The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-02


eron, near Principle, on Wednes-
day, June 2S, with the following
members and visitors present:
President, r. Il. Rawlings, Cores
ponding Secretary, A. R. Brown,
jas. Fl. Maxwell F. r. Cherry, A.
RI. Mendenhall, y. T. Grove, M. g.
r etler, Wayne Reynolds, Rev.
Saml. Polk, Q. II. Biles, Elwood
b.. derston, J. P. Wilson, Cecil E.
Ewing.
visitors-Wm. Clifford, w. r..
Cameron, Curtis Cameron, Walter
Cameron.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
Elwnod Balderston, representing
the committee appointed to attend
the road meeting in Baltimore last
month, reported that three mem
hers of the club were at the meet
ing and that addresses and dis.
cussions proved very interesting
am. instructive. The principal
speaker was a congressman from
oklahoma who offered a resolution
Ia Congress asking for an appro-
pria,ion for road improvement.
The resolution as offered was adopt
ed by the meeting.
Wayne Reynolds spoke Of a
variety Of grass growing lon neigh
boris place and from his descrip-
iron Was told il was German smeltz.
Other members spike ola strange
weed which had appeared this
>,a-,,n IL i number 81 grass fields.
\ Il Brown said he had six
a..reS ~ grass which WAS very fine.
HI. had l,i,d using wetder ~
M,..siay corn al met with poor
r.>,,,is !. fine grouu,i was in excel
len, condition. loossA and mellow,
In, thu. w.srlrr had proven rs dis
;.strnls 10 the corn As to the weeds
lie spoke III 'rno>, A. Edison
f,:avin nuke the predictions which
w.nll,t 4: me to pass within 20 years.
two Of them being concrete build
.sfpys aud Il new fertilizer composed
principally ct nitrogen TO he taken
from the air with electricity. He
Thought present publications. were
that these two at least would soon
he available for the farmer.
SIR Maxwell said he had tried
working one side. Of cornfield with
singh, rultivator and the other side
with double cultivat0. The side
worked with single rnliivator was
much The hest. Why?
Mr.. SticDve said he believed in.
working corn deep while it was
young. especially during a wet
season. THIS causes the roots to
gu down and get away from the dry
surface.
Elwuoa BalderstOn showed q fine
sample of alfalfa which was from a
second seeding M the first had fail
ed. The chickens had pastnred on
a large portion of it, but he got two
large loads of excellent hay from
balance.
He also showed IA sample of dod
der and Mr.. Cameron asked when
it went to seed, as he had cut some
last fall and it had grown again
this spring worse Than before.
Mr.. Mendenhall said it blossom
ed in the fall.
Mr.. Clifford said he had found u
watering pot better than - sprayer
for putting paris green on potatoes.
Mr.. Mendeuhall said he applied
the pure paris green on the vines
early in the morning while the dew
was on and preferred that method
to the liquid form.
VIM. Il. Cameron tOld'Of his ex.
periments to secure good surface
dressing for the macadam road.
He had tried gravel, fine crushed
stone, some of it mixed with oil
and in other places had used salt.
Each experiment would be watched
to see which proved the best.
Mr.. Rawlings said he used a
spike harrow with straight i inch
teeth on his corn and followed the
next day with cultivator.
The host when called upon for
his essay responded with the fol-
lowing.
Gentlemen Of de Club and VISITORS; The seed time
is past and the harvest is here, and the farmers
are looking forward to being able to provide the
country with commodities that are equal TO the
average of recent years in quality and quantity.
The prosperity of our country has always been
based upon agriculture and the prosperity OF
agriculture. upon the various productions and in
order to make those productions a success. 1t is
necessary to fully understand the nature OF the
soil and what fertilizers are best adapted to it
We .,a.,,t first innrnve nhysical condition.