The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-06-07
DEER CREEK fARNERS CLUB.

The Deer Creek Farmers Club met at
the beautiful home of Mr.. William Silver,
near Chenille, on Saturday afternoon.
The active members present were John
Moores, William B. Hopkins, John B.
Wysons, William w. Finney, Frederick
Lochary, James Lee, w. Beatty Harlan,
R. Harris Archer, Frank H. Jacobs and
John D. Worthington; the visitors being
Francis Stokes, George Z. Silver, Philip
H. Close, A. P. Silver, Rev. c. D. Wilson,
General Herman Stump, Luther Maxim
son, WilliamssT. Easter, William F. Reasin,
Rev. Robert F. Sterling, S. Martin Bay.
less and Joshua c. Smith.
The committee on inspection, Nessrs.
Lochary, Finney and Moores, accom-
panied by the entire club, took a stroll
consists of ITS acres of land. He has IS
acres of permanent pasture. 1t il
| beautiful sod. He also has about 80
acres In wheat. The farm is situated
upon the hills Of Deer Greek. The view,
overlooking the hills and valleys of this
historic stream 10 inspiring, and the COM
mittee were loud In their praises of it's
beauties. Mr.. Lochary, the chairman of
the committee, made a detailed report of
the house and farm buildings. The form.
er 10 fine stone building with pointed
walls. The corner-stones and trimmings
are of Port Deposit granite. 1t was built
BY Mr.. Sflver's father about fifty years
ago, and looks like it would weather the
storms for many years to come. The
barn 10 no doubt one of the best buildings
of its kind In the county. tbs about 1875
by 40 feet-25 feet to the square. The
stables are all nicely whitewashed and
the outside Is freshly painted. 1t has
slate roof The barn yard is amply pro-
tected with straw house and shed. Mr..
Silver recently built silo, adjoining the
building, which has a stone foundation
and frame work above. 1t 10 1S by Is
and 80 feet high, with the capacity of
about 200 tons. Mr.. Silver wintered
about so cattle and ten horses and sold
80 tons of hay and some corn. Thecom
mittee commented very favorably on the
hosts fine stock.
Mr. Silver announced the subject,
"Soil Study and Fertilizers. He said
that the most important thing to
farmer was to get the most at the least
expense. The soil should be supplied with
what it needed to bring crop and the
only way was to study its analysis and
see what elements nature had failed to
provide. There are three helps to the
pertinent, observation. Bulletin No. 70
Of the Agricultural Experiment Station
had many good things in it. The farmer
should make tests for himself We should
use more potash. We all know that
stable manure 10 good and we should
raise and feed more stock. Was not in
favor of soiling.
Mr.. ]. c. Smith said that the subject
contained much food for thought, but he
was not in position to advance any ideas
that would be Of practical advantage to
the club. =.
Mr. Luther Makinson had noticed that
where he had burned large pile ofbrush
In an old orchard and afterwards plowcd
the ground and put 1t in fetch" the
spot where the brush pile had been was
the only place that the crop was any
good.
hr. William F. Reasin had lined field
this spring at the rate of 40 bushels to
the acre. He was trying this as an e1.
pertinent, although his father had used
lime forty years ago without any appar.
emit benefit
Mr.. S. Martin Bayless considered this
q very important question. Lime acted
well for all crops, both on red soil and
light loan. Barn yard manure should
be applied on grass, as it does not do
much good when 1t 10 plowed under.
Mr.. George E. Silver said that there
was no question more important to the
practical farmer. The land is the farm
er's bank from which he draws. If he
does not continue making deposits he
will soon have nothing to draw from.
Drainage is a matter OF vital considera-
ton In the question OF soil production.
The farmer should make all the manure
he could by feeding and raising as much