Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-03-16

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III.
Tho Farmers Club.
The Brittan's Neck Farmers Club met
Saturday, March 18th, at the residence of
Mr.. Geo. 81. Payne, with eleven members
present The proceedings of the last meet
ing were read and approved. Thereport of
the examining committee read as follows !:
We. the examining committee, have
looked around and find tobacco crop strip
ped and hung mp, and looks as though It
had been handled very nicely; cattle and
horses in good condition. We found q
very fine brood SOW with nine beautiful
Yorkshire pigs by her side; farm tools and
buildings in good shape. We think the
wheat drill and binder should not be used
for chickens to roost on as they cost too
much money. The wheat is as good rs any
We have seen. rhe rye, which Is to be
turned in for the tobacco crop, is very fine
The poultry very fine and poultry house
as clean as can be; the dwelling and sur
roundings neat and comfortable
JAS. T. ABEL,
w. 8. DAVIS.
WHIPPED GOUGH.
a motion was made by Leo NJ. Wathen
TO suspend the rules and elect Mr.. G. Ar
mold Graef by reclamation, which was car
ried, and the secretary was ordered to no.
tify Mr.. Gracf Of his being elected an &C.
tive member.
The subject, corn preparation, was then
discussed. Mr.. Payne recommends deep
blowing, and also deep cultivation twice in
row both ways.
Mr.. Wathen prefers blowing the land as
late as possible and plant the corn as soon
rs you can after the tenth of May, and only
work it half the depth OF first blowing.
Would always prefer one inch of subsoil
to be broken. 49,
Mr.. Davis fayors fall blowing ar d as
deep as two or three horses can pull it.
Work it over well in the spring-not so
deep as the first-and plan: as soon as the
land is warm enough.
]. J. Alvey thinks the depth of blowing
should be governed by the quality Of the
land, as there is such vast differences in
soil. What would suit one would act on
another just the reverse. Always prepare
the land well before planting Che crop.
Mr. Cough is Of the same opinion as Mr..
Alvey, hut thinks it always best not to dis
turb the soil after it il turned over.
Mr.. Spalding recommends deep blowing
and the land TO be worked well before
planting the crop.
Mr.. Abel thought deep blowing for light
land useless, and for heavy land recon.
mends sub soiling, and thinks If you want
TO improve your land deep blowing is all
right, but the result will be lean mule and
no crop on the start
j. Perry Abel thought where the land
Is foul it should be singed before blowing
and plowed reasonably deep. Has had
good results from this method.
Mr.. ]. 8. Alvey approved of J. T. Abell's
aud ]. ]. Alvey's ideas. J. c. Cryer pro-
duced the following paper:
Brother Members of the Br;ttan's Neck
Farmers Club The subject for today's
meeting lie one that can better afford to
listen to some of our older and more expe.
rienced farmers, but as you always look
for Us youngsters to make some report |
will proceed TO give you my practice and
experience. / first flush my land early in
the spring (but would prefer the falD and
| plow the land six or seven inches, accord
ing to the soil. always try not to-turr
she furrow all the way over-about thee
tifth's the way. then harrow the land
well both ways. and, If very cloddy, roll
ahead Of the harrow, and when il 10 In
good shape ! check it of both ways 81 by
81 very shallow; drop three to fiye grains
in the hill and cover with pillow or cullva
tor, with only two Of side or hindmost
hoes LEFT in, and in q few days of the corr
coming up pass the harrow over II both
ways; and after the corn ID up pass the
cultivstor through IL the narrow way, once
in the row and then the wide way twice in
the row. This I follow mp until the corr
is large enough to lay by, which do with
the :,iow and cultivator often.
Mr.. Fl. ii. Yates says this il his method
exactly, but objects to burning any growth
Of grass even when il il cut dry. ii.
thinks il of more value TO be turned in, a
nature has % shaped its course for all veg
citation TO be Of value TO the land. Thinks
land win stand drought better from deer
blowing.
The Club adjourned to meet the second
Saturday Of April at J. T. Johnson's. AL
vey, Watben and Yates were chosen as IN.
examining committee. The subject for th.
next meeting-growing Of the tobacco cror
and preparing il for market
]. G. CRYER, Secretary.