The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-04-27
DEER CREEK FARMERS' CLUB.
Eradication of Weeds and Rriers


The April meeting of the Deer Creek Farmers
Club was held last Saturday, at the farm OF Mr.
Thomas Lochary, near Thomas Run. The
fresIdent VIM. d. Hopkins, was in the chair
Jas. w. Hanna Secretary.
Mtssrs ". John Rogers, Edward 7. Moores and
jas. r. henly, the inspection committee, re-
porting commencing Mr.. Lochary for the good
appearance of his stock. his cows, particularly
having besn well wintered and looking well. lie
also mas y nice flock of sheep, including num-
Der OF fine fat lambs. Everything about the
place. In fact, showed care and attention. The
premises, II was remarked, showed a great im-
proVement in appearance since Mr.. LOchary has
va possession of the farm.
In reply TO question whether he had not
changed his mode of farming, MIR. Lochary said
nc had come to the conclusion that on a small
farm man VIII make more by cropping than by
pnsturing cattle. He keeps few cattle through
inc winter, to consume his rough prOvender, SELL
ing them IN the spring. His cows had been fed
on straw, hay, fodder, bran, oats and meal He
MIXES two-thirds OF corn and cob meal with one
thru bran and feeds half peck of this mixture
twice a day. Occasionally ungrOund oats is
substituted Tor the bran
Mr.. Rogers remarked that he had fed some
steers on unground corn and found they did bet
ter than his cows which were fed on ground corn
Mr.. Lochary thought any animal will eat more
unRround or coarsely-grOund grain than that
which has been ground fine.
The topic discussed was THE Eradication of
Weeds and Briefs"
Mr.. Lochary said a tough sod is n great help
towards checking the growth of weeds. Farm
ers should take more pains than they do in select
ing and putting In grass seeds Glover will not
MAKE as tough II sod rs timothy, which should
always he sOwed with wheat Weeds may be
eradicatCd by moving them twice a year ON
field which you do not object to having pastured
short sheep will destroy the weeds. provided you
put enough of them on the field. If the grass is
snort they Will take TO the weeds and thrive OF.
them. He had seen sheep get fat on field on
which, apparently, there was very little for any
thing to eat. Running hrers should be burned
over Detore the land is plowed in order to de-
stroy them.
Jas. W. Ilannu remarked that running brer
Slect long II pow, down will take root at every
joint.
II. Harris Archer said he had gotten rid of run
ming DricrS IN II field that was infested with them
by plownv the ground Tor corn, letting it lie
over untll next spring, then blowing it for oats
and blowing II the following fail for wheat and
SOWING grass seed me exposure OF the roots by
frequent blowing will Kill them. The horse net
tie or Sodom apple Is II great pest in his neigh
borhood. The only way to destroy 1t is to keep
cut ny 1t OF and not allow it 10 90 to seed.
Jas +. kenly said he had killed IL by covering
tdeeplly with straw, but you lose the use Of the
ground in the meantime.
James Lee thought the moving machine is II
great enemy to weeds. He can see great
dmnution in the number of weeds on his place
since he has been moving them down twice II
year lie has succeeded in killing the SOdOm
apple by cutting it OIL from three to five times
ayetr. on other fields it was much scattered
and increased by blowing If allowed to seed
car VIII carry II from one Held to another and
birds also distribute the seeds through neigh
hood. io had observed II bird pcckng M II seed
pod of the Sodom apple and upon examination
found thai al OF the seeds had been carried OFT.
Bennett II. Barnes said that good plan to de-
horse nottie on his iatAers farm had been e "
tended by blowing the field. II rag weed is cut
you will have cleaner and better hay the next
year. Last year he had cut Il heavy growth of
rag weed, cured 1t and hau led it away, as feed for
sheep Now the grass looks better and cleaner
than where the rag weed was not cut. Stock
vii eat rag weed rs an occasional food.
james Lrc said the rag weed should be cut be-
fore the seed ripens and If heavy it should be
hauled on. IT Il light crop 1t might be permitted
to lie on the land.
Johns II. Jannpy regarded hoed crops as pro-
baby the most successful way of killing weeds,
provided thehoe is used late enough in the season.
He had observed that where his latest crop of
sugar corn is planted the Sndnm apple is more
efectually killed than the first planting because
the former is worked later in tho season. The
only way 10 Kill solom apple is to keep on cut
ting 1t. Horse nettlc is not the same plant as
SOdOm apple.
r. John Rogers said the hest way to get rid of
weeds Is to get good set of grass and pasture IT,
II not allowed to go 10 seed most weeds die out.
II too numerous to be destroyed by moving the
ground should be plowed ana worked in II sue
cessou of crops. He had destroyed patch of
Sodom apple by moving 1t twice in II season.
There is no better way of destroying rag weed
than to cut 1t down and let it lie.
WIN. ID. Lee said running brIers and weeds may
be checked by plOwlng the ground in Il dry time
in the summer. Weeds will be destroyed by
blowing corn ground stubb!e for wheat.
James +. kenly said he had had some eXper-
fence with running briers. Where he lives some
fields had been given up to them. He got rid of
them by using wrOught-Share plows, kept sharp,
cutting the tap-roOt. The ground was .hen hnr-
rOwcd with harrow, the teeth of which were
bent, and which gathered up the brars. lie had
destroyed mullen by cutting it or below the
blossom with knife. He had tried various
means to get rid of SodUm apple, the best way
I being to cut them oil.
George Il. Stephenson said he had found weeds
pretty tough customers He liked Mr.. Lochury's
uIan of cnuking them out with II good sod He
cuts RdCrS twice year, moving them after corn
is planted ami again in August. He finds they
are not growing as thtckly as they were. In wet
weather he takes his hands and goes over the
weeds,
gtass ami clean hay it is good plan to NOW the
field before winter sets in. Canada thistle may
be cxtt rninated by cutting II down and not al
lowing to go to seed.
Jas. W. Hanna said that the best plan to kill
weeds is 10 put sheep enough on the land. On
/ pasture lands where sheep run you will find no
brers in the fence corners. Briers can be killed
more quickly 6y cutting them Off than by plow-
appears u spread SodUm apple and repeated cut
ting is the only way to kill II.
Il. 7. Moores never thought it good plan to
NOW down rug weed in wheat stubbe. 1t fur
nisIes protection to the grass He had never
observed that it injured hay. Running briers
grow more freely on light land or where some
encouragement Is given them. If you leave u
stone pile in field you will find it in two or three
years covered with running bricrs while there
none in other parts of the field. good stiff sod
is the best preventive He did not agree in the
opinion that stock distribute the seeds OF the
Sodom apple. This weed, he thought. is not as
thick 1t used to be. He cuts 1t OIL soon as il
makes its appearance On wet days good plan
Is to take some hands with hoes and go through
tnC HcidS CHOpplnE uOWtl tue weeds. PASTURE
fields should be moved af or harvest. You there
by destroy those that spread from seed and in
jure If you do not destroy those that urc pro-
pagatcl from the root.
The Pre- sident, Mr. VIM d. Hopkins said he
had destroyed running briers by adopting the
plan pursued by Mr. kcny. The hrlers were
burned and in August the land was plowed for
wheat. Flowing ana narrowing several times
will destroy them. He had observed that his
grass looks better where he moved Off Il thick
growth of fOX-tlii last full lie goes through his
corn cutting out all the Sudnm apple he can and
keeps 1t down that way Farmers should keep
their fence corners clean and let no weed go to
seed. The best way 10 kill alders is to bruisc
them with stick.
The club adjourned to meet at Mr.. Johns II.
Jnnneys May 18Th. Subject. "Fencas"
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