The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-07-02
The Cecil Farmers Club.
Proceedings OF Meeting Held June 16 At
Home OF Jas. H. Maxwell, Near Town..
WHE Cecil farmers Club met
: at the home of the James III.

HE Cecil Farmers Club met
at the home of the James Ell /.
Maxwell, near Rising Sun,
June 10th. The meeting was called
to order by the President at the
usual time. The following mem
bers were present at the call of the
roll or soon after: J. H. Kimble,
I. W. Reynolds, j. H. Maxwell,
w. r. Cameron, M. L. Thompson,
J. T. Grove, M. G. Reeder, W. p.
McFadden, G. r. Biles, j. Harry
Maxwell, H. M. Mccullough,
Reuben Reynolds, John s. Cullen.
e. Balderston. The visitors were:
Joseph McVey, superintendent of
Public Schools, DIR. Thomas F.
Mann of Delaware College, G. F.
Marsh, County Agent, Ellis Duyck-
lnck, Ralph Wilson, Carroll Cam
Ieron, Curtis Maxwell, Ernest Jen
mes, Rev. F. a. Huffman, Howard
Brnmfeld.
Henry, M. Mccullough, in the
absence of the Secretary, was elect
ed the secretary protein. The
minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved. 1. W.
Reynolds, chairman of the COM
mittee of allied organizations re-
ported that subscriptions were
needed to meet expenses of meet.
ing August 18th at Tome Institute,
and presented a subscription paper
for the members of the club. J..
H. Maxwell. of the Committee on
Speakers read a letter from Cover
nor Goldsborongh in reply to an in
vitation to be present at the Port
Deposit meeting. He also reported
Mr.. Alva Magee and DR.. Ell. j.
Patterson had accepted invitations
TO address the meeting, and that
David Lubin had written asking if
there were any meetings in the
East, and the Chairman was in
strncted to extend an invitation to
him. Mr.. G. F. Marsh, County
Agent, reported that it was un-
necessary for the Committee ap.
pointed to take any steps for pro
curing better equipment or accomo-
dations for his Office, as the Com
missioners had given him assurance
that they would procure room and
put in a desk for him. Expert
ments were called for: I. w. Rey-
nolds reported that he had applied
200 lbs. of Sure Growth and 100
lbs. of Nitrate to corn, and that the
application had killed the point of
the blades, though the growth of
the corn was advanced. 1t was
thought afterward it was Nitrate
that produced Il e result. w. P.
McFadden reported that he had
cut ! of an acre of Alfalfa, hauled
it in green about two good loads.
John Cullen reported that he had
put fertilizer with no Nitrate in it,
on the garden and the application
seems to have injured the vegeta.
tion, seemed to have been worse on
cucnmbers than any other kind of
vegetable. Mr.. Marsh suggested
that the fertilizer, if applied when
the plants were damp, would injure
them, and thought that it was not
due to the Nitrate. Mr.. Marsh re
ported that he had travelled 1134
miles on the roads and BIB miles on
the railroads. He also reported
that the best Boys Corn Club was
at Fair Hill, consisting of z mem
bers. that he had issued ia bul.
letins; had conducted the following
demonstrations: 10 spraying and
pruning demonstrations, ,-12 COW
pea, 6 Sudan Grass, A sweet clover,
one garden, and 12 demonstrations
cutting back old orchards. At |
this point the Secretary arrived
and assumed the performance of
his duties.