The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-28
CECIL FARMERS CLUB.
Proceedings Of Meeting Held At Home OF
Elwood Balderston, Near Colora.


| which to promote his agricultural enterprises
purchase and equip his farm. market his
| crops etc. . Here is great field for
helpful cooperation between bankers and
| farmers and 1t is to be hoped they will get to-
! gether on this proposition just now there is
live proposition on foot to establish Col
| lege at West Nottingham in which it ishoped
to establish a department in Agriculture. It
| is the duty of this Club to foster this moves
ment and render all the aid practicable in es-.
| tablishing this branch.
| Again DR.. True says; ssYour Agricultural
College should have its agricultural faculty
and equipment enlarged and strengthen
ed. $3.50 Your high schools should be
multiplied and agriculture taught In them.
sss Your rural elementary schools
should be re-directed and filled with teachers
| in full sympathy with country life. =
| As means to this end consolidation of dis
trict schools should be pushed forward as
| rapidly as circumstances will permit"
just these lines you have already taken up.
| Several of your members endorsed "a mOve-
ment set on foot at the Farmers National
| Congress held in New Orleans, In November
| last, to appoint nation wide committee to
study these problems where they are now es-
tablished. with view to their extension over
bne county aC large.
also believe that this club will also be in
the fore front to help extablish agricultural
credit. and, with the help of our banking in
stitutions with the proper assistance from the
national government, money may be loaned
to the farmer at as low rate of interest, and
with as much safety as any other Investment.
The paper called forth consider
able favorable discussion from
members and visitors.
The rest of the morning was
taken up by discussing the prop0s-
ed college. at West Nottingham,
the club decided to give their sup.
port in every way possible.
Dinner being announced the fol-
lowing Committee was appointed
on inspection Of the premises: b.
x. Rawlings, Palmer McFadden
and r. T. Cameron.
After enjoying q fine turkey din
ner, the Committee was shown
over the premises, their attention
first being called to q young apple
orchard OF fifteen acres in thrifty
condition.
Mr.. Balderston sprays his frnit
trees and also exhibited some very
fine apples that were good to eat,
las we'll as look at.
We were next shown the mach
iuery used on the farm, which was
kept in building for that purpose;
among the latest additions to the
machinery outfit was q sulky
plow and q gasoline spraying
machine.
The live stock consisted of six
head of good horses and four fine
colts, ninteen cows, seven heifers
and a fine registered Guernsey bull.
Five brood sows and seventeen
shoats, all in good condition. Two
pens of chickens, one of Rhode Is
land Red, attracted a great deal Of
attention, 20 acres of wheat in good
condition and 90 cords cut wood.
After the Club was called to
order Morris Jones on invitation
gave talk on producing eggs for
the Philadelphia and New York
markets.
The Club then adjourned to
meet with A. 81. Mendenhall,
March 10.
/. WAYNE REYNOLDS,
Secy. pro tenn.