The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-09-25
Meeting Of Cecil.
Farmers Club. |.
Proceedings of rleeting Held At
Home of A. II. MendenhaII,
At Blue Ball.
ESSAY ON THE FARnER BOY.

with A. ID. Mendenhall at
- Blue Ball on Thursday,
Sept. II. Those present at roll
were: Il. x. Rawlings, Pres; r.
T. Cameron, Jas. b. Maxwell, j.
Harry Maxwell, A. b.. McVey,
Wayne Reynolds, A. r. Brown,
Jos. T. Grove, @. Ross Biles, Jos,
s. Scarborough. Present after roll
call: John p. Wilson. Visitors
present. Geo. A. Blake. Geo. o
Carey, Hugh Cameron, Saml. d.
Wilson, John Roberts, Joseph
Yerkes aud Masters joseph and
Howard Mendenhall.
The Secretary Cecil E. Ewing.
being absent, A. r. Brown was
elected Sec. protein.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved :,
Mr.. McVey reported as member
of the road committee which drew
out considerable discussion as TO
the respective merits of gravel and
stone for the permanent road i'm
provement, many of the members
favoring gravel. Mr.. McVey
stated he thought it best to resign
as a member of the committee
named by the Club inasmuch as he
had been appointed on advisory
committee to Commissioners and
Robt. t. Cameron was appointed in
his place.
A letter from Prof. Sampson was
read in regard to some matter for
publication from the Club, request
ing some data concerning organiza
ton, etc, and Messrs. Wilson and
Ewing were appointed a committee
to correspond with him concerning
the matter.
Under experiments, Wayne
Reynolds exhibited two kinds of
corn, he having obtained the seed
of one variety from a party in
Virginia, but he was not as well
satisfied with it as that grown.
from his own seed.
Mr.. Scarborough stated he had
tried the mixture of oil of lemon
and alcohol on his seed corn for the
prevention of the aphis or corn
louise but did not think he received
any benefit except thatit did pre-
vent the birds from taking it up;
at the same time Mr.. McVey who
has heretofore recommended its use,
still reported good results on his
land.
Mr.. Wilson reported he could
see no difference in results from
where potato fertilizer was used
alone, and rock and potash with
hen manure spread on top.
Mr.. Biles stated part of his 20
tato patch had at the rate of 1000
lbs. of fertilizer to the acre APP
plied,-part of it 800 lbs. and part
SEQ lbs, with best results from
where least amount was applied.
Mr.. Wilson stated had 3 more
potatoes where northern grown seed
was used.
Dinner being announced the fol
lowing committee of inspection was
appointed: Robt. T. Cameron,
Wayne Reynolds, Jas. n. Maxwell,
and adjournment taken.
Upon assembling in the spacious
dining room, it was soon evident
that the bountiful repast prepared
by the hostess was being thorough
ly enjoyed by all present.
On reassembling after an inspec-
ton of the premises, the committee
reported first on the great improve.
ment the host had brought about
in the identifying and undermining
of his home, making it very at.
tfactive farm home indeed. The
orchard was found to be not very,
well fruited with apples but an
abundance of Keifer pears.
OF stock there was found fine
lot when they were all rounded up,
consisting of six head of exception.
ally large and fine farm horses,
with three very nice colts, Is COWS,
and five heifers, some of them
thoroughbreds and taken in all con.
,stituted very fine herd, with SO
head of hogs of all sizes and most
of them in fine shape.
The barns and barracks were all
found full with a pile of some 700
or 800 bu. potatoes in wagon shed.
An inspection of the creamery was
also made and the conclusion ar
rived at that with the superinten-
dence in connection with caring for
farm of 264 acres the host must
have his hands about full. A fine
field of corn and every thing about
even to his large hen house nicely
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