The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-06-26

entertained, last Saturday at the residence of Mr.
B. +. Hanway, at Creswell There were presen
Hanna, John b. Wysong, VIM b. Hopkins, Geo
h. Stephenson, Win. d. Lee. r. Harris Archer
active members. and Messrs w. Smithson For
wood Jos. b. Hanway,' VIM. Dalam, j. Thomas
G. Rouse, David Hanway +. w. Kimble. n. Cor
rell, DIR. I. B. Hayward and Charles Sweeting
honorary members and guests.
The club in a body inspected MIR. Hanway's
farm and premises. Upon reassemblng the COM
mittee of inspection, MeSsrS. Wysong: Hanna and
served, near the house, a permanent pasture OF
four acres. which has not been plowed for IA years
and which keeps six horses all the tlme. Occasion
ally Mr.. Hanway puts about 20 head OF cattle on
it to eat OFF the tall grass. His garden is early in
good condition and affords an abundant supply of
vegetables. Mr.. Hanway is in the dairy business.
He has Is grade cows and pure bred Jersey bull.
His cows are large and fine mixers. One OF them
built over a q We'll. cold water from which is Kept
running through the Cooley creamery. Ice is used
only when the windmill is not in motion. He has
a promising young thoroughbred colt, by DR..
Windoiphs Herald The farm is in first-clasS con-
dtion. He has 80 acres in tomatoes, which are
forward and fine His timothy-ten acres-is one
of the finest fields in the county. The surround
ings of Mr.. Hanways farm are beautiful his
house is comfortable and his outbuildings in good
order.
The premium of $50 TO be offered by the Club for
Hartford colts. at the next county fair discuss
ed. 1t was determined that the contest should be
confined TO colts bred and owned in Hartford cOun-
W, ana not over tnrte years OF age the spring pre-
vious to the fair. Colts younger than this may
compete. The contest TO be upon the track on
Friday of the fair, no horse to he eligible which
has record under three minutes. No owner to
enter more than one horse i'll his own or any other
name. The purse to be divided as follows: $50 to
the 1st $40 to the 3D. $50 the 3d. $40 to the 4th
and SO to the 9Th. Entrance fee. 81. 80.
The race will be called the Hartford Farmers and
Breeders Colt Race
No topic having been selected for discussion the
members and others were called upon to give
ORf of hn nf hn Rrnn 1iAlp 20
spectve farms
B. +. Hanway said the prospect for good crops is
bright. Late-sowed wheat is thin on the ground but
the heads are well developed, promising good
yield. Corn is standing well and growing finely
Grass is not as heavy as last year but VIII produc
an average yield Potatoes are fine. Is now using
new potatoes. Tomatoes have made good start.
Has had no trouble with insects, except cut worms
on the first field of tomatoes he planted
r. Harris Archer.-As far as have observed
crops OF all kinds are good. Wheat is more for
ward in Mr. Hanway S neighborhood than on Deer
Creek. 1t has a rich golden color. which is usually
a good indication. Field corn on Deer Creek,
where the ground was not thoroughly prepared
did not come up we'll On well prepared ground
it made good stand. Sugar corn also came up
badly. on account of defective seed, he thought.
with insects except potato bugs which can be de-
StrOyed with Paris Green, mixed with plaster,
ashes sand or almost anything.
John MooreS said that plaster giving out he mix
ed Paris green with phosphate. The mixture kill
ed his potatoes.
Mr.. Moores said his wheat. as well as all he had
seem is very good 1t stands well, is nearly fit to cut
and only bad weather can cause failure. Corn
has made fair stand, not as good as usual but
there is plenty of time in which to make a CROP
Oats is light. Hay about half a crop. There is
very little clover. Potatoes look well-better than
usual Tomatoes appear to be late Cattle are
forward, being almost a month in advance, in con-
dtion Horn flies are thick and beginning to
worry cattle. There is more fruit in the county
than he has ever seen. Farmers are fat and heal
thy. They ought to keep their gates open, wait
ing for candidates to drive in.
j. Thomas Webster.-Crops are doing unusually
well. Wheat will be good Hay, in his opinion,
will be two-thirds of the usual crop. Oats was af
fected by dry weather and the crop is not what it
should be. Stock is in excellent condition-both
milk cows and beef cattle. A larger acreage of
potatoes than usual has been planted and the crops
look well. Small fruits are abundant Apples are
falling off but there are good many on the trees.
Corn in the vicinity of Creswel is short. The wire
been very destructive, tearing hills of corn and
killing potatoes. He had also observed a large
mouse, almost as destructive as a mole. which IN
habits the hedges and from thence makes raids on
corn and potatoes.
Referring to the potato blight Mr.. Webster said
he had seen quick lime and blue stone recommend
ed, as killing the blight and increasing the yield
OF potatoes.
with moles, but piece of smoked herring placed
in their runways had driven them off.
Jas. w. Hanna had found that pieces of potato,
raw or cooked, rolled in Paris green and put in
their trenches would kill them.
= Howard Hanway-Crops are all doing WE'LL
Tomatoes are little late but f1ourishing. Grass
is not as good as last year. Oats short. Potatoes
look promising except that some of his Early Rose
VIM. B. Hopkins.-Wheat on the river hills looks
we'll 1t is not heavy on the ground but the heads
are good and the crop promises to be an average
cut last year, will not be more than one third the
average. Oats looks well and is in head. Corn is
fairly good but uneven. Potatoes are also good
There is an abundance of small fruit but the ap-
pie crop will not be large.
Jas. w. Hanna.-Crops in his neighborhood
look well-especially early-sowed wheat. That
sowed late is too thin on the ground but the heads
are fine. Grass is short-not more than one-third
nj a Wall n
pie crop will not be a full one. but small fruits are
plentiful He had one tree which yielded 10 BUSH
els of cherries.
Geo. r. Stephenson said he had good oppor-
funity of observing the crops in all parts of the
county. He had noticed that the farther north you
go the later the corn IS. Wheat is good and grass
below the average. The oats crop looks favorable,
there will be abundance of fruit. and potatoes are
very promising. He had seen no blight: Toma-
toes look very well IN some sections. He had seen
field of 10 acres all in bloom. Pastures short.
II prices keep up according to present indications,
the farmer will not have great deal to complain
of at the end of The year.
John G.. Rouse said Messrs Stephenson and
Moores had, he thought, expressed the sentiments
OF the club. He was glad to hear that the outlook
for cereals and fruits is so good.
above the average. The hay crop alone is short.
He had heard that the SO called potato blight at
Forest Hill was confined entirely to the Burbank
variety II not. as he understood. genuine blight
hut the plants are attacked by worm at the root.
The Bordeaux mixture, recommended for blight,
has nc effect upon this insect
VIM. D. Lee.-As far as he has noticed all crops
look WELL except grass. but timothy is coming on
yet. Fruit looks well and will be ABUNDANT Stock
is in good order but cattle worried good deal
by the horn fly.
Edward r Moores-There is a fine prospect for
wheat. Grass is short. now. but farmers. he
thought, are squeang too soon, for timothy has
yet three weeks in which to grow. Corn is as large
as usual There is complaint of injury by cut
worms. The large crow black bird is worse on the
corn than cut worms are and ought TO eXterminat-
ed. The robin. which destroys only insects, is
slaughtered. while the blackbird is left to pull up
the corn Potatoes look unusually wen, tomatoes
are good and fruit promises big yield. Stock of
all kinds in better condition than is usual AT
this season of the year.
+. w. Misunderstanding on his farm looks
well, with the exception OF grass. Wheat appears
to be welltilled, heavy. and stands up well. 1t is
down in a few spots. Corn looks well, stands well
His winesap apple trees are very full but other
varieties have not many on them. Potatoes are
good, and stock, particularly young cattle, look
VIM. Daam has field of grass up. 1t is rather
light. Pastures are excellent. Wheat looks we'll
his field. making the stalks turn red. Potatoes
look well and his orchard is fuller of apples than
usual. Stock is in fine condition and he never had
colts to grow faster.
Jos. B. Hanway.--Crops are very promising and
the outlook bright for farmers. There ought to be
y large margin of profit for them. Oats is
doing well and wheat is frst-rate. He has field of
Fucaster, which is large and clean-ooking. Grass
is good. Sugar corn Is rather poor and late. The
outlook is better for tomatoes and he thinks the
yield will be above the average. Potatoes could
not look better. Fruit in his neighborhood has
ries and strawberries have been shipped from
Joppa to Philadelphia, this season. Cherries were
sold at from to IL cents per lb., or over 81
bushel.
The President, Jas. F. Kenly said wheat is I'M
usually well headed. although the straw is not
heavy Corn, while not as large as it is some years,
has a healthy appearance. 1t generally st ands
well and has plenty of time in which TO grow
Oats Is light. Potatoes look well. Pastures
generally are short. One of his fields, which was
moved last year, has a light crop of grass on it.
bnt another field, that was pastured, indicates
good crop of hay. Cattle are looking wel-far bet
ter than usual at this period of the year. great
many apples have fallen but the trees still have
plenty on them. Pears and small fruits are abund-
ant. Tomatoes are as forward usual.
Mr.. VIM. ID. Lee was elected Secretary, in place
OF Mr.. John B. Wysong. who declined to serve.
Messrs b. Frank Hanway. George M. Jewett
and John q. Rouse were elected honorary MEM
bers.
The next meeting of the club will be held in
August at the residence of Mr.. VIM. ID. Lee.
FROM DAVIS, w. VIRGINIA