The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-14
Deer Creek Farmers, Climb.

The Deer Creek Farmers Club met at the
residence of Mr.. James Lee last Saturday
afternoon. The attendance was excellent and
the interest of all the members seems to be
more general now than it has Tor years. Those
present were J. Lawrence Mccormick, John
b. wysong, h. Harris Archer, John D. Worth
ingtou. William b. Hopkins, w. Beatty Harlan,
John Moores, Fred Lochary. Frank n. Jacobs,
G. G. Street,, p. H. Close, William Silver, OF
John; Harry Silver, George e. Silver, William
w, Finney, Joseph T. Hopes, Pr ce Hoopes,
w. w. Wilson. William Munnikhuysen, j.
Penniman, Wilmer P. Hopes. Robert Preston
Rev. S. c. WATSON. A committee oninspection
consisting of j. Lawrence Mccormick and X
Harris Archer made a visit to the large barn
of the host and eXaminedlthe premises critical
ly They found magnificent herd OF thor
oughbred and grade Jersey cows, the property
of MIR. Preston. Over sixty of these are
registered and about eighty Of them are giving
milk. The product is hauled tothe creamery al
Churchville where it is converted into cream
Mr.. Preston has seven or eight thousand dol
lars invested in live stock alone and deserves
great credit for the manner in which he con-
ducts this immense enterprise. Tho stables
are hygenically arranged are kept as clean as
a new pin. The COWS are all fed ensilage
which they eat with a great deal of relish.
The subject selected for discussion was
winter Feeding"
Mr. Lee, the host, said that this was q most
important subject. He realized that it was OF
vital importance for the farmer to secure
some cheaper feed than what he is now buying
for his stock. If he did not it was only a
short while before anhiation would be the re-
suit. Realizing that he was not well posted on
this matter he had invited Prof. Patterson OF
the Agricultural College TO make an address
to the members.
A general discussion by the members follow
ed and excellent points were made. ltseemed
to be the concensus of opinion that something
would have to be done towards obtaining
cheaper food for stock. While many of the
members still used the old method of feeding
it was found that several of those present
recommended silos.
Prof. Patterson's address from which we
give notes below will be found to be very in
teresting. Accompanying his remarks he
exhibited number of very interesting tables
and we make no apology for laying them In
null before our readers. We hope they will
receive careful perusal as much interesting
information can be obtained by a thorough
study of the different comparisons.
1.-THE feeder of stock today recognizes that
protein is an essential and necessary constitu-
ent of the animals ration, no matter whether
he is feeding for the production of milk, of
growth or of work.
The value and necessity of this food COM
pound becomes more and more apparent as
we progress in our study of the means of get
tfug all from our animals that they are capable
of producing and in our endeavor to cheaper
production so as to meet the narrowing of
profits resulting from the ever pressing COM
petition to which we are subject today, and
which is bound to become keener in the future.
1t must be conceded that the western farmer
has the advantage of the eastern farmer in
being able to produce protein cheaply. Again
it is fact that we must recognize, that our
western brother is becoming more and more a
purchaser of the rich protein by products that
are being produced at his door. This demand
is increasing prices which. with the freight
rates to our points of shipment, makes the
feeds at best very high and some say almost
prohibatory. These are the facts that meet us
today and the future will see them more and
more pronounced as result of the fact that
the beef production of the west is becoming
more and more the production of the farmers
and not of ranches. This condition only brings
US once more face to face with the proposition
of it being cheaper to market finished pro-
duct rather than the crude materials, and that
freight rates will always initiate in favor OF
the former and againssthe latter; which means
that we are at the mercy of the western COM
petition in attempting to purchase our crude
protein from them in order to make milk, to
grow beef, or indeed even produce the muscu-
lar energy of our farms.
For an intelligent consideration of this ques-
ton let us glance at the figures given in table