Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-07-05
Jacksonville, .. lettings.

Jacksonville, d. lettings.
About the busiest folks know of are the
Fayette Co. farmers and Congress. Hay
making, corn, blowing and wheat harvest,
each demanding immediate attention, but
fine weather of the past week for field oper-
alton helped us yet around lots of work
Perhaps one half Of the clover crop went
into the barns with the week ending June %,
and fully one half of the great acreage ofcorn
is laid by -plowed to finish and its con-
dltion most promising. Our soil IS as well
adapted to the growth Of corn as Is Jersey to
sweet potatoes, or the eastern shore OF Md.
to melons.
Hip high and mid sides to your team as
you plow, is about its size.
We see a few idle men who want work;
while wages are just shade lower than one
year ago ION the farm,) yet they are fully
equal to the depression in prices of farm
produce. rs cents a day and board for gen.
eral farm work, 81 for hay harvest, 81 rs for
wheat harvest and threshing
The crop of old wheat garnered is now
being hurried to a 80 cent market, while corn
is moving oceanward at 3G cents per hushcl.
Many crops for July delivery haye been con-
,racted at so cents per bushel while Others
are disposed to hold for better, but the out
look is not very favorable for any great range
above so cents. know of no wheat In the
county yet harvested but the coming week
will generally find it IN condition to begin,
with the prospect very favorable for an album.
dant yield.
For several years have urged your farm.
ers to adopt the plan of top-dressing wheat
during fall and winter and also to ditch your
wet, spouty land, especially to tile drain. /
will now give you some recent experience
IN that line. Just about one year ago gave
the result of top.dressing as shown on q
piece of wheat just harvested This field of
ID acres was sown lightly to timothy, three
quarts to acre with drill when sowing the
wheat IN September previous; following
spring it was sown with four quarts of red
clover seed to acre. 1t was good catch.
From October LIST TO January LIST my entire
stock ran at will on the pasture from an ad-
joining blue grass pasture: from January LIST
until April 18th IL head of sheep had access
10 1t; after that nothing trespassed on 1t.
Last week cut the grass off-l0 acres of 1t
is loads--certainly not less than one ton
per load, and am certain an average OF fully
it tons. My son did the moving and after
the first round he insisted 60 along and sec
the grass on the clay land that had been top
dressed. 1t surprised my own faith in its
virtue. The south half of the field is black
land (bottom) underlaid with gravel, natur-
ally rich in plant food. but the north end of
red clay has the heaviest hay this crop.
Meadows are generally much lighter than
one year ago, and neighbor with land ada
cent was moving at the same time, clover
alone that did not make over one ton per
acre-land equally as good-causc-March
freeze killed the tender plants while the top
dressed was preserved. l repeat how 90 it,
haul all manure l can run through my
stables during the winter with liberal he'd
ding of straw, direct to the field any time
from September till March LIST when can get
on the field with team.
Coming week expect to cut field of 20
acres of pool wheat. ten acres OF which was
top dressed, after threshing shall give you
result of yield as compared with others not
so treated and also the effect on the young
clover.
White clover not very plentiful, conse-
quently bee pasture not extra good, yet l
notice my Italians getting in their work all
the same on the red clover. Swarming only
began last week, and was equally surprised
and gratiHed when on the % at high noon
very large swarm came from the east direct
and took possession of an empty hive setting
near my apiary, one inawhich weak colony
had died but left the sections full Of comb
just ready for the new housekeepers.
attention, Co. f." That was the word
hurriedly passed along! the streets of our
county seat, Washington G. H., a few weeks
ago when Gov. Mckinley through Adjt.
Gen. Howe ordered the 14th Regiment State
Guards to take the field to suppress the
lawlessncss of the striking miners. Many
of the boys are sons of our old vets and it
would have done your eyes good to see the
earnest look of the old fellows Of '61-'65 as
they babe the boys good bye and heard the
many expressions of advice, such as Don't
allow any man to monkey with your gun.
"Keek your cartridge box buckled tight"
Don't throw your havresack away" &c.
Well the boys went and are back. They
were gone Is days and saw active field SER
vice and behaved with honor to themselves
and credit to the State, and want to assure
the boys of the old 9th Md, the National
Guard of OHIO is composed of the same stuff
we were brigaded with IN 1856 when we
touched elbows with the 10, 1872 and 1875
Ohio volunteers.
And now as these jottings are growing out
OF all original intentions, want to answer
some inquiries from some of the "boys" as to
"Are you coming to Maryland this summer"
really see no way out OF 1t. My daugh-
ter is there visiting friends and relatives and
she says must come to accompany her
home, so that settles it, you may look for a
flying visit soon, and, friend Cassell, shall
certainly drop into your sanctum If only long
enough to swap some fish yarns.
G.. M. E..