The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-10-07

2 y nMaplewood. 4 the fine home
= Of j. Ell. Kimble, near Port
Deposit, on Wednesday, Sept. %,
with the following members and
visitors in attendance: President,
]. Wayne Reynolds; rec. sec, Cecil
e. Ewing; Jas. 81. Maxwell, r. x.
Rawlings, Jos, s. Scarborough, j.
7. Grove, NJ. T.. Thompson, j.
Harry Maxwell, G. Ross Biles, A..
81. Mendenhall, r. 7. Cameron,
Rev. Saml. Polk, M. G. Reeder,
Palmer McFadden, J.. FL. Kimble.
Visitors Geo. M. Whitaker, of
Washington; DR.. 81. L. Rich, of
Tome Institute; Prof. Lawsing, of
West Nottingham; W 7. Patton
e. H. Rowland, Chas. Reckefns,
Chester Kimble, James Eshleman.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
The road committee. reported
that there had been no further work
done on the roads, by order of the
engineer, and that the Rising Sun
Pennington macadam road was
getting more in need of repair each
day. Much adverse comment was
indnlged in at the slowness of the
authorities in procuring the neces.
sary materials fof.sthe repair of the
roads but no definite action was
taken as a means of lettering the
present conditions.
Mr.. Reeder said that four years
ago he had sown cowpeas on a piece
of ground and it had shown great
fertility ever since and where a
second sowing had been made the
increased fertility was even more
marked. He considered cowpea
and hungarian the best dairy feed
grown, much better than ensilage.
His average crop was 81 tons per
acre. He said that while the soy
bean was rich in protein it was not
equal to cowpea in growth or ferti-
lizing qualities.
Mr.. Rawlings said he had bought
40 bushels Of lime, put it out in
hall: bushel piles and after it had
air Stacked had spread it and would
report results later.
Mr.. Cameron was asked if he had
refused $1,000 for 40 hogs and re-
piled that he had.
DR.. Rich said that cowpea made
excellent horse feed as well as for
the dairy.
Prof. Lawsing said cowpea made
q very good green feed but Mr..
Reeder said he preferred hungarian
or millet to oats.
Mr.. Reckefus showed sample
of emmer, variety of forage wheat
grown in the northwest and spoke
very highly of it. Said he had
raised SO bushels on d acres and
would have had a much larger yield
had the drill not sown it entirely
too thick. He stated that it should
be sown the same as oats and that
horses eat both grain and straw
with relish.
Mr.. Cameron said there had been
a shortage Of $36O,in his milk re-
ceipts since he separated and fed
skim to the hogs and that there
would not be that much profit in
the hogs and he would not continue
after disposing of his present
supply of porkers but would re-
sumo selling the whole milk.
The host introduced DIR. Geo. M.
Whitaker, in charge of market milk
investigation, from the Dairy Divi-
sion Of Animal Industry, Dept. Of
Agriculture, who spoke on the
sanitary production of milk for
marketing. He gave avery inter
esting and instructive talk on the
subject, illustrating lit with charts
showing both sanitary and unsani-
tary conditions. Diagrams were
show illustrating how dairy barns
should be built or old ones remodel
ed at small cost. Blue prints Of
these can be procured free by APP
plying to the Department.
Dinner being announced, the
following committee of inspection
was appointed and an adjournment
taken: Messrs. Grove, Cameron
and McFadden.
The guests were ushered to the
dining room where the hostess and
her daughter had prepared a
most enjoyable repast. At each
plate was tissue paper ear of corr
in the husk. As each husk was
pulled open small cap was ex
ploded and a souvenir exposed
This novelty produced considerable
merrimant and added cheer fo fhf