The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-11-18
CECIL FARMERS CLUB.
The Regular Monthly Meeting at Thomas
G. Bond, Esq's., near Port Deposit.
IL. N,rnrnh,r rneefinn of the Cecil

The Regular Monthly Meeting at Thomas
G. Bond, Esq's., near Port Deposit.
The November meeting of the Cecil
farmers Club vas held at THE Naples, -
the homestead of Thomas G. Bond, Esq ,
near Port Deposit 90 Wednesday the
! 18th lust. Promptly at 10 so a. N. at
the request of Mr.. Thomas c. Bond the
p,esidont of the club who asked Mr.
Henry S. Coudon the vice president to
preside-.he call of,the roll Of members
showed the following gentlemen to BE-
present viz; Henry s. Condor, George
| w. Sutton, los. Coudon, (of Jos), Adam
r Magraw, Samuel r. Carson, Col.
John r. Bond, John 7. Wilson, d.. K.
E. BromweiI, (honorary member), TLos.
c. Bond aud Henry r. Torbert, Mr.. w.
w. Moore arriving after the roll call and
before the reading of the essay, aud be
ing welcomed by the members rising to
their feet. Mr. E. L. Duyckinck arrived
after the reading of the essay.
The minutes of the last meeting haV-
ing been read, corrected and approved,
and there being no unfinished business
and no reports OF experiments, the regu,
lar essay being in order, MI Th9mas G.
Bond presented and read tie following
paper on
COST OF PRODUCTION OF GRAIN.
Thinking perhaps it may prove profitable at
this time when the price Of cereals IS so low, to
examine into the cost Of .heir production, have
endeavored in the figures herewith presented to
approximate at least, what it costs to produce
bushel OF wheat, corn, oats, and ton OF hay
respectively.
In order to arrive at a more correct method OF
calculation l have estimated the cost OF ten
acres, which divided by ten gives the cost oi a
single acre. From the estimates given We hnd'
counting a yield OF - bushels OF wheat to the
acre the cost is 81 cents per bushel, which it
sold ut 65 cents-tne present price-entatls loss
OF - cents per bushel.
Oats counting a yield OF So bushels to the acre,
and sold at So cents per bushe entail loss OF
~ cents per bushel.
Corn, counting yield of Is bushels per acre,
and sold at 50 cents per bushel, nets gain of
cents per buShel.
Hay which comes under another class, ana one
of the most profitable crops farmer raises, ii We
produce Il tors to the acre, we have gain OF
IS. per ton, or S+2Oper acre.
In the estimates given have cndeayored to be
conservative, and in the matters of interest and
insurance on our buildings, and the money
invested in same and in our farms. a comparison
in the ease of all our members, will show the
amount under rather than overestimatcd.
This view OF the farming interest is not very
encouraging. at least so far the production Cf
grain is concerned. Il is true there are many
little incidental productions connected with the
farm which serve in a measure to ameliorate the
hard conditions which rest upon us. But with
all, it is evident occupation fails to yield
what is commensurate with the toll ana for the
money invested. We have Ior many years been
hlttering ourselves there would come better
and more prosperous day, but in our expectations
We have been disappointed, and indeed the
future holds out no better promise than the past
and present, and hence it seems useless 10 Sug
gest any remedy, other than as far as we can. we
must Accommodate ourselves to circumstances
and philOsophcdlIy bear the ills incident TO the
occupation of choice. Maybe in time, when
we cease to Overproduce. these hard conditions
will be essened.
The estimated cost Of wheat per bushel is as