The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-09-02
"HE Cecil Farmers Club met
. y with Martin L. Thompson,

lie Cecii FARMERS Oiuo hio.
o with Martin L. Thompson,
= near Woodlawn, on August
"a, with the following members
present at roll call: Elwood Bal
derston, president; NJ. G. Reeder,
corresponding secretary; Cecil E.
Ewing, recording secretary; J. 81.
Maxwell, treasurer; j. P. Wilson,
Jos. T. Grove, Jos. S. Scarborough,
j. Harry Maxwell, G. Ross Biles,
M. L. Thompson. The following
honorary member and visitors
were also in attendance: II. s.
Coudon, C. s. Abrahams, G. L.
Thompson, J. M. Champbell, John
Rutter, Geo. Tyson, Carroll Tyson.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
On the call for experiments, Jos.
s. Scarborough reported that he
had tried an experiment with a
twenty-acre piece !, Y wheat ground.
Last year two acres had been in
COW pea, two acres in buckwheat,
six acres in oats, two acres in po-
tatoes and eight acres fallow
ground. He had spread manure
on all except the COW pea and
buckwheat ground. Had drilled
in wheat and fertilizer, and sown
clover in spring. An excellent set
of clover had been obtained where
ever manure was spread, but a
poor catch had resulted on pea and
buckwheat ground, and the wheat
had been correspondingly heavy on
MANFRED ground and light where
clover had also failed.
Jos. T. Grove reported he had
tried clover on sixteen acre tract
which had been in potatoes, oats
and stock wheat. Had top dressed
manure on oats ground and plowed
under manure on balance. Where
manure was plowed under clover
was not so good.
M. G. Reeder had tried sowing
barley, two varieties of seed having
been used, one of which was beard
less and hulless and had been re-
ceived too late to sow at the proper
time. He had Graded the crop
just sixty days after sowing but
was not yet ready to report on the
yield.
He also reported having cut
brush from fence rows and spread
on field in clover. The spots where
the brush had been spread and
burned showed very luxuriant
growth of clover in sharp contrast
to remainder of field.
Mr.. Reeder gave his experience
with some cold storage fruit. Had
shipped some apples for the St.
Louis exhibit and they had been
placed in cold storage in Washing
ton last fall. When the horticul
tural exhibit from Maryland was
excluded for alleged lack Of funds,
although seemingly large amount
had been appropriated by the
State, the fruit was returned last
April. The apples had kept since
then until July 15 in his ice house
in excellent condition and until
eaten were firm and in first class
order. The varieties were Bald
wins, Roxboro, Russets and New
town Pippin.
Elwood Balderston reported that
from observation and statistics
gathered from his visit to the St..
Louis fair, cold storage perfection
had been reached by storing thor.
oughly ripe fruit Immediately after
picking.
Harry Maxwell saw no difference
on corn ground which had been
MANFRED, part of which had been
fortified and portion not.
Ross Biles reported his COWS CIV
ing much larger quantity of milk
than usual this season.
Some discussion was INDUCED in
whether it was better to plant po-
tatoes in every second or third fur
row for best results. Some good
results were reported in both cases.
Mr.. Grove said he had tried
planting whole potatoes in hills and
got larger tubers but less of them.
Mr.. Abrahams asked if it was
advisable to SOW fresh ground lime
on grass and was told to do so, but
was advised not to sow it in with
wheat as it would slack in the
ground and burn the grain.
The host when called upon for
his essay responded with the
following:
THE FARM AND HOME.