The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-01-25
CECIL FARMERS CLUB.
January Meeting at Mr.. James H. Max
Wells near Pennington.

The regular monthly meeting of the Cecil
MaXwell's near Pennington, on Thursday
the 10th. having been postponed from the 18th
inst, to allow I. number of members to attend
the funeral of the late Ex-senator Levi r..
MearnS which took place on Wednesday the
18th At IL O'Clock the President directed
the call of the roll of members when the fol-
lowing responded to their names: III, S.
Coudon, A. j. Michiner, Jos. Coudon (of Jos),
Col L. Noyes, Col. John r. Bond, John p.
wilson, Ihos. G. Bond, Il. L. Duyckeuck,
VIM Il. Gillespie, Geo. W. Clifford Alfred
Kirk, James II. Maxwell and II. r. Torbert.
The visitors present by invitation were Mr..
L. L. Ewing Of the Midland Journal, and
Thomas J. Wilson of Pennington.
The minutes OF the last meeting having
been read AMI approved rs unfinished busi-
ness Mr.. II. y. Coudon reported the follow
ing resolution in accordance with the action
taken at the last meeting of the club, and
which was unanimously adopted.
Resoloed, That we heartily endorse the
sentiment contained in the petitions now being
- ''-' ''7iS 'itShOi PA lut Legislature
to exempt Cecil county from the provisions of
the Inv authorizing gambling on races for Il
period OF thirty days IN each year, upon the
grounds OF agricultural societies, and We
nope our representatives at Annapolis, will
respect the wishes OF the people. We are also
firmly convinced, that the interest of the
farming community would be promoted by
Withholding State aid from the so-called
agricultural society, ana bestowing the same
upon the proposed system of State Farmers
Institutes.
He also reported the authorized compli-
mentary visit of himself and Mr. Thos. C..
bohd TO Mr.. VIM. W. Moore an esteemed
charter member of the club, whose continued
indlsposition has prevented his attendance at
the club meetings. That their visit had been
pleasant one, accidently made upon Mr..
Moore's 18th birthday, and that he was in ex-
cellent spirits although suffering somewhat
from rheumatism.
Reports of experiments being in order, at
the request of several members, Mr.. T.. T..
Ewing reported his experience at some length
on bee culture.
The regular essay being in order, Mr..
Maxwell submitted a short paper on
HOW TO IMPROVE OUR LAND.
To accomplish this desirable result. in my
opinion wo must feed all the grain we raise
to stock, and sell the stock when fat as the
stable manure is the only thing we have to
fall back upon when we want to raise a crop
Of any Kind. We can raise II crop with
phOsphatcs, hut they do not help the sue
rtpUiup a hay "a to bn
cation of them. Ii we use barnyard or hog
pen manure with limo, we are pretty sure of
crop if We give it proper attention. and
the drouth does not affect it as when phosphate
is used. | raised two fields of corn last sea-
son, one with lime alone. and made u good
crop. With the other was used all the BARNARD
manure had, and | secured good yield. |
think it suffered from the drouth more than
where the lime was used. doubt if we can
improve our land and raise timothy hay. il
we NOW more than two Seasons. Using
rock is like feeding horse on oats straw, he
looks we'll at the time but does not stand
work very well.
Comment on the essay being in order Mr..
Wilson said, that Mr.. Maxwell's essay anita
gonized all that Agricultural Chemists tell us
about the use of lime. They tell us it is moi
fertilizer, and that the quality of the land
| is not rs good after its use as before. He was
not prepared to oppose the use OF lime, be-
cause he had no experience in its use. Sc
far as the benefit of phosphoric acid is con.
cerned, the farmer can procure nearly II.
much of it from ton of Phosphoric Rock. as
| from ton of ground bone
Mr. Duyckinck said the essay contained
tho germ of considerable thought. He sale
it was doubtful whether the single result o
one years use of lime us reported by Mr.. Max
well meant anything, because the year haC
| been an unusually good one for corn, and h,
believed Mr.. Maxwell would have just as goot
crop of corn without the lime as with it.
Mr.. H. $. Coudon said he was not an ad
| vocate of lime as II fertilizer. because il re-
stored nothing to the soil taken out of it BY
crops. The farmer must put back on the
land. the same supply Of plant food he take,
Off it. To improve his land. permanently. h'
must put on his land more than he takes Off
Mr.. Jos. Coudon said he was inclined tc
agree in the main with Mr.. Maxwell in hi.
use Of lime as II fertilizer. He did not claim
to understand the science OF Agriculture, anC
had possibly confused ideas as to systems O
agriculture He did think. the proper use o
lime maintained the fertility of land, al
though how its sole use in one year alone by
| Mr. Maxwell could produce such marked re-
suits. he did not understand.
Mr.. Michiner regretted the brevity OF the
| essay. He said that the old theory was iu
his opinion the correct one, that lime was the
great thing as a fertilizer where the land was
rich in vegetable matter. When boy he
| began on the farm the practice of using lime
| IN the fall for following corn crop. lie
| instanced in his own experience where he By
the application Of lime, secured better corn
| while I. neighbor secured better fodder only
than he, but inferior corn by the use of bone
At the present prices of grain he kne,c that
| lime used in connection with barnyard manure
paid him better than the use of any artificial
fertilizer This positvencss OF course was
| limited to his cwn farm not others.
| Col Bond said that the probable benefit OF
the single VS." OF lime as reported by Mr.
Maxwell, was attributable to the fact, that
its single application had made soluble the
fertlizing salt, which his land contained
and the contradictory +, suits OF farmers
onl, CON thn of tho