The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-15
MEETING OF CECIL FARMERs
CLUB.

Director OF Farm Products
Club Supports Anti-Race
Track Bill.
The Cecil Farmers Club met with
Reuben Reynolds on the goth of Feb.
1918, with President Biles in the
chair at about the usual hour.
The following members responded
to roll call: Pres. G. R. Biles, Vm.
R. Cameron, J. Harry Maxwell, M. c.
Reeder, Jos. T. Grove, Reuben Rcyn-
olds, Robt T. Cameron. A. H. lieu
denhall. John H. Kimble, James III.
Maxwell, w. P. McFadden, John S
Cullen, Jos. T. Grove, Frank b.
Evans, Elwood Balderston. Visitors,
J. E. Meztger, Md. College of Agri
culture; j. H. Knode, County Agent.
Osborne Mackie, Robt. Reyncld"
James H. Reynolds, Elkview; c. c.
Brokaw, Providence.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and with slight cor
rection were adopted.
A letter of acknowledgment, OF
his being elected member of the
Club, from Frank B-Evans was read
Pres. Biles had letter read from
Senator Omar D. Crothers enclosing
Senate bill No. II asking The Cecil
Farmers Club to consider it. Re-
ferred to H. M. Mccullough, and ]
H. Kimble.
The committee reported that they
found the bill was "an act, To Fro
mote handling, transport
ing, distribution and sale of agricul-
tural y products of the State
and to provide for the ap-
pointment of Director of Farm
Products, etc." and would entail an
expenditure of some $12,000.00 per
annum, and further added: "Wo
consider this legislation ill-advised
at this time and would recoml lend
the Cecil Farmers Club to so advise
our Senator to use his influence
against it's passage" This was
unanimously approved by the Club,
and the Secretary directed TO send a
opy to Senator Crothers.
Elwood Ba1derston reported at
tending the meeting of the Federal
Board of Farm Organizations i'll
Washington on Feb. to 9Th :. H.
Kimble of the Club, and several
other Cecil countians were in attend
ance. Accounts of this meeting lave
been published in all leading papers
j., H. Kimble, president of the
Farmers National Congress-, called
special attention to the meeting to
be held at Jacksonville, Fla, in De-
cember next, and urged a largo at
tndance from Maryland. 1.-THE Utter
national effect of large and repre-
sentative gathering at that time will
We manifest"
Mr.. Kimble will also address a
conference in Washington this week
in behalf of Federal aid for the Pub
lie Schools.
j. E. Metzger of Md. College of
Agriculture, stated that the Supt. of
Schools of Mimi, informed him that
they are paying their rural teachers
salaries ranging from SIS per
month, minimum, to $110 per
month, and that they are holding
their teachers.
j. H. Kimble, Robt Cameron and
Harry Maxwell were appointed COM
mittee on premises and recess
taken for dinner.
On re-assembling J. H. Kimble for
committee reported:-"A splendid
dinner put everyone in good humor. .
Found everything in good ordef"on
the premises, horses, colt, Z
cows, 1 Holstein bull, 1 reg. HolS;ein
bull calf, a splendid fellow. Silo
with good ensilage, nice lot of alfal-
ia. Ration named as feeding, "
bu. ensilage, OTIS. grain feed, per
cow, and all the alfalfa they will eat.
Feed mill and engine to do their cwn
grinding, large machine shed, well
filled with up-to-date machinery,
$50 P. r. chickens. 440 bu. wheat
sold, $50 bu. oats, 400 bu. corn on
ear, 400 bu. potatoes in good order
A NEW acetelyne plant since last re
port. System carried over honse,
barn and other outbuildlngs. A
great improvement. The cost was
extra.
On motion H. NJ Mccullough, j.
H. Kimble and T. B. Miller were ap-
pointed to draft resolutions and send
to the President of Ahe Senate and
Speaker of the House as we'll as our
Senator and delegates from Cecil
in support of the anti-race track bill.
In lieu of an essay the host intro
duced j. e. Metzger of the Md. Col
lege of Agriculture who gave a very
interesting talk on corn selection.
Conditions this year." he said, are
worse than at any time since 1912"
and dwelt on the imperative neoes-
Sitv Of every farmer making an ear