The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-06-01
THE CECIL FARMERS CLUB.
The Regular May Meeting at Mr..
George w. SuttOn's Near Per-
ryyiIIP.

ryville.
Although resident of Cecil count
but comparatively short time, yet MI
George w. Sutton who entertained til
Cecil Farmers Club on Wednesday. ha
established an envIable reputation for hi
thorough going and Industrious method
as farmer, as well as challenged til
good opinion and esteem of his associate
in the club by his uniform amiabiity ant
urbanity as a gentleman. wildwood
farm where he resides, is about two mile
from Perryvile, very desirably locate,
property which shows at glance tn
evidences of good business management
meeting of Wednesday was an unusuall.
enjoyable one. There was an inspiration
of good will in the cordial manner ant
thorough good fellowship of the hos
which put every guest at his ease ant
contributed to the general enjoyment.
Promptly at half past ten o'clock tn,
| l. lCSluOuO VI lilo Ciuo ~. wv" ith L Vol oou
Esq, ordered the call of the roll of mem
bers when the following which constituted
more than quorum responded to thei
names. Henry S. Coudon, William W
Moore, Joseph Coudon. Thomas G. Bond
John R. Bond, A. J. Micbiner, II. H
Duyckinck, John P. Wilson, Enoch Nc
Cullough, Enoch Noyes, Geo. W. Sutton
and Henry r. Torbert. The visitor.
present by invitation were the Reverends
John Squier, E. X. Miller, j. R. Milligar
and J. P. Otis; and Messrs. Stevenson
Archer and James T. Graham.
There being no unfinished business be-
fore the club, the reading of an essay was
in order when Mr.. Sutton stated tina,
owing to the fact that he requested the
May meeting of the club to be held al
wildwood" out of the regular order OF
meetings, that no subject had been as
signed him, and for this reason he claimed
the kind indulgence of his fellow mem.
bers. The reason assigned by Mr.. Sutton
being deemed by the club a good and
sufficient one, questions by its members
being in order, Mr.. Thomas G. Bond
called the attention of the club to the
unusual growth of sorrel on his own farm
this season and believed so far as his per-
sonal attention had been called to it that
it was generally the case. He asked the
individual opinions of the members of the
club, as to the nature, cause of growth,
and remedy for this troublesome weed,
and whether ill their opinions, its rank
and luxuriant growth this spring was as
many thought, attributable to au unusu-
ally wet season.
The President then called upon the
members present for their opinions of
| and experience with this omnipresent
vegetable intiction.
Mr.. Vim. w. Moore said that he had no
ticed it's very vigorous growth this season,
and believed that like all other weeds,
It's rapid spread and growth were notice
ably promoted by excessive rain falls.
He had heard the opinion expressed by
farmers whose opinions were entitled to
respect, that the continued use of Phos-
phate Rock as a fertilizer increased its
growth. He was not fully prepared to
clined to think there was something in it.
as a result of his observation. The germs
or seeds of the weed were however indig-
enous in the soil, and in his opinion, the
growth was sure to follow when tue con-
ditions were favorable, whether those
conditions were incident upon the use of
fertilizer, or were the result of climatic
or atmospheric causes.
Mr.. Michiner said that his experience
had been such as to convince him that
the use of lime was the best means of
restricting the growth and spread of sor-
rel if not of getting rid of it. 1t took
some little time to get the benefit of lime
but he had always been able to secure a
good stand of grass by its use, and the
vigorous growth OF the grass kept down
that of the sorrel and other troublesome
weeds.
Mr.. Enoch Mccullough said that his
experience with lime had been ea actly
the reverse of Mr.. Michiner in the case
of sorrel.
Mr.. John R. Bond was of the opinion
that the luxuriant growth of sorrel this
spring was, as with many other growths
of weeds, attributable to the wet season.
He did not believe that It's growth was
measurably promoted by the use of any
particular kinds of artificial fertilizers
1t was true that the germs of this weed,
like those of all others, was to some ex-
tent promoted by any artificial applica-
ton which increased the percentage of
plant food in the soil. Moisture in the
soil, however, promoted the rapid ger
mination of all kinds of vegetable life,
because it FASTENED fermentation which
was necessary condition TO termination.
He favored the theory therefore in ac-
counting for the propagation of this
weed that it was largely dependent upon
atmospheric and climatic conditions.
These conditions had been favorable this
season, and the germs of the weed being
indigenous in the soil, their development
had been abnorma,ly stimulated and
| hence its unusually vigorous growth.
Mr.. Duyckinck sustained Mr.. Bond S
views and opinions, that the growth of
| sorrel, was much more luxuriant in wet
than in seasons of ordinary rain falls.
| That the lateral spread of the roots was
greater, and the frmer the hold taken by
the weed upon the soil. AS to lime being a
| remedy for this weed, he was of the con-
| perience with it, he cited one particu-
| lar instance where pile of lime had re-
manned in field for over two years. The
| growth of sorrel about it was stronger
than in any other part of the field.
| Troublesome, however, as he regarded
the sorrel weed, he thought the plantain
very much greater infection to the far
mer. He had adopted number of rem
edies with only moderate success. Indeed
he believed the only absolute remedy
would be to raise nothing upon the farm
but hogs, and allow them to root it up.
Mr. Noyes was also of the opinion that
the growth of sorrel depended upon at.
mospheric conditions rather than upon
causes existent in the soil, and cited his
own experience as tending to confirm this
| view.
| Mr.. Wilson said that like all other far