The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-08-05
Cecil Farmers club met

July 81, with the following mem
hers and visitors in attendance;,
Wayne Reynolds, pres; j. a..
Maxwell, treas; A. r.. Brown, cor.
secy.; Cecil E. Ewing, rec. secy /;
]. Harry Maxwell, M. z. Thomp-
son, j. T. Grove. O. Ross Biles, r.
X. Rawlings. Elwood Balderston,
"A. B. McVey. Visitors Thos.
Kirk, Dr. Norman Kirk, Thos.
LarkiD, Calvin 2. Brown, Louis
Brown.
The minutes of the May and June
meetings were read and approved.
The committee appointed to con
suit the road engineer and advocate
the use of the split log road drag
on the dirt roads of the county,
reported having had meeting with
the engineer and a number of other
interested parties and that the
road repair question had been free
" discussed by all present. A
suggestion that the road from
Battle Swamp to Calvert be drag
ged as soon as weather conditions
permitted met with the favor of
the engineer. His. attention was
also directed to the macadam pike
from Rising Sun to Pennington
which was badly in need Of repair
and it was decided to top dress and
oil it as soon as possible. After the
meeting a demonstration of the
drag was given on road north of
Rising Sun which showed its
efficiency.
J e. Grove reported having SOW
ed 8 acres with cowpeas and oats
for feed. While the wet weather
had killed many, large por-
ton Of the field turned out we'll.
He cut the crop few days ago and
found he let it stand a little too
long. Had also tried mixing
millet with some and would report
later. Was sowing more peas now
for late fall pasture but considered
it rather late for good results.
Mr.. Balderston reported on his 8
acres of clover and said he had har-
vested 25 good two horse loads and
that the second crop would make
eight or fen more loads. He was
undecided whether to save it for
seed or cut it.
The opinion Of the members was
that when there is plenty of clover
hay seed is cheap and rather run
the risk of getting poor seed crop
to cut for second crop.
Wayne Reynolds exhibited sec
ond crop red clover blossoms and
asked if it would make seed Was
told it was not yet ripe enough to
he judged and was also advised to
cut it for second crop.
Elwood Balderston said his nine
acre young apple orchard was
thriving nicely and he noticed that
the trees on ground which had been
planted in potatoes had made much
greater growth than those on
ground which had been sown in
wheat. He now intended blowing
three burrows on each side of the
trees and keep the ground culti-
waited. A clover mulch was
recommended.
Thomas Kirk said his brother
had 100 acre orchard of peach
trees which he had kept closely
trimmed and fertilized the ground
with cowpeas.
Calvin Brown said he had
sowed muriate of potash on drilled
wheat and did not get any benefit
at all on either the wheat or the
clover.
Wayne Reynolds reported having
threshed 81 acres of oats which
made $50 bushels, an average of
over 66 bushels.
NJ. T.. Thompson said his oats
had made Sc bushels per acre.
Dinner was announced and a fine
repast enjoyed and after spending
some time about the barn and yard
the club reassembled and the host
called upon for his essay. He re-
sponded with the following:
..Ye Are Laborers Together With 1od.''
To any one who realizes he is in this world
for purpose, to perform mission given him
by the hand of his Creator, nothing is likely to
stimulate him to greater endeayor than an
absolute consciousness that wherehe is, is the
one and only place for him. and the work he is
engaged in Is the one and only work he was in
tended to perform.
Given these facts, all the powers Of opposi-
tion and Encouragement that are possible TO
combine against him will be utterly impotent
to swerye him from his course, SO although de-
feated today, and failure to attain his hopes
tomorrow, vet with his eye ever on the goal,
we shall see him at last, with triumphant
tread, gaining the summit for which he has