The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-25
THE CECIL FARMERS CLUB.
Minutes OF Meeting Held At Home
OF w. r.. Cameron.

Minutes OF Meeting Held At Home
OF w. r.. Cameron.
The Cecil Farmers Club met with
VIM. r. Cameron, Pennington, on
June 18, 1919. Called to order by
Pres. Cameron at about the usual
time. At roll call all the members
responded, vizs: Robt. T. Cameron,
M. C. Reeder, Thos. B. Miller, Jos. T.
Grove, A. H. Mendenhall, M. L..
Thompson, j. H. I<imble, G. e. Bal
derston, Jas. H. Maxwell, H. M. Nc
Cullough, w. P. McFadden, John s.
Cullen, w. r. Cameron, Reuben
Reynolds, Frank B. Evans and FL
wood Balderston. The visitors vert
David Reed, Stephen Dennison, Wal
ter Cameron, Curtis Maxwell, VIM.
M. Cameron, Robt Reynolds, Prof.
F. w. Oldenburg, Md College Of
Agriculture; J. H. Knode, County
Agent.
Minutes of the May meeting were
read and approved with slight alter
ations.
Frank B. Evans reported that the
prospectus for the Temple of Agri-
culture fund was now distributed for
circulation with the county papers,
$1,000 being Cecil county's allot-
ment. ]. H. Kimble reported $3.50
subscribed thru him for the fund.
An acknowledgement Of the Clubs
Resolutions of Respect was received
and read from Mrs. G. R. Biles.
Elwood Balderston for the COM
mittee on Bylaws asked to be con-
tinued, which was granted.
Experiments being called, F. B.
Evans reported six loads of alfalfa
harvested from two acres, and put
up without rain.
John S. Cullen-Corn doing well.
Potatoes fine. Early planted wheat
overgrown and badly lodged.
J. H. MAXWELL good stand Oh
corn, every hill The seed not test
ed.
Reuben Reynolds Wheat rusting
and is looking bad. Five acres fly
eaten and very poor.
A. H. Mendenhall-We have no
down wheat. But it is rasting and
heads look black. Variety sowed,
Fultz.
Jos. T. Grove-Wheat is good and
standing straight. Mostly Leaps
Prolific. A small field Curls Proli-
fic is looking well.
H. M. McCullough-A good acre
age of wheat The three best fields
treated with Hydrated lime. Variety,
Leaps Prolific. Has six acres in al
falfa. Is rather thin on ground but
is clean. Has been seeded several
years and asks whether to pillow and
re-seed, or disc Advised that plow-
ing and re-sesding would bring best
results.
c. G. Balderston-Intere in the
wheat discussion. Wheat is still in
promising condition. Though
some rust on stems. Variety mostly
Leaps Prolific, but portion planted
late seeded to Curls Prolific.
T. B. Miller-Is watching with
interest an old field, idle % years,
sowed in wheat preceded by soy
beans and oats. Used Hydrated
lime and 800 lbs. fertilizer, and a
light top-dressing OF manure. Wheat
is looking fine.
W. r. Cameron-Planted twelve
acres in sugar corn, June II. Eight
acres planted earlier. One acre Cob
Ter potatoes doing well. Sample
shown size hen egg.
Elwood Balderston reported net
gain of 44O lbs. each in his "a head
of steers sold in May. Exhibited
branch Conestoga cherries. A very
promising variety.
ed very nice dinner. We found at
the barn seven work horses, six
COWS, fine heifers. Timothy and
clover fields very good, latter largely
alsike. Was sowed 8 OTIS. red clover
and 2 OTIS. alsike, but no red clover
showing. Ten very good hogs. Hay
is cutting 23s tons per acre in upper
field. Good set of corn. Barn
empty of provender.''
R. Reynolds showed samples OF
hosts wheat, the part from lodged
wheat shivelled and not good.
A. H. Mendenhall thinks stand OF
corn is left too thick for best yield
The barn is GA it. square.
In lieu Of an essay the host intro
duced Prof. Oldenburg who gave al
very interesting account of the
rust" organizms in wheat and how
they are spread from plant to plant.
Heavy dews being fruitful seasons
for such spreading. Scab organzin
is even worse, living in the soil from
year to year, becoming finally badly
infected.