The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-03-04
DEER CREEK FARMERY CLUB.

IL. regular ElSSi ing Ol the CID WIS
held pi4 s;,tUrct Y, 1t the home q Nj
john =. RouSt, III Bel Air. the to!iuWir
members being present: john Monrc@,
Henry i. Bruins. William Il. Hopkins
i;,u.-s Lee. X. Harms Archer, Frank II.
Jacobs l.. tiUvvr Street,, Fred. Lrc .,;rE,
Thomas II. Robinson, W. Beatty Harlan
and !. Lawrence Mccormick. The Xi>i-
tors W"rc Judge George l., NanIIbner,
Col 9th" ). La and A!cssrs. Charles ".
t'ructuT, Griffin /. Milton. !. Edwin
Webster, al Thomas (. Hopkins, q.
Smith Norris. William II. Harlan and
Robert ( Richardson.
Thy question tor discussion, Il; selected
Nv nl- Rouse. was: "lias Farming
Made the Same Progress as Oth>r Bust
ness Enterprises
Nj kpusc-' Recognizing as do the
progressive spirit OF the Deer Greek
Farmers Club, il seems to me that this
Is It good SUBJECT tor YOU 20 discuss. Pro-
gross don't .ran Only riches ct wealth,
tor the SAME .tVcIlucS axe NOS open to the
iar:'vr Is L. others. but think that the
:.trul>r should &c cred. ccd with opening
MP the avenues Ia SUCcISS tor himself 1t
Is certain tina. railroads arc bull through
ne progress Of tine farmers. They have
made such enterprises possible. IlcA
rrD!ucc and bring Gut the wealth Of the
yuu:.lYy. They are not progressive in
or. 49,. IH-y have as yet framed no
trust :.tt they have made progress
We nj. I.m.uhcc when the w!lc:>.u!.c
made mus. on tbs cradle and the sCythc
Fh0Sc primitive methods have all passed
away. \ Glucrtnt az" has set Ill and the
scvtnc and the tlil have i:een super,c deG!
! by The moving machine and the ;, paTaL0r
Just rs liz 'iulii Fcn;i tie SAND box nj
tlle merchant have given away t. the
>tciluGrtphcT md t.!c tVIicNrltcT. farm
sr~ as 4 Iu.r. are I:Ot IS iuctnndlCai .iS
they should hc. They should keep ac-
crunts--H c.tshhouk at ivaSt-su as 10
Au0w where they stand. They would
then know how To avoid mistakes. An
other tEiug-thev are too careless with
their business methods They should
give al of their work their personal supe:'-
vision. That is the prime mover to sue
cess, and when il Is neglected, an !mpOr.
| tant measure OF success Is neglected. /
! cpuura tulatc the Deer Creek Cllb on It's
/ pru"r.sSirencss. The banks of Hnrlard
! county arr due 20 Eeclub. The ci0rchcS
/ and school houses which dot the count Y
! are due to he farmers, and taking ii ali
| i'll all, think The" have made equal pro
] 2rr>- with other enterprises.
/ Mr.. ! Edwin Webstcr.--"Tilei invention
( and u. al new implements are an cXhibi-
! ton of progress. II may appear that
! they are not progressing, from the fact
that they do not laT ~ as much money
, as they formerly did, iIit live more cX.
trava1antlv. Cash accounts should be
kept ny those who can do SO. | never
had the nerve 10 do it. The farmer has
certainly made progress
Air Ii. i. bruns.-"r hc farmers Oi Han
ford county have certainly made Erci.
progress during the twenty years tina,
have ily.n farming Their crops per acre
a!c many lines larger than they were
Once tucv were satisfied with ten barrels
of corn ner acre. but that has changed
and the production is far greater. iIar
yest;ug can now be done in one-hnit til,
time that it required iii the old days
The c}Iict draw back to farming. is in moi
louEiu~ out torsnali things, and, auothcr
serious problem WhicllconirontS, uSis thai
nt labor. 40 tarIucr can afford to pay
frun 81 10 $i.3) a day and get it off o
the farm. | believe that the farmers @
Hartford county never had a better clanc'
than at present.
Col. ohio y I.lc.-"I do not think trcl
nave progressed iii proportion. The III
ycnt:on Of machinery has brought dow:
the c%i1cilSe uf farming to Il minimum
Dut tie farms are no better and the farm
crs do i3ut live any better than they did
/ In the old DAYS there were no trarnpS
:.ud good hands could he had for the ask
ing, at any time. Since the invention q
machinery, about three hands can do tn
l,,,i, fhnl- TItTht