The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-08-24
BEL AIR, Md, AUGUST "a, 1888.
Deer Creek Farmers Club.
Neatness on the Farm.

The Deer Creek Farmers Club met on Satur
day at "Dunleith,' the residence OF Mr.. Thos:
Hays, near Churchvlllc. There were prcsen
Messrs 5. b. Silver President; Is; IL. Barnes
Secretary; TnOs. A. Hays, Geo. Il. silver, II. mar
rs Archer, VIM. Webster, Benz. Silver, Jr., Jas
Lee, John MOores, VIM. MunInkhuysen, IL; JONI
Uogers active members and Mcssrs. ID. Carol
Tlmanlis OF Baltimore; Jas. NJ Jacobs, ID. n
Wilson, Geo. X. Carnes and NJ N. mock, oil inc
The club in II body accompanied the committee
Messrs. Archer, Is. silver, Jr., ana Muhnlkhuy-
sen, over the premises and through the buildings
MIR HAYS residence is IA large, old-iashloned
stone house, built by his great -grand-lathcr
A"cher Hays i'll 1903, as appears by tablet III the
trent wall, which bears me date ana Ihe lhlihlls
"A. y H."-Archer and Hannah Hays, his wile. a
bed OF coleus IN the lawn, containing great many
distinct varieties, many OF then rare ana peauti
tul, attracted attention. MIR. Hays was expert
menung in the use of nitro-glS cerine lor the re-
moyal OF stumps. Iwo blasts were discharged IN
the presence oil the club, but were not successful
in throwing the stumps out.
IRE committee reported, through Mr.. Archer,
who said that since MIR. Hays opposed to
washing reports he would inquire why nus
powman skipped so many places. mr.. Hays s "a
This only ON one part vi the heiu' anu WIS 'ne
fault of the cOlored plownan ,.
Mr. Archer did not think any farm IN inns sec,
ton has been improved us much rs MT. h ity
since he has had the management of 1t. whether
the improvements have been economlcally lnaue
or not is debatrablc His buildings are in good
shape and there are plenty OF them ms STOCK
cattle hogs and young catlle-thorough bred and
grade Short Horns-loOk well. HIS morse stable
~ thr nest h, ever saw. The shed in front is q
GOOD thing. lie deserves credit for the manner
III which he has kept his place up He mas
beautiful Usage orange hedge which he Is now en-
gagged III trimming.
In reply to ,lhe question when such hedges
should he trimmed Mr.. Hays said they could be
trimmed amy time IN the year. Inc oiteher the
better. ~,
Mr. Silver thought it n good plan to have the
horse stable separate from the barn. Cuhsdefa-
bic risk from iire Is avoided thereby when wagon
ers come home with their teams late at night
and use lanterns.
Mr. Munnkhuysen said Mr. Hays kept his i'm
tlia 10 tpnIIh III "
pensive to keep up roof than to replace farming
implements every few years.
Mr. Webster thought the appearance oil Mr..
Hays farm would greatly overbaance any little
CRITICISMS the club could make; Mama, .,,,,
Mr. George Il. Silver said Mr.. Hays garden
should have been noticed. There is not weed
IN il : and Mr.. Moorcs spoke oil MI. Hays me
Berkshire hogs.
MIR Webster deprecated the custom of farmers
throwing weeds into the public roads. The seeds
are washed into the streams and scattered through
alse pick up weed seeds with the mlld oil the road
and carry incm great distances.
The subject FOR discussion was: docs neat
ness ON the farm and its surroundings pay Inc
farmer
ncighburnuod the most prosperous farmers are
those who keep their places neal, bulluhes paint
ed or washed, fences ana ROADS IN Eood repair,
and their fields free from weeds ana rubbish. IL
may be said that men with plenty OF money can
AFFORD to spend it for show, but this is not the tuil
explanation of this coincidence OF facts. Men
who make money III farming are leiisi clneu 10
pay IL out merely for show, ana II may be safely
put down that all work done 10y inc thrllty larll-
er IL in the direction of profit Hence AS neatness
conLlunly goes with thrift it is quite .ls likely
one of It's causes AS of its effects Habits OF
utainrss are not too common, ana III every DUST
ness the men who do their work ~ me heatest
auI most thorough manner get the best pay
The farmer who grows ms crops among weeds
can never sell his grain at the highest market
price, while the little extra care required to grow
and keep crops clean always pays well. A man
who grows pure seed of any KIND VIII ma Il de-
mana for his entire crop ut prices enough higher
rat
his care Growing seeds and garden Vegetables is
nearly always remuncrativc, because they can
not be successfully grown without close atteh-
non to details and ncatness. II pays farmer to
have an eye To his line fences, his own ana neigh
boring roads, keeping them well drained, smooth
and free of stones. Let us nave good roads, neat
farms and we will have good nciEhbors and
prosDcrOus thrifty section.
ID y Wilson had no doubt it paid if not carried
to AN extreme Fancy IDEAS of ncainess may not
pay but everything ought TO he kept IN as neat
order as practicable. Weeds ought To he de
StrOypd and farmers ShOllu use OiilS lhc DtS sccu
raising il themselves.
X. Harris Archer said II certain degree OF neat
ness should be observed. In fences Ihe most
economical should be put up, regardless OF APP
pearancc. II II man has plenty OF chestnut lne
worm fence is the cheapest but does not look as
well rs others. In some section hedges are the
nrutrst but he would not advise their use where
rails are plentiful. He thought there was Il
great deal of time wasted IN the effort TO Eet
row, of wheat shocked perfectly straight. The
same IN cutting up corn. Mr. Hays gates are
neat but he thought there was no necessity Tor
swung: the other could be light and expense
saved thereby. He concluded, however, That
there was more Likelihood Oh n'alhcss peihR uii-
derdOuc than OVcrdOnc.
REM SILVER, .jr, Thought neatness desirable in
everything but did not think II paid TO carry II
TOO far ltscemcd to be every man ) aim To make
money aud the man who, spends his money IN
making his farm neat and attractive deserves as
much credit us one VINO succeeds III hceuinhuht-
Inp money by ms labor. post ana rail fence may
be out ,l shape and II new one would look better,
hut If "A stake here and there would make II last
longer and answer the purpose IL Woul not pay
To put up new one. Keep bushes uown ana
make Your place look rs neatly us you can. Neat
ness is not Uvcrdone generally, and aS II rule IL
pays. .. E, -, -,
farmer Ia hr neat, To keep his fence rows clean
und briars aud bushes cut down: Even worm
fence mpy he. put up neatly. NcatncSs around
the dwr.ilup Is also desirable. IL makes nome AT
tractNr, "Nrlles scli-rcsprci, energy ANA aihhl-
ton Hartford county is rapidly improving in
respect OF ncatncsS. Fences are put up IN Dttler
style, fence rows kept cleaner, houses are white
washed or painted-u adding to the general I'M
pruycmrnt of the county. If II man has money
10 spend 1t might pay him to he what might be
termed 'ONcr neat.
be neat not only in our surroundings but IN PIT
ing in and gathering crops. SloVenIy work de,
notes bad farming. Ncatness may he carried
TO an extreme, but il is seldom done. He had
Travelled through other States and had seen no
section that can compare in neainess TO Hartford,
r. John Rogers was in favor Of nchtnesS, ana
like others of preaching what he did not practice.
Wherever you ind II man particularly neat ana
and careful about everything. A man can edl-
cate himself in habits of neutness. when renee
rows are cleaned the refuse should PC hauled
away and deposited in some wash or other place
II pays to have neat substantial gates instead Oh
bars. No reasonable amount OF labor should be
spared in putting in crops IL was supposed that
oats require liLtIe care in planting. He had
found il paid to prepare the ground thoroughly,
harrow il well and drill them ill., Anything spent
about our homes to make them heater, more de-
sirable and comfortable is money well invested.
Jas Lee said that in selecting n tenant he would
take one he knew to be neat in farming. His
practice is to begin to cut down bushes the day
after the last load of hay is hauled in. lie re-
membered when it took several weeks to cut
down bushes on his farm, now IL can DE done IN
few days.
John Moores said he liked to see neatness, hut
there is happy medium to be observed. Neat
farming is sometimes too costly. II should be
regulated by the ability of the farmer. Some
farmers who are the reverse OF neat IN their WORK
make more money than their neater ncighbors,
but the neatncss would probably tell in their favor
in the sale of their property. Some work never
pays except to please the eye, but you cant do
good farming without doing it neatly and we'll
IT pays Ia plant trees and paint buildings. but it
does not pay to take down agood renee and put
mp Il fancy one The destruction OF weeds and
bushes, keeping fences and bitches in good order
pays.
cleanliness is next to godncss and neutness be-
ing akin to cleanliness, logically speaking it GER
tainly pays. Corn rows for instance, can not be
too neatly put up. In putting in wheat a care
less driver may run against II shock, pull some
out. thus leaving a place for rain to get in and
spoil the corn. EVERY neat FARMER IL an auNunl-
age to his neighborhood, AS neatness is catching
A stone worm fence may be kept up neatly
Circumstances must govern the degree of neat
ness farmer can observe. If he has large
income he might go to some expense for show
d. G.. Timanus said that any thing worth doing
at all is worth doing well, Well kept farms art
d great attraction to n ncighborhood and pay
TOO. Things kept neatly and in order last as long
again.
N N. Mock said there was economy in neatness
You can get better and quicker work out of i'm.
plements aud machinery kept neatly. If stock
is KEEP, thrifty and omlortable you can get more
service and quicker service out of il than you car
from neglected and i-cared for stock. The sur
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