The midland journal., 1915-11-05
THE CECIL FARMERS
CLUB.
Proceedings Of Meeting Held
At Home OF W.:P.
McFadden.
VIZ HE Cecil Farmers Club was held
at the home Of w. P. McFadden,

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j. Wayne Reynolds, Jas. H. Maxwell,
VIM. r. Cameron. M. L. Thompson, Jos.
r. Grove. W. p. McFadden. Thomas B.
Miller, A. H. Mendenhall, Reuben Rey-
nolds, John S. Cullen, E. Balderston. ].
Harry Maxwell The visitors present
were: Arthur Harvey. Chas. S. Peacock,
M. F. Magraw, Jos. B. Ewing, Chas. Nc
Fadden. JOS. M. McVey, Frank B. Evans.
The President called the meeting to
order somewhat later than the appointed
hour owing to tardiness of assembling,
and called attention to the fact that it was
detrimental to the good of the meetings
to not have the full morning sessions.
Those present agreed that hereafter the
meetings should begin promptly at 1890
o'clock.
The minutes were read and approved.
The committee to arrange for rooms for
the county agent are continued. The
committee on Farmers Week, Baltimore.
reported that space had been reserved in
the Armory, and that the committee ad-
vised taking the produce SO far as practi-
cable in truck. This was united with.
and the committee authorized to proceed
with the exhibit, the Club pledging the
necessary support, for its success
Experiments being called. w. R. Cam
eron reported fine sci of alfalfa, but not
inoculated; was advised that he had
better still spread inoculated soil over
the field. to be carried in by the rains.
Reuben Reynolds, and A. H. Mendenhall
also report fine sets of alfalfa.
Jos, T. Grove who recently returned
from an extended tour of the west report
ed alfalfa as the universal hay crop
beyond the Mississippi.
President Kimble who attended the
Farmers Congress at Omaha, reported
seeing 500 tons in one stack. Also 500
head of hogs pasturing on alfalfa. One
farmer reported cutting six times year,
and coHld cut nine times in southern Cali
fornia.
G. F. Marsh, will make general report
at next meeting. In travelling over
county found few failures. but Alfalfa
generally doing well, sweet clover he said,
will inoculate land for alfalfa. by sowing
some of 1t with other grasses. Soudan
grass doing well. and promising good
crop, good for late pasture. He is work.
ing now to get community clubs In every
section. He further reports that hog
cholera has developed in few herds in
Elk Neck, and also at Ceciton, but is be
lieved to be under control. He says forty
dollars worth of serum was used to inocu-
late Mr.. Purner's large herd, and that no
more cases had been reported. 1t costs
about 65 cents for each 100 Id. hog
Frank Evans called attention to poor or
unclean serum causing assesses, Marsh
explained that such cases were due to
faulty manipulation.
John Cullen reports fine set of clover
and timothy over portion of his fall seed
ed field. Another portion more exposed
to the sun not so well set. He had fresh
ly lined the field and the opinion render
ed that the lime was detrimental during
the hot spell.
/. Wayne Reynolds reports timothy and
clover as luxuriant as his crimson clover
this year. He further informed the Club
that his corn this year, falling among the
crimson clover duriug the severe storms
has moulded badly.
E. Balderston reports planting three
samples of soy beans in drills 2s in. apart.
that they have made luxuriant growth
and matured good crop of seed, one
variety marked 1902 was especially vig-
orous remaining green much longer than
the Ivory, or virginia. Crop not harvest
ed. Also eleven samples of corn furnish
ed by the department, planted twelve
rows of each across field. The growth
varied considerably some varieties matur-
ing much earlier than others. not yet
ready to report yields.
]. H. Kimble uses keiffer corn with soy
beans as support and fodder crop when
cut for feed.
Jos. McVey reported experiment with
nitrate of soda on timothy showing gain
of 500 lbs. where $50 lbs. nitrate were
used per acre. The result he said was
very marked at FIRST. but the favorable
season for general growth did not make
the final results so marked.
Frank B. Evans stated that sorghum
and COW peas is hard to cure. and that the
second crop Is dangerous to stock if pas
tured, keiffer corn is not thought to be
dangerous to pasture.
The president stated that in view of the
fact that the enemies of the Maryland
Agricultural College are making an efforI
70 have hostile legislation passed, it might
be well to have a committee appointed to
take the matter up with the other agricul-