The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-01-27

y at the home of M. Y Reeder
near Pennington, on Wed
nesday, Jan. Is, with the following
members and visitors present:
Pres /. I. Wayne Reynolds, Jas. H !
Maxwell, Jos. s. Scarborough, J J
H. Kimble, O. Ross Biles, A. e..
Mendenhall. Palmer McFadden,
Nc II Thompson. J Harry Max
well, r.. K. Rawlings, Rev. Saml
Polk. Elwood Balderston, Joseph
II. Grove, M. G. Reeder, A. R.
Brown, r. T Cameron.
Visitors Prof A. i. Lawsing,
w. r. Cameron.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
Secretary oeing absent A.. Il.
Brown was elected pro tenn.
Treasurer reported be had paid
orr dues tothe Farmers League as
ordered for 1910 and also upon re-.
quest far 1911
Committee on corn exhibit at In
stifute to be held at Rising Sun re-
ported progress.
M. G. AReeder and Elwood aBal
derston, delegates appointed to at.
tepded Farmers J. League reported
Atheir visit to be very interesting
Nj Instructive and urged upon the
1h il the future to appoint a
ger committee and thus insure
attendance upon more Of the
sssions as they were sure It would
Be profitable for more Of the mem
bers to attend.
Elwood Balderston stated under
experiment he bad changed his
pump for horizontal ooe and it
was proving very satisfactory.
Prof. Lansing stated bis night
school III agricultural course was
proving very interesting and in
creasing in popularity and the
same course in the Academy was
growing. He also stated that he
had been recently IN Bucks county,
be observed that some Of the roads
which used to be very bad, had,
bv the use of the split-log drag
been made as good ones as he ever
saw, and he found they were using
i metal drag, the township owning
Ii Of them and they could be pro-
cured at less cost than to make
them of wood.
A.. "a. Mendenhall has intalled
al equipment for pumping water
BY gasoline engine which is very
satisfactory and also thinks it pays
to grind his own feed.
Palmer McFadd den is sure it pays
to grind feed, cut fodder, etc.
Mr.. Kimble stated we ought to
be- awake to the fact that Legisla
ton detrimental to us would often
creep ID on the statute hooks, and
suggested that we ought to have
representation through the Farms
er's League, or otherwise, to take
care Of our interests. Rev. Saml.
Polk also supplemented his re-
marks and by motion the Club
I heartily endorsed them.
4 President stated he had been
rowing some lettuce and asked for
eason why it had developed such
bitter taste, and was told that
bme varities were more inclined to
hat than others but it was
probably due to slow growth.
The host upon being called on
for his essay read the following:
II is with, pleasure welcome you to my
humble home. It is the customSof the host
to write paper but that has not been adhered
to very closely at recent meetings. am no
essayist but will give you few thoughts.
will call your attention to the subject with
which am most interested, that OF farming
There is no branch of business moreimportant
than husbandry. The prosperity Of the
country depends upon the production Of the
soil. Farming is an honorable business and
the farmer should be well-informed man
The secret Of success in all branchesof bust,
ness is knowing how to do the work correctly.
Farming is no exception to the general rule
The farmer needs thorough knowledge OF
the farm. The educational standard of the
farmer is changing with the times. 1t is inn
portant that he keep in step with them. II he
has not had the opportunity of attending an