The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-15
CECIL FARMERS CLUE.
Proceedings OF Meeting Held AT
Home OF Jos. T. Grove.

l0JU OI OCJ. 1910, dI tUOuI liz uouuA
hour. By request of the President
Vice President Robt. T.. Cameron
called the meeting to order. AT roll
call, J. Harry Maxwell, Jos. I.
Grove, A. H. Mendenhall, Robt. T.
Cameron, M. L. Thompson, John H.
Kimble, G. G. Balderston, c. Ross
Biles, James H. Maxwell, John s.
Cullen, Reuben Reynolds, M. c.
Reeder and E. Balderston responded
to their names. Honorary member A.
B. McVey, Supt. Calvert Agricul-
tural High School. Taylor Reynolds,
H. B. Pomranning, and Harry Ruby
were also in attendance.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing with T. B. Miller were read and
approvtd with slight correction.
]. H. Kimble in response to re-
quest for experiments, said that his
corn crop was not up to the average
this year. Wheat and other crops
good. At the extremely high price
of feeds and help, he did not feel
M. C. Reeder said his corn was
greener and better this year where
MANFRED in the spring. Usually
fall manuring," he said, twas the
best" The only reason suggested
was owing to the early and continu-
Gus cold weather, that large por-
ton of the fall manuring was lost,
especially where put on frozen
ground.
John Cullen-Corn best on light
or thin sod Heavy natural grass
sod did not decompose and make sc
good seed bed. Drilled on wheat
ground 6OOlbs. Acid Phosphate ard
bone, and 1900 lbs. ground burnt
lime. Wheat growing nicely.
r. Reynolds-Crops all good.
Twenty loads of corn husked and
cribbed.
A. H. Mendenhall-Corn crop in
jured by grub worms, not good
crop. 500 bus. York Imperial ap-
pies, but no means to get them
marketed.
C. c. Balderston exhibited a freak
potato; white skinned smooth cob
Ter potato, with four red skinned
and irregular potatoes grown from
it.
Steers growing rapidly. Lost one
of pnumonia, believed to have been
the result of de-horning before snip
ping.
j. Harry Maxwell, J. s. Cullen and
M. L. Thompson were appointed
committee of inspection and recess
taken for dinner.
On re-convening, ]. Harry Maxwell
for the committee reported The
members and others were first ti-t
recipients of a well ordered and
satisfying dinner, each anes. rt.rev-
ing an appropriate Liberty place
card. In the lawn Were pr'tty
flowers identifying the surrouiiu-
ings; 40 acres corn nearly Ill cuT
and a very good crop; wheat field
looks fine; 100 bus. wheat harvest
ed; 80 tons hay in barn; II cows,
heifers, Reg. Holstein bull; Oiuer
bull to be sold; above the average
a fine bunch Two horses, six mules
Extra fine mule teams.
The hosts farmer, H. B. Pomran-
ming, deserves great credit for the
efficiency manifested in keeping the
farm in so productive condition with
only one helper. Plenty of old corn
in crib; two brood sows, one with
six pigs; six fine shoats. Pears a
full crop. Apples are fine. 800
bus. oats threshed. Fine lot P. R.
chickens. Nice set grass on wheat
stubble. Potatoes yielded about rs
bu per acre. Barn rooted with
white pine shingles, needed repair
ing this year. Was built in 1889.
Several members testified to cypress
shingles lasting much longer.
The host having been disappoint-
ed in getting speaker, A. B. Nc
Vey gave the Club very interesting
talk, summing up very efficiently the
serious subjects under discussion.
In part he said. II have a keen ap-
probation of meeting with the
Farmers Club again. Though my
agreement with the School Commits
sioners grant me day each month
to attend the Club, consider my
duty to the patrons of the school
first and for this reason I find it
difficult to leave the classes IN the
middle of the week. I have enjoyed
the points of observation as 1 have
heard expressed today, showing that
our pet theories are frequently up
set in practice. I note M. C. Reed
or's experience with manure, how
the winter manuring failed to give
/ the results expected of it, and how
cats straw put on sod produced
better corn than manure on balance
of field. l also note experience of
cavaral mamhnrc thic war that corn