The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-05-28
THE CECIL FARMERS
Club.
Proceedings OF Meeting Held AT
Home OF Jas. H. Maxwell,

18th, Win the 1OllOWlng members
and visitors present Prest. r. X.
Rawlings, Jas. Ell. Maxwell, j..
Harry Maxwell, F. r. Cherry, M.
Il. Thompson, A. 81. Mendenhall,
Ut. Grove, @. Ross Biles, J. r.
Wilson, M. G. Reeder, I. Wayne
Reynolds, r. T. Cameron, Rev.
Samuel Polk, Elwood Balderston,
a! ). Kitchener, Jos. Scarborough,
a. r. Brown. Visitors VIM. T..
Warburton, Esq, Thos. j. Wilson,
Samuel Fryer, Vim. r. Cameron,
Carol Cameron.
The secretary being absent, A..
r. Brown was elected pro. tenn.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and after following corrections were
approved: Wayne Reynolds stated
he had received 81 80 advance on
his steers instead of $1.O0 as re-.
ported, and J. Harry Maxwell's
steers had been fed on fodder and
ensilage with the addition of 40
bags ground feed.
On motion the road committee
was discharged.
A proclamation issued by the
Governor calling on delegates to be
sent to the Good Roads Congress
now in session in Baltimore was
read and by motion the entire club
was urged to attend as far as
possible.
Mr.. Polk reported he had sowed
two fields of clover, the seed for
one having been treated with nitro
culture, procured at a cost Of %
per acre, and thinks every seed
must have grown, as has very
fine set. The other field, not
treated, not so good.
T. J. Wilson reported had pillow.
ed down in preparing, for wheat
last fall, on part of his field a
growth of hungarian and on
another part peas and at the present
time where peas were is much the
best, the wheat showing no differ
ence on a part where no fertilizer
was drilled with wheat.
Mr.. Balderston stated he has set
out his orchard of 800 York Inn
perial and 80 Winesap trees on s
acres of ground and trees starting
nicely except some of the Winesap.
The host upon being called on
for essay introduced Mr.. Warbur-
ton who stated he had been invited
by Mr.. Maxwell to attend the
meeting today and read an essay
and he forthwith favored the Club
with a very fine literary paper on
the subject, Charming should have
more SCIENCE applied to it." At
the conclusion of which the follow.
ing committee was appointed on in
spection of premises /: j. p. Wilson,
ElwO0d Balderston, M. @. Reeder,
and an adjournment was taken for
dinner.
After enjoying a most excellent
repast, complete in every detail,
an inspection Of premises followed
and upon reassembling the com.
mittee could but bring in a glowing
report as the premises everywhere
betoken thrift and good manage
ment: A crib full Of corn, about
100 bu. wheat in bin, some IL to
90 tons hay, very fine, after having
soId..71 tons in fall, being some of
the things that show how the prop.
erty is responding to the treatment
it is receiving, with the following
stock in shape for business an
exceptionally fine pair of mules,
with several head of horses in.
Guiding mare and 10 days. old colt,
z cows far above the average and
about 20 head of hogs and 1shoats.
25 acres very promising wheat, fine
field of grass and a new apple
orchard just set, but sorry to report
the San Jose scale in evidence on
older trees.
On calling for criticisms or other
wise of the essay some time was
taken in discussing it and while all
considered it a very fine literary
production yet some thought il
scarcely gave the farmer as much
credit as he was deserving of.
A very hearty vote Of thanks
was rendered Mr.. Warburton for
the production.
Upon inquiry as tothe best mode
of sprayiug potatoes with Paris
Green, several preferred mixing il
with flour as it makes paste that
adheres to the vine, but some adj
wise putting ON in water or with
Bordeaux mixture.
Mr.. Scarborough stated he has a