The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-25
yTZHE December meeting OF the

inst, with the following members
and visitors in attendance: Presi
dent r.. K. Rawlings, Correspond
ing Secretary A. X. Brown. Re
cording Secretary Cecil e. Ewing,
Joseph s. Scarborough, Robert r.
Cameron, Wayne Reynolds, Elwood
Balderston, j. p. Wilson, Rev.
Samuel Polk, Joseph T. Grove, NJ.
L. Thompson, NJ. G. Reeder, G. Il.
Biles.
sVisitors-Rev. 3. A. Sexsmith,
Rev. Strasburg, Hugh Cameron,
Robt. Mackey, Harvey Mackey,
Fred Armstrong, Charles Gatchel,
David Whirlo.
The minutes OF the previous
meeting were read aud with a
slight correction by Mr.. Polk re-
garding the number of his horses
and hogs we're approved.
The committee appointed to view
the proposed route of the State
road from Grason's corner through
the Devon place to Rising Sun re
ported having gone over the ground
and found it feasible. The distance
would be shortened and the grade
easy. The committee was continued
with instructions to report their
findings to the State Road Com
mission for consideration.
Elwood Balderston and NJ o.
Reeder gave report of the recent
grain and horticultural show III
Baltimore and stated that while
the exhibits from the state as Il
whole we're very fine, that Cecil
county made poor showing on
account OF the scarcity of exhibits.
In the corn exhibit it was noticed
that there were as many specimens
of white corn as yellow. Mr.
Balderston also gave brief &C
count Of the proceedings of the
Farmers League which held its
meetings at the same time. lie
stated that Messrs. Reeder aud
Grove had exhibits of fruit which
took first premium and had been
shipped to some other horticultural
exhibition.
Mr.. Reeder stated he had sowed
hungarian and cowpea on stalk
ground last season and now had
an abundance of most excellent
cattle feed.
Mr.. Balderston stated that his
Tyson white corn had yielded 500
bushels from 81 acres. 1t had
been planted June 4.
Messrs. Reynolds and Cameron
each related instances where their
neighbors had pastured VII at and
afterward got good crops.
Mr.. Cameron said he had bought
IL pigs weighing So pounds and
after being milk fed IS days they
weighed So pounds, a gain of AZ
pounds.
Mr.. Mendenhall said he bought
hog on December 4 of last year
and it dressed 236 lbs, March 90
Mr.. Thompson said he had
\ butchered FIVE pigs which would
mot fatten, their aggregate weight
being only'1 los pounds.
Mr.. Grove said he had tried
arsenic on pigs of that kind and
found it a kill or cure remedy. II
given in two grain doses at first he
found the arsenic beneficial. He
stated that the report in one oil
the papers that he had raised 100
bushels OF corn per acre was in
correct, as had been some previous
reports in the same paper. His
corn crop had averaged 80 bushels
to the acre.
Mr.. Reeder did not think lack oil
milk prevented fattening hogs.
Messrs. Cameron, Balderston and
Mendenhall were appointed a com.
mittcee Of inspection and an ad.
journment was taken for dinner.
After enjoying a most excellent re-
past an inspection of premises was
in order.
When the club reassembled the
committee reported as follows
After complimenting the hostess
on the dinner and the host on the
greatly impro, ed appearance of the
newly painted barn, they had
taken an inventory of the stock-12
extra fine cows, 3 heifers, horses
considerably above the average for
driving and farm purposes, 80 tons
of hay, two fine cribs of corn, a new
addition built to the barn for the
purpose of sheltering farm i'm
plements, so Plymouth Rock chick
ems, q big pile of wood neatly
stacked in yard, and the only thing
noticed out of place was a hay