The midland journal., 1916-11-10
THE CECIL FARMERS CLUB.

N@A'SN e"S mCSbihS " OL0GL'uSat thc uouol
time.
At roll call l. Wayne Reynolds, James
II. Maxwell, VIM. R. Cameron, Robt, T..
Cameron, M. L. Thompson. Jos. T.
Grove. M. C. Reeder, A. H. Mendenhall,
Reuben Reynolds. John S. Cullen, Elwood
Balderston, responded to their names.
Honorary member Alfred B. McVey,
Ctlvert Agriculture High School. was
present and also the following visitors:
9. F. Marsh, former County Agent, who
gave his reasons for resigning as disa-
ereement in regard to salary; VIM. Grove,
taylor Reynolds. Harry Remaining, Robt.
Cooper and Rev. B. A. Matsin.
Minutes of previous meeting were read
aud approved.
Reuben Reynolds in behalf of Fairhill
School, reports the High School depart
n ment witt open about November Ist, with
S scholars
Elwood Balderston for the Farmers
| Week committee. reported the addition of
he following names to assist the COM
mttee with the booth, viz: May Kimble,
Harianna Balderston, Walter Reeder,
Leoyd Balderston, Sue Maxwell Leila
Thompson, Helen Cameron. Marian
Reeder. Reuben Reynolds. Mrs. Reuben
Reynolds, Helen Cullen. Mrs. Menden
,al. That they had met and appointed
uo committees to arrange for the collect
in of exhibits. arrange for building and
decoration of booth. transportation. etc.
= .rianna Balderston was appointed sec
Ietary to the committee and J. Harry
Maxwell treasurer.
l. Wayne Reynolds stated that arrange
Boys Corn Club of 46 boys on the day
| j November 18th.
C. C. Balderston and Elwood Balders-
ton were selected to prepare short
history of the Club and its present activ-
les. to be published for distribution dur
ng Farmers Week.
Experiments being called Robert Cam
eron reported ITS bu. Early Prospect pota-
toes per acre. without fertilizer, on sweet
corn ground; light covering of barnyard
manure.
Elwood Balderston planted ten rows of
field corn from ten cars of prize corn,
Results will be reported later.
[. Wayne Reynolds did not find seed
corn purchased at Lancaster Fair as prod
uctive as home grown seed.
Reuben Reynolds has not found
| Ilydrated Lime to show satisfactory re-
suits on his soil. NJ G. Reeder also had
no perceptible results from it on grass. or
the following corn crop. Drilled three
tons on two acres OF wheat stubble. with
no results. and ten tons on ID acres and
no improvement over where no lime was
dliled.
When asked why his clover field show
ed alternate strips of rich green grass, and
oor grass. M. C. Reeder stated that the
good grass was from home grown clover
seed, and the poor from supposedly west
ern seed.
A. B. McVey narrated an interesting
but startling account of an interview of a
man that had been employed in making
dye from clover seed in Europe; that this
seed after the dye was extracted was
again dried. coated over lightly with the
dye and the seed all sold for seeding in
I its new bright color, but with much of its
vii tlity impaired. This seed he stated
would often pass high termination test,
and if conditions were very favorable
would grow well, but in case of drought
or severe winter conditions the young
plants owing TO lack of vitality would
m lch OF it die. In regard 10 Hydrated
lime he also called attention to the fact
that s3T% of it is water and farmers
must make allowance for this in using it.
i a. B. McVey then gave very interest
ins account of the Improvements under
wy at Calvert for new Agricultural
High School. that the commissioners had
satisfactorily arranged with the trnslees
OF the Society of Friends, for long lease
OF the ground for school purposes, that
tn re had also been delay in the awarding
the contracts, but that now the build
ing operations were under way and there
was every prospect of having it ready for
occupancy by January Ist. In the mean
time the school is comfortably located in
Rosebank Hall.
He also pointed out one thing that is
seldom done in selecting seed potatoes, to
mark or dig the best hills and save for
seed.
Dinner being announced w. R. Cam
eron. R. T. Cameron and A. H. Menden-
hail were appointed committee of Premi-
SIS.
On reassembling w. R. Cameron in
b half of the comm ittee, called attention
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