The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-12-21
December Meeting of Cecil
Farmers Club.


R. Carson president, A. J. Kitchener,
Jno. S. Ewing, 1'hos. G. Bond, w. w.
Moore,f GIL s. Coudon, Geo. w. Sutton,
Jno. R. Bond Ehoch Noyes, J. p. Viii
son, A. r. Magraw. Visitors present,
Lloyd Balderston, II. r. Torbert, Rev.
Jno. Squier, Dr. G. S. Dare and e. e.
Ewing.
Mr.. w. w. Moore had made expert
ment with clover sown among corn
after the last working in June. Part
of field had been treated in this manner
and the balance put in oats the next
spring. The clover was very heavy
and was turned under. The oals stub
BILE portion of the field was plowed for
wheat and heavily fertilized. the part
on which the clover was turned under
received no manure. The whole field
was seeded to wheat and the part on
which the clover was plowed in had
much the best wheat. He was much
pleased with the result and thought
that it would be more profitable for
farmers to SOW clover seed on corn
which was intended for wheat the next
year than to raise so much oats. Oats
exhausted the soil A. r. Magraw had
formerly practiced sowing clover seed
with oats and thought it a profitable
system-was working back to it again.
The following essay prepared by the
host, Mr.. Moore, was read:
DOES FARMING PAY?
What say you gentlemen of the Club? If
farming didn't pay would we be to-day fol-
lowing that occupation?
From the mere fact that so many are to-
day living the life of farmers shows that
farming must pay. To say farming don't
pay would be paying but poor compliment
to pursuit which supplies the great pri-
mary necessity Of life, which is food.
Farming always has and ever will pay.
Every one is dependent upon the farmer.
1t is business that will continue so long
as there is life; there is money in it. Pee.
pie must have bread and to furnish this in
the best way is to realize the profit. adj
init some utterly fail TO make it pay. While
some men will vacate their land others will
grow rich and secure themselves fine home
steads.
The farmer like all classes of business has
his thrifty times. Sometimes it pays less,
which is occasionally due to nature more
than the exertion of the man; but more often
to the capacity or activity of those engaged.
For the thcrough-going man farming pays
even in hard times. 1t requires mind, en-
terprise and care to succeed in farming as
we'll as any other business.
Different soil and localities are lapted
TO different products. We should look to
this. If one product fails to be a profit let
us try SO netting else. To make farming
pay we must find ont what product pays us
st then give it our close attention, seeing
and not leave il too much for others. By
so doing and keeping our land, buildings
and implements in good order we will find
at the close of the year balance in our
favor.
The most of us have some speciality; feed
ing cattle and raising hay are mine. find
these pay me best.
buy 80 steers weighing between II and
II hundred as soon after harvest as / can
get them, they are pasrured until the close
of grass. Ours were stabbed Nov. 22nd this
year aud are fed all the corn they will eat
until April LIST when they go away. 1t takes
about % bushels of corn to a steer. If you
want your cattle to do well you will have TO
attend TO them and feed regular. My cat
tie are fed half past five in the morning,
half past eleven and four by the watch. !
am satisfied if get 3! or hundred gain OF
weight and if you do not get 1t there is
wrong either with the cattle or
your feeding. My cattle cost me $4.37 IN
Baltimore this fall and they are sold at 1912
to go April lst which will make me about
$500 per head, SO expect to get market
price for all the corn feed them.
The object ofthe Farmers Club is to give
our experience in farming and by so doing
we gain much valuable information on all
its different branches.
Criticisms on the essay followed the
reading. Mr.. Magraw agreed with the
essay Oh general principles, believing
farming would pay if no mistakes were
made, but ifa mistake occurred 1t re-
quired year to correct it. To be a
successful farmer the man should be
trained. to the business in his youth
Many Of the ablest men the country
had produced sprang from the farm.
Mr.. L. c. Bond thought the profit re.
ported in the essay was large, but his
experience justified the claim to profit
from feeding cattle
A. j. Kitchener conceded with the
advanced by the essay and