The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-06-26
BALTIMORE MARKETS.
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY
GILBERT u STRASBAUGH,


Reported especially for The -Egis.
The Deer Creek Farmers Club met ON SAT-
urday ut the beautiful home uf Mr., James Lee,
near ChurchvilO. This farm is ono of the best
In Hartford county. Situated as it is, about
one mile from Deer Creek, and traverSed by
Tobacco Run, it does, indeed, present pic.ur-
esquc appearance. Mr.. Lee has for years past
followed principally grazing, us the land seems
to he naturally adopted to this.
The committee on inspection went over a
large portion of the property, and were accom-
panied by the entire club.
Mr. 5. a. Williams reported that he had never
spent IN hour and a,half more pleasantly than
in his tour of inspection. The only thing the
place needed was Il railroad The corn was the
best he had seen. The 30 acre meadow had IL
sod on it which had not been broken for 30
years. The horses and cattle all looked well.
Mr. c. l.. Ellicott was extremely pleased with
the beautiful meadow land, and said it was
hardly cqualled i'll the county.
MIR. Johu MOorcS said that while he was APP
pointed to criticiSe in this case, he could find
nothing TO object to. Everything was in first
The subject selected for discussion was Mix
ed Farming"
James Lee, the host, said that it was better
to raise some of each kind of crops, as it often
happens that one crop does not pay or may be
destroyed by drought,an the farmer has some
thing to fall back on, and can realize some
money on. lie believes i'll raising all the crops
and feed them on the farm, although last year,
owing to the low price, it did not pay to feed
cattle, but no matter, it is well to always
have some to sell.
George Z. Silver agreed with Mr.. Lee but
was surprised, as he thought the host was
specialist 1t Is better to follow farming gencr-
ally than any one thing particularly. He re-
called the change Of the mode of farming in
the South. Before the war cotton was their
staple, now almost every crop is extensively
f,a.l Inn hat
crop will pay, and it is always safer to raise
something of all crops. If wheat or corn don't
pay try something else, but never raise too
much of any one thing.
DR., c. A. Hollingsworth favored mixed farm
William Wilson said he preferred to listen to
the discussion, and not to express an opinion ut
present.
great deal on the place II farmer has. Some
lands are adapted To one crop and some to an
other.
| was better for Il majority of the farmers.
j. b. Wysong thought there were times that
| the profits on any specially We're great enough
| to make up for the loss of one crop. farmer
ought to select one or two paying crops and
stick to it. 1t is possible to have too many
| irons in the fire. and you can devote more time
| to any one crop than if you have too many,
| ID. C. Wharton Smith thought mixed crops
| speuulities and some may be far seeing enough
| to toll whether they will pay or not.
IL. IL. Miller, director OF the maryland COL
lege, Agricultural Experiment Station, thought
we ought to be prepared to take hold OF any
| thing we can make 20. He spoke of relative
having sold $3.50 worth of Strawberries from
| one acre, and of of seven cherry trees 800
| worth of fruit. Farmers should always be
| alert in looking after their interests.
| s. A. Williams observed that Mr., Lee had
| followed the custom of his father in fattening
| cattle. He always watches the market. and
worry prudently buys cattle low, and purchases
| grain to fuJton them. His course is II wise one,
| but general huSDundry is almost always the
| most successful.
james f. kenly favors general husbandry.
IL is not best to put all your eggs in one basket.
| He thought Mr.. Lee was Il specialist on cattle,
| but nothing else, and everything was made
| subservent to this, but in the long run general
| farming pays the best.
| w. ID. Hopkins believed in raising little of
| everything. He thought the day OF wheat and
| corn was nearly played out, but there are
| specialties which can be made to pay. Small
| fruits very often yield Il handsome income.
| We should always have something to sell.
| John Silver Hughes was not positive which
| was best, but thought that in the West special
| crops are the best. farmer could raise a
| crop and leave his farm for large portion of
| the the year, after the succeeding one had been
planted. Failures of late years has made mat
| ters very different. In the East, however, he
found general husbandry the best.
| Il. +. MOores said we ought to raise some
| thing of everything that grows out of the
/ ground. so we may always have something to
| sell, but our crops depend great deal on
| location. He did not favor trucking unless
| nothing else was done.
X. II. Archer fayors special farming, every
| thing else should be subservient to this. He
| Thought MIR. Lee was a specialist, especially for
| cattle. He noticed no provender was ever sold
| OFF OF his farm, and very often he bought food
for the cattle. Hethought dairying was good
| thing if the farmer was located near the rail
| road.
| X. F. Hanna favored raising everything. He
| favored trucking when the farmer was near Il
| railroad.
Louis Dashiell had had very little personal
experience with farming. His father, how:
| ever, had been IL farmer and trucker, and had
| made money until the market became overrun
| with others who took up the same pursuit.
| John MOorcs said mixed husbandry was de.
cidedly the best. The only way to improve the
| land is by raising plenty of horses, cattle and
sheep. We can do this by raising a certain
| amount of all crops.
c. Louis Ellicott believes in general husban.
dry, as he thought it did not pay to put all the
eggs i'll one basket.
Thomas Lochary had about quit trying tC
raise anything for profit, and could not say
| which was best.
John Webster believes in specialties, but
every farmer ought to know what his farm
| will produce.
w. b. Harlan, the president, did not favor
any specially, he thought farmers ought tC
lind out what their farms will produce anc