuysen
said the committee nothing TO find fault with.
Mr. Janney s horses, cows and young cattle LOOK
we'll. He has some fine Short Horn heifers, a
handsome yoke of oxen AMI a remarkably pretty
flock of Southdown sheep. Out OF 40 lambs ne mad
only lost two or three, and the lambs are the larg
est and best he had seen. The sheep looked well
and had been fed no grain this winter. Mr.. jan
neys stock cattle also look well. He had made
some improvements at his barn since the club last
met at this farm, including good substantial
fence around his barn-yard.
Mr. Lee thought Mr. Ianney made mistake in
not stabling his cattle, as he has room FOR ALL lie
would have saved more manure and the cattle
would have done as well Ii not better In the sta-
Bile. Mr.. Janney is making extensive prepara-
lions to engage in the canning business; 80
Mr.. Janney said he had fed no corn to his cattle
and did not think they would have done any bet
The report of Messrs. Moores, Thomas y. Hays
and Cashier, the committee appointed to draft q
| the proposed law read.
The report was accepted and the committee or
| dered to send the law To the Hartford delegation
Mr.. Janney called attention to an article in the
Ameriegn fdWr in reference to the MarySSn ana
made no recent expression of opinion in regard To
| this college.
condemn the college when it knew so little about
| it, He thought an agricultural experiment sta
ton might be made or great practical va,ne 70
| farmers. He believed that the farmers of Mary
| land are as intelligent, enlightened ana progress
sive as those in other State, and he did not see
| any reason why could not have well-man-
aged and useful agricultural college.
| Judge Walters moved the adoption of the pre-
amble and resolutions as adopted by the Gun
powder club. These condemn the management
of the college and oppose any appropriation to IL
! by the State. He thought that from the fact that
| the college had received so much from the State
and so little was known about its working, it was
evident that it had been of no service to farmers
Mr.. Janney thought that farmers get very IT.
tie in an especial way from the state, and II the
| college can be made of any benefit the apprOpri-
alton asked for should be made. He did not sec
why it could not be made success, with proper
Mr.. Samuel NJ. Lee said he had taken consider
| able interest in establishing the college. He was
opposed to any scheme of wiping 1t out of exist
| ence. We should first endeavor to change the
| management, il the present managers are not
doing their duty TO the farmers. He would moi
like il to go abroad that we can not have as good
and useful an agricultural college In Maryland as
! those of other States. The following resolutions
| were DUpfpu ny MT. quincy anu uuOptSu'
| RtSoired, That the Deer Creek Farmers Club
| recommend that the Legislature withhold any ap-
preparation from the State Agricultural College
until the said college is reorganized in the inter
ests of the agricultural community.
| ReSOlU6d, That we recommend the removal oi
! the college TO more suitable location, and that
an experimental station be established III con
nection herewith
| On motion of Mr.. Moores. Col. John Carroll
| Walsh was unanimously elected an honorary
member of the club.
The following officers were then elected f. the
ensuing year: President-William Munnikhuy'
| sen Secretary and freasurer-Alex. +. Hays.
! The retiring President. Mr.. Geo. Il. Silver, and
the newly elected President both made appro
| pirate remarks.
The club adjourn ed to meet at the residence OF
| Messrs. $. b. and Geo II Silver, April LIST. The
subject announced for the last meeting was con
tnucd 10 the next. 1t is as follows: "Soing VS.
Grazing: considered in connection with ensag,
ana doing away with inside fences.