The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-08-22
DEER CREEK FARMERS CLUB.

Reported especially for The -I2gis.
The Deer Creek Farmers Club met at
Friendship Farm" the beautiful home of
MIR. W. Is. Hopkins on the Susquehanna river
hills the following members being present:
Messrs. John B. Wysong, w. Beatty Harlan,
John d. Worthingt ON, Stevenson A. Williams,
William Silver of J.. James Lee, Frank II.
Jacobs G. G. STREET., II. b. Bruins and William
w. Finney. The visitors were Charles Silver,
+. c. Hopkins, joel w. Silver, Wade
Lee w. w. Wilson, John Il. Hanna, Walter
w. Preston, L. +. Moores, w. 5. Forwood,
Jr., DIR. Herbert Harlan, John c. Finney, Mr.
Rogers and MIR. Wilson.
Messrs. lanes Lee. William Silver and
Henry B. Bruins were appointed a committee
on inspection.
Mr.. Lee reported that the farm kept
up to it's we'll known character. The corn
was the finest he had seen in Hartford county.
there being about twcnt weight acres, which
ought to bring eighteen or twenty barrels to
the acre. There were seven acres of tomatoes
looking well and several fine colts. Mr..
Hopkins said he had sold two recently at
good prices and had one Wilkes colt now in
training. Horses were higher now than for
twelve years past. They also noticed several
fine cows looking well. Wheat had turned
out invent y-livc bushels to an acre. The farm
had fine buildings on it, the barn being one
of the best in the county. Part of the cattle
had already gone away.
Mr.. Silver reported the farm as being one
of the finest places he knew OF. Everything
of nice appearance and we'll kept up. There
was a splendid barn with shedding. Cattle
would do better in a well protected yard than
in :: stable. The corn magnificent.
Mr.. Bruins, the critic, said he did not see
much for tault-tinding. The barn might be
| painted, as it was too valuable to let go
| without paint. The stone fence needed fixing
| in one place. He noticed fine hog in the pen
which was younger than Il lot of others out
! in the field and the younger hog looked much
| better.
Mr. Hopkins subject was Tho Kind OF
Wheat to Sow, the Time to Sow and Prepare
| the Ground"
He said the Fultz was the best. The Fultz
Mediterranean. the newly introduced wheat,
| grew very rank. The stalks were nearly as
| large as ones fingers but he did not think il
yielded any more than the regular Fultz.
i He had tried some of it on the strongest
| ground he had and had raised twcnt y-ti We
| bushels to the acre. He planted Fultz on
| later ground manurcd in the fall. Fu1tz was
equally as good AS the Mediterranean. Corn
| looked well. He would SOW wheat IN Sep
tcmhcr, pillow carly and tertilize heavy. Can
nut on too much. Had found one-half hone
| and half phosphate good fertilizer.
l. loci W. Silver more interested in can
! ming than raising grain. He never saw any
| better wheat than Fultz. Would SOW from
| 10th to Goth of Of September, Can put on
| too much fertilizer.
Mr.. Charles Silver had put his crop i'll late
last year. Has sown the Canada Wonder, but
thought the Fultz was best and would seed
the first OF October. Cecil county farmers
for some years past had been sowing two OF
three weeks earlier than that, but he had
noticed the last year or two that they plant
ed later.
Mr.. w. w. Wilson did not agree that the
Fultz was the best. Had found the Fultz Mcdi
tcrrancan introduced by MIR. W Walker to do AT
| least onc-third better with the treat
mcnt. Did not know what it would do in tho
long run us it was his first experience. Hl
would SOW about October list.
MIR. T.. c. Hopkins said that what is all right
! one wear does not do another. as this section
wants wheat that will ripcn early. Had
| found wheat do we'll in carly prepared corr
ground even better than we'll prepared fallow
| ground. Would SOW before October, ifposSi
bic as carly September Goth. Has beer
troubled very little with fly and stated that
he would mix wheat for sowing.
MIR. II. Il. Bruins had never raised muCl
wheat nor much of a crop when he did rails,
| it. lie found that the rcd wheat had more
straw. Would SOW in October or AS soon "a
possible. He usually selected clean whcH
from his ncighbnrS for seed AMI used plenty
, of fertilizer. He spoke of Il farm near Bel All
on which wheat had been suwn and a ton q
raw bone used to the acre. but that, this Wa
sown principally for grass.
MIR. Walter W. Preston had observed tina
wheat, OF all crops WAS valuable one to tn
farmer. Ills straw was useful and he coul'
? always get cash for his gram. He believed il
, using plenty offcrtilizcr.
Mr.. Il. +. Moorcs would plow early. rol
well and work. Would sow about OCtohe
list. Put ON huIre and phosphate. II DIR,
l when sowed would roll afterwards Though