The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-09-23
Tine DEER CREEK FARMERS CLUB

Beatty Harlan, president, &. Cover
Street,. secretary, aud Nests Harvey
Hall, Frank II. Jacobs, X Harris Archer,
W. W. Finncy. II, II Bruns, John =,
Sladc, John M CORES. S. A, Williams, lohn
Wilkinson. ] l.. Mccormick, John u.
Woit hinHtun. John Rcmbuld and Lewis
]. Williams.
Alrssis. 5 A, Williams. John $. Slade
and W. w finnry were nppointtdn com.
mittce oi inspection and the guests then
took an extended walk about the prop
erty. Upon their return Mr., Williams
said, THIS four hundred Hctr farm. half
| of which IN I'll able, in the original Moore.
land property, with the Wilkinson and
Downing farms cut IN al It, The present
residence was erected ia 1855 and since
that time would say that the land has
increased ut least so per cent. in produc.
ing ability. The soft is the red clay or
GRbrl, naturally the most productive
known, and last year our host raised III
barulS TT corn per acre, His new barn,
to take the place ui that destroyed last
November. will long be II monument to
his memory and his well titled fields are
conclusive evidence Of his thrifty farming
Mr. Slade said, Il especially noted the
fine frame in Mr.. Moores' new barn.
many of the timbers squaring ~ inches
and running the entire length of the
building, 50 feet such sticks ATE now
hard to find in Hartford We noticed
large flock ni line Plymouth Rock chickens
and ~ choice lot ct Poland China hogs.
including hands lmc brood SOW, all Of
which are pretty nearly worth their
weight in gold today. His corn IN &c.
marKably hue, the fodder being extra
ordinarily tall and well cared while the
ground is clean. His fallow field IN ready
for wheat sowing and as light as AN ash
pile"
MIR Finncy, critic, sHid-"ln viewing
Mr.. Mnorcs fine garden was not pre-
possessed with his tomatoes | think he
has too many apples since the hogs can
not eat all that tall and dsapprovc oi
his large bunch OF squirrels which are
hard on good corn crop"
The suljcct OF the evening Wheat"
| was opened by the host lie said, Il
have kept u record Of my experience In
wheat growing and lind that up to
1870 averaged 20 bushels per acre;
| with The introduction oi the wheat drill
| at that time. my average has since been
above 30 bushels | believe in carly
| blowing and continuous preparation Of
the soil until seed lime, which ordinarily
| Tor me IL about the Goth Of September
last year. however, mycarly own wheat
was poor but snwn late will yield me 30
bushels hardly think our annual yield
In on the increase but with present price
OF vi on per hushel. We can well Afford
to raise the best possibl; crop
| Mr.. K. Harris Afchcr-"The amour OF
wheat aud corn sold from Hartford has
materially decreased IN recent years.
While engaged III the grain business nj
Lnpidum from 1876 10 lSS1, our hrm
annually shipped at least lOO, 200 bushels,
but all the grain merchants In Hartford
ship scarcely That amount today
Mt ;. A. Williams The amount 81
attention given to wheat culture IN iinr
ford does not seem To equal that oi
former years and the yield In hardly up
to our former standard. lnmy Judgment
too much wheat IL put In late and !
would advise Mr. Moofcs To iced at once
his ground already prepared In an tx.
tended ride through Frederick county,
recently, discovered not less than one
third OF the ground being prepared Tor
wheat which they SOW early aud VIII
raise remarkably fire crops. tAttention
was here called To u crop ct wheat
| Mtssts Williams and i. u. Magic raised
~ 1871. when averaged ~ bushels to
the acre
| Mi L. l.. Moores-'I There IA money IN
wheat II crop IL fhi'cd but 1t isyefy un.
certain. would he guided by the
weather IN selecting time Ia seed "
Mt Harvey BALL do not seed early
Tor Tear OF dry wcaih,r and ig. The
wheat lands OF u afford have improved
wonderfully tlnce came here In '6S. At
that time iOur hundred acre iarm near
my home lay covered with srgc grass,
which was common at that time but Il,
now seldom seen. My wheat crop has
been much curtailed IN recent years be.
cause ] seed iallow directly to grass
The ground should be plowcdeaily. kept
well narrowed seeded about September
9th and SOW from ! w tn2 bushels Of
FultZ wheat with 100 pounds Ot iertil
izer."
Mr. l.. Mccormick In cent ain soils
too much preparation seems I" be fatal
as 1t IN inclined To run together and no
ridges ARE lett 10 iced wind beaten roots
IN the spring, During the past season
late snwn wheat was by lar the best. !
prefer To pillow rather than harrow corn
ground FOX seeding but corn at present
prices is preferable to wheat at 81 90
per bushrl."
Nj. Frank II Jacobs Wheat, until
the recent raise In price. did not pay and
To seed iallow ground to grass was much
more profitable. During our administra
ton 81 the Woolsey estate when wheat
was from soc 10 GOc per bushel, we pre-.
TERED toRrinh aud feed II rati cr than sell,
| Mr. John WilkinsOn-"M experience 10
limited but have succeeded better with
wheat sown about October 10 than
when spwn IN September prefer corn
at ~ - per barrel To wheat at 90
per bushel."
Mr. John u. WOfthinHtOn-"lt seems
to me recent crops have proved that we
need new variety oi wheat, for some
years after the Introduction Of Fultz
wheat about 1875 the average yield was
much better than now Present prices
warrant careful preparation to secure II
higher average yield and they are likely
to he mninl aimed since our population in
increasing and available wheat area de.
cteaslng Even ut present prices. how.
ever, corn In 50 much suref that il ap
peals to liah I'd FARMERS as the standard
gram crop Two varieties ii soil cannot
he treated alike in wheat culture for
what would be favorable treatment In
lOam would he ruinOus IN white oak soil
The fancy farmers 81 Lancaster county
plOw twice for wheat-a deep furrOw
Just alter harvest then alter the ground
settles n shallow iurrnw is thrown just