The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
CECIL FARMERS CLUB.
Meeting at Mr.. George w. SuttOn'S,
near Perryville.
VERYPROFITABLE SESSION
Discussion of Different Methods of Seed
ing Wheat and Timothy.

Farmers Club was held at ''Nfiwood" farm,
the homestead of Mr.. George W. Sutton, near
Perryv,Me onWcdnesday, 18th inst. A mellower
October day never woed the sentimental lover
of Nature to the entcing woods, Just being
touched by Autumn's magic pencil, and if the
traditional melancholy days, the saddest of
the year" had really come, there were no I'M
welcome signs of their presence about Chilli
wood" farm, save in the rapidly tinting leaves
of forest aud field
At eleven O'Clock the President directed the
call OF the roll of members when the follow
ing RESPONDED to their names: Henry s. Cou
don, George w. Sutton, Joseph Coudon, (of
Joseph Col. John r. Bond. John p. Wilson,
Thomas c. Bond, VIM. Gillespie, Joseph Cou-
DON OF Hy) and II. r. Torbcrt and DIR. r. Z.
Bromwcll. honorary member. The visitors
present were Mr.. Wilson l.. Coudon Editor of
the Perrvville Record and Mr.. Don Lambdn.
The minutes of the last meeting having
been read and approved, reports of Expert
ments being in order, Mr.. Michiner said, that
when planting potatoes the past Spring, he
had used stable manure broadcast. plouRhing
TuLIltT S!lttllDW every llllT'l LIS 'L'l'
this year was good both in quality and guam
tity. In previous years he had spent some
money in applying IA specially prepared po-
tato fertilizer in the rows but had no better
results than this year. While the crop of
course was liable to the uncertainties Of tho
season. vet his conclusion is. that the method
Of planting adopted this year was the best, at
at least ON his farm.
Col. John r. Bond said, that some tim" ago
a Scotch gentleman having remarked to him,
that American Farmers We're sowing too
much seed wheat to the acre, he had seeded
this year 100 acres Of wheat in na"o.n, using
one bushel to the acre, on 1900 other acres, u
part of which was Virgin soil, he sowcd one
and quarter bushels. The result on the 100
acre portion was over 20 bushels to the acre.
while on the other land the yield was only
from II to l6 bushels per acre. The lands
were treated alike. were adjoining and were
in all respects subject to the same conditions.
His conclusion is. that wheat stands better,
and does not crowd itself out, when the more
moderate quantity of seed is sown.
Dr. Bromwel said last year he sowed five
acres Of Timothy on land prepared for wheat.
The ground was not very good but he cut
about one ton to the acre, as the first seasons
growth.
Mr. Wilson said this year he had cut two
tons of Timothy to the acre on potato ground,
having seeded it Immediately after raising
his potato crop. His opinion is, that timothy
s .ded alone does not assure a crop of haJ as
certainly as seeding it the old way with
wheat, looking to a succession of crops.
Mr.. H. s. Coudon said he preferred the old
method OF sowing timothy with wheat, and
he did not understand why if the proper ma
nures was applied, the benefit of succeeding
crops should not be equally sure, as when the
timothy was sown with wheat. The wheat
contributed nothing to the growth of the tim
othy, and if there was any advantage in SOW
ing the timothy alone, the benefit of this
method of sowing should show in succeeding
crops, if such advantage really existed. The
general experience of the Club was not posi-
tive enough to establish the comparative value
of the two methods.
Mr.. Wilson said he was experimenting in
drilling his wheat both ways using one bushel
Of seed each way. and drilling 300 lbs of fer
tiiiler each way to the acre, the fertilizer be-
ing made from a formula furnished by the
Maryland Experimental Station-as follows
- tor South Carolina Rock. 600 lbs ground
dry fish, 200 lbs muriate of potash, 200 lbs
nitrate Of soda. the approximate cost of which
is e23 per ton. He mixed the fertilizer him
self and will report hereafter the result.
Mr.. Wilson l.. Coudon reported that in
conversation with Cecil county farmer he
had been informed that Winter oats were be-
ing very proiitably grown in Virginia. and
thought that farmers generally would be in
terested in experimenting with them. They
were reported as growing from so to 60 bush
els 70 the acre, and 80 to 40 pounds to the
bushcl. Mr.. Coudon reported the information
as Il matter of voluntary investigation by
the members OF the club.
The regular essay being in order Mr.. Sutton
reported that he had expected IA gentleman to
act as a substitute for him, but he had failed
to matcraliHe.
UPON taking a recess for dinner the Presi
dent designated Messrs. Gillespie, Mitchiner
and the committee to examine Mr.. Suttons
premises.
Upon re-assembling after dinner Mr.. Gill
lespie reported the fine condition of Mr.. SUIT
toms vegetable and fruit grounds He COM
mended MIR. Suttons swine particularly, and
spoke very fiatteringly of his growing crops.
The favorable report of the committee was
endorsed by Mr.. Jos. Coudon, Mr.. Henry S.
Coudon, DIR. Bromwell, and the members of
the club generally, Mr.. Sutton being humor-
ously bnt no less sincerely termed by the
members, particularly under the influence of
good dinner the Philadelphia, Pho
neer Progressionist in Agriculture and Hor-
ticulture.
Mr. II. S. Coudon notified the club that at
its next meeting he would offer a motion to
amend article of the constitution by strik-
ING ont the word twelve" and inserting
1.-TWO lhrds' of the members.
At 8 o'clock p. m. the club adjourned to
meet at Mr.. Joseph Coudon's (ol Jos) onWed-
nesday, November u, 1884
Hoods Cures in Baltimore.