The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-02-16

III NtSlug DUN uaii last MOuudy anu tues
day. was pronounced the most successful
Of any yet held here, both in point Of
attendance and the program rendered.
The hall was packed at both the after
noon and the night sessions. and com
fortably filled at each of the morning
sessions.
Fifty exhibits of corn, wheat, oats and
potatoes were entered for the prizes. and
the judge stated they would have cap
tured several premiums if entered in the
recent show in Baltimore Mr.. Collier,
who has had many years experience as a
judge, stated that the exhibit Of Mort
gage Litter potatoes entered by Mearns
McCummings was the finest he had ever
seen. The exhibits were placed in a room
above the hall, and after they had been
judged and the prizes awarded the dis
play was opened to the public and receiv-
ed much attention The following are the
PRIZE WINNERS.
PorAToEs State of Maine-1st, W.P. Reyn-
olds. $500 Horse Blanket. donated by Jos. s.
Pogue, Sons & Co.
2d-H. Cameron, 10 lbs. Lard. donated by B.
P. Nichols.
Sweepstakes 1st (Mortgage Lifter) Mearns
McCummings, " Dbl. Gold Medal Flour, do
mated by Duyckinck, Sterrett & Co.
I'd, tMountain Chief John s. Shaffer, Nickel
plated Hatchet, donated by Haines s. Kirk.
OATs-1st, Harry Maxwell, 200 lbs. Schu-
maker Quaker Stock and Dairy Feed, donated
by Alice & Sheppard
2d-Perry Gibson. 10 lbs. Scrapple, donated
by =. M. Holden.
WHEAr-lst E. Cullen, X Dbl. Cornerstone
Flour, donated by Biles & Cameron.
2d-Harry Buckley, 5 lbs. Sausage donated
by j. NJ Holden.
CoRN-lst, Charles Mckinney, $500 Gold
Piece, donated by National Bank of Rising
Sun.
2d--J G. Reynolds. Savory Roaster, donated
by Scott Wilson.
3rd-C. Cullen, years subscription to Mid
land journal, donated by Ewing Bros.
Prize OF 5000 offeredat last Institute by p.
E. Sharpless Co., for 10 months milk record of
six COWS in any herd giving the greatest
amount of milk, whose owner was patron of
the Sharpless condensary was won by Perry
A. Gibson
Mr.. G. h Hibberd gave a very interesting
and instructive talk on Dairying. He explain
ed the Importance Of wedding out the small
producers and replacing them with specimens
that would result in profit. He showed that
the silo has become very necessary essential
for best results, as 1t was recognized where 1t
was used as increased produce followed at no
material increase of cost. The so-called
general utility or dual purpose COW he de-
clared found no favor with real practical
dairymen. They wanted dairy cows, animals
bred for milk production which would readily
respond to daily ratiol.s with milk pail re-
suits. He explained some Of the dairy methods
at Guelph, Canada, which is considered one Of
the most complete stations in the country
He also explained the excellent methods in
vogue at our own State Experiment Station.
He put considerable stress on the Importance
of the dairyman being sure his cows are per-
fectly free from tuberculosis. The questions
that followed showed the audience were
earnestly interested.
DR.. Richard s. Hill followed Mr. Hibberd
with few remarks on the same subject and
gave the young men some very excellent ad-
vice, telling them the importance of starting
right in the dairy business, as mistakes were
being cautious about feeding some of the
dairy foods that were on the market, and said
the advice given by Mr.. Hibberd about feed
ing dairy cows was from knowledge gained by
practical experience.
! AT the afternoon session Judge Geo. 0
Brown, of Baltimore. talked on the poultry
industry. He gave some interesting statistics
of the States poultry product. He told how
the farmers could improve their poultry fiocks
and explained number of the new or modern
methods that were important factors from an
economic point, and which produced increased
results. He showed how the poultry products
were increasing in demand and declared that
first class ones would always command
paying prices.
The following tried and proven receipts were
given by Judge Brown. who strongly recommend
ed them for the purpose stated:
BREAD FOR CHICKS FIRST WEEK
Corn meal pints wheat bran pint. steel cut
oats Il pint. meat meal tablespoonful, salt l
even teaspooniul. baking soda teaspoonful, eggs
8; mix with water or milk same as in making
corn bread. and bake in slow oven for two and
a half hours
FOR COLDS.
Coal oil ounces. sweet oil ounces, turpentine
10 drops glycerine ounce.
FOR MITES.
Coal oil quarts carbolic acid crude gill.
Mr.. W. Oscar Collier, the well-known corn
breeder from Talbot county. made very in
structive address on the Importance Of using
good seed. He showed that by proper selec-
tion Of seed that there was always an increase
in yield aud quality of all products. The man
who uses poor seed is inviting disaster. and
can only expect Inferior quality as well as an
inferior quantity, and no returns on the profit
side means less that may bring a mortgage.
He complimented the wheat and oats on exhi-
bition and said the winning specimens could
not be exceiled in any State. The potatoes
exhibited he declared were of most unusual
excellence. smooth and typical in shape Of the
varieties. He showed his method OF testing
the termination Of seed corn, explaining the
Importance Of knowing what per centage Of
grain viii ssrminate. because the planting Of