The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-06-26

by future legislation ifpossbe to secure it other
wise, to finish it from such funds may be found
available from time to time in the College trea'
ury. Two stories will be completed this year. 1t
will require $4,000 more to finish it in its entirety.
The part finished will give accommodation to 70
additional students, and give suitable dining
room and kitchen service
1t would be gratifying to the Board of Trustees
as we'll as pleasing to those interested in the wei
fare OF the College, if you would at this meeting
take steps to urge upon the legislature next win.
ter, the appropriation OF sufficient funds to CON-
pete this building, and also to provide suitable
water supply to meet the growing requirements
of College and Station
The present storage supply of water is in the at
tic of the main building-a location both danger.
GUS and inadequate 1t is estimated that So5, 900
will supply both needs.
Respectfully submitted,
R. W. SYLVESTER, President
II J. PATTERSON, Director.
Delegates were present representing 27
organizations A tour of inspection was
the first item on the program and after
parkaking of lunch, the mechanical ell
gineering department was visited. The
work in this department was highly CON-
tnended but the crowded condition of the
students and machinery was criticised,
but for the present the limited space and
funds prevents any correction of this
state of affairs.
The chemical department was next Wis.
tied. Much interest was shown in the
State Fertilizer control which is here
located.
Morrill, Hall was the next point of in
terest. special note here was the corn
breeding experiment which it is expected
will result i'll greatly improving both the
quantity and quality of our corn crop
The department Of civil engineering is
now devoting especial attention to scen,
tific road building.
The departments of veterinary science
and entomology were both well equipped
and we're of much interest to the visitors.
The College barn was then inspected
and there was seen the results of breeding
of various strains Of cattle for both beef
and dairy purposes.
The visitors were then shown a grow
ing crop Of alfalfa which was wonderful
to behold. From piece of land SEEM
ingly not adapted to any crop, had been
harvested $500 lbs. per acre on May IS
from last September seeding, and two more
crops were expected from the patch this
season.
The grass plots which had received top
dressings showed great improvement in
growth of grass. A plot of hairy vetch
astonished the visitors. The growth is
four feet high and it is thought will yield
three tons to the acre.
At the meeting held in the evening a
motion prevailed that committee rep
resenting each county be appointed to
urge upon the Legislature the Importance
of creditable agricultural exhibit at the
St. Louis Worlds Fair next year.
Under the head of experiments,
Jos. S. Scarborough said he would
have been better off had he not
planted any potatoes during the
past 80 years. Within the past
three years, however, he had been
getting much better results flom
his potato crop. Had tried broad
casting about 600 lbs. of fertilizer
to the acre instead of putting it in
the row and had been working the
crop very little. The results were
much better than in former years.
Elwood Balderston said he had
sown alfalfa May 80, 1902, and that
the set was very poor, had pastured
it for two weeks and top dressed it
with hog pen manure. 1t was now
looking fine and stood a foot high.
Mr.. Reeder said the College pro,
fessors had told him that Septem
Der was the best time to SOW alfalfa.
Frank Cherry had sown half.
acre June l and it was now looking
very fine.
Jos. T. Grove had seeded @
acres with soy beans but was not
pleased with the result.
Elwood Balderston, A. B. Nc
Vey and Robt. T. Cameron were
appointed committee on inspection
of premises.
The members and guests then ad
jOurned to the dining room and
partook of an eXcellet dinner, after
which tour of inspection was
taken.
When all had again reassembled
the host was called upon for his
essay and responded with the
following:
! HOSTS ESSAY.
Once more it is my pleasure to enter.
tain the Cecil Farmers Club aud my
friends. 1 must beg of the older and
more experienc members not to expect
too much from one who has been among
their number a shorter time.
Perhaps there is no season of the year
of greater importance to the farmer than
the present one. Harvest is staring us in
the face On it our livelihood depends.
Very often we get discouraged with the
results of our hard labor; but when we