The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-01-17
CECIL FARMERS CLUB

bear svlmar in the Sixth Election u''
/, Trio, ~ wednesday. 10 the absence OF
Tho p,ao;dort Of the Club Jos. Coudon'
ESQ. at half past ten, the 'ioe ! i'''
dan, Of the Cluu. Col. Enoch Noses
s called the meeting to order, the io'io"-
!. Inc MANNERS responding to their names:
! Thomas G. Bond, John P. Wilson. george
W snt,on. John r. Bond, Henry ..
!, Coudou william W. Moore, Horace ii.
!, DuvoLinck. Enoch Noyes, and Henry H.
u Torbert, Secretary. Inc ''s''' p
BY invitation were the Reversnus D. ~.
=, M,,io.r and Isaac l.. Woods, Mr.. sam
! In D., 7 NJ C. Carhart and William
"a L, Mearns.
The minutes of the last meeting haV-
y, inc beep read and adopted, as matter
q, of unfinished business, upon the motion
d of Mr. Thomas C. Bond the discussion
=. of Mr.. Noyes' financial resolutions was
postpoped until the next meeting
ID This meeting being the regular ore
~ for the annual election of officers, as
b. preliminary to such election. MT. l nos
d c. R,nd submitted his report for loso as
ID Trs,s,rsr showing a balance in the
Treasury OF sl1.24.
y The Club then proceded to the eiec'
A ton of officers, with the foIlo"irg re-
Re suit Joseph Coudon Got Joseph Pfesl-
y dent Col Encch Noye Vice President;
u George W. Sutton, Corresponding eeere-
tarv Henry R. Torbort, Recording Sec
b rerary and Thomas C. Bond, Treasurer.
ls There being no reports OF experiments
'' and the essay being in order. Mr. wilson
! asked the indulgence of the Club IN not
having prepared one, but submitted the
following letter from Mr.. John j. Carter
of Chatham, Chester Co., Pa, relative
tn the practice of dehorning Cattle.
CHATHAM, PA, Jan. II, 1891.
a MR.. JOHN p. WILSON:
I Dear Sir-Iu reply to your letter OF IN
curry, and kind invitation, Will say IL 's
doubttul if can get down At the time you
pronose. much as l would erJoy the &C.
casiou. But in relation to tho dehornlng
matter | Can assure you it is very sitisfac-
;ory with u.s. Our COWS appear to have got
over il easily, in fact, we could never see
that the operation made my loss Oh MIX OF
appetite, went to eating five minutes alter
tn. cutting. They we're held firmly in
b,x and tue horus taken off in less tih 9
than | could describe IL.
The COWS did not bAwi or give evidence
of great pain, though OF course the shock
hurt, perhaps like pulling a tooth. AS
J rule the wound bled very little, aud the
cows made no extra fuss. There WAS moth
} ing Objectionable in this part OF the per.
Torrance.
The COWS are now quiet and well behaved
in the yard, standing up together like
sheep, no driving from the water trough, OF
other abuse Sooner OF later every dairy
man in thi, Country will have the horns oil
his stock but We should begin with the
| calves, hen il Is easier done. L expect To
sell our apparatus TO DIR Conard Of West
, Grove, who will dehoru at reasonable
rate. He is a reasonable man and an tx
ce'lent V. S
Very Truly Yours
JOHN 1. CARTER.
Mr.. Wilson expressed his conviction
that the practice of dehoruipg cattle
, was a very necessary one in the interest
} of the farmer, aud the successful hand
ling of horned stock. Statistics show that
the profit from handling denorned cattle
is greater than from those not dehorned.
He submitted further evidence to show
that tie absence of horns on cattle
would save annually in the United States
large number of human lives, as well
as of stock, one teuth of the car room in
shipping, one fourth the shed and rack
room, aud fully fifty per cent. OF calves
lost by abortion, as we'll as increase the
aggregate value Of cattle.
Mr. Duy ckinck said that when he was
young man, the farmers were in the
habit OF eating off the young horn and
soaring the stump with hot iron. The
operation stopped the growth Of the
horn leaving a small stump. He pre-.
ferred this method to that known as de,
!, horning, or cutting off the developed
horn.
, ;ir. Moore said that he had never
practiced the operation but thought fav.
orably OF it, basing his opinion however
upon the experience of others.
Mr.. Sutton also spoke favorably OF the
| practice, SO far as his observation had
r gone, and reported conversation re-
more who being familiar with the habits
, OF cattle thought dehorniDg an excellent
practice.
Mr.. John R. Bond approved the prac
tice and thought that it would at nc
distant day become general. Dinner be
ing announced and to which it is need
less TO say the members of the Club com
plimented their host by liberal appre
citation of, before the recess for which
Messrs VIM. w. Moore, Thos G. Bond
and Henry 5. Coudon had been desig.
mated BY the Chairman, as the COMMITTEES
to examine VIM. Wilson's stock sc.
Upon re-assem bling after dinner, Mr.
o Mr.. Moore as Chairman Of the Commit
= tee reported the very favorable condition
S in which they found Mr. Wilson's premi
5 ses. Mr. Moore spoke i'll very com
n plimeDtary strain OF his stock, barn, gra
;. | nary and premises generally, the evi
O dences of careful and pains taking farm
ing beirg every where apparent. Messrs
o Bond and Coudon fully coucurred i
n Mr.. Moores report, the latter commend
Il lug the hay racks in Mr.. Wilson's hors
q stables.
A Mr. Henry s. Coudon having voted i
= the affirmative to postpone the discussio
|. of Mr.. Noyes financial resolutions. me
% we'd a re consideration of that vote, an
that the Club proceed to discuss th
|. next clause in the preamble of sal
a. Resolutions viz That the mem bers G
d the Cecil Farmers Club believe that th
a depressed Condition OF the agriculture
interests of this country are largely al
r. tributable to the demonstration of silve
# Mr. Coudou's motion WAS carried an
1. after a lengthy aud thorough debate {
the proposition stated, which d,bate Wa
ID participated IN by nearly all the mem
a bers OF the Club, the section was unan
<. mousy adopted.
The next clause of the preamble whic
n. reads as follows, that the depresse
condition of the agricultural interests
also largely due to the Capitalization c
. power in the hands of ombinative pol
teal and monied interests which col
he troll both National aud S ate Legislatit
al for the benefit Of the few at the expen
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