The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-04-25
The Cecil Farmers Club


The residence of Mr.. w W. Moore
on Wednesday last We met Messrs
Thos G. Bond, Jno. r. Bond, Henry
s. Coudon, Joseph Coudon, Fl. H
Duyckinck, Geo. w. Sutton, Enoch
Noyes, S. r Carson, Enoch McCul-
Tough, John P. Wilson and Fl. r
Torbert. who is secretary of the Club
and W. w. Moore who entertained
the Club on this occasion. and Rev
Jno. Squier, Rev. Jas. Conway, W.
Coale and DR.. G.. S. Dare as guests
of the Club, swelling the numbers to
II not including the ladies and other
members of the family. The day
was bright and balmy and the club
and visitors appeared in fine spirits
and to fully enjoy the occasion.
After formal opening of the meet
ing and reading the minutes of pre-
vious meeting, Mr.. Henry S. Coudon
read the report of the committee
which lad been detailed by the Club
to visit the Agricultural College
The report was humorous produc
ton which would do honor to Puck
or Judge, and rank with tie best wit
of those papers.
Mr.. Thomas j. Wilson had been
elected a member Of the Club at a
previ Gus meeting and letter from
him was read declining the honor of
membership, being member and
Master of Cecil Grange which asso
citation engrossed his spare time and
lahors.
Results of experiments were called
for. Mr.. Jno. 2. Wilson was watch.
ing the outcome of a piece of wheat
belonging to one of his neighbors,
where seed one year old lad been
used. The growth was very inferior
to that which was the product of
fresh seed.
MIR. Thos. G. Bond reported the
result as published by Prof. Award
of the Maryland Agricultural Col.
Iege, of an experiment in planting
whole potatoes. The Professor had
succeeded in raising much the best,
and largest quanty of. potatoes by
planting the uncus potatoes. Mr..
Carson endorsed the experiment OF
the College, and had received the
best results from planting uncut pc
tatoes, and pursued that practice
with entire satisfaction. \ warm
discussion arose on the potato qnes.
ton which grew so animated that
the president, with difficulty, cared
halt and literally choked the
members off the subject. Mr. Squer
injected strong scientific argument
into the discussion and ''nail'd it
wi the Scripture" After the debate
had spent its fury With the cut pc
tato and whole tuber running neck
and neck, the american Agricultur.
aSt prize potato crop of 1889 was
sprung into the discussion, in which
the winner of the prize in a contest
open to all competitors, had raised
upwards OF six hundred bushels of
potatoes on measured acre, carry
ing off the $500 gold premium, and
he had used cut potatoes for seed.
This we'll attested fact seemed to
knock out theory, and the question
is still open, and the Agriculturast
is Offering premiums for the best
cop to be grown in 1890
Mr.. Conway had noticed a remark
ably fine piece of wheat on Mr.. Car
sons farm as he journied to the
Club meeting and wished to know
what peculiar process had been re
sorted to which enabled that single
plot of wheat to rank all the growing
wheat round about. Mr.. G. said it
had been plowed in rather late, the
seed having been sown broadcast.
After an animated and somewhat
heated discussion, it finally turned
out that the noble plot of wheat was
rye. This announcement ended the
discussion in hearty laugh.
The hosts essay was next produc-
ed and read, "What is the object of
Farmers Clubs" being the caption
chosen, and the bylaws of the Club
used as text. The points of the
essay were the improvement of it's
members; the advantage of having a
subject for consideration; carrying
out the provisions of the bylaws; the
examination of the premises of the
entertaining member, by a special
committee, gave a spur to enterprise
and inducing members to look after
details and cultivate a spirit of order
and carefulness; the value of expert
ments aad investigation. These
points were elaborated by the essay.
ard farmers were reminded that they
must pay more attention to public
affairs in the future if they expected
to keep up with the procession which
was on the march to higher and bet
ter things than the mere labors of
the farm Fertilizers partook in
many cases of the nature of quack
medicines; book farming was made
most valuable by joining it with
practical operations on the farm
farmers should take more decided
stand in the 90 IeotIon IF tho ooyt Ia,