The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-10-25

= Grove, near Blue Ball, on
October Is, with the following
members and visitors 10 attendance.
I. Wayne Reynolds, r. K. Raw
lings, VIM. r. Cameron, @. Ross
Biles, j. a. Kimble, j s. Cullen,
A. Ell Mendenhall, A. P. McFad
den, Nj. t. Thompson, nj. @.
Reeder, EIwood Balderston, j M.
Maxwell, A. B. McVey, Jos. T.
Grove, Cecil E. Ewing.
Visitors Rev. Brinkema. 4. F.
Reynolds, VIM. Grove
To the absence of the president,
Elwood Balderson called the meet
ing to order at Ii o'clock and after
roll call the minutes Of previous
meeting were read and approved.
a communication was read re-
questing the club to have an ex-
hibit at the annual exhibition of
the various agricultural associa-
tions 10 Fifth Regt. Armory, Bal
timere, November 10 %, and after
discussion of the matter it was
moved and carried that a COM
mittee Of three be appointed to-
consider the matter. The follow
ing were appointed for that pur-
pose: I. Wayne Reynolds, g. R.
Biles, w. r. Cameron.
The committee on Farmers In
stitnte reported having received a
blank form for application for the
annual Institute and had filled out
and returned the same, requesting
two day and one night meeting
in Rising Snn during the full moon
of February next.
The club endorsed the action Of
the committee and on motion
pledged itself to make up any de-
felt which should occur incident
to the meeting.
On the call for experiments, Mr..
Biles said w. X. Bird had i'll acres
which had been moved one year
and as the grass set. looked very
thin he disked it and put on s OTIS.
timothy and Q OTIS. clover last fall
and ds result had harvested 293
tons good hay this year.
Mr.. Rawlings had put field in
wheat last fall, got 10 tons of lime
and on account of trouble in drill
ing had put on from 200 lbs. to q
ton per acre. However, the clover
stand was even all over the field.
Mr.. Maxwell had cut wheat
stubble field which had been man
ured, part on top and part plowed
in, and got best results where
manure had been left on top.
Mr.. Mendenhall said he still had
good set Of alfalfa but that it was
getting full of weeds.
Mr.. McVey thought best returns
could be secured by manuring one
year ahead. When asked why
too much fertilizer could prove
harmful, Mr.. McVey said that it
took seven times the weight of
fertilizer in moisture to dissolve 1t,
which was depriving the plant Of
needful moisture when too much
fertilizer was in the soil.
Mr.. Reynolds said he had stack
ed his second crop of clover and
had got eight bushels of unhulIed
seed by running it through a
threshing machine.
Mr.. McFadden said he had SOW
ed three acres of cowpea and cut
five loads of hay.
Mr.. Reeder said he advocated
loWsetting ear on corn stalk and
selected his seed ears from those
which grew low.
Messrs. Reeder, McFadden and
Cullen were appointed committee
on premises and an adjournment
was taken for dinner.
The club was then nshered to the
dining room where most appetis.
ing repast awaited the gathering
Several members had to circle the
table a number of times to locate
their place as the name cards were
all spelled backwards and they
were not accustomed to seeing
themselves from a rear view.
After-enjoying the bonntifnl meal
aud a stroll around the premises,
the members reassembled and the
committee reported on the fine
dinner, nice comfortable home
which was equipped with such
modern conveniences as telephone,
steam heat and acetyfene gas. A
large lawn 10 front had recently
been sown with timothy and clover.
The stock belonging to the host
which was viewed consisted of a
driving horse, IL head of hogs, in
GLIDING boar which would weigh
between 600 and 700 lbs fOur