The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-11-24
THE CECIL FARMERS
CLUB.
'roceedings OF Meeting Held
At Willow Grove, Near
Blue Ball.


was appointed for the day
The members present were /.
Wayne Reynolds, Pres; j. FL.
Maxwell, preas /; R. X. Rawlings,
r. T. Cameron, NJ G. Reeder,
Elwood Balderston, j. T. Grove,
j. Harry Maxwell, M l.. Thomp.
son, Jos. s Scarborough, G. Ross
Biles, A. FL. Mendenhall, A. B..
McVey, Rev. Saml Polk. w. r.
Cameron, Palmer McFadden.
Visitors present were-Samuel
J. Entriken, Aiken S. c.; John E
Reynolds, T. T. Reynolds. Charles
Gatchell, Geo. r. Ewing, j. Wesley
Ewing, Robert Mackey, Harvey FL .
Mackey, Walter Ell. Armstrong,
Taylor r. Biles and Chas r..
Mackey.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
In the call for experiments by
the president, w r. Cameron re-
ported that he had gathered 400
bu. of sugar beets from about a
half acre. Had found them very
easy to grow and harvest.
NJ. O. Reeder reported growing
Teosinite, for forage plant and
soiling crop, that he is much pleas
ed with if, polite. in production,
and consumed largerly by the
cattle. 1t grows like sugar cane,
does not mature seed in this
climate, but is much more nutri
tious and palatable for the stock.
Saml. j. Entriken was pleased to
hear of its introduction by the
Club, says that it is much valued
in South Carolina where the season
is longer for it, will raise a good
crop in the dryest weather, and
that all stock consume it, frequent
~ cut five times a season. Three
pounds of seed will plant an acre
Jos. S. Scarborough reported for
Mr.. Boss that he is digging his
Mccormick potatoes, that they
are large and fine, rather deep
eyes and good quality. He has
dug 400 bu. from his 81 acres and
not entirely through
Walter Armstrong reported seed
ing his Alfalfa field for the third
time, has not SO far been successful
with it.
Saml Entfiken said that in
Arizona where he spent several
years Alfalfa grew enormously,
cutting five crops a season, but that
it had the advantage of irrigation.
Whenever it showed yellow they
would turn on the water and al
ways revive it.
The host being disappointed in
speaker for the day, Saml j.
Entriken, who has travelled extern
sively over North America, and
was with Peary and Cook on
several of their Polar expeditions,
kindly gave the Club very enter
tanning talk Oh his experiences Id
the North. He is a great admirer
Of Cooks and believes him sincere
in his statements concerning his
trip to the Pole. That he passed
through many hardships, having
no vessel to help him travelled
over many miles of dangerous sea
ON foot. His account of Bird Is.
land was very interesting. Says
there is an immense deposit of
Guano there, deposited there for
centuries by the millions of birds
that frequent those shores. The veg
citation in these localities is abun.
dant, grass growing two feet high
in places. His experiences among
the Esquino decribing their habits
and manner of life in their Igloes
was instructive, the preparation of
their blubber lamps, and lighting
their fires by friction, and the way
they eat quantities of fat and
drink water before going on a
journey "to keep them warm"
His experience on another occa
sion in, Alaska during the gold
fever, how men sold their all and
sunk it in vain effort to get to
the gold fields. For every success.
full one there were hundreds that
lost their all.
The Pres. appointed as COM
mittee of inspection Robert T..
Cameron, NJ. G. Reeder and M. l..
Thompson when adjournment was
taken for dinner.
After sumptuous dinner presi
He'd over by Mrs. Biles and her
daughters, each guest having a
neat card at his plate, and stroll
over the fine buildings, the meeting
convened, and heard the report
! Of the committee, as follows: Rob.