The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-01-16
DEER CREEK FARMERS, CLUB.

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The Deer Creek Farmers Club met at
the residence Of Mr.. Harry Silver, on
Saturday afternoon.
Those present were Mr. John Moores,
President, Messrs. ". B. Hopkins, ]. b
Wysong, William Silver. John S. Shade,
Fred. Locllary, r. Harris Archer, S. a.
Williams, John d. Worthington, W.
Beatty Harlan, Frank Fl. Jacobs, John
3. Hanna, Cover STREET. and W W
| Finney. The visitors were Messrs. Will
liam +. Reasin. A. F. Galbreath, Albert
| Silver, Griffin T. Milton, E. c. Wilson,
John E. Silver, Joseph Silver, Joseph E.
Spencer, Charles V Thomas, b. Gilpiu
Wilson, Luther Mak;nson, S. Martin
Bayless, David Silver, George P. Cook
and Rev. Mr.. Sterling.
Mr.. Silver'S farm is situated on the
south side of Deer Creek about one mile
east of Glenville. 1t contains about 100
acres, which are in a high state of cuiti.
walton. The Silver families have been
noted for years for their fine. large and
substantial houses and Mr.. Harry Silvcr's
house IS not an exception to the rule. IL
was built by his father in 1S49 The
material is stone. with painted walls
/ lie corner stone, window stills. lintels and
porch steps are Of Port Deposit granite
1t is situated on high ground, easy of
access and commands fine view of the
surrounding valleys and hills ofthis noted
region.
The chair appointed the following COM
mittee on inspection-Messrs. Harlan,
Lochary and Hopkins. After looking
over the premises they made the follow
ing report; Mr.. Harlan said that MIR.
Silver was entitled to be called the me
chanic1l genius of the club-whenever we
meet here, he always has something
new which he has invented. This time
he showed us very useful continuance
to assist in handling the hogs at butcher
ing and now one man can handle hog
which weighs 500 pounds, with the great
est ease. Mr.. Silver has n blacksmith
and wleelwright shop in which he does
most of his repair work needed on the
farm. He has fine barn, with silo at
tached, which is almost perfect. They
saw truck he had Just made to haul
fodder to the silo, which was a very
economic affair. Saw fine, large mules.
He has IA stock cattle. Mr.. Lochary
saw so many things he could not remenl-
Der what he did see, never saw so many
ContrivanceS on q farm-also noticed
that lie had railroad to remove the
manure from the stables to the barn
ward. Everything looked so clean about
the barn and stables. Nothing was GO
ing to waste.
Mr.. Hopkins, the critic, had nothing
to say.
Mr. Harry Silver said that the subject
he had selected was "Co-operation among
farmers in regard to buying, selling, labor
&c."-and that as all keen, professional
business men in nearly all lines of bust
ness were forming trusts he did not know
why farmers could not get together and
do something to benefit themselves. Per-
haps they are too credulous-perhaps
their environments interferred-or too
we'll satisfed-doing all right the way
things are going. In regard to buying,
he thought if a lot of farmers would buy
the ingredients for fertilizers in carload
lots and mix them, they would save from
81 to ST per ton-no suggestions TO offer
in regard to selling-would sell every thing
when it is ready for market. Labor
join teams in harvest and help each
other
Mr.. Jacobs has tried buying ingredients
for fertilizers and has saved from So to Sc
per ton. About labor-it seems now that
all have quit working.
MIR. William Silver thought Mr.. Harry
Silver had covered the ground-worked
last harvest OH these lines and as Mr..
Silver stated it turned out we'll. He got
it done cheaper, only objection being
that it prolongS the harvest In selling,
4 farmer is too independent to work it
ont on cooperative plans.
MIR. Hopkins Thought it impossible to
get farmers to work on cooperative
perhaps they might do something
in the buying line-but not in the selling.
Laboris getting scarcer every year.
Mr.. Wysong said the most serious
question that confrontS the farmer is
labor-you cannot thrash wheat, fill silo
or anything of the sort nowadays with
out getting help from your neighbors.
Buying would perhaps work all right by
getting large lots.
Mr.. Spencer said the farmer had de-
pended too much upon himself He should
ask more favors from the Halls of I.egis-
atiOn-corpcrations get almost what
they ask for and the farmer gets nothing,
because he doesn't ask for it orrather dc
mand ii.
Mr. b. Gilpin Wilson said his only OK
pcriencc was selling what the farmer
raised.
Mr.. Harlan thought something could
be donc-no doubt if all the farmers COM
btnc, they could rule the country. Rut
they will not do it. Cooperation elimi-
mates all necessary expenses and costs.
If we could all get together and all buy
the same kind of machinery and repairs
there would be a great saving.
Mr.. Williams thought the theory fine.
No doubt the practice would improve
things, but it would take along time. As
ancxample, the Red Seal Canning Associa-
ton, which existed several years ago. 1t
was total failure, because of lack of
proper management 1t got too big and
lost control. If they had appointed one