The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-09-01

TIME August meeting of the
Cecil Farmers club was
i held at the home of Jos. T.
Grove. near Zion, on the 23rd inst.
The following members were pres
emit at roll call: Prest., Elwood Bal
derston; cor. secy., M. G. Reeder;
. rec. secy., Cecil E. Ewing; Alfred
Kirk, A. J. Kitchener, J. P. Wilson,
Alfred B. McVey, Jas. H. Maxwell,
j. Harry Maxwell, Jos. T. Grove,
M. L. Thompson, q. Ross Biles, r.
x. Rawlings, RObt. T. Cameron.
Also the following honorary mem.
Der and visitors Lloyd Balderston,
E. L. Duyckinck, George Candy,
Hon. A. L. Crothers, DIR. j. /.
France, Taylor Reynolds, DR.. 9. F.
Miller, Nevin McVey, VIM. Grove.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
On the call for experiments, r.
K. Rawlings reported having bred
a SOW within a few days after far.
rowing and both litters of pigs had
thrived. He also reported getting
80 tons, 900 Tbs Of sweet corn from
Is acres.
A. j. Kitchener said he had tried
sowing clover with wheat, five
quarts of clover and five quarts of
timothy, and drilling with wheat.
Had also broadcasted a portion, and
sown some in fall alone and some in
fall and spring both. An excellent
stand had resulted in all instances
and the different portions of the
field showed about the same.
M. C. Reeder said that last spring
a year ago he had put $50 Tbs. of
pure muriate of potash on one acre
of wheat and that the clover now
shows luxuriantly on the wheat
stubble. He had also used leached
ashes to a limited extent and found
it beneficial to clover. Mr.. Reeder
also reported a fine apple crop in
prospect, but grapes were almost
failure this year.
A. B. McVey favored potash for
clover.
Alfred Kirk could not see any
benefit from ashes.
r. T. Cameron got best results on
potatoes from ashes.
j. P. Wilson preferred potash to
nitrogen.
Lloyd Balderston spoke of his at
tempts to raise egg plants and said
he had found it very difficult.
Last year the plants became blight
ed and did not bear. This year
the blight had again occurred but
a new growth had started and the
results were more promising.
Mr.. Rawlings thought blight was
caused by fogs and hot sun, rather
than by some insect.
Lloyd Balderston considered am
monia good to keep hen house free
from lice and stated he had found
that by raking together the drop
pings and storing it in barrels, al
lowing the barrels to remain in the
chicken house, the ammonia had
become freed and acted as an insect
icide.
In lieu of an essay, the host pro-
duced an article from an agrical-
tural paper, entitled "Farm Facts
and Fancies."
The following committee on in
spection of premises was appointed:
Messrs. Biles, Maxwell and Wilson.
An adjournment was then taken
for dinner and the repast itself
constituted full report Of the con-
diti0n of the farm. With such a
report embellished by the culinary
skill of the hostess and daughter it
was evident that the most flattering
conditions prevailed in all depart
ments.
When the club reasSembled DIR.
J. 1. France was requested to favor
the gathering with few remarks
or paper on any topic which ap-
pealed to him and he responded
with the following excellent essay:
PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION.
One of the gentlemen who invited me here to-
day suggested that read short paper on some
educational topic and offer for your considera-
ton and discussion few very general thoughts
on the subject of Public School Education tor
believe that there is no more fundamental and
vital problem than this very one.
In q Republic such as ours education ceases to
be merely desirable acquisition. 1t is no longer
only an adornment or an Accomplishment design
ed TO add to the charm of manner or earning
power of the Individual. but under our form of
government education for each individual citizen
becomes an absolute necessity and failure to
apply in our public school systems. not only a
knowledge Of reading. writing and arithmetic
but education in the full sense OF the word, will
not merely result in certain Inconvenience which
come from living in an ignorant community, but
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