The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-29
H7HE Cecil Farmers Club was
2 y entertained at the home of

GjOl0ra; on May ~. members pre-
sent at roll calI-R. x. Rawlings,
Wayne Reynolds, A. J. Kitchener,
J. P. Wilson, Jos. T. Grove, A. r.
Brown, j. II. Maxwell, Elwood
Balderston, J. s. Scarborough, Ne.
Z. Thompson, Rev. Samuel Polk,
r. T. Cameron, Cecil E. Ewing.
Members late for roll Gallo r.
Biles, r. R. Cherry, j. Harry Max
we'll, A. Ell. Mendenhall, M. G..
Reeder. Visitors-Prof. G. w.
Melick, of Maryland Agricultural
College; A. o. Reynolds, Media;
Robt. Balderston, Kennett Square;
VIM, Reynolds.
Minutes of previous meeting
were read and approved.
The road committee reported
that the State Road Commission,
the County Commissioners and
County Auxiliary Board would
hold a, joint meeting at Elkton on
the 18th inst, to determine upon
the route for the state road and the
-radiating county roads to be macad
amized. AT present it was the
opinion of the State Road Com
mission that the state road would
be built from Conowingo to Fair
Hill.
Mr.. Rawlings said he had re
ceived small lot of Leaning seed
corn from the Md. Experiment
Station and had planted it.
Mr.. Scarborough stated he had
also received some white seed corn
from the same source and planted
it May 2.
Mr.. Polk reported having re
ceived two settings ot,Leghorn eggs.
The corresponding secretary said
he had received no further word
about the sweet corn seed promised.
A communication was read from
the Nitrate Agencies Co., quoting
prices on nitrate of soda.
Considerable discussion followed
on the benefits to be derived from
nitrate of soda. Mr.. Rawlings
asked the best time to apply it and
was told now. Wayne Reynolds
thought later. Mr.. Scarborough
did not think it beneficial in the
long run but preferred ammonia
from bone. Robt. Balderston had
used so to 80 lbs. per acre about a
month ago and was showing good
results. A. Fl. Mendenhall report
ed an increase of one ton per acre
of hay from its use last year.
Mr.. Grove asked if any one had
used any other fertilizer on grass.
Mr.. Brown said he had used
nitro crop feeder and had noted a
marked difference where it was
used. Had used little over 100
lbs. per acre and at $35 per ton it
was much cheaper that nitrate of
soda.
Mr.. Cameron asked how to mix
lime and manure and was told with
a manure spreader.
Elwood Balderston said his
alfalfa had not proven success
and asked best time to reseed.
Was told August or September and
that three things were necessary
for alfalfa-lime, manure and
tillage.
Mr.. Scarborough reported his
experiment patch of alfalfa was
now thriving.
Robt. Balderston said a good
way TO spread the bacteria from
the roots of scattered punches was
by the use of a cutaway harrow.
He advocated 16 quarts of seed
per acre.
Mr.. Wilson spoke of selling
inoculated soil at $40 per ton,
using two bushels per acre and
Prof. Melick said ifthe soil lost its
moisture in shipment or handling
it became useless.
Gapes in young chickens was
brought up for discussion and it
was decided an almost sure pre-
vention was to keep the chicks of
the damp ground as much as pes
sible, have dry roosting places, and
put floors in all the coops.
In speaking of how long seed
may be kept and have it terminate
an instance was related where corn
four years old had grown. Mr..
Kitchener had planted with success
wheat, corn and clover seed over
two years old.
Wayne Reynolds said he had
noticed difference in the color of
his growing wheat and asked the
cause. Was told it was on account
of the difference in fertilizing, the
portion having received manure