The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-11-29

| Deer Creek Farmers Club.
Reported for The Egis
The Deer Creek Farmers Club met at the
residence of Mr.. L. Edward SwartZ near Foun-
tain Green, last Saturday afternoon.
E. P. Moores, Harry f. Silver and Thomas
Lochary were appointed to make the custo-
mary inspection of the premises. The commit
tee reported the stock looking well. Mr..
SwartZ has thirty head of steers, fine selec-
ton of milk COWS, one imported cow which has
made pound and a-half of butter a day. He
also has about sixty hogs, one pen containing
fifteen Berkshires which looked especially fine,
also another pen of fourteen Chesters, which
were in good condition. He raised about four
teen barrels of corn to the acre, which was a
good yield for this year
The members present were Messrs. Il. Harris
Archer, William B. Hopkins, X. F. Hanna, w.
Beatty Harlan, James w. Hanna, Thomas
Lochary, John Moores, T. P. Moores Il. Ed
ward Swartz, James f. Kenly, John B. Wysong
and Harry F. Silver. The visitors were A. Il.
Patterson, William T. Sawyer Edward Dean,
| II. Z. Gilbert and George E. Silver.
The subject selected by the host was stock
| Feeding
Mr.. Swartz, the host, said he believed that
| there was money in hogs, especially this year,
| as corn was so cheap. He thought it best to
keep them in the pen, as they were less trouble.
| He kept both Berkshires and Chesters, but he
| liked the former the best He belived in stab
| ling cattle.
Harry F. Silver, had had no experience with
| ensilage, but had heard farmers say that it was
| a good milk and butter producer. In that case
/ he thought likely it ought to fatten steers. He
| believes in stablIng cattle. All the grain given
| to horses should be ground us it is more easily
| dgested. He thought it was an injury to horses
| to let them have too much timothy hay, it
should be mixed with clover.
K. Harris Archer did not think that farmer
could get his land rich without keeping cattle.
He would rather have $40 worth of manure
than ton of bone dust. He believed in some
convenient pasture for hogs, where they have
access to a running stream. He does not be-
lieve in cutting up fodder for the stock, as it
does not pay: He usually fed corn to his cattle
in the field, and then turned in lot of Shoats to
eat up the grains of corn the cattle would
leave.
w. B. Hopkins said that he had not made
very much money out of cattle. He does not
believe in keeping them over winter. He
thought the best plan was to buy good cattle
in August, and put them on good grass. He
feeds about two quarts of feed day at first,
and gradually increases the amount up to three
quarts.
steers in the stable, as it does not pay. He
| thought that clover hay was the best feed for
milk cows. 1t is good way to change the feed
of all kinds of stock. A hog ought never to be
allowed to squeal, give him all he will eat. Be-
lieved in keeping them in the pen, as they
would grow faster, and were less trouble.
John Moores said that stock cattle from Vir-
ginia did better with us than those from the
North. Southern cattle could stand our climate
better and would not seek the shade like those
from Canada, consequently they would eat
more grass and be i'll much better condition.
He belived in feeding horses fodder, as it would
not give them the heaves like hay.
James +. Hanna said that he had no expert
ence in feeding stock cattle, but if he was keep
ing cattle for market, he would give them all the
feed they would eat Hogs ought to be kept in
a pen, as they thrived better and were less trou-
BILE. He said that most farmers believed that
sheep were not profitable, but he had eighty
ewes last year and raised ITO lambs. Early
lambs are the best, as they bring better prices.
z. T. Gilbert believed in keeping hogs penned
pertinent, and found that they were about three
times as large as those fed in the usual way.
He believes in giving hogs small quantity of
salt, W hch improves their condition wonderful
ly. Some farmers never gave hogs salt as they
were under the impression that-it would kill
advised the farmers to try it. 1t is a good idea
to keep hogs over winter.
James +. Kenly believed in feeding horses
fodder, as it would not give them the heaves.
He preferred sugar corn fodder. Did not think
it advisable to cut the fodder up, as it would
not pay for the trouble. He had known some
persons who formerly cut their fodder but had
abandoned it.
Thomas Lochary said that he did not believe
in keeping hogs over winter. He preferred
April pigs, and generally Eiudc them weigh
about 225 pounds by No. einUcr. He thought
that three or four months was long enough to
keep steers, us he did not beliye in stall feeding
Mr.. Harlan said 81 am chiefly Interested in
cattle feeding, but am not fully satisfied i'm
my own mind whether it is more profita BILE to
stall feed cattle on grain or to trust to fatten-
ing them on grass with little grain in the fall
to finish them off. For example, this year /
fed Al steers about barrels of corn
each and sold them Mt an advance of 500 per
head, while AZ grass cattle paid about S23
head profit and ate only, say one barrel OF
corn each-thus l would save only SO to show
for the other four barrels of corn fed TO the
first lot. But, on the other hand, from the best
figures can find. believe the four barrels
corn added 81 worth of fertiliZng material to
the manure mae by each steer and as the
grain fed steers went to market in July |
saved s.'I..e fuur months pasture in them.
Thu II nln naturally likes To have on his
place the sleek and wcii-fed kline" Mr.. Hur-
Ian also said, Il would like 10 ask the clubs
opinion m the ACCESSIBILITY Of feeding cattle
IL part ration of ensiluge. Apart from the |
expenses of building sOit seems to me there
would be Il distinct saving i'll labor. For one
who cuts his fodder, there is very little nddi-
tional labor in filling Il siio and he would save |
4 cents per bushel for huSking and ) cents for
grinding, and if we can believe the authorities,
the ensilage would add II valuable element to
the ration for fattcning cattle as well as for |
the dairy. | do not think il advisable for en-
silage to constitute more than quarter of the
Mr.. George f. Silver had been feeding cattle |
in the stable for the last fifteen years aud al
ways found it profitaUie, but ut the present
prices did not think it would pay. In feeding |
stock for profit it was necessary to buy them
right and to sell them right. The item of ma
nure was considerable, as there was no fertii- |
land.
A. T. Patterson had never had any expert
ence in feeding steers. Give hogs all they
would eat. 1t is good idea to change the feed
for horses. Fodder is good for them, but he
preferred timothy hay.
w. T. Sawyer had no fixed rule about feeding
stock. He generally avoided extremes. Does
not give them any more than they will eat. lie
stabbed his cattle, rs 1t does not take so much
feed as those running out; gives them all the
hay they will eat.
j. L. Dean said his feeding did not amount to
very much, as he only kept two horses and
some hogs. He believed in changing the feed
of horses.
]. b. Wysoug, the President, had had very
little experience in feeding steers. Thought
the natural feed for hogs was grass. If per-
son would count the cost of corn fed hog, it
would amount to five cents pound. He did
not believe in feeding hogs too much grain.
The next meeting of the club will be at
"Mooreland," the residence of John Moores, on
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