The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-28

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at the home Of the President
n Elwood Balderston on Feb.
l19, with the following members and
visitors present.
Elwood Balderston, r. X 7 Raw
lings, Jas. III. Maxwell, j. Harry
Maxwell, A. Fl. Mendenhall, r. r.
Cameron, VIM. r. Cameron, Pal
smer McFadden, M. q. Reeder, Jos.
Grove, G. r. Biles, John S. Gull
len. 7. Wayne Reynolds.
Yisitors-John Balderston, Nor
ris Jones, Lloyd Balderson, Levi
Balderston, j. B. Fassitt.
In the absence of the Sec., /.
Wayne Reynolds was appointed
Sec. for the day.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The report of the Committee on
the rebuilding of the Agricultural
College, was heard and the Com.
mittee discharged.
Very few responded to the call
for experiments.
j. B. Fassitt said he had planted
three acres, one acre -of COW peas,
Zone acre Of COW peas and oats and
one acre of COW peas and millet,
the acre Of COW peas and millet
yielding more than both the others
together.
M. 9. R0eder also plants COW
peas and millet.
John BaldeIston has been SOW
ing purple vetch, sows it in the
Spring, and thinks it produces
more feed than COW peas.
The host being called on for an
essay responded with the follow
ing:
Since you gentlemen Of the Cecil Farmers
Club have seen 1T to place your fellow meme
bers among the progressives whether will it
or not by electing me to third term as presi-
dent of this Club, and now las youa ASSEMBLE
under my roof on this occasion, III can but
thank you for the double honor, and accept
the duties imposed upon me in the spirit with
which it is given. All that will be necessary
the next time will be to make it permanent.
The Club feel proud to say has beenNpro-
gressive in its thought and action during the
comparatively short term of my membership
The Rural Delivery. the farmers Phone,
the Good Roads movement and later the Par
eel Post, have all been strongly advocated by
the Club, resulting in the extension or estab-
lishment, in the community for its good. And
now we have before us the betterment of the
service of the Maryland Agricultural College.
A committee of your body being under ap-
pointment to confer with the Governor, whose
response is now before you. and whom we.
have since been informed is already person
ally on tour investigating these very sub
jects The Hon. w. 7. Warburton who we
also consulted. / regret cannot be present With
us today says the question cannot be consider
ed OF moving the location. but is in favor Of
greater development for the Maryland Agris'
cultural College.
In an addeess before the Maryland Bankers
Association in 1912, DIR. A.. G. True said. 1T is
the duty and it will be the great economic ad-
vantage Of the state, to provide broad sys-
tenn of agricultural education for both youths
and adults.
1T should be the business of every good
citizen to foster and promote agricultural
education for agriculture is the fundamental
industry on which human life and civilization
depend.'
In another peace he adds: I'm this vast en-
terprise the bankers of the country can render
service of inestimable value Take for ex-
amplelthe question, now being widely discuss
ed, of agricultural credit. There is no doubt
that the American farmer needs move salts
factory method of securing the money with