The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-15
Cecil Farmers Club.

near Colora. The meeting was
called to order by the vice presi-
dent, Mr.. Alfred Kirk, and the fol-
lowing answered to roll call: A. J.
Kitchener, Robt. Cameron, J. III.
Maxwell, Jos. T. Grove, R. X.
Rawlings, M. 9. Reeder, w. w.
Moore, J. P. Wilson, Alfred Kirk,
A. R. Brown, Elwood Balderston,
Cecil Il. Ewing. The visitors pres
ent were Col. John r. Bond, Rev.
ID. e. Shaw and Lloyd Balderston.
A number of letters of acceptance
were read from members who had
been elected at the previous
meeting.
On the topic Of experiments Ell
wood Balderston stated that he had
used 400 lbs. of bone and rock on
ground for tomatoes last year. He
afterward put the ground in wheat
without additional fertilizing. He
noticed last spring that the wheat
gave a very poor showing and
sowed on broadcast 400 lbs. rock to
the acre. Wheat then came up
nicely and looked as well as any
now.
Mr.. Reeder stated that his exper-
mental patch of wheat, where he
had tried sowing in different guam
titles from one to two bushels to
the acre, could not be reported on
until the grain was threshed. As
it showed now, the thicker the
stalks the shorter the head, the
thinner the stalk the longer the
head.
Mr.. Rawlings stated that his
present experiment was trying to
make hay with an easterly wind
ard he was not very sanguine OF
the result.
Mr.. Cameron was trying 1000
lbs. rock, 800 lbs. plaster and 500
lbs. muriate potash ON q acres OF
potatoes and would report later.
i Mr.. Kitchener and others stated
that the bugs were devastating their
potatoes and tomatoes, while in
/ some cases patches on adjoining
farms We're entirely free from the
pest.
Mr.. Brown reported a marked
difference on his grass where lime
had been spread.
Mr.. Kirk had plowed down piece
of stalk ground in wheat last year
on account of fly. Same ground
was similarly affected this year,
other wheat was not.
Mr.. Cameron and Mr.. Kitchener
had a like experience, except that
their wheat this year was not hurt.
Col. Bond stated that he sowed
1t bushels of wheat to the acre and
had more and better wheat than
his neighbors who sowed two bus.
Had tried barn yard manure on a
seven acre patch and fertilizing
with COW peas and 100 lbs. fertil-
izer on an adjoining eight acre
match. Had better wheat on the
latter. He thought that sulphuric
acid was destroying the grass; that
while the grass would look we'll the
first year the acid would eventually
burn out the roots.
Col. Bond then gave an interest
ing talk on fertilizers and his OBJ
servations on farming in this
section and in Dakota.
Mr.. Moore related an experience
he had with sowing wheat last fall.
Rain prevented him getting part of
it rolled and that part now looked
better than the other.
AT this point dinner was an
bounced and all adjourned to the
dining room where mine hosts
wife and daughters had spread a
tempting array of the good things
of the land to satisfy the inner
man.
After dinner the committee on
inspection of premises, accompanied
by most of those present, viewed
the.felds and stock.
When the meeting was again
called to order the committee
brought in a very favorable report
concerning the crops and stock and
were particularly struck with the
appearance of pair of fine mules
and the pen of hogs. Mr.. Kitchener
stated concerning the latter that
when they were butchered he
would be able to report in detail on
them, as he keeps q full record of
all his swine from birth until sold
or butchered. The host when
called on for his essay read the
following:
DOES FARMING PAY?
Some are complaining that farming
does not pay. Allow me to ask, what oc-
cupation does pay sufficient to satisfy us
in this fast age1 contend that it does
give the observing and attentive farmer a
good living aud fair margin of profit.
| am informed upon good authority of
wide awake farmer who bought farm in
our county but few years since and went
in debt for quite considerable of the pur-
chase money, and today he has his farm
clear and in much better state of fertility
han when he purchased ii ; and during