The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-24
/. WHAT WE KNOW IN PART. .

Brown, near Sylmar, on. the 15th
inst. Promptly at 1880 a. M,
President r. K. Rawlings called
the meeting to order with the nosi-
fication that all members not
present at roll call would be liable
to ten cents fine.
Those answering roll call we're
r. X. Rawlings, A. R. Brown,
Rev. Saml. Polk, j. p. Wilson,
Elwood Balderston, G. Ross Biles,
Wayne Reynolds, A. FL. Menden,
hall, J. H Maxwell, Jos. S.. Scar
borough, Robert I. Cameron, A.
B. Mcvey, J. T. Grove, Cecil E.
Ewing. Present after roll call
f. r. Cherry, M. L. Thompson, j.
Harry Maxwell, M. G. Reeder.
Visitors-Rev. j. P. Otis, Rev. w.
G. Rooms, Ralph Wilson, Calvin
Brown, Howard Brown, Lewis
Brown.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
The corresponding secretary re-
ported that the seed corn and eggs
offered by the Maryland Expert
ment Station had not yet arrived.
The committee on road bill re
ported having completed their work
in having the bill drafted and pre-
scented to legislature. They heard it
had been somewhat amended and
passed but had been unable to
secure copy of the amended bill.
On motion the committees bill
of $12. 90 for the expenses to Anna
polls was paid and the committee
continued to confer with the County
Commissioners about the operation
of the new road law.
Harry Maxwell stated he had
spread manure on grass in spring
and found that the grass was one
third higher now than where
manure had been spread in fall.
Asked which time was best for
spreading. Mr.. Wilson thought
that the harvest would show that
the fall was the better time.
Mr.. Grove said he had sown pure
alsike this season instead of mixing
and would report resultflater.
Mr.. Scarborough said he was
still sowing alfalfa semi annually
in the hope Of eventually securing
catch, but intimated that he
might be tempted to abandon
alfalfa after few more years trial
and SOW vetch instead.
In March he had planted some
potatoes and between the rows had
planted sweet corn from seed which
had been OH the stalk in last years
patch all winter. The corn had
now sprouted and seemed to be
doing nicely.
Mr.. Cameron asked if any one
present had any experience with
agricultural salt and Mr.. Scar
borough replied that he had tried
putting + ton on an acre and was
pleased with the result.
Mr.. Maxwell said he had pur
chased Is ewes for feeding but kept
them and they now had % lambs,
two of them having triplets. He
reported the loss of number of
turkeys by dogs killing them.
Mr.. Brown said he had tried
alternating rock and potash and
potato fertilizer in his potato rows
and would watch results He had
tried sowing grass and heavi!,
fertilizing on buckwheat and the
buckwheat grew SO rank it fell and
smothered the grass.
Mr.. Reeder had sown oats and
cowpeas on 4 acre. The oats grew
much faster than the peas and he
harvested them with binder, leav
ing a fine growth of peas to be
plowed down in August and the
ground had been much better since
He had also sown peas with
sorghum.
Mr.. Thompson said on account
of defect in his drill he had drilled
two bushels of wheat on one acre
and two bushels on a half acre and
the two patches looked the same
now.
Mr.. Reynolds said he'was still
getting mouldy corn at every
sorting.
Mr.. Balderston reported he was
setting out 800 York Imperial
apple trees, procuring the young
trees at Williamsport, Md.
The host was called upon for an
essay and responded with the
following:
"What We Know In PART
Mr.. President and members of the Cecil Farm
ers Club:-seven years ago this month it was my