The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-12-07
MEETING OF CECIL FARMERS CLUB.
The Farm Tractor Discussed From Practical First
Hand knowledge.

| The moisture was conserved, and the
results showed in the husking.
Mr. Knobe, who succeeds D. H.
Kaufman as County Agent, prefer
red not to discuss farm problems at
this time, but gave short account
OF his work for three years past on
Z large dairy farm in Virginia. He
said in part:
''We used two 1876 h. p. tractors,
one OF which I managed, and we
averaged Ia acres in 10 hours. The
Grand-Detour plow was used,-four
bottom--and we could automatically
raise one or all of the bottoms at a
time, making it very convenient in
passing distractions. Filds contain
ed so to 100 acres and were plowed
in lands, always turning on un-plow-
ed land Filled two silos capacity
of 400 tons ensilage. Silos we're
16 x 36 #. and averaged tons
ensilage per foot. Fed 70 head
milk cattle. ration ensilage 40 lb. per
day with 10 lbs. clover or alfalfa
hay, 1OO/lb. cotton seed, 100 lb. lin
seed. Cattle were usually out dur
ing day with corn fodder and straw
for roughage.
I. Wayne Reynolds, Reuben Reyn-
olds, and John S. Cullen were ap-
pointed a committee to suggest what
action, if any, this Club should take,
IN regard to the following resolution,
that Is proposed by G. Bailey Littiz,
of Baltimore.
''Be it Resolved, that the Cecil
Farmers Club of Cecil County ap-
point committee of three to urge
upon Congress, the Department Of
Agriculture, and all Farmers Organ
izations of this country the necessity
of enacting legislation looking to-
ward the standardizing and improv-
ing of farm machinery in the inter-
est of economy and efficiency"
Dinner was then announced by the
hostess, Mrs. Reynolds, and VIM. r.
Cameron, j. Harry Maxwell, and A.
H. Mendenhall were appointed COM
mittee on premises. On re-conven-
ing after partaking of bounteous
and we'll served dinner VIM. r.
Cameron on behalf of the committee
reported the corn all in the cribs
a fine crop some 1900 bus; 500 bu.
oats, a nice lot of broom corn,
Plymouth Rock chickens, six nice
shoats, five cows,-averaged $4,000
each per month during summer;
steers, 500 bu. wheat threshed and
mosAly sold, fine lot of wood ready
cut for winter.
Mr.. Knobe called attention to the
meeting called at Elkton the pre-
vious day to organize a Farm Loan
Association, and hoped to have
sufficient amount of stock subscribed
within few days to effect an organ
ization.
The valuable work of the Inter-
state Milk Producers Association
was discussed at some length, and
the following resolution was passed
and a copy ordered to be sent to the
Association
Resolved, That The Cecil Farmers
Club endorses the work of the Inter
state Milk Producers Association in
is work to advance the interests Of
farmers in the just values of all milk
products.
President J. H. Kimble extended
very cordial invitation to the Club
members and their families to at
tend the National Farmers Congress
| 20 be held at Jacksonville, Florida,
1ext November. A special train will
be run and large delegation is de-
tired, so that all farm problems will
have a square deal.
The Cecil Farmers Club considers
itself greatly honored in that its
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