The midland journal., 1916-02-11

the home of John S. Cullen on
Wednesday, January 26, 1916. The
meeting was called to order by the
President, John H. kimble. In the
absence of Elwood Balderston,
Henry M. Mccullough was elected
Secretary pro TEN. The Roll Call
was answered by the following mem
bers: H. klmDie, Wllnam Il.
Cameron, ]. Harry Maxwell, M. CT.
Reeder, Joseph T. Groves, Reuben
Reynolds, Robert 7. Cameron, A. ii.
Mendenhall, Martin L. Thompson,
C. Ross Biles, James H. Maxwell,
Henry M. Mccullough, w. r. Nc
Fadden, John S. Cullen and l.
Wayne Reynolds. The following
visitors were present: -Messrs. Jonn
Kennedy, West Grove. Pa; A. J.
Cullen, Elk View, Pa; Carroll
Tyson, Joseph SINNERS, Ralph
Thompson, Otho Gibson, Clarence
Cullen, Earnest Cullen, Horace
Cullen and w. d. Cauley, Jr.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
Mr.. McFadden reported that he
had appeared before the Board OF
County Commissioners as member
Of the Committee in reference to the
continuance Of the County Agent,
but as no other members OF the COM
mittee were present the matter was
postponed until the next meeting OF
: the County Commissioners on
February 8th.
Mr.. j. Harry Maxwell of the
Farmers Week Committee reported
that he had paid the bill for work
on the booth at the Baltimore Ex-
hibit, he also reported that he had
written in reference TO the bill for
lumber used in constructing the
booth but had received no reply.
New business being next in order
the President called attention to the
Shackeford Road bill now before
Congress. On motion of ]. 4.
Grove duly seconded it was resolved
that the Club indorse the Shackie-
ford road bill now pending before
Congress and urge It's adoption and
that the result be sent to the Mary
land United States Senators and
Representatives in Congress.
Experiments next in order, Mr.. /.
w. Reynolds reported that his cattle
were not feeding as well as in cold
weather. Mr.. Marsh, county Agent
reported the corn demonstration
work was not altogether salts
factory owing to the wind storms,
he also reported the Soy Bean DEM
Onstrations were satisfactory, yield
ing over 80 bushels per acre down
to IL or IL, Sudan Grass demon
strations produced IL bushels to the
acre of seed, were catch crop, but
would not take the place of native
grasses. Grain demonstrations
were late and for this reason were
not as satisfactory. He reported
about 200 acres of Alfalfa seeded,
and called attention to the probable
scarcity of good seed corn, and also
to the fact that Scarlet Glover did
not give good results, and the
French Crimson Clover the seed inn
ported last year came too low, and
will probably be on the market and
will be weak in germanations. Mr..
Marsh also said that he would like
to get someone to keep record of
farm cost and profit before more
could be handled in the county.
Mr.. M. G. Reeder reported a good
crop of apples for the trees he had
piles in the cellar did not keep as
we'll as those piled out in the orchard
some of which were kept under can
vas, and the others stored under
the bridge way of the barn, which
kept better than those in the cellar,
approximately not more than one
apple to the bushel spoiled, over DO
per cent of those in the cellar
spoiled.
The President reported he had
sown Cow Peas in corn and secured
good growth, which would make
lets of Growth to be turned under
the next crop. Mr.. Carroll Tyson
and Mr.. A. j. Cullen reported they
both had milking machines, and
both used them with no harmful re-
suits.
Mr.. Gibson reported that he had
found spring rye and oats sown
together and thrashed made an ex-
cellent feed in ensilage and found re-
suits as good as when he used cotton
seed meal.
Mr.. Marsh reported that barley