The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-17
KING GEORGE FARMERS.
Subjects Discussed at Meeting OF
Choptank Club.

On May 9TH, 1904. the following mem
bers OF ChoptAnk Farmers Club met at
Mount Arrarat, the home OF +. l.. Ash
ton, Sr: +. C. Fnzhugh. +. l. Ashton,
D. L. Ashton, /. A. Ashton, j. A. Ar
mold, II L. Berry, c. A. Berry, Is l..
&c, mes, Rice Hooe, j. q. Pollock, Il. II
stuart, q W. rennent i. e. tiizhugh,
Esa ia the chair, called the meeting to-
getner at the hour appointed. lne ste
retary bei-g absent ii. H. Stuart was
made secretary pro iem. lhe secretary
read the minutes oi the last me tag.
mot o made to eltc ii Il. Stuart per
manent assistant secretary was unanl-
muusly carried, Thecommittee reporteJ
their tnds on the premises Oi \. Ar
mold on April 2Id
The subj Ct Tor discussion being The
Growth and Cul,ure oi Corn, 1t was
opened by g. W. Tennent. ii. /. Berry
stated the proposition, Is IL better to
plant two stalks in Ia hall with the hills
q. feet apart. or one stalk 10 the hnl
with the hills ? feet Rpar >
A general discussion followed +. l.
Ashton maintained that he had made a
test oi checking one and two stalks aud
had found that one stals Co the hill with
the hills \ feet apart, produced Detler
results than two stalks 10 the hill with
the hills like distance apart. L..
Ashton stated that his experience con
vnced him that corn planted III rows -
feet apart and 2l inches IN the step,
would produce more grain per acre than
| il left any thicker He also claimed that
MouldbOard plOws are better than cul
tiyators, and said he has many times
made the test by using both III the same
! field James A. Arnold stated that corn
will not thrive by any prescribed manner
| of cultivation on some fields. W. Ten
nent favored the use OF MOul1bOard
blows in the cultivation q corn and said
that they are better for that purpose
than any eultivator. He teclafed that
he would not use the best cultivator ever
made, even ii given To him gratis
c. A. Berry said when his corn Is large
enough TO be fed with soil he runs dou'
ble shovel on Malta plows few days
ahead of the time of using MOuldboerds,
and that in this manner oi cultivation,
besides giving the corn good cultiva-
tion. the force OF the dirt is broken.
Upon Capt Pollock putting the ques
ton. "ls corn best planted shallow or
deep, a general discussion followed; dill
ierent opinions were expressed aud no
final agreement on the subject was reach
ed. l. A. Ashton sad that not enough
tillage is done around and about the
crop when growing. j. r. Jones said
that in his experience in other counties.
he had never seen MOuldboard plows
used in a cornfeld after the corn was up
His first sight Of it was after coming TO
King George. He said he believed land
in this county would producs rs good
crops as the laudin Feuquier or other
upper counties, il titled ia the same way
practieed there. He recommended deep
blowing and heavy iertilIzing. Mr.. Ten
nent moved a vote OF thanks to the host
for the generous entertainments the Old
Virginia style furnished the members,
which was enthusiastically carried. The
next meeting OF the club is to be held at
Point Pleasant, the residence of c. A.
Berry, on the first Saturday in June,
when the subject for discussion will be
Trucking" The meeting then al
| iournej.
T.. l.. Hunter,
Reporter for the Club.