The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-09-02
Deer Creek Farmers Club.

The Deer Creek Farmers Club held its August
meeting at "HIghiand," the home OF Mr.. John
Moorcs, on saturday evening, August 2'th.
The following members responded TO the roll
call by the secretary: j. Lawrence McCormlch'
president; :. A. Williams, James Lee, +. +.
Moores. John Moores, John b. Wysong. VIM.
B. Hopkins, Thomas II. Robinson, w. Beatty
Harlan, John d. w orthington and Harry Silver.
Guests present were G. Cover Street,, John q.
Rouse, James Ruff Street, and Philip II. Close.
A committee, consisting Of Messrs Wysong,
Hopkins and Worthington. was appointed to
inspect the farm. The committee, accompanied
by the members present and the guests, first
inspected Al herd of stock cattle which were
pasturing in luXurant blue grass. which, not
withstanding the fact that this herd OF cattle
were turned on it the 26th day of April, is at
present high and abundant. The sod on this
field is twenty-five years old, the last time 1t
was turned under being i'll 1875. After view
ing the corn fields, the party returned to the
barn. where the beautiful family mare, Dixie"
was seen, along with dairy herd of Jerseys,
every one of which is high type animal. A
fine flock of Shropshire sheep were running in
the field adjoining the barn,
On the return 20 the house the committee re-
ported the result of their inspection. cOmpli-
menting Mr.. Moores upon the appearance of
the crops and the condition of the live stock.
The farm contains four hundred acres sur
rounding the knoll on which the mansion house
is built. The house itself commands view of
the whole farm, being admirably located and
surrounded by fine grove of oalas and poplars,
in the branches of which squirrels were seen
continually running about. FIVE of these little
animals were to be seen from the porch at one
time They are very tame and frequently come
on the porch of the house.
After the report of the committee, the SUBJ
iect of Public Roads" was discussed by those
present, as follows:
Mr. John Moores-It is IL well worn subject,
yet there is always something to be said about
roads. Think the County Commissioners ought
to supervise the roads. They are getting back
to the old system of giving the roads out in
small sections, SO that now we have several
hundred supervisors over the county. This is
expensive, and besides it is impossible to find
that many men in the county who know how
Il road should be made or mended. We have
about eight hundred miles of roads in this
county, but | think they should be let out in
larger sec ions. i have seen the piece OF road
constructed by Mr.. Harrison. suppose it has
cost at least twenty-five per cent. more than il
should have done, owing to the interruption of
bad weather and breaking the crusher. 1t
would have been cheap piece of road if it had
been built under favorable conditions. think
1t is success in every way, except as to the in
creased cost, which was unavoidable under the
circumstances.
]. b. wysong-I do not believe that am in
position to crIticse the Commissioners in their
management OF the roads, as do not know how
| fhnrp mr. hut I inn
| to believe that they are drifting back to where
| they were few years ago. This Club then un-
| dertook to reform the matter of road admins
| tration at that time, and it may fall to us to
| again make the effort. 1t is IL wrong principle
| to drift backwards. The organization of road
| leagues has been of great benefit to the tax
payers and the people.
John ID. Worthingtou-The problem Of keep
| ing county roads in order is heavy one be-
| cause it means so much to be done with so little
money. The roads of the county are very ma
| terially improved over what they were ten or
| twelve years ago; though just now they are
| very bad, owing to unusual circumstances
| The building of roads and the keeping of them
| in order can only be successfully conducted on
sound scientific principles. | am sorry to see
that the piece of model road has not been en-.
tircly completed; this should be done at once.
| James Lee-I think the point made by Mr.
| WOrthinrton about the completion of the
model road good one. ! have noticed its un
finished state, and it should not he allowed tC
remain in that condition. 1t should be rolled
down, but its completion has been left to the
farmers, who are busy and cannot stop to Dc
the work so much needed on it just now. l de
not believe it will be perfect success for tina
reason.
| Harry SilyCr-I do not believe in giving ont
man too much road, for the reason that h,
would only be able to see some parts of it onc
year. | think it might be better TO let tn
roads out in larger sections, but to men VIII