The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-02-12
Il ne II III Lii,
Farmers Clubs.


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TIL. FARMERS CLUB oF SANDY SPRING.
Reviewing the minutes of the Farm
er. club for the past year this Tact l.
mup,f +st-that members have shown an
ur aiding interest in all subjects relat
III. to agriculture; the meeting have
b en- we'll attended; and hearty good
will and the social relations have never
been stronger or more picasan'. The
winter 1885 was Of unusual severity.
February was the coolest for twenty
five (25) years, there was little snow
and it was clear to farmers, the wheat
vas >uff nug. AT the meeting IN March
the minutes record Gin the experience
OF almost all present, wheat never look
ed worse at this time Of year" There
We're more dead plans, and less vitality
sh ,wn in the wheat fields than ever be-
fer. 70 the question, do you notice
any difference in wheat. when the
gr,und was rolled and when it was
not Five answered they had observed
tn. relied wheat looked worse.
The May meeting was held on the
23d. Com had been planted generally
the ground in good condition, and
the coru-plsnter used with much salts
faction by me members.
The nexT meeting, on the 9th Of
Jun. came on the day of the most re-
marx 4bte rainfall that ever occurred in
this community. An accurate observer
within mile Of this place and about the
centre of the storm, reported fall of
Eve inches. Two miles distant, another
rain-guage measured IS inches in an
hour aud half. Such rain fall in this
latitude is unprecedented
MI, h hot weather occurred through
July.
THE ENTERPRISE CLUB.
Man new facts have been promul.
gated, the qualities of different kinds of
machinery, fertilizers and seeds tested;
but we must acknowledge that farming
has been discouraging business in every
department. The dairy interest suffer-
ed less by the depression than any
other branch of husbaniry, when We
consider the Improvement to the farm
by keeping greater number of cattle
and high feeding.
Our Club being Enterprise both by /
name and nature, we are not satisfied to
piod along as did our venerable fore
fathers, hence, eleven of our members
are using the most improved self-bind-
ers, thereby securing their crops with
bhe least possible outlay. On every
farm the old homemade wagon has
been replaced by the inn roved factory
wagon, which all acknowledge is a
great saving in horse power. Seven
Of our members have their dive lings
and barns supplied with fresh water
forced up by means Of rams, three by
windmills, and three are furnished by
rain water in iron tanks.
Ensilage is growing in favor, never
having been so much needed as at pres.
ent; no injurious effects reported from
its use. We find upon our records the
following questions discussed:
FEBRUARY 2sth. All of the members
are in favor of good dog law. Most
would plant as many potatoes as usual,
using from 500 to 1000 pounds of fer
differs per acre. Many using South
Carolina rock and tankage, some mix
ing kainit with it, favoring heavy ap.
xkication of fertilizer.
March 18th. A majority voted that
the steel beam Syracuse pillow was the
Uest 3-horse pillow, though other makes
were mentioned as doing good work
and preferred by several. Nine mem.
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