The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-10-31
"HE October meeting of the

o % Cecil Farmers Club was
held on Wednesday, 22nd.
inst, at the home of r. T. Cam
eron, near Principle, with the fol
lowing members present: Prest., AL
fred Kirk, Cor. Sec, M. G. Reeder,
Rec. Sec, Cecil E. Ewing, Treas, j.
H. Maxwell, A. j. Michener, j.
Harry Maxwell, J. P. Wilson, Ell
wood Balderston, M. L. Thompson,
Robt. L. Cameron, Jos. S. Scarbor-
ough, A. B. McVey. Visitors
present: Lloyd Balderston, II. S.
Coudon, Wilson Coudon, VIM. Gil
lespie, Benz. W. McVey, Rev. D. Il.
Shaw.
After the reading of minutes of
previous meeting, the call was
made for the results of experiments
recently tried by any of the
members.
Mr.. Scarborough stated he had
tried sowing wheat very heavy
broadcast on a low, wet spot in one
of his fields which he was unable
to drain. He did not yet know
what the result would be.
Mr.. Michener said he had tried
sowing clover ahead of the drill,
afterward drilling in wheat, bone
and timothy. On a portion of the
field had reversed the order and
sown the clover after the drill.
The clover now shows good catch
in both instances and he could de-
tect no difference.
Mr.. Maxwell stated he was still
using a hand cream separator, in
stead of taking milk to the cream
cry, and was well pleased with the
results.
Mr.. Reeder said he had not
yet picked many apples as he
considered it best to let the fruit
remain on the treas as long as
possible. Had. tried early, me-
dium and late pickings and found
that the latter had better flavor and
kept longer. He considered the
Red Romantic, Red Carthouse and
York Imperial among the best vari-
cites for this section. AS a sam
pie of his crop Mr.. Reeder showed
a small branch literally loaded
with apples of Romantic variety.
Lloyd Balderston considered the
Sutton Beauty a very good winter
apple and showed fine specimen.
He stated that particularly hard
variety of apple could be mellowed
by allowing it to become slightly
frozen.
Mr.. Reeder said apples could be
made to mature earlier and grow
larger by cultlvating the orchard.
Elwood Balderston stated he had
sent to the Dept. of Agriculture
for package of vetch seed and
had received instead package OF
alfalfa. Had sown it the 3Oth of
May, with heavy dressing of bone
meal. On account of dry weather
the seed did not germinate for
some time, out later came up
nicely. With it, however, was a
heavy growth of crab grass. Had
moved it once and the alfalfa now
looks rather feeble.
Mr.. Tompson said he had a lot
of SC lime which had been in piles
in the field for more than year.
He had spread it this fall and had
procured some lac lime which had
been spread as soon as received
The cheaper grade seemed to be
giving as good results as the other.
Had tried working corn after har
vest but got no better crop.
Mr.. McVey had sprayed a por,
tion of his fruit trees last spring
and the fruit from the sprayed trees
was free from worms.
Mr.. Reeder was of the opinion
that spraying trees impaired the
flavor of the fruit.
The host was called upon for an
essay and responded with the fol-
lowing:
i THE FARnER AND HIS STOCK.
! Observation leads ME to feel that, in
dependent of stock meetings, our farmers
are agitating the subject of stock breed.
ing, therefore bring up for considera.
ton today the query:
Do we ueel as country better breeds
of animals, or do we need more intelli-
gent breederse To my mind arguments
can be made pro and con on the question.