The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-06

rule ten years in succession. and on witt gen
erail come out ahead. Wheat ought to be al
most the only crop we sell Of! the tarIn, feed
the rest. one kind OF stock VIII pay about is
well us another Should bc fixed SO as To toe
able To hold the stock until ready 10 sell, GOOD
plan 10 fatten horses, ana have them i'll good
condition for thr spring work. should ken
cattle, hogs, sheep and COWS. then almost sure
To- hit a good ularaSt on some. III milk blfa..
Hess is Il pay ing Hnr for those who have e.
shinpin" facilities holds Ms own IN price. l. l.
ter and eggs vary more unusually cheap {. IS
whole winter. PIECES ia -.ci"r = very low mos.
Potatoes ar" worst OF al: ana this Is "a crop
that cant he h,IH Oycr. The great dcv"ll o.
mcnt in shipping facilities i'll recent years his
made = great change Il used to DE- that pC1r
crops meant high prices. but now the infer
communication nvtwc"n distant sections Is
such that local Deficiencies are made up from
the oVCrSupply from other parts of the cUHn-
Try, and the farmers 81 a section where Il Vie II
is poor must still take low prices for the little
that they have 10 sell.
Mr.. :. y. WiliImS-"ThiS question involve
Il good many diverse elements. which make it
Il difficult one To answer. Tie most that -"
can do is to lay down Il low general principlo-
winch undcrlic tn" subject. Ia the first plac.,
in this section, W. should yet HS much stable
manure as possible. grow as much grass Is
possible, and market tn" farm products on hOof
or through Il milk dairy. The second principle
is 10 get the products to market as soon as eau
conveniently lie done after they are ready Ter
market
Mr. William Webster -Four crops out Of
five should lie sold when ready for market, rs
shrinkagr and waste eat up profits. As Mr..
Williams SAYS. certain principles :trr always 10
be kept in view Some crops You can't hold
over. Return crops to the farm, aud This C..u
he done best by manure" Mr.. Webster men
Toned AN instance where this was done. Il
Young man had rs high as ID head of cattle u!f
- acres, his land is like garden, and the
whole secret is in returning the products to he
soil in stable manure.
Sir. +. +. MOurcS -"Furmcrs generally sell
when they need the money. Sell wheat as soon
us thrashed, potatoes when dug, and cattle as
soon us in condition for the market. This is as
and ,nS ia.
last August is us good as SeVenty-tiVe now.
One dollar and SeNcnty-iive for corn last fall
would he rs good as two dollars now.
Mr.. Archcr-'l think il * best to sci! when
yuu have IL buyer who is anxious To buy. If Il
buyer comes TO your place and offers you Il
far price, II general rule, 1t is better to sell.
1t you must go to man and ask him to buy,
you are always ut Il disadvantage. Not only
sell when you thrash, bur thrash early. A
farmer can't afford and ought not to be Il
SpeCulatOr. He Is only Il producer. If he buys
cattle with an intention to sell at certain
time it is better not To mold over long after
that time, if he does, he becomes speculator.
would rather sell mt home ut fair price than
run risks by sending products oil for sale
Mr.. Harlun-'I agree with Mr.. Williams that
it is best to feed most of the produce on the
farm, especially when railroad facilities are not
good. We can generally feed the corn to bet
ter advantage than to sell it, and think ii Il
good plan To feed it into hogs Mr.. Wysoug
had mentioned the Farmers Market, and MIR.
Harlan said on the subject: The object OF
the Farmers Market is TO do away with the
middle man us lar as possible, ana make mar
set for many things That are hard to dis
SltlSe of adVautageOuSly on the farm. He
mentioned an instance of Il man who
had Il farm OF 100 acres, ami was losing money
every year. He sold his farm and bought five
acres near Il city and rented Il stall in II Farm
erS' Market. and made more oil the , aces
than he mad gotten of the $50 acres. Best
time To sell is obviously when we can get the
best price, and every man will sell when he
thinks he has that. circumstances will SONIC
times compel Il farmer TO sell 1T other times"
Mr. Harlan stared that he had .5...
in selling wheat from the machine. and thinks
il paid. His usual course had been to put il in
the granary first.
MIR. Robert F. Hanna-"Ths is hard subject
to deal with. Its best to sell when you thru: sh,
have more bushels then than later. Ii pays to
keep cows, and market butter and milk. ri
Vate customers III the city Will always paw Il
good price for Il good article During !; re-
cent year Mr.. Hanna sold 2,Iou pounds OF but
fed strong. Not thoroughbred cows
MIR. keuly-"Best time to sell is as soon as
you can get the products ready tor the mtrI,"t
Follow this rule, ANA you will fuIc better In lie
end than ii you watch up the markets /
would not make this an iGiaiiIhlc rule, from
which ] would never vary. Feed crops ana
make manure. We are sure OF what we ha Ec
Often humbugged iii buying commercial ferti-
liHcr.
Mr.. Harry Silver spoke of the loss of storing
grain, and stated that he had read of Il careful
experiment which showed that wheat which
would bring one dollar in the fall. must BRING
one dollar and seven cents i'll the spring to
cover loss from shrinkage, waste, &c. No rdIc
can he land down To Sult everybody. | h:,Nc
missed IL four tIlt"S ont OF five 10y nor sci ~
wheat when ready Tor market Il pays Drttur
To iced wheat IntJ stock than u sell at the pr 81,
Il is nov. Feeding o. ops into stock * the Ofti.
sure way to keep 4 ldriu III 70 ~ condition.
Mr. Lochary-''I agree with "a great deal that
has been said. ist 10 sell stock when fat i.l:I
ready Tor market tram IN" same way. i
farmer well iiNvt for feeding ought to i,.!
II great deal. Thinks sheep as profitable s+r
manure as cattle.
Mr.. George +. -itNrr-''A farmers capital Is
his farm ;..I.! $. a.-. " a.t,I'r he does to IN
crease either, increases his - i!ta!. The better
the lana, the better the crops. II Is qU"st.'t,
when il Is better to feed the corn, and wien t.,
sell. If we kn," eNivliN WI a It costs To PUT
On a pOund of beef, pOT. or mutton. and tEt.I,
compared with the market value of grain ,.,,;:-
SIimcd. we could arrive 1T definite conclusions.
anu il favor oi feeding all tie rough i:.g :.
nat Tins year the farmer was Justified i'll SrlIr.
the hay hcCauS,' ui the iil@h price. ana feeding
grain and fodder. stock ted ia the field VIII do
better than stock given the ..tGuC amount ui
tcti IN the stable" hgN" divided Il lot OF cat
TIC. and mad.. thu Experiment.. When we t,,-d
y!friu best to fc,s fun Wheat j. mostly sud
outright, and generally speaking We sell Tie
oats Il y best 10 sell the oats II fair pgtr.,
can he obtained. From practical experience"
EUuid say II l. h'St IL >..ii = crop a. soon ~ Il
can H." gotten ready FOR the market. | have
followed this rul' Tor fifteen years. and in ir;
more than thrt,. wear. out oi the. fifteen could
| nave done better by holding ghc crop. | uINt.
tested >hrinki;su in cora, and found that n
ShriIEs Duc-cI%hih III three. months. Thin As
re loss from Et!f lilkiEst. ia holding
i great deal more than i generally sIIppus, =.
Mr.. Walter IHu"y stated thar no has mot
had much experience ii farming, bus lookup
II the matter oI when ia dispose Of farm pro
guciS from .. bankers standpoint. lie would
consider the proper time to Ia. iuSI before a
not, is i,!lIIT LGs IN i.tI,k. He ihnUgut tu,.
organization OF irt""l> clubs Is al great value
:" The farmer. Tue bankers have their Amcrl-
can !,t'IKcr~. Association. and .ihcWiSt. ~
every other department. uI business and riu.
r"-Siangl life nI"i; have organizations - prp-
rit,sig I'M
will. to Il great extent. solve the question ii
how 10 dispose. If the products.
Mr.. Il. Harry Webster, ON being called on the
President ofthc club, said, that like Mr.. Fan
ney he was not an expert farmer, but that lat
rr in the evening he would give the club an IL
IuStruuon i'll tine dining room of how to dispose
of farm products.
Mr.. Wysong thinks the how much more i'm
purtunt than til" when. Best tOS sell as soon as
the crop j. i'll Il marketable condition. Agrees
with MIR. Harlan that there may he eases when
Il mans judgment will advise him To vary the
rule. The most valuable lesson could be de-
rived by members of The club performing
practical experiments. AT the present low
price of grain, ii Is best to market through
stock.
Mr.. J. T. Web<ter-"Tha question of market
ing is one not easily solved. Has had some cN-
paricnce in feeding wheat 10 stock. not as good
- cora 1t is more profitable to sell potatoes
at - or 80 cents per bushe than to feed thcIu'
y IaDTiUn was passed thar ut! members pay
up fines for the past year at the next meeting
The next meeting VIII bc held at the home IT
MI ;. y Williams. SUBJECT Iuf discussion,
Garden Crops
Mr.. MoOres spoke of the loss the club had
sustained 10y the death of one of its mcmbcrs,
Mr.. T. Edward SwartZ, and moved that IL CON
!uittce bc appointed. with the President rs
chairman, to draw up resolutions of respect
The President appointed MeSSrS. >. 4. Williams
and +. f. Gorrcll, and the following minute
was adopted:
''Sincc our last Meeting Mr.. r. Edward
SwartZ, one Of our members, has, in the prOyi-
dencc ul God, been takeG away from US. NJ
Swartz Joined the club about eight Years ago
and from the date of his admission was il vrry
regular attendant ard earnestly interested in
al! its proceedings. In ali his associations Win
the other members he wits uniformly arrecai lie
and courteous, ana no one was more activCly
interested in the welfare of the club and in
forwarding the aim FOR which ii was organic d.
In his death we have los! 1t valuable mcmh r.
and the community useful citizen. We oo-
sire in this way to express our high esteem tor
him, and to extend TO his widow and children
our deep sympathics ut their bereavement
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.