The midland journal., 1916-07-14
THE CECIL FARMERS CLUB.
Proceedings OF June Meeting
Committee Reports-Experi-
ments Discussed.

Farmers Club was held at the home
of Elwood Balderston, Colora, on the
28th of the month. Members pres
ent-W. r. Cameron, j. Harry Max
well, M. c. Reeder, Jos. T. Grove,
Reuben Reynolds, Elwood Balder-
ston, Robt. t. Cameron, A. H. Mend
enhall, G. r. Biles, James H. Max
well, w. P. McFadden, I. Wayne
Reynolds, John s. Cullen, c. c.
Balderston; honorary member, DR..
Jos. 1. France. Visitors, James Kite,
Morton, Pa; W. Scott Silver, Havre
de Grace; John l.. Balderston, Ken
nett Square; s. Morris Jones, West
Grove; Nelson James, Rising Sun;
Levi H. Balderston, Mark, Lloyd and
Richard Balderston, and G. F.
Marsh, County Agent.
In the absence of the President.
G.. Ross Biles, Vice-President, pre-
sided at the meeting. A letter from
the President, j. II. Kimble, was
read, expressing regret. and explain
ing his necessary absence. A letter
also from s. M. Shoemaker, declin-
ing an invitation to meet with the
Cecil Farmers Club owing to press
ing business matters, which he very
much regretted. j.. H. Kimble in
his letter reported securing P. P.
Claxton, U. S. Commerce Agricul-
ture to address Farmers Day Meet
ing, August 5.
County Agent Marsh gave an in
teresting account of the work OF
Women County Agents in ten Coun-
ties of the State, and on motion of
1. w. Reynolds the following reso-
luton was unanimously adopted:
Resolved that the Cecil Farmers
Club go on record as favoring lady
County Agent.
J. Harry Maxwell reported on the
receipts and expenditures connected
with the Clubs exhibit at the Mary
land Horticultural Society's exhibi-
tion in Baltimore in the Autumn of
1915. On motion the balance in his
hands was directed turned over to
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was discharged.
Reuben Reynolds, on behalf of
the Committee appointed at a pre-
vious meeting to confer with the
County School Commissioners in
reference to High School accomo-
dation for the Fourth District, re-
ported that the Committee had had
a hearing by the Commissioners and
thaa they expressed themselves
favorable to increased accommoda-
tion in this direction if the children
were there. The Committee was con-
tinued to keep the situation before
the School Board.
Experiments being called for,
Reuben Reynolds reported repeated
spraying of potatoes with Paris
Green, Arsenate of Lead and Blue
Stone, without marked result in kill
ing potato bugs.
I. Wayne Reynolds opened dis
cussion on the advantage of sailing
clover hay as it is put into the NOW.
No definite conclusion was reached.
There was general discussion by.
members and visitors on Alfalfa
growing. j. H. Maxwell has
patch of good color, sown on the
Gath of last month.
]. L. Balderston, Kennett Square,
found very different results with diff
ferent seed, when his neighbors fail
ed to find the same difference. This
goes to show that we don't know all
that must eventually be known about
Alfalfa. On account of failures of
s0wn seed on some soils, and on
spots of the same field, it is grow
ing custom to mix alfalfa seed with
timothy, or with timothy and clover,
harvesting when the predominant
constituent is ready.
Soy beans are being raised by
several membrs. incubation is
necessary, not for the growth of the
beans, but for the full benefit to the
soil, which comes from the root
nodules. Elwood Balderston found
the soil where the beans grew last
year, well inoculated for crop this
year.
s. Morris Jones, West Grove, gave
interesting results of his first ex-
periences with mushrooms. With
good spawn, and even temperature,
never above 20 degrees, he has cut
every day for months from one
house. This is exceptional, about
twice the average time, and is laid
mainly to the great vitality of the
spawn. The same speaker, from one
seasons experience, concludes that
the superb everbearing strawberry,
is very desirable berry and paying
crop.
I. Wayne Reynolds, J. Harry Max
well. and Abram H. Mendenhall were
appointed to inspect the premises
and a recess was taken for dinner