The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-03-30
THE Cecil Farmers' club met


u BiIes, near Blue Ball, on
Wednesday, March 81, with the
following members present: Presi-
dent Robt. T. Cameron, j. P Will
son, Jas. 81. Maxwell, M. G..
Reeder, r. K. Rawlings, Jos. s.
Scarborough, Cecil E. Ewing, F. r.
Cherry, Wayne Reynolds, Jos. T.
Grove, A. B. McVey, Q. Ross Biles.
Visitors-G. NJ. Senderling, T..
T. Reynolds, Walter Armstrong, A.
Fl. Mendanhall, Geo. W. Biles,
Jos. Worrilow, j. T. Cameron,
Harvey Ell. Mackey, Jarrett
Mackey.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
On the call for results from ex-
periments, Mr.. McVey stated that
the supposed Duroc pigs which he
had lately purchased from the In
diana Experiment Station proved
to be Poland Chinas.
Wayne Reynolds reported hav-
ing purchased a SOW and eleven
pigs last October for $50, which he
sold last week for $153.5O. He had
not kept account of the cost of
feeding but was satisfied there had
been a good profit in the tran
saction.
Mr.. Reeder said he had bought a
ton of bran which he fed to his
cows ] with cob meal. Had tried
oats instead of bran previously and
saw no difference in results.
Mr.. Cherry said if oats were
worth 33 cents it pays to sell them
and buy bran, as the amount of pro.
TEN was the same, but if oats were
the same price as bran, feed the
former instead.
Mr.. Biles scontended the same
weight of bran would go farther as
feed.
Mr.. Wilson said bran gained over
oats in its fertilizing qualities.
Mr.. Maxwell said he had found
that the top only of his NOW of Sec
ond crop was mouldy, that the bal
ance was turning out excellent.
Mr.. Armstrong said he had ex-
perimented with COW pea and
thought he had plowed it down too
early to get good fertilizing results.
Mr.. Cherry said the fertilizing
qualities were mostly in the roots
and that it was better to pasture
the top growth.
Mr.. Rawlings was of the same
opinion, as he had allowed cattle to
crop it close before blowing and
then got good results.
Mr.. Scarborough related an in
stance where blowing under a heavy
growth of green pea had soured the
soil for four years.
Mr.. Senderling asked for the
proper time and method for sowing
and raising alfalfa.
Mr.. Cherry gave the following
information on the subject:
Alfalfa to be grown successfully re.
4unCS tWO FCty iLApOitoAt kblhSSs 1HSA,
good, fine soil, firmly compact with
about two inches as fine as garden. As
the fall is the best time to SOW in our
county, it is a good plan to use the potato
patch, as it has been heavily manfred
and we'll worked, and is in good shape to
harrow and work up fine. You cannot
get the ground in too fine condition
When You have it in such condition, then
you are ready to sow your seed. And
right here let me say, get the best seed
you can buy, and alfalfa is very often
adulterated with the weed which looks
very much like alfalfa called dodder,
which if once it gets a start will run out
the stand of alfalfa. There is on the
market today preparation for the inoc-
ulation Of the legumes, but the best way
to get the inoculated seed is in buying of
a firm which sells inoculated seeds. of
which there are several. The right
amount of seed to sow to the acre, as
proven by great many trials, is 20 s.,
and it is advisable to use the best grade
OF SEED, as cheaper SeedS are Iul Oh iouI
and dangerous seeds.
Alfalfa at the start is very weak plant,
but after gaining few inches and with
favorable weather it will generally take
care of itself. all things considered, aud
that is the reason of sowing in the lsll, as
it has not the weeds TO contend with it
would have in the spring
The alfalfa seed that planted bought
of T. W. Wood & Sons, of Richmond.
At that time they did not sell the inoeu-
: lated seed but now they sell all elevers,
beans and COW peas inoculated.
l would like to call your attention 10 a
manure spresder that will have shown
at Mr. Jas. H. Maxwells home in April
that will spread manure six to six and
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