The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-03-19
The Egis & Intelligencer
Bel Air, Md, March 10, 1856.
DEER GREER FARMERS CLUB.
How Farmers Can Econ omizc.

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invited guests and honorary members were Hon
Joseph b. Seth, Speaker of the House of Dele.
gates DR.. w. W. hopkins and DR.. d W. Hop,
kins of Havrc dc Grace Rev. G. ID. Wilson, 0i
Churchville; Messrs. 5. NJ. Lee and Il. A. he ly
committee, consisting of Messrs. Geo. Il. Sill
YER, Mum khuS sen and Barnes. made an inspec-
ton of Mr.. Janneys stock and premises, and re-
ported, through Mr. Silver that they saw a num-
barbarian colts. MIR. Janney has some Short
Horn and some Jersey cows and heifers, 30 head
of cattle which he is full feeding; 81 good sheep,
in good thriving condi ion. Mr. Janucy was en-
gagged in cutting fodder with n steam engine,
with which he also grinds corn for his stock
The engine works satisfactorily. Mr.. Janney S
farming implements are well sheltered and he
has alarge wagon shed, in which all of his
The topic selected for discussion was as fol-
lows:
How can farmers economic in order to
count rbalance the low price of theirproducts? p
Johns ii. Janney, the host, adverted to the i'm
portance OF economy on the farm. but said it
would not do to cut down the amount of ferli-
lizers used, or curta'l labor so that you cannot
work the crops properly The only Ilan he
spend less and reduce their family expenses.
Geo. L, Silver said that to be successful a far
he must give close personal attention to his
work he must be thoroughly acquain, ed with
his farm and endeavor TO ascertain what ferti-
lizers act best on the different fields. He
satisfied that there has been great waste in fer
tilizers from lack of this knowledge. Farmers
ought to keep accurate accounts and know what
crops yield profit and what do not. Without
this they can not tell where to retrench He
thought there might be Improvement in the
the selection of seed. Farmers, 100, ought to
emp oy onl the best lator, which is always the
cheapest. Laborers on farms haze themselves
to blame for tn low wages they receive. If they
gave more attention to the employment, he
ceive higher wages. The demand for frst-class
labor is in excess of the supp y. There is also
economy in i heeping good SOCK OK, of all kinds If
Only first-class and the most improved mple-
ments should be used. 1t is true on small
farm man can not afford to lay out much
money on expensive implements but on large
farm it pays to have them, and the farmer should
take take care OF them; we should not plant more
than we can cultivate well. If we can by lit
tie extra work make an acre vie d 10 barrels of
corn instead Of 10, it would be economy to plant
greater. There is no crop we can cultivate or
no branch of farming which will yield large
turns ut the present low prices but in a mixed
system of farming, by close attention and strict
economy, we can count up some profit Mt the
end of the season. When crops are ready for
market tnat is The time to sell. One year with
another the farmer W IL realize more profit that
way than by holding his crops.
VIM. ID. Lee said farmers must study economy
in these times. There is some consolation in the
fact that although W, can't get much for our
products NJ arly everything we have to buy is
very cheap. There great economy in raising
our own farm stock Farmers should not get
discouraged but should bear a steady hand and
keep straight along, one year with another.
VIM. Webster said it won not do to stint the
land in fertilizers and it is false economy to stint
your chi dfen IN tnGlr edQCa ION Tor the sake OF
having their help on the farm, To economic VIC
should watch the little things. \ sti CHI in time
saves nine. There may be Il little wash in a
field small furrow or wheel-barrow load
Of manure might stop it and save Il hundred J.
lars He would not advise farmers to curtail
their fertilizers, labor stock or machinery. 1t
would do better to apply the same AMOUNT to
less Wm land d rror,irs sot t,o4 o,or,.
give close attention to his farm. Every acre
should be made to produce all it can. Farmers
have many imaginary wants; they should
on their farms or in their families
John Moores said he had been practicing
economy agood while and had got at the root of
it. With Others he thought very close attention
must be given to business He did not believe
farmers live extravagantly, but they may keep
too many horses and iine carriages. While ii
will not do to curtail our fertilizers, it is impor
tant 10 know what are fertilizers. No two mem
bers of the club use he same kind, and we
might buy phos hates that are not fertilizers.
II we could decide upon what is valuable ferti- |
izer, instead of buying 10 tons we might join
prices. If farmer has little or no money he |
would not advise putting much commercial fer
meTs on eS eore crop ba Tor
Rev. G. ID. Wilson said the trouble seemed to
be that farmers in Maryland expect to i've like |
princes. and save money in hard times without
retrenching. 1t is Il forlorn hope, however, to |
get people here to live as they do ell ,ewhere The
first resorted to in hard times is to reduce The
preachers salary, don't pay your doctor or for
y9 Dur county 90 R R9P9r said that ororo bn
farmers do practice economy and are not able to |
practice much more. Mr. Silver had described
painstaking, Industrious, economical farmer, |
and if his plan were followed man would be |
successful.
James Lee thought farmers do economic and
are reasonably successful. The members of |
this club are holding their own in these dull |
times. He did not see how they could practice |
any more economy than they are already doing |
H. Harris Archer said the farmers of Hart, I'd, |
as a community, might retrench in the expenses |
of their tables A member suggested that they
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to buy nothing that they do not need, and to go |
to no expense that could be postponed. For in |
stance ii you have piece of land that would be |
improved by ditching; swamp to be cleared up |
or fence that can be repaired and made to last
awhile, DEFER dl1tGhing your ield, ORA ming your
year. If you have little wheat to cut and can |
buy say good Champion self-rake reaper cheap, |
buy it instead of a self-bnder. II you worked |
your corn last year with an old-fashioned cult |
vator work it with it again this year.. man |
with credit had better go to bank and borrow
money to pay for his fertilizers BY paying cash |
he can save SO or 81 a ton
Thomas Lochary made the suggestion that |
close attention to business will lead to economy |
in great many ways.
r. John Rogers said that if farmers had never
received So bushei for wheat and $40 q ton for |
hay they would not think the times so hard. The
present prices compare favorably with those 30
years ago. The hard times a Q in a great meas
ure imaginary. We acquired habits while We
were getting exorbitant prices for farm products
that we now fin1 il hard to get out of. Farmsrs
are proverbial as croaKers. He did not see why
any farmer who is not carrying too great DAD
of debt can't get along. Everything he has to
buy is as low as it eyer was
deferring ditching, clearing and and making
new fences as methods of economy but if by
leaving fence weak and stock brea over it
and destroy your crop it would have been more
economical to build new one Again, labor is
low and this is good time to clear land and
make needed improvements.
Hon. Joseph B. Seth sald that economy is
easily preached but hard to practice. proper
economy in any business is iudicious cXpendi-
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buildings in o der, his stock and implements in
good condi ion we slyhc is spending money, but
you will find that he Is the successful farmer.
True economy is to do well whatever you do;
the stock you feed, feed it well, but feed judi
ciously. When the produce of an acre don't pay
the cost of cultyatng it let It alone. You had
better decrease the amount of land cultivated
than the fertilizer used and by giving increased
attention you will find more profit. Mr.. Seth
also said he believed in high cultivation. EXer-
else proper care, put everything in good order
and keep it So be alive to the interest of the
farm and watch all the leaks. II man gets
careless about these things he will go behind.
economize in machinery, fertilizers and labor
One horse too many is Improbable but one OK in
excess would be profitable. 1t is well to have
things in order and to have hands enough to
keep things going. When they don't go right
have them going-on the place.
S. NJ. Lee said he didn't endorse the remarks
that we are going through hard times Farmers
are really not very much pressed. With i'm
proved machinery grain can be made at one-halt
the cost that it could when he commenced farm
ing. He had seen times when farmers got along
at rather lower prices tina now Hard times be-
longrather to individuals than to the community.
When business is brisk we spend more money
thanwe should. We don't lay aside something to
goodwin hill with. When produce is selling low he
would not advise farmers to buy more than they
can help. man may throw away money on
labor-saving implements, but If he shuts down
on all expenditure he may throw away more.
The great point is to bear a steady hand, and If
you have little money make 1t go as far as you
can.
Benz. Silver Jr., the President, said that times
of elevation aRd depression are periodical and
the trouble ism flush times we acquire eXttav-
agant habits which are hard to get rid of. 1t Is
false economy o stint our and and let it or our
fences run down, but hold q steady hand so as to
be able to take adv antage of the change of the
tide when 1t comes.