The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-11-19
CECIL FARMERS CLUB.
Regular Monthly Meeting at Mr..
EnOch McCuliough's at
ORKNEY Farm

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Cullough, on Wednesday last, the 10Th
inst. In former reports of the meetings
of the club we have spoken of the mag
nitiicent panoramic landscape to be
viewed from tho verandas of Mr.. McCul
| lough's residence, embracing as it does
portions of six counties in Pennsylvania
aud Maryland view scarcely rivalied
in the State. On Wednesday the atmos
| phere, cleared by the storm of Tuesday,
| afforded easy views of York, Chester and
Lancaster counties, Pennsylvania, while
Baltimore county, Md, could be dis
I tinctly seen, with the romantic hills Of
Hartford and Cecil spread out in the fore
| ground. Promptly at 10 so Ii, Joseph
Coudon, Esq, president of the club,
directed the call OF the roll of members
when the following responded to their
names: William w. Moore, Henry S.
Coudon, Enoch Mccullough, Aaron J.
Michiuer, George w. Sutton, Joseph
Coudon (of Jos), A. r. Magraw, Col.
Enoch Noyes, John p. Wilson, Thomas
c. Bond, E. L. Duckinck and H. r.
Torbert. The visitors present by invita-
ton were Dr. r. E Bromwell. VIM. K.
Reckefus and James Snodgrass.
The minutes OF the last meeting having
been read and approved aud reports of
experiments being in order, Mr.. Duyck-
inch reported his experience, that in
sowing Japanese buckwheat it required
to secure a stand. The season having
been an usually dry one, the test of guam
tity of sowing seed could not be consid
cred very valuable.
Mr.. Michiner reported that he had
spread barn yard manure on part of
field, lime on part, in both cases on
sod, and drilled five hundredwelght of
bones to the acre for corn, on the balance
of the field. That SO far as he could see
either in the quality or quantity of corn
grown, there was no perceptible difference
Mr.. Duyckinck thought it would be a
good plan for every member of the club
to bring to its meetings samples of the
corn grown by him IN order to establish
the superiority OF particular varieties.
MIR. Michiner called Mr. Duyckinck' S
attention TO the fact that at Que time it
had been the custom for it's members to
bring specimens OF corn grown but for
some reason the practice had been aban
doned, and which he regretted.
Mr.. Thomas c. Bond reported that lie
had sown about three pscks of Hungarian
grass seed to the acre, and had cut it
before being quite ripe. While the dry
season cut the crop short, yet he was
very favoraby impressed with the value
of the crop for feediag.
Some discussion having arisen as to
the comparative value for farm uses of
freshly Stacked and air Stacked lime,
been to SOW hot Or freshly Stacked lime
and believed it more efficacious than long
air Stacked Mr.. Moore on the other
hand said that he had been accustomed
to use air Stacked lime after standing say
a year in tie pile. 1t might have no
superiority by laying, aud while the
fresh Stacked lime or powdered spread
better, he preferred the other method.
Most farmers spread lime whenever most
convenient, and after all, 80 the land got
the lime, the method of Stacking prob,
ably was not important.
Mr.. Moore related an amusing expert
ence in the line of dehorned cattle. He
had purchased in Baltimore in September
six head of dehorned cattle and four
head of horned cattle. They had been
received at his farm in good order, and
to his surprise in three weeks afterwards
in counting his cattle he had five de
horned and five horned steers. One of
two things must have occurred. Either
the horns of the dehorned steer had
grown amazingly in three weeks, or
some one had surreptitiouslJ exchanged
his dehorned steer for horned animal.
Examination showed the latter to be the
fact, he being the probably loser to the
extent of six or eight dollars, as the
horned animal was by that amount less
valuable than the dehorned steer for
which it had been substituted. Mr..
Moore's novel experience was eDjoyed by
| the club.
MIR. Wilson corroborated the expert
ence of Mr. Moore as 10 the superiority
of long air Stacked lime o=>s-newly
Stacked. He had fcG found also leached
ashes superior to unlsached, which Mr..
Moore's experience also favored.
The general opinion of the members as
to the value of lime for agricultural useE
was, that it largely depended upon the
conditions of the season whether favor
able in weather or not.
| Nr. Duyckiuck reported his examina
ton of the Keystone corn husker at the
recent Oxford Fair, and after descriD
tion Of It's construction aud operation
exhibited corn husks taken from it.
There being no further reports OF
experiments, and the regular essay being
in order, Mr. Mccullough stated tina
business engagements had prevented hi
preparation of paper, but he submitted
to the club, and asked Mr.. Magraw t,
read the following article in recen
number of Tie Country GcatEeman.
THE Discomfort OF FARMERS,
Mr.. Dow(p. 552) describes class o
farmers that we'll deserve the contemp
that he heaps upon them. But he speak
of the situation as applicable to the Ne7
England and Middle States, and on
would come to the conclusion, from real
ing his article, that most of the farmer
in these sections are lot Of loafsrs
similar to those who frequent viliag
stores and hotel bar rooms; men VIII
have no push, no snap, no manly vigoI
If these were the only men who conplai
that farming is not paying business
the rest OF the world might ridioul
them.
But when he says that ''but on
farmer in ten devotes haif his time, fore
or brains TO the development and success
. of his calling" he is saying an absurdity
Such a statement does not call for homes
argument or deserve respect. To
farmer, in the sections which he inc Jude
, in his remarks, such q statement may b
irritating, but it need be nothing mo.
! 1t is not worth Feeling bad'' over.
But to an outsider who does not kno
anything about farm matters, it come
q with more force. He naturally says: |