The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-11-30
THE November meeting Of the
| Cecil Farmers Club was

Cecll rdfmcIS OluU was
i held at the home of Wayne
Reynolds, near Rising Sun, on
Wednesday, the 21st inst. Presi-
dent K. T. Cameron called the
meeting to order and the following
were present r. 7. Cameron, M.
G. Reeder, James 81. Maxwell, j.
Harry Maxwell, j. I. Grove, Cecil
E. Ewing, J. p. Wilson, Wayne
Reynolds. Alfred Kirk, A. B. Nc
Vey, G. Ross Biles, J. S. Scarbor-
ough, F. r. Cherry.
Visitors-Wm. King, DR.. G. S.
Dare, Samuel Haines, Jonathan
Reynolds.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and with the
statement from Mr.. Wilson he de.
sired it more clearly set forth that
he had said shriveled corn con-
tanned more nutriment, pound for
pound, than unshriveled corn, they
were approved.
The host stated that he wished
to correct the figures he had given
at previous meeting regarding the
proceeds from his dairy. At the
end of the month he had received
$175 per hundred for his milk,
instead of $1.50, as il had tested
So
Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. Kirk and
others spoke favorably of the new
condensery and were of the opinion
that it was proving benefit to the
farmers in this section. Several
said their tests were showing high
er than ever before. Mr.. Wilson
said nights and mornings milk
showed different tests and that the
two should be mixed to secure a
fair average.
Mr.. Scarborough gave his exper-
fence with alfalfa. Said he had
sown some on Sep. % on nicely
prepared ground in truck patch,
quarts to the acre. 1t came up
nicely and is now looking fine.
He wished he had sown oats
with it for protection this winter
and asked if stable manure would
now be good for that purpose.
Mr.. Balderston said he had once
sown alfalfa in the fall and it was
not winter killed, although not
protected, however it had after
ward died.
Mr.. Kirk stated there were two
varieties; one a mountain variety
which was much more hardy.
Mr.. Scarborough said he had
burned some brush from peach
trees on portion of the patch and
there the ground had produced a
better growth of alfalfa.
Mr.. Balderston said he had re
seeded ground to grass, had pillow,
ed after harvest and put in good
order, used OTIS. clover and OTIS.
timothy. A dry spell afterward
had hurt the timothy although the
clover had good set. He had
again reseeded with timothy and it
was now looking very well.
Saml. Haines said clover took
better with lime than fertilizer on
wheat ground and that he used
500 lbs. lime to acre.
The host read letter from P. E.
Sharpless, expressing his regret at
not being able to be present at the
meeting and strongly advocating
that the farmers increase their
dairy herds.
Mr.. Cameron said farm help was
too scarce for the farmer to increase
his herd. He advocated paying a
man one,third of the net proceeds
for the care of the dairy.
Mr.. Reeder said it was necessary
to get back some of the skim milk
from the condensery in order to
raise calves to replenish the herd,
and Harry Maxwell suggested re-
tanning some of the whole milk and
diluting it for that purpose.
Mr.. Cherry said there were two
kinds of calf food now on the mar,
ket and that it was not necessary to
use the whole or skim milk for that
purpose.
The host when called upon for an
essay produced the following paper,
an extract of the minutes of the
recent meeting of the Farmers
National Congress:
FARMERs NATIONAL CONGRESS.
AT Rock I.LAND, ILL. ooToBER TO 20.