The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-06-24

the farm work Is well up and that his
corn Ia looking well. The cows show.
ed the effect Of good attention and their
Weld Of fifty gallons daily In sufficient 10
satisfy the ambition ut almost any dairy
man.
The horses especially attracted the
committee, aa the individuals showed
good attention and superior breeding.
while his fine lot OF berkshire hogs a,c
looking well aud have been very profitable
stock this year. Mr.. Harlan has already
sold $500 worth besides having On hand
a fine lot of breeders and young stock.
Mr.. Hall stated that he considers Mr.:
Harlan a great success No n farmer anu
a still greater success az home bea,iti-
fer, and that his property Is a living
proof Of the soundness OF his Judgment
In these lines. Mr.. Mccormick especially
directed attention to the garden, where
corn 10 already IN tassel, squash will br
ready for the table in a lew days and
everything pertaining to II hIst'elas.
garden 10 ilourishing Ia profusion ami
abundance.
The subject of the evening, ITO what
extent In intensive cult ivation oi standard
farm crops profitable" was opened by the
host,
Nj. Uarlan-"Wc cultivate Tor four
purpnues,-to kill weeds. tn make avail
able plant food. tn retain moisture anh
To furnish u necessary seed bed. Whiir
the need Of all of these II not equally
great In all cases. It seldom happens that
good crops are produced without the
existence Of them ALL The Importance
ot stirring the surface Tor the conerva'
ton of moisture cannot lie too greatly
emphasized, and az proof the patrons oi
"dry farming" On the western plains store
moisture by cultivaiing the land tw"
seasons to raise a single crop. Ia our
own section caution must he observed,
especially in "A season like the present. not
to cultivate when too wet or the Hroiinh
will be packed and aud injured Tor years
Ia come" lie illust rated the value of
intensive cultivation by n number oi
examples, notably where one 81 hisfarm.
crs had cultivated his corn nine times
with maximum results and this same
farmer, planting IN an average I'VE acres
oi tomatoes annually for the past ilitecn
years, has averaged over 800 bushels per
acre.
Mr.. W0rthington-"Wi Without liberal
cultivation the returns ordinarily are
little but weeds and disappointment. The
thorough cultivation Ot the soil places II
in fine mechanical condition 10 receive
aud nourish tender plantssprinHing from
the seeds we SOW Its c0niminutrd particles
permit the escape oi sour nOKious gases
and It's healthy aeratiOn, and enables 1t
to retain the maximum amount OF water
81 essential to the development OF our
standard crops. besides permitting sur'
plus water to sink promptly below the
surface Often seeds start well On poorly
prepared soil and the young plant soon
dWindlra and dies because oi it's 'uncon-
genial home" lie tncn inst ant ed where
u farm Of naturally good soil, but titled
In rough at le with modest returns, had
pnssed into the hands Of n truck gardener,
who during his siI years tenure has not
fortified heavily with commercial feriil
izer, but has given practically the same
preparation to the soil h. formerly gave
10 his market garden. and the crops have
been increased Ne verai fold.
Mr.. Cullum-'I aim to plow my ground
well and to harrow it three orfour times.
never failir 4 to use the disc harrow with
out which could not yet along. and !
harrow my corn AZ II IL coming out Of
the ground and give II probably three
workings after wards. This 10 about ~
much work as can bc,tow upon II and
WE generally have a fine crop"
From this point the discussion driited
almost entirely onto corn culture.
Mr.. Maxw WE'LL believe IN thorough
preparation Of the soil for com. and u
this il done. not nearly NJ much cultiVa.
tion N required later"
Mr.. Siade-"I have seen fifteen barrels
Of corn raised after but one working. but
would not expect to raise u mys'li or
encourage Others to try this plan.
believe that the ground should be
thoroughly prepared. and that when
working the cultivation ShOull De com.
paratively shallow and grow more 80
each time. On one occasion ! traced "A
root growing on a stalk ten inches tall
Tor fourteen feet and feel satisfied that
We generally destroy "A great many such
roots much 10 the injury 0i the crop"
Mr.. Ball do not want deep blowing
for corn. not more than from hive To NC ven
| inches, 50 that the sod which retains the
| moisture may he near the roots. Am II
great friend II the disc harrow and shall
| low cultivation and have raised corn
which people estimated at 80 barrels per
acre. The ground should I've stirred after
each rain and generally we cannot work
| il too much for any crop"
Mr.. McCOrmick-"Rew people are
particular enough about thorough plow
ing, so as to completely loosen up all soil
after which the ground should be
thoroughly fined before planting. All
reports Of great crops place intensive
cultivation ahead Of commercial fertil
izers, and ON the famous Dietrich farm,
near Philadelphia. where twenty cows
and the work stock are kept on eleven
acres. nothing being purchased but bran,
scarcely any fertilizer is used. estimate
the final working last summer increased
my corn yield from WI three barrels "
Mr.. MOOes-"My experience Ii the
biggest liars raise the biggest corn crops.
want rich ground plowed deep. poor
ground pho wed shallow. the disc harrow
freely used, the old spiketooth harrow
used ~ corn " coming up and then keep
the cuitiyator running without &c station
until the crop is laid away for harvest"
Mr.. Jacobs me deep blowing
always, with plenty Of preparation after
wards and the weeder used freely while
the corn 10 young and keep cultivatina
as long az possible"