The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-02-09

cluD. ~ WAS f6teFTeU TO committee
composed of r. K. Rawlings, lei
wood Balderston and M @. Reeder,
to be reported on after dinner. :
On the call for experiments.
the following spoke of their exper;
ments in the handling of barn yard
manure: R. X. Rawlinge, @. r.
Biles, M. @. Reeder and a. H.
MendenhalI.
While some of the members felt
| they had gotten best result from
hauling the manure ont on sod
Idirectly as it was made. Mr..
Rawlings contended he got a better
EQUALITY Of manure and consequently
better results by allowing it to re-
main under cows in barn. yard to
he thoroughly trampet by the
cattle. Thus he felt sure the ma
nure lost none of its constituents.
He hauls it out three times year.
lin January, March and the Fall.
Mr.. Reeder pnt his manure on
corn ground in March. The corn
was helped and it insured him a
crop of grass.
Boss Biles plonghs manure down
for wheat, the effect for grass was
marked
Mr.. w. r.. Cameron spoke Of his
experiment with COW beets. Said
they had tseen frozen during the
severe cold weather, but continued
feeding them to his cattle without
Injury to them To spite Of the
fact that the papers contained AZ
counts of cattle having been killed
iby being fed frozen heets.
Mr. Cameron was asked abont
corn that was planted late. he
said it was .imperfectly cured and
he had stacked it in the field where
it had kept well and was much
relished by his cattle
| Mr.. Balderston said he had
hauled from the cannery husks
and put them in ricks 10 the field
and had fed them through the
winter to his cows with good re-
suits; thought it superior to his
ensilage from his silo.
| Mr.. Williams was called on to
relate any experiments that he had
made. Spoke TO some length of
his methods IN the tilling Of his
farm He said he had a patch Of
alfalfa, and was Particularly pleas
ed with bis experiments with rye
he being called upon for his
essay Mr.. Thompson introduced
Mr. Williams.
The Pres. appointed as committee
on insp6 elton of the premises.
Messrs- Grove, Mendenhall and
Cameron.
The committee reported through
its chairman Mr.. Grove:
After having partaken Of a
bonntifnl repast fully the equal of
the best, we wandered out through
the yard and came upon the pig
pen and found 8 fine shoats and
one brood sow. Mr.. Thompson
has s fine looking cows and A
heifers. One horse at home and
two at a neighbors. In the barn is
! plenty of feed for his stock. He
has 2 corncribs full of corn, one
bin of oats, and has sold his wheat
Fine flock Of chickens, good
sized woodpile and everything in
particularly fine shape.
] Mr.. Balderston also called atten-
tion to the calendars used as place
cards at dinner with characteristics
OF various members.
! Committee on the bill reported
that in the opinion of the committee
the bill should be returned by its
trainers to be redrafted; adopted.
Mr.. Baiderston was directed to
attend to it. A vote of thanks
was extended to Mr.. Williams for
his mastery and helpful address.
1t was then moved that the club
60 into executive session and visit.
ors retired from the room. It was
found that no quorum was present
and consequently business could
not be transacted Visitors were
recalled to listen to an article read
on Chow Maryland Farmers
United. /"
No further business being before
the club, an adjournment was
taken until Feb. Ia, when the club
will meet with the President, I.
Wayne Reynolds.
SAML. Polk,