The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-07-31
Proceedings of the Deer Creek Farm
PrS- Club,

Miss Elizabeth Williams, of the Lodg
farm, Is at rowsun with Mrs. Stanshury. Z.
Proceedings of the Deer Creek Farm
ers' Club.
| reported Specially for The .Esis.
The monthly meeting of the club was he'll
on saturday. July %, ut "Mo0rcland," tn
residence of Nj. John MUorcs. The actiN
members present We're Mcssrs. John Moorc>
Edward =. Mnurcs, j. Lawrence Mccormick
James Lee, Stevenson a. Williams. W. Ecatt
Harlan ID. &. Wharton Smith, Thomas II. Rob
insun, John u. Wysong, Harry Silver, ROGcl
+. Hanna, John =. Webster, james +. kcnly
X. Harris Archer and William b. Hopkins
The visitors were DIR. W. W. Hopkins and son
ui !Iuvrc de- Grace. Robert w. Holland, q
GoveS street. and Rev. EIwatd fitgsimon.
Tie cummittr. oi inspection consisted q
McSsrS. &c. Arches and Hopkins. They ~
pnrt,-i rNCHy thng in irStc1,Ss condition
p.t,iiy ~ ,.tsas FOR Tho cattle Gnr the latter
VENT htRd, fdpk:hE remarkably well. Ina
d uIin" this y,G,s-Ht Mr. No,Srf haG move,
90 rh;ln rny l;hcr member IS ~ .ypl'. mi!
,... r. i'nl;G suu.IE -'ntr-iiIe .nrfi Of goo;
hay, 8 hluH hAdNc.u Sireti 81 good timc. Cor
l.s,king we'll, aud prOnisinn ut least fitecl
barrels TO the acre. They noticed u lin" ilOcl
al Shropshire sheep, and several. inc hogs
Mr. MVorcs had raised 80 bushels nj wheat +,
the acre.
After dinner the president read II lcttCr In, II
MIR William l.. AmosS, and the dacussion o
the rc-uur subject. w heat" he gam.
Mr. Inhn Mour,..;-.'If the members choose I,
discuss amy other question: viii gladly riSt
way, hut Thought that as II WAS time I" begin
prep uiiioES Tor sowing wheat, il would b,
well IN discuss the subject. = number O
FARMERS propose 10 decrease their area q
whC:tr. his Is II wrong Move. as nothing pay
as well. Wheat can lie produced now at one
hitil the cost il could bc sixty years a.rI IcOn
Slucr 30 hlI=h,i tn the acre good crop, ant
there arc several farmers not far from her,
who ar" aNUrdglHt" thai. in loII the us,. 81
fertilizers Tor the growth at wheat came int
nUNrr:li practice, and that i greatly the cauSt
ri the Increased production. The grUun,
needs thorough working, early piOWing aIt
thorough cultivation. | have no objection Il
carly planting. | shall try to get ready 10y tie
l2t:I Or lth Ot September. There is one thing
that Is very important, hr sure OF your ,rcd
See that II Is fully ripe and dry and not allowed
Ia icr.ucuI, either iii the straw or III bulk
Fcriucntcd seed viii not grow III dry weather
| believe the FuitZ To be the best variety, ana
have SOwv'! II FOR twenty years. | had il
about ~ acres and realized about 80 huShcls
10 the acre. THIS was i'll corn ground and SOW
ed after The first OF October. / have seen Il.
-oOd wheat r"aPcd on corn ground is from UIi
4 /
500 or 100 pounds oil bone to about unC-thiro
Ul the same quantity OF phosphate. iant
ought to lie four or iINc years IN grass. | have
never failed to get good crops OF timothy.
SOW about one and onC-halt bushels Ui seed Il
the acre. One thing is sure, Il farmer cannot
put too much work ON his ground
ID. {. Wharton smith, think that every
i;IrmcT should he governed by circumstance.
i.ud conditions, Judging lay his experience Oh
his own farm ii Congress would pass Il law
regulating the price oil wheat ut one dollar pen
al
robert L. llaniia-''G Ground ought To bI
pl0W 81 as early after harvest as possible, ana
worked two or three times. Bone and phus
phItc ShOlIlH he mixed. tomato ground need,
more tcriillEing than corn ground. plant tive
bushels 10 the acre. Mr.. sawyer found 10y OK.
pcrIcncc that on ground, where by mistake he
md sOwn one bIsnci to the acre, that he RAISED
is much wheat rs where lie had put two
bushels.
William B. Hopkns-"I advocate cariy
plUwinE and thorough cultivation. | sow on,
and IL quarter busIcI$>tO the acre Bone pays
me better than phosphate. For the last two
Years | have had but little grass. | find tna
wheat does hrttcr lor me on tomato groun1
than anywhere else | think il * better To Cul
tlV;Itc than piOw. Working the ground in thai
way brings hrttrr grass than blowing. Stabl,
manure spread lightly on top OF wheat il
March brought fine crops
J. Lawrence McCOrInick.-"I pIowed m,
ground i'll the middle ut October, and i'll Feb
ruury covered il all over with manure. Ii wa
put on too heavy, alIh i'll the spring the Whra
could only BE- seen in spots. W hen harvested
the straw was very rank, and the wheat ram y
bushels Ia the acne. | cut from the ground tw,
tons oil beautiful clover, with not II weed in il
IL il beautifully set i'll grass. The main diff
Guilty is iii getting the manure spread thin
enough II was not cow manure, | bought i
i'll Bel Air."
Thos. II. Robinson MY experience tcache
me that il is as essential to get the GROUND il
grass as it is i'll wheat. The crops in This count,
average 20 bushels TO the acre. | believe il
thorough preparation and early sowing. VI
want good roots to stand the winter. Whra
should he sowed rs early after September l0tl
as possible. ! use from 800 10 300 pounds 0
raw bone. II should he fine as possible
owing 10 over production, there are no pros
poets Tor an advance III price. During the pas
% years india has raised for export NOR
wheat than was raised in one hundred ycnr
previously. Wheat is not now a proiitubl
crop, but my experience teaches me that it
| M cssarS 10 put III wheat i'll order to get grus
we'll set"
Dr. w w. Hopkins by piuwlug early W
have ut least II months time for sowing
have seen good wheat raised Oh tomato ground
| usN. twn parts uf bone and one part of phUs
phaic. | have p!nwcd under sweet corn foddu
| With good rrsIIlta- would turn it under Il
! 80 III tts possible after plainY the corn. nrve
| ha any trouble farming down fodder. Hav
f"S sfaad %w G Srr taT IF S [" PIC" III
| john b. Wysong. Flow III ssho,lld he don
| as early - pnEsihl, after hatvcst, and tn
I ground put in gU'I eontlitioE The YrnIIn
! should he packed, W. WHEAT wiz NOS grow
iu;, sOi'. prhscr+lat stu Ahi,-tr corn -+c'' NJ
I Pure t.nna will nut hFhII ~ good crops FOR ~,
! IL II compound. i SOW Il hnGhel ana aha /
HE acre. Top dressing wheat Win nnr mi
| nur" brings good results. IN. iicrInans p,i
manur1 IN freshly pi0wed land. and pTndiiu
| better crops of srasS than 10y any other pre-
| cess
| Harry SiiVcT.-"W heat is not a paving Gro
| and don't sow any more than [ have to.
plant corn Tor two consecutive seasons. ~
| mOr, wheat hy cutiVutinT than 10y pIOWius
| ON tomato ground | ffnd il pays IL turn III
| vine under. The time of sowing depends npo
| the location of the ground. Last year h;l
| hu acre In potatoes, and had used nitrate {
| soda. intend to- sow about 100 pounds OF n
| trItc of soda To tine acre in March. II prnduc,
| well ana there is this difference; nitrate of sod
| costs about > cents Il pound and PcruNii I
| guauo about .;3o pCr tom
| H. Harris Archer" An important thing il
| have plenty OF straw. bought rick OF 81 ri
| rspcci;!ly To have it spread upon the gruun,
| X is best to pillow early, and SOW timothy abOI
| september Isl. ! have SOw"d nearly one la
| husFI,.l 10 the acre. Have pasturt.d CATH an
| hogs al! winter on wheat. Good wheat stra
| is very valuable. ny" makes Il stronger PIT
| turc thln wheat. | believe harvesting whc,
| ny grading is as cheap rs using II binder
| John MnUrc$.-l don't know about tina
| Three horses, three men and boy cam pr
| twelve" acres III shock lit one day 10y using
| binder.
T. p. MoorcS If a man can get fifty cents
| hI&hcl for wheat. he can live at ii. IL is som
| thing we can't do without, ana there IL IiISu.
| II market for it, We are too apt 10 charge (,
| much oil the cost of production to fertilizer
l I'll
| ground is light | would prefer cultivatng
| Moving. Ii is best III SOW between Scptcmh
| 10th and October 10th. The best ever rais'
was planted about October 10th. Itwus r;Iis
| on tomato ground.
, james Lrc.-"l got At manure SpTcadcr Al
| tried il. ] could not sec much difference in Il
| wheat, but did considerable i'll the gra:
| did not notice any increase in weeds, hut
| @raSs was higher and thicker. | Use FultZ.
have tried Fulcasttr, but found FuitZ bette
, | One should he very particular about the see
l AM SlpnlllN |
timothy but once, and then ! rcapcd Il We
heavy crop. My crop of grass this year W
| light"
I s. A. Williams. "Ihavc been cultivatng I
I twenty years, and have been fairly Succcssi
| for the last five years averaging about Ton
| bushels. ! seeded corn ground and sow Glow
| cut and seed again, then pillow down and =
| fair returns. ! will try putting i'll oats instc
| of wheat. / pillow the ground i'll August IL
| drill i'll about 300 pounds of bone, let il lay
| til seed time and then put in about 300 pour
# of phosphate. like TO sow wheat from II
A | to oath of September. ! have seen wheat
i'll York county before we have suwcd it he
L I ba IpltuI Cprn1liuv truw on =