. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . THE FARMS LAY ALONG THE BANKS OFBEAUTIFUL CONOCOCHEAGUE CREEK farm of his neighbor who ^couldnt make a living. The latter sold out and moved to town four years ago. But Mr. Wishard did not follow the farming methods in general use in theneighborhood at thetime he purchasedhis original a bare halfdozen of the score ormore of farms lyingalong the beautifulConococheagueCreek, out fromHagerstown, w erepaying running ex-penses and enablingthe owners to paytaxes and keep up therepairs. The lack ofproductive powers ofthe slate lands ofthat region wa
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . THE FARMS LAY ALONG THE BANKS OFBEAUTIFUL CONOCOCHEAGUE CREEK farm of his neighbor who ^couldnt make a living. The latter sold out and moved to town four years ago. But Mr. Wishard did not follow the farming methods in general use in theneighborhood at thetime he purchasedhis original a bare halfdozen of the score ormore of farms lyingalong the beautifulConococheagueCreek, out fromHagerstown, w erepaying running ex-penses and enablingthe owners to paytaxes and keep up therepairs. The lack ofproductive powers ofthe slate lands ofthat region wasloudly and generalhberated. The opportunitywas present all thetime, however, theonly thing lacking llll: BALI IMoin: ANDiHIIo ^ M\(.\/I\I 49. ;iCH (OHX I?; CiHoWX IN C A V IKliArKl) «>K 1{I(H NATl KAI. >«»II. was the breadth of vision tosee it. This was suppHed l)v He saw that the hind liadinherent s^)od quahties, eded wasproper management. When Mr. Wis-hard took possession of the farm of 220acres, fewer than fifty acres were in goodtillable condition. All the bottom landswere swampy and for the most part cov-ered with miderbrush. Old fashioniMlworm rail fences characteiized the fields were cut up in (nery directionby ditches and gulleys. and one of thepresent fields was then in seven distinctfields. ]\Ir. Wishard realized that the first andmost essential need of the soil was or-ganic matter, so he innnediately pur-chased some cattle to ivvd through thewinter in order that he might have tlumanure to add to the soil. The increasein flesh just about paid for the feed andcare,
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