The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-07-06
FALIsTON FARMERS CLUB.

The Fallston Farmers Club met at "DunkalC"
the home of Joseph Is. lIoskins, June 2lst.
MIR. Hoskins has u rolling farm OF eighty acres.
The soil is red and in good condition. as the grow
ing crops bear evidence. The branch of farming
in which he is most interested is cattle feeding
He has twenty-five steers on grass, and counting
COWS, heifers and colts. there is 40 head of stock
on the farm. HeRrows no corn; says 1t does not
nay. Eight acres OF wheat, two in potatoes, one
in n thoroughly-tied garden and eighteen
of grass TO be moved. n fine specimen. of the
horse KIND was shown, an imported five year old,
dnrk-brOwn French Coach stallion, Florent by
name. purchased this past spring of Powell Bros,
The Club became so much excited in the dis
cussion OF the roads, manner of working and
system in vogue in our precinct. that the chair
forgot when the discussion began and extended
the time far over the accustomed half hour.
Mr.. Edelin, said although there We're good
reasons for being discouraged he did not be-
lieve in giving up, but by hammer ing away. we
would sometime make an impression. He pro-
posed that q public meeting be called OF the
farmers and all interested in the roads. For
them TO appoint committees, divide themselves
into SQUADS and with their own teams, men and
money work their roads.
A member said there were already supervisors
or bosses appointed by a higher authority than
the men who lived on and travelled the roads,
and the farmers opinions differed so widely in
pleasant feelings might be aroused and some in
tiuential citizens rights might be trampled
under foot by the innocent farmer inter-
ferng and perhaps changing the work already
done. The discussion was waxing more and
more interesting when the chair awoke to the
RiOpOoiNioh
laid over.
Garrett Amoss asked when ought grass to be cut
TO make the most nutritious and heaviest hay.
The Club would cut timothy Just after the
blossom falls, and clover when the blossom be-
Pins to die earlier II II is down.
CD. Moore said his experience In baiiDg was
that when the hay was ripe and old they could
not get more than ninety TO one hundred pounds
in Il bale. but when IL had been cut when the
blossom was falling they would weigh from lie
To 40 lbs, or a difference of forty pounds in
favor of cutting green. He afterwards said that
they could get more from stack green cut than
one the same size cut ripe.
j. w. Moore thought II was on account of the
elasticity of the old or woody hay that there was
not so much weight in an old as u green bale
with the same pressure.
j.. Hoskins asked, will it pay to keep wheat
over for an increase in price of ten cents pei
bushel over that of new wheat?
The Club without an exception, advised hin
TO sell from the thresher.
j. W. Moore said not taking into consideration
that you would have the use of the money II wal
about even. That the elevators allowed ten pel
cent. for shrinkage for new wheat.
James X. Keech asked will 1t pay to make
SEASON for two and half acres of tomatoes o
should he wait for a rain?
The Club advised him to make season ant
plant. The earlier they are in the more tomatoe
he would get.
Adjourned TO meet on the 2Sth of July at tn
"llomestead." WM. NJ. AMOSS, Cor. Sec.