The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-02
THE CECIL FARMERS CLUB
Proceedings OF Meeting Held AT Cornucopia Farm The
Home Of Robert T. Cameron Near Principle.
VIEWS HELAr're TO AN IMPORTANT pHoslrM'
Cecil Farmers club met
at Cornucopia Farm, the

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a home of Robt. t. Cameron,
near Principle, on Wednesday,
May "a, with the following mem
hers and visitors in attendance:
Prest., I. Wayne Reynolds; cor.
secy. Rev. A. r. Brown; rec. secy.,
Cecil E. Ewing; treas, Jas. H..
Maxwell, G. r. Biles, r. T..
Cameron, M. G. Reeder, J. T.
Grove, Nj. Il. Thompson, j. Harry
Maxwell, T. III. Kimble, Elwood
Balderston, j. s. Scarborough,
Palmer McFad len, A. 81. Menden-
hall. w. R. Cameron.
VisitorsLC. s. Pyle, 81. n.
Kirk, B. W. McVey, 9. a. Gamer
on, Walter Cameron.
Minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved as corrected.
Some discussion was INDUCED in
regarding varieties and culture of
apples and the question was asked
why the Smokehouse apple was
not more extensively raised. 81
wood Balderston said it was because
this variety was not good seller
and was very susceptible to mildew
a communication was read re-
lating to the bill pending before
Congress on cold storage, in which
it was stated that all meat products
were to be allowed to remain in
cold storage from three to seven
months, while dressed poultry,
| butter, eggs and fish we're to be
permitted to be held only for a
period of ninety days, The com
munication asked for adverse action
from the club on the proposed bill.
A.communi cation was also read
from the Committee of Wholesale
Grocers asking that the Club advo.
cate a reduction in tariff on sugar.
No action was taken in either
case, but the secretary was in
structed to ask for further partic-
ulars relating to the proposed
measures.
Invitations were read for the
Club to attend the graduating
exercises of Calvert Agricultural
High school on Friday morning,
May 26, and Maryland Agricul-
tural College June IL to IA.
Mr.. Maxwell said he noticed in
his corn field that rows which mad
not been fertilized came up two or
three days sooner than the other
rows and asked the reason. He
was told that while the fertilizer
seemed to retard the growth at
first that the fertilized portion
would soon overtake the other.
w. r. Cameron who has fine
field Of wheat, a portion of which
the members had noticed was down
that morning on account of the
storm the night before, was asked
the variety and said it was called
Harvest Pride and that it showed
much larger growth than his
other wheat.
Mr.. Scarborough said he had
noticed in drilling fertilizer with
the wheat that where the drill had
not worked evenly and an extra
amount of fertilizer was used, the
wheat was later in coming up but
that the yield had been much
greater.
r. T. Cameron said he had been
troubled with cockrel in his wheat
and had tried getting seed from
his neighbors whose fields were
clear, but he still had cooked and
wanted to know why. Was told
that the seed must be int
manure.
Mr.. Reeder said he had plum
tree which was polluted with scale
to such an extent that he did not
think it could be saved, but that
he had tried spraying it and it was
rapidly recovering, with the scale
all killed.
Mr.. Brown said he had noticed
some orchard grass pasture in
Chester county which looked
particularly fine and asked if any
of the members had ever tried it.
Mr.. Scarborough said he had
seen some at Appleton few years
ago and was SO well pleased with
its appearance that he tried SOW
ing some. The seed was poor and
he did not get good catch but he
tried again and it is now growing
nicely. 1t makes excellent pasture
when young and cattle are very
fond of it.
w. r. Cameron said he sowed
some % years ago and it was afford
ing excellent pasture today. II
was stated that Mr.. Bell who form
JerIv lived at COnowingO raised il