The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-01-24

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following members present: Prest.,
A. j. Mlchener; cor. sec., M. G..
Reeder; rec. sec., Cecil E. Ewing;
Alfred Kirk, Robt. #. Cameron,
Alfred B. McVey, Robt. X. Rawl-
ings, M. L. Thompson, Frank r.
Cherry, James II. Maxwell, Harry
Maxwell, Jos. T. Grove, Elwood
Baldelston. Visitors--John /. Car
ter, Chatham; John Balderston,
Morris Jones, West Grove; r. L..
Tosh, Lloyd Balderston, Geo. Bal,
derston, Ross Martindale, Jos.
Scarborough, -Saml. Fryer, John
Fassitt, VIM. Reynolds.
Owing to the recent illness of
president Kitchener, vice prest. AL
fred Kirk presided.
After the reading of the minutes
of the previous meeting, the report
of the delegate to the annual meet
ing of the Farmers League, held
in Baltimore Dec. Is, was called for
and M. G. Reeder reported by stat
ing the objects of the League: To
prepare to protect farmers against
adverse legislation; to further the
needs of the College, Experiment
Station and Farmers Institutes; to
informally discuss farming condi
lions in connection with the recent
rises in grain and feed values; and
to attend to such other matters as
may be brought before the meeting.
The minutes Of the League meet
ing were read, showing there were
present representatives of twelve of
the eighteen farmer organizations
in the State now acting in concert.
A resolution was passed advocating
an appropriation of $4,000 for two
years for furthering the work of
the College, Experiment Station
and Farmers Institutes. A COM
mittee of five was appointed to look
after the necessary legislation ben
efcial to the farmer and to try and
impede harmful legislation. The
report of the Live Stock Board was
read and it was noticed they ad
wise the passage of a law which
would require the death of all cat
tie known to be tuberculous, caus-
ing a total loss to the owner. This
matter was directed to the attention
of the executive committee. The
League also advocated the passage
of the Grout bill.
Matters connected with the Farm
ers' Institutes, to be held in Rising
Sun Jan. 30-3l and in Zion Feb. /,
were discussed, and Elwood Bal.
derstOn suggested an invitation be
extended for the school children to
attend some of the sessions, as they
would prove both beneficial and
interesting.
On the call for experiments, Ross
Martindale stated he had been feed
ing bran, gluten feed and ensilage
with very satisfactory results.
Mr.. Kirk stated that an expert
ment of feeding corn for pork had
resulted in twelve pounds of pork
per bushel of corn.
The host then introduced John |.
Carter, a prominent creameryman
of Chatham, Pa, who gave very
interesting talk on COW feeds, and
showed number of samples of the
different feeds used:
Cow Feeds.
have some samples of COW feeds that
l want to present for your examination
today that you may see what these feeds
look like. 1 will give also the analysis
of these samples. as made by the latest
and best authorities, and the present
prices of these articles as sold on the mar
ket. And what / deem the most inter-
esting part of this display are some CAL
culations, showing the commercial value
of these feeds, basing this value OH
regulation price for protein, carbo-
hydrtes and fats. which as we know are
the valuable food elements In feeds-just
as nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash
are recognized as the valuable fertilizing
ingredients in commercial fertilizers.
And employing the same system of
valuation to these feeds that fertilizer men
do to their goods, we fix price for a
pound of protein or of carbo. hydrates,
aud thus arrive at the commercial value
of ton of feeds. This may not give the
actual .feeding 0alne of these feeds; any
more than the same line of iguring will
give the actual agricultural value of a ton
fertilizer. These values will depend OIL
other circumstances in both cases, but it
gives a comparative valuation, that is an
excellent guide in the selection of either
food stuffs or fertilizers.
Proceeding in this way, calculators have
put an estimated value of four cents per
pound OIL protein, and half a cent on
pound of carbo- hydrates and fats, reckon
ing one pound Of fats to be worth two and
oue-half pounds of carbo.hy drates.
Figuring along this line we will take
up the analysis of some of these popular
COW feeds, and note the results. We will
take the number of pounds of these food
elements in ton, and multiply by the
figures above indicated
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