The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-11-16
THE CECIL FARMERS CLUB.
Torrens System OF Land Title
Registration Explained.


The Cecil Farmers Club met at
the home of w. Palmer McFadden,
near Singerly. Md, with Vice Presi-
dent c. Ross Biles in the chair. T.
B. Miller was appointed Secy. for the
day. The following members re-
sponded to roll call: Jos. T. Groves,
c. R. Biles, M. G. Reeder, A. H.
Mendenhall, Reuben Reynolds, John
S. Cullen, Jas. H. Maxwell, w. R.
Cameron, j. Harry Maxwell, M. l..
Thompson, w. P McFadden, 1.
Wayne Reynolds, T. B. Miller, c. G.
Balderston. Visitors, Arthur Harvey,
Miller Magraw, Robt. Jacquette, Jos.
McFadden, County Agent Kaufman,
Prof. F. B. Bomberger, Md. College
of Agriculture.
The Secy., Elwood Balderston, and
Lloyd Balderston arrived at noon,
having been delayed by the washout
of the temporary bridge at Elkton by
the flood of the early morning.
1. Wayne Reynolds reported
shortage of $28.32 in the expense of
the Port Deposit meeting owing to
an error on the part of the treasurer
of the allied organizations as to the
amount available for the use of the
committee.
On motion the treasurer of the
Cecil Farmers Club was instructed
TO pay the deficit.
Prof. Bomberger of the Md. State
College of Agriculture being intro
duced by the host gave very inter
esting talk on the Torrens System of
Land Title Registration. The Sys-
tenn in short provides for a gradual
registration of title of all land, which
can only be done after an expert
examination of titles which often
runs back for fifty or one hundred
years, but when once registered will
always remain registered, and the
title will be transferred free of all
further expense of examination, as
the title will always be guaranteed
by the state.
Land once registered in this man
ner, the operation of the Federal
Land Bank System would be very
simple as the Bank would accept
such land as security without ques-
ton, when loan was transacted.
Dinner being announced, the chair
man appointed Reuben Reynolds, W.
r. Cameron, J. Harry Maxwell, COM
mittee on premises. Reuben Reyn-
olds chairman of the committee on
re-assembling reported we'll served
dinner,-one that showed no lack,
despite Mr.. Hoover's injunctions in
these strenuous war times,--a con-
crete watering trough at the barn..
four horses, pair of mules, colt, five
cows, six heifers. Three of the cows
are registered Holsteins, also q
heifer, and bull calf also registered.
These,are the cows that were report
ed with a flattering record last
month. A good herd of cattle.
Two mows-40 tons of hay, one NOW
Soy bean hay. Plenty OF straw.
Machinery on barn floor. Young
apple orchard, mostly Paragon
AZ acres wheat in ground, "a acres
of corn 9 shoats, 2 brood 9o~s,
machinery shed we'll filled. W. R.
Cameron reported 100 nice chickens,
; turkeys.
Experiments being called R, Reyn-
olds reported that where the spread
er had missed in turning on his
wheat stubble there is no clover.
7. Wayne Reynolds reported that
he Mammoth Yellow Soy beans that
ne had sowed for seed, did not
nature.
The Secy. being preaant read the
minutes OF the previous meeting, and
reported on behalf Of tho committee.
Aat they had not conferred with
>ther organizations, but the lateness
If the season and the scarcity of
labor, it did not seem advisable to
organize a county fair at this time.
Robt. T. Cameron whose member
hip expired by limitation, was REIN
stated by unanimous vote.
The meeting adjourned to meet
with l. Wayne Reynolds on Wednes-
day, November 21st, 1917.
T. B. MILLER,
Cnov PRO tenn