The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-01-30
Cecil Farmers Club.

The Cecil Farmers Club met at
the residence of John P. Wilson,
on Wednesday, Dist inst, and was
called to order by the President,
Alfred Kirk, about the usual time.
In the absence of the Secretary,
Elwood Balderston was appointed
for the day.
On calling the roll of members,
the following responded, viz: AL
fred Kirk, Maurice G. Reeder, Jas.
II. Maxwell, Jos. T. Grove, j. p.
Wilson, Jos S. Scarborough, A. J.
Kitchener, M. L. Thompson, Frank
R. Cherry, Robt. X. Rawlings, AL
fred McVey and Elwood Balder-
ston. Also the following visitors
were present: W. T. L. Taliaferro,
Professor of Department of Animal
Husbandry, Maryland Agricultural
College; G. N. Carhart, q. M. Old
ham, Rev. Wilson Beale, Zion,
and Calvin Brown.
The minutes were read and with
slight alteration approved.
On call for experiments, Robt.
X. Rawlings quoted the manner in
which hogs were fed in Canada.
The dry meal and grain was spread
evenly in flat bottomed troughs,
the hogs being shut off during the
operation, so that they are obliged
to eat slowly, and thus digest it
better; there being no danger of
losing hogs by indigestion by this
process. The slop is given after
wards.
Jos. S. Scarborough, Jos. T.
Grove and others mentioned los
ing shoats and hogs, without any
apparent cause, but from post
mortem examinations in case of
those of Jos. Grove, some of them
were evidently cases of indigestion.
Jos. Scarborough also lost two
horses that appeared to be cerebro
spinal meningitis, but there was no
testimony to assure it. Prof. Tai
iaferro reported that S. S. Buckley,
V. S. of Md. Ayr. College, was
willing and anxious to assist farm
ers in this neighborhood who might
be troubled with this disease and
may be obtained by telegraphing to
the College via Hyattsville.
A. j. Kitchener reported convert
ing a stable into an ice house from
force of circumstances, as his ice
/, house had oaved in. 1t has good
drainage and ventilation, and eight
inch ice cut in cake % inches sqr.
with the ice pillow, are built in SOL
, idly. Result will be reported later.
J. p. Wilson, our host, then read
, an essay as follows:
THE SITUATION.
Fellow members of Cecil Farmers
Club After an interval Of some eighteen
months again welcome you to our home
and fireside, and while this has often been
my privilege, do not feel that oft repeat.
ed privileges detract from the interest OF
pleasure that have characterized oui
meeting. For the thirty odd years this
club has stood as beacon light in the
community, while setting the pace and
holding the ideas of agriculture it has been
ready to take the initiative of reform and
advancement in our county aud state. A
retrospective view of its history reveals
the fact that few if any of the original
membership are on the present roll. A
: generation has passed since the Cecil
Farmers Club became a factor in oul
county. Of the original membership ant
those composing Its working force, eigh
have passed into the great beyond. Six
have removed from the county, other:
have withdrawn, some on account of ad
vancing years. So today we have vir
tuaiiy new organization, and as this il
the first meeting in this new year fitting
time to look back at our achievements
Is the "game worth the candle ?" OF the
many subjects mooted in the club ant
) for what it has conspicuous part is the
change from nine collectors of State ant
county taxes, TO a county treasurer, al
! we'll as the initiative of the rural delivery
which contributes so much to our con
> venience and profit as we'll as comfort
d and that our monthly gatherings wherein
comparison of experiments as well a
= ideas and suggestions are of mutual ad
vantage is beyond question. And as farm
. ers we have much to congratulate our
> selves on in the two preceding years o
both advanced prices and in most cases o
increased yields. But the all absorbing
question of today is not how we can mos
II economically increase the fertility of on
: soil or where secure the best market 70
y our products, but whether we as a nation
aud recognized as the most enlightened
J. and advanced on the globe, representing
eight millions of freemen, shall be unde
= the dominion of giant combinations forti
y fed by state authority, the aggregated
c wealth of which is the controlling facto
in legislation, elevating to places of pres
tige and power INSCRIPTIONS men WHIT
. trife with the rights of the American
people whom they have sworn to protec
d and defend.
: A fearful arraignment ME thinks which
: will be laid up against that dav when w
. ~ III Al. L. L.