The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-02-15
miscellaneous.
HARTFORD FARMERS MEETING.
A LARGE ASSEMBLAGE.
Representative Farmers from All Parts
of the County.
Interesting Addresses and Some Plain Talk.

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ihe uLst convention OF Hartford county
farmers, heiu unuet call Issued by the
Deer creek, failston ana wilma Farmers
Cluos, assembled IN the Court House, ON Fri
Gay morning FEBRUARY 9th. Tie court
room was crowded with about 200 or more
OF the most intelligent progressive practical
farmers OF the county, every district being
represented
Inc oiilcers oil the convention were as fol
LOWE =,
lIes'ueh'-Mr' george l.. SILVER. Vice
iIesiueu ,s-hessIs Mlii'am 1. Sawyer
William L: lflmOle, William B. Baker, Chas
W. h,ChaeI' oharles L. YAH, William Web
sser; MONIES buIIer, Charles IL. street,
n al NiIson' Euward ;. Edge, DR.. W.
w; noPklhs ana tehry A. Osborn. Score
| ,allcs-messrs' w iIiaih IL. amoss and w
ingram frice'
II ing meeting was calico 10 order by the
PRESIDENT VINO made thoughtful and able
auuItss'
hl!er expressing us thahEs Tor The honor
VI oe'hS cai'eu Oh W pfeslue ne SAID The de-
CI'ho III PRICES ol iaim prodmcts makes us
Sup aau loon ior lle cause frices have de-
cl'neu W sucn point US 10 leave very little
| prom W the pIoductr' we must either les
sen sen lhe cost OF our farm products or increase
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nun nun ne was onefcu only cents per pound,
i i've "elsn,, 'or ms iu' cattIe "hich he mad
oeen 'eeu,hs On gram since last lall. We
SamnJ " "n"iu " SCI, oee' NJ three cents per
PounI' "n'a' a. from on cents 10 81
o"s".a' VI" r az oailel anu oa's al 3U
oom.s ous r No wy, 'nese dis
o1rl"s'hs '"e.s uIuIn can NC sa'u IN iaVor
Vi i"l'i'ns h,tci tne inPse VI thousands OF
yt In.s VIC ,inu lne li,,"Jofi'y o' all ac'Ve men
auneiI"s ~ "sI'cn'luie' mere must DC a
ieason ior IT, thousand young men VINO
eusase III eultiVa'the tne son accumulate a
iHIs'i ueel, gaze VI properly thah thousand
WIZ, "no rnue INV, ,iaue. he business OF farming
Snun, ,nu'' We sie"'y superior u ehaoIe INC
"a Ia ue.9 ~ ~ "u,s'Ip Tue s1,a.'er Hauesmen
-. =. 10 a".u o. ~ W o'e,y ioo n'cn engaged
~ onsnn'ss 'ali' ou' Is rare lhat
an injurious iafineT, VINO uhs moderate
snare OF Iuugmen''!ialls. Many farmers fall
otnlnu because Of extraVagancc, meddling
WIN specuiatlohs' "ince-seeKlng or neglect
VI s"',. ous'" ,iss.;o
:, s,e"I uenciency ahoIs i"ruer' l. me
.ai,uie W Keep accurate accounts showing
.io .oe' anu Plouuot vi eacn crop, leaving
mem W euees ~ i"huoni "hat parts OF thelr
business .heS shou'o eA'end rs most re-
niu m,'
IT ne iarLle, occupies no secondary position.
iie '..us s apu clo'.lcs Tue wUIlu' Agriculture
m"e 'ne me- anu 10 t'ie hoo!est OF AL occupa-
llous anu " WIN continue 10 exist Us long ms
mn NV 70 '"e "niy occupa'i0n Oh I'll,
W. Eihe oils'n. you plah'cu inc Garden OF
1d.n anu Pluceu Ilah 'heieih 10 tend and
heeP IT, hIs'oly SHOWS mat "hen agrlcul-
Nuie hos pcen loSteieu ny any people, that
nation mas prospere9 ana reached nigh de-
greg U, pelieclioh OUT where IL mas Decn
heE,e', 81, ueseheiucy ehsGeu'
VA, t, neAt spoke OF me importance OF
anu ieau soliie interest
Ue"s st"ls''Cs y, 'alln piouuG's III tne ohiteu
S'a''e anu III Mar yi"nu' III vie" Oh THESE
,"I's' Witch sun" 'he great Importance Vi
,ne 'I,n 'n'e'ests, 'nI nay 10 10, 'ar us
lah'' nc 'h"uisht' "Deh me prosperity OF the
.ouuetS WIZ Iequlie more anu Dc'ter ies,sa-
.lon ioF '"e pfo'ecioh Oh It's agricultural lh-
''t Ths \,
IT ~ w neii,}y tT' n, leau Iet'els houl VII;
~ ~ y; IiaiIo"SW, Vi Montgomery county, anu
~ w. ~ nray, o'a'e veterinarian, re-
s'e'''ns .neIl inaoli'y 10 oe present
NJ. G9MMEESlAl FEbIlLizERs.
h"Joi iiJuiy ~ hlFoiu, DiFector OF the
h"iylahH EAperim,H, station, maze an nd
ore,s on oo,h,nefcial feitilizers'
maryland, ne saiu, epehus more Tor COM
,iieie,"l ieIuiiHeIs 'nah any otateln inc Union,
pu' the ialni'ng ANUS Oh Tue otnte' as RUE,
10 NOV inoicate corresponding improve
"eHt III 'heh piouuctNe couui''on. Ffices
pl i '1 ure p"er thah they WERE Du'
ny the operation OF combinations II is proba-
pie mat lney VIII be higher instead OF
lower IL therefore penooVes FARMERS to In
nestigale 'ne Question Oh lertlliZefs win care
lucy snouu hist s'uay 'he c"ihposi'ioh Oh
plans IN order TO ieed thesoll prohtahly and
ecohomcaiy' ana determine wh@t different
pian's hcea 10 gro" wen. stalE oi good
corn lor instance, weighs about pounds,
~ puunus ol "nich Is wafer ana the rest
stnlchy matter, largely OF use as iood CON
siderable portion woody hoie ana portion
a'pun'hou or heterogeneous. matler-the
musc'e-i0fhlhg elenent OF the plant or
gram. Inc ashes OF sthiK OF corn contain
iotasn, i'ihe' ha8heslh, phnsphorIc acld, a
NIUE sulphur, non, &C. we must supply
the potash, lime and phosphorlc ac'd IN
suiiicient quantities, while nature VIII furnish
otheF elements needed. Besides these three
lh'le must nc heterogeneous matter, known as
ammonia: some OF all these three pr'hcipal
', J,n'a VI rit mus oo p'ese'. =:
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''o, ,,,i ~ ,mvit %'' W. NV s''"'n u"'oSS
49,; ~ ,I,,, c.a n,,, :, ,,,. a..
,ln,; H. p'''', Nv wv Luz m1'po ,,'e
pau IT, =, ,eou,us upon 'h1 P,".'', ."ou ~ ,',e
| ,,l 10 ,,;, Ill, Ill ,,,o.o III, 7, 'a,;,,
anu w s.,e isn i'nu "!o.e nouy. ~ INSISTS
~, ~ sie.n n'a,.i iH' "nu 'llahes
NV 1o","',.' ,i,. W. sto"
a"s ni"ps neI i1 "''u'tlo" VI Oh, i''iie "
SUI NV con 'nueu .c,oPPins Wi'l III we
'W''se VI '''i'I III '9l '''o SUI ',y
al .ne pIant.'""" II e''''" 'ns "'"''aoi' ior
e'"Miins e'ois' ,, , ., :
h"J". h,'1lu snomtu SEVERN chhits, III
"i'Gn WIZ ulsp'",eu' l'o .ein' w., plopol.'on
OF nltloetnous matter; po."sh' ilnle snu pnos-
pnoric aciu, III corn' wheat, grass anu tooscco'
IN all OF mem inc potash lar e&ceeoeu In
amount any vi lne olher elehents. tobacco
ne SAID Is the most exhaustive crop that can
DC raised as II takes out OF the SOIL TWICE us
mqch potash as any olher.
FARMERS snoulu nrst exhaust .nelr nome
resources ior hahuTes oeiore Vuying com
mefcial iertIilZers. f"tash can De iound In
WOOD ashes' KaihiI, mufiate OF potash, sulphate
OF polasn, &C Ihosphorlc acio occurs IN