The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-03-28
CECIL FARMERS CLUB.
Meets With j. HI. Kimble, Near
Port Deposit.

j. H. Kimble on the 18th of March
at his beautiful home near Port De-
posit among the Susquehanna hills.
The meeting was called to order
promptly by Pres. Robt. T. Cameron,
and at roll call the following mem
| bers responded :--Robt. T. Cameron,
President; J. H. Kimble, c. C. Bal
derston, Jas. HI. Maxwell, w. p. Nc
Fadden, ]. S. Cullen, VIM. II. Cam
eron, Reuben Reynolds, Frank B.
Evans, Jos. 7. Grove, A. H. Mendcn-
hall, Elwood Balderston The vis-
itors were County Agent ]. Fl.
Knode, Geo. F. Jordan, Editor Mary
land Farmer; f. T. Benson, L. A.
Kirk, DR.. ]. E. Edwards, Tome Insti-
tute; E. K Burlin, Jas. Eshelman,
Carroll Thomas, Chester Kimble.
T. B. Miller, who had been un-
avoidably absent for three meetings.
was re-instated by unanimous vote.
The minutes of the meeting at M.
l.. Thompson's were read and ap-
proved.
The committee appointed to revise
the bylaws, made a report in full.
incorporating short history of the
Club with it, The report was adopt
ed with slight alterations, and the
committee continued another month
when the changes will be voted ON
and adopted.
Frank B. Evans reported in re-
sponse to call of the president for
experiments, that his wheat looked
better on low lying spots than on
higher ground, and queried the rea-
son. w. R. Cameron expressed the
opinion that the wet spots when
dried out would be burnt" by the
sun and lose portion Of its vigor
if not be entirely killed. Mr.. Evans
stated his Guernsey COW would soon
complete her years record, has now
given over $4,000 lbs. milk with
butter fat content of nearly 500 lbs.
Dinner being announced F. B.
Evans, w. P. McFadden and A. H.
Mendenhall were appointed a COM
mittee of inspection and recess
taken
On re-convening Mr.. Evans on
behalf of the committee reported:
A delightful dinner. The arrange
ment of the tables was a beautiful
sight. On the premises we found
large double decker barn with slate
roof, barnyard under cover, plenty of
feed for all stock, and the farm
heavily stocked. Is tons alfalfa
(from lower farm), 2 tons COW pea
hay and millet, all for the dairy
cows. On the opposite side Of barn
six tons good mixed hay for horses,
abundance of fodder, ready shred
ded; middle floor used for store
room for feed. We found tons
velvet bean meal Ga new feed not
fully tested out), 10 tons bran, 1k
tons Gluten feed, $50 bu. oats, $50
bbls. corn. In the stables mules,
team work horses, one driving horse.
In cow barn are "a cows,--four of
them fresh, 20 milking, one dry.
One young Holstein bull.
Dairy equipment, 225-ton granite
block, concrete silo, 16 TT. wide by
4 IT deep. Milk room nice shape
with cooling tank and sterilizer for
utensils. Also work shop in en-
bryo, well arranged. Milk truck,
1-ton capacity, delivers milk daily to
Tome School.
Forty White Orphington hens and
roosters; 80 other fowls. Buildings
all in good state of repair. Ma
chinery all in good condition and
well housed. Compost heap. Is
acres wheat looking well, corn
ground plowed and oats ground
mostly plowed. Well ahead with
spring work.
The committee did not visit the
lower farm. The manager, E. K.
Burlin, reported "a head cows, three
OF them registered Ayreshires and
two registered AYRSHIRE heifers;
two pair mules, horse, shoats,
brood SOW, rs chickens, II acres in
wheat, 10 tons alfalfa hay, 1875 Dbl.
corn.
The president queried whether the
acreage In wheat would furnish suf-
icient bedding. C. Kimble replied,
we use 5000 bundles fodder for
bedding. We fill three large silos
In the fall. which interferes with
more extensive seeding of wheat
The host read his essay on "a
Suggestion On Farm Economics"
lack OF space prevents the publi-
cation this week Of the essay. which
Is In type, and II will appear next
week.l
Mr.. Kimble then introduced the
Editor OF the Maryland Farmer,
Geo. y. Jordan. who said in part:
IL Is Just such papers as Mr.. KIM
ble's. and the necessity of farmers