The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-05-27
THE CECIL FARMER
CLUB.
Proceedings OF Meeting Held
May Is AT Home OF A.
]. Kitchener, Near
Co1ora.
HYHE Cecil farmers Club met
q y at the home of a.. =. Mich

HZHE Cecil Farmers Club met
q at the home of "A. j. Mich
= ener, near Colora, on
Wednesday, May 18, with the
following members and visitors
present: President I. Wayne
Reynolds, Cor. Sec, A. r. Brown.
Rec. Sec., Cecil q. Ewing, Treas.
3. Fl. Maxwell, Rev. Saml. Polk,
M. @. Reeder, J.. TT. Kitchener, @.
Ross Biles, y. Harry Maxwell,
Palmer McFadden, r. T. Cameron,
a. Ell. Mendenhall, j. T. Grove,
Elwood Balderston, j. s. Scar
borough, M. Il. Thompson. Visi-
tors Rev. David Fully, d. d.,
and DR.. B. M. Underhill, Of Media;
81. s. Coudon, Jos. Coudon, of
Perryville; DIR. Ernest Rowland,
Thos. p. Riley, G. P. Riley, Wilson
Kimble.
The minutes of the previous
session we're read and approved.
The committee appointed at the
last meeting to draft resolutions
favoring parcels post and forward
same to Senators and Representa-.
tives in Washington reported
having done SO and committee was
discharged.
The committee on West Noting
ham Academy appropriation was
continued.
M. G. Reeder said he had soWn
hungarian for years and in recent
years had been adding cowpeas
with beneficial results to soil as well
as crop. He drilled one bushel of
peas per acre about the last Of May
and two or three weeks later sOwed
the hungarian, ! bushel to acre.
Elwood Balderston said his alfal-
ia patch was proving a failure be-
tween the ravages of chickens and
weeds, although an adjoining field
had an excellent stand of clover.
The ground had been lined and
narrowed.
Mr.. Grove said he had tried fer
tilizing with q 5-6.6 formula, 200
lbs. per acre, on sod to NOW second
time and when blowing this spring
it's effects were plainly apparent.
j. Harry Maxwell said since last
fall he had been feeding his cows
on mixture Of bran, sugarine and
cob meal. Had feed this all winter
and for some time after turning
cows on grass. He lately ran out
of sugarine and fed the bran and
cob meal and received an increase
Of 90 lbs. Immediately from his
cows, hence was done with
sugarine.
Mr.. Scarborough said he was still
working with his alfalfa for catch
and now had one thrifty root after
sowing four times.
Mr.. Mendenhall said he had
tried planting northern grown seed
potatoes, had first bought 90 BUSH
els and was SO we'll pleased that he
afterWard bought rs bushels for
seeding. Now found his home
grown seeding was doing much
better than the northern grown.
He also stated he was strong
advocate Of lime and preferred the
Qnarryville brand.
Dinner was announced and the
following committee of inspection of
premises was appointed after which
an adjournment was taken: Messrs.
Grove, Polk and Biles.
After enjoying a most excel
lent repast, prepared by the hosts
daughters, the guests inspected the
premises and when the club recon
vened the committee reported as
follows: Highly complimented
those who prepared the dinner.
found the premises looking well
kept, one field of grass did not
look very promising, which the
host said he intended to avoid in
future by again reverting to his oft.
tried applications of lime, wheat
looking good, potatoes just appear
ing above ground, three fine horses.
five milk cows, two young COWS and
one bull, sow and nine pigs, lot of
Rhode Island Red chickens and q
fine chicken house. Crib contain
ing 300 or 400 bushels of good corn
and the finest garden seen this year.
Mr.. Brown said he had a field
which he had sowed with timothy
and clover In both fall and spring
and another on which he had seeded
grass alone this spring. The latter
was doing nicely and on the former
there was no clover growing.
Mr.. Coud0n told of taking an
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