The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-02-27
Deer Creek Farmers Club.
Seeding Land to Grass


Reported for The Egis.
ers' Club was held on Saturday last. al Tie resi-
dence of Mr.. James b. kenly, near GlenVlIe -
Those present were Messrs jas. 3D. nehi n Spr
Archer f.. w. Baker, active members, ana Messrs
Geo. w. Kenly, VIM +. Reasin, john q. Rouse
the chair. The topic discussed was, Seeding
Mr. las. b. Kenly said farming can not be car
red on successfully without good set OF grass and
failure involves disappointment and loss. His
practice is TO timothy with wheat in the fall,
one bushel to six acres and rarely fails to get a
good set. On low ground 1t IS better TO sow In
Fsbrpy DE e mas tomee to gee
ing weather is over in the spring, before the
ground becomes packed by hard rains. Last year
he sowed two fields with the same seed, at short
interval of each other. On one he had good
stand, while there was scarcely any ON TIE other.
He was unable to account Tor the dh1e err he
tage to run light harrow or even a morse rake
over the ground after sowing the clover. lie had
soweG orchard grass on strips in his corn ground
and found it took easily. He was not much In
favor of orchard grass but little affords change
for cattle; He had for several years pas. useo
ment to the Tiger horse rake, aud found IL sowed
the seed more rapidly and better than by hand.
John b. Wysong sows timothy with wheat IN the
fall and prefers to SOW 1t in front OF the drill, as
the seed gets covered better i'll that way. II
the weather should become dry. it is also more
also come up. He sows one bushel of timothy seed
to eight acres following it in the spring with the
same quantity of clover seed. He SONS the latter
in the opposite direction from that in which the
timothy was sowed. Sowing clover with machine
night do on some lands, but ON low clay lands II
He sows clover seed about the LIST of April, when
the ground begins to crack open slightly. IL Is
more difficult to get clover started on stiff white
oak soil than on red or gray land. He buys the
best seed. both of timothy and clover he can get.
Mr.. Kenly's idea Of tightening up the ground Tor
zion, nf aln Cna6 va
can be done, and even a roller run over the
ground directly after sowing the clover seed Is
good. Mixed seeds may make good pasture but
for ordinary crops of hay can do no better than
to SOW clover and timothy
Mr. r. Harris Archer urged the Importance OF
sowing timothy seed at the time the wheat Is drill
ed One bushel to eight acres Is enough: Less
would do If the seed could be spread evenly over
the ground. He was opposed to very early sowing
If sowed the 1st of March, a cold snap may come
and kill it. A good plan IS to sow one-nai your
seq ne q ansdere e ie strange That t
little Kentucky blue grass lis sowed i'll the Deer
Creek region where there are so many good farm
he sowed part Of field of it and you can see 1t to-
day. Mr.. James Lee has a good field OF 1t. 1t
ne Ssnd OF makes exceen
pasture: not being affected by drought He doesn't
like orchard grass.
ing pure seed and said you can distinguish be-
tween different samples by placing them under
timothy. He Thought the quantity of hay raised
and its low price made farmers feed more OF It TO
their horses than is good for them. A man who
has to buy hay can do better by feeding less hay
and Fdmsrd rfMR oores would sow one bushe of mo
thy seed to eight acres. in front of the drill Any
time after the st OF February will do to sow clover
seed. He had seen it sowed in February, March,
April and May, there being no difference in the re-
suit. If the ground is i'll condition and the seed
good there is no trouble to get set. Clover won't
grow on some land. On others peck of seed to
~ WOul1 rive SET. He would sow One-ldIf
his timothy seed in the fall and the rest in tie
spring, if on ordinary billy red clay land but on
He has very little opinion of orchard grass and
never saw anything that would eat 1t.
Robert Hopkins sows timothy IN the fall and
clover in the spring, one bushe to five acres. He
considered that quantity too much, however. He
sows timothy ahead of the drill and never missed
a set. He likes to sow clover when the ground be-
gins TO crack open in the spring. If sowed too late
il is easily killed when the weather gets warm. He |
tries to get good Seed as free from weeds as posi-
ble Cheap grass seeds often give us new kinds |
Of weeds in our fields.
VIM. F. Reasin generally seeds one bushel of |
timothy to five acres in the fall, behind the drill
sometimes more. when the ground is dry,
Had also sowed it in front of the drill and could |
last 10 years in the dark of the moon in April with
success. Last year he used Mr.. Kenly,s
machine and for round or two sowed at least half
3 bushel to the acre. The machine was then
adjusted and there was very little difference.
John M0ores sows timothy in the fall and in 40 |
years had never failed to get set. Too much limo
could learn how to get it to catch; We should all |
aim TO produce our own seeds. Ten years ago MS |
farm was nearly clear of weeds, but since he has |
been buying grass seed dozen new varieties of |
weeds make their appearance every year: In order |
to ensure set of clover the ground should be har
rowed. Nothing will improve land as well as
gensraidiscussion ensued upon raising clover
seed. Mr.. Moores said it would pay to cut field |
If you can find from 10 to 10 sound seeds in each |
head.
Mr.. Kenly said the reason clover seed is not |
saved is because of the poor yield. In Carroll |
county they get from two to three bushels to the
acre and it pays better than hay.
Mr.. Rouse said the crop must certainly do better
In the West than here as car loads of clover seed
are shipped to the East and to Europe.
Geo. w. Kenly said he had undertaken to raise
some, several years ago, and it was so poor he
would not rub it out. New ground is better for
clover seed than rich ground.
Mr.. Moores said if we could get plenty of clover
TO grow we could do without fertilizers.
Mr.. Kenly said he had noticed that where barn
yard manure had been used as a topdressiDg for
wheat clover was sure to catch.
Mr. Archer said if you put manure out anywhere
grass seed will grow.
Mr.. Wysong said he had tried this on the rows
in stalk ground wheat. Where he put manure the
tnNar arU0