The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-11-05
FARM TOPICS.
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CECIL FARMERS CLUB.

Mr., Robert 7. Cameron Reads an Essay
Upon Timely Subject and the Men,
bers Enter Into a General Discussion
of Agricultural Matters.
The October meeting OF the Cecil Far
mers' Club was held at the home of Mr.
Robert T. Cameron, near Principle. The
club was called to order by President, j. p.
Wilson At the call OF the roll the follow
, ing members answered to their names:
Alfred Kirk, James II. Maxwell, George
w. Clifford, Maurice C. Reeder, J. P.
Wilson. Visitors present by invitation,
T. B. Gillespie, Curtis Cameron.
Minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
Reports Of experiments being in order,
Mr.. Maxwell said he had used 80 bushels
OF lime per acre, applied one year previous,
then used 300 lbs. OF crop grower per acre
and has very fine yield Of corn this year.
Mr.. Reeder said he had powed part OF
his ground early, the other part OF the
field 26th and 21th of May, having chained
under heavy growth of green timothy
grass, lime having been spread in quantities
previous over the whole field, corn planted
9th and eth Of June, has double the amount
of corn per acre where lie plowed later and
chained down the grass.
The next business in order being the
reading of the essay, Mr., Cameron read the
following,
on GOOD ROADS.
After another seed-time and harvest we
are gathered together for mutual improve
ment, and for the first time, it is our pleas
ure and privilege TO welcome you to the
hospitality of this home. We are glad to
open its doors for your reception and our
hearts to your suggestion.
George Gould having just returned from
Europe with a head brm-full of ideas says:
I" am sure that all things financial are on
a high way to opulence." Perhaps business
everywhere has gained new life, even though
our barns are not so full as we desire, and
our sales difficult we are thankful that
kind Providence babe the sun and the rain
to write prosperity over our fields, and put
down anew our names with reward for
honest labor Uncle Sans barns too have
in them new possessions after a four months
immense harvest of unlimited war. A
wave Of resolute patriotism has swept our
land-you know the result, the young, the
strong, the vigorous rushed to the front to
honor their country's flag. Not all, but
many are facing homeward back to their
places at the plough and the workshop
back to the homes and the hearts that
await them. We ARE proud that farmer
boys never fail to respond in the right
spirit when recruits are called for good
service they come from the homes that
enrich the world in health, honesty, valor,
manhood, and good citizenship ana let it
encourage our boys to know that many of
our statesmen, scholars and PATRIOTS the
wisest and the best acknowledge life
long indebtedness to the farm and its pure
teachings. Let US nope the time Will
speedily come in the history OF this COM
monwealth when we can trust our sons,
educated in our schools and colleges, care
fully natured in our homes, the sons with
clean hands and clean hearts to enter into
political life and feel that reform has
taken place and their vocation is finally an
honorable vocation. Politics properly con-
sidered is the science of government-the
purer the politics the nobler the govern
ment. We want legislators and Lawmakers
who are acquainted and interested in our
welfare as well as the technicalities of
broader life. This thought leads me to one
of our great need Good Roads and few
Citations on Road Building. The object of
all legislation should BIZ the greatest good
to the greatest number. therefore legislation
should be liberal toward good ads as they
are more generally useful than any form of
public improvement. Good roads in the
end will not cost as much money outlay as
poor ones. A bad road is a heavy tax on
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