The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-10-10
THE CECIL FARMERS, ctub
Proceedings OF Meeting Held With
H. M. Mccullough At
nldaelds Point,

The Cecil Farmers Club met with
4. M. Mccullough at Oldffelds Point
|Farm and were handsomely enter
tanned by Mrs. Geo. D. Holden and
Mrs. H. M. Mccullough, on Sept "a.
Y Fifteen members responded to roll
call viz.:-Robt. T. Cameron. Presi-
dent; G. c. Balderston, Jas. H. Max
well, H. M. Mccullough, w. P. Nc
Fadden, John s. Cullen, VIM. r.
Cameron, Reuben Reynolds, Frank
B. Evans, Maurice G.. Reeder, Thos.
B. Miller. A.. H. Mendenhall, Martin
L. Thompson, Carroll E. Tyson and
E. Balderston. Visitors present
were, C. D. Racine, Geo. D. Holden,
Reginald Constable, w. Sterling
Evans, Paul Cameron, Theodore B.
Holden, County Agent j. H. Knode.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The committee in charge of the
Temple of Agriculture Fund read an
acknowledgement from Riggs Ma
tional Bank of $119.50 deposited to
, the credit of Cecil County, Fund.
Also additional cash and other sub
scriptions for $135.5O, totaling
$255.0O.
The committee on bylaws report
ed the receipt from printer of 100
copies neatly bound and ready for
distribution to members. The treas
urer was directed to pay the bill for
same.
A letter of acceptance as MEM
berl of the Club, was read from Car
roll e. Tyson.
II &c. Reeder in response, to query
kAr experiments stated that he has
lust harvested grand crop of soy
bean hay, that it was cured inesplen-
!. did condition. The ammonia from a
liberal application Of hen manure
has given crop of good quality.
: He further adds, SIT is necessary to
cut the crop for hay before the seed
natures, otherwise the leaves will
fall off and be lost.'N A good crop
of sweet corn is also reported, % u
tons per acre. Mr.. Reeder ALSO re-
ported in connection with the unpre-
cedented rain fall the past summer,
when for ten days Of continuous
rain, the wheat crops were very
seriously damaged. II secured Sax
acres before the rain, on the balance
fourteen acres, three of us spent 5 "
days handling it and we saved the
bulk of it,"
A. H. Mendenhall considered it
fortunate he only had four acres Of
Fultz wheat This was all badly
down and large straw and he lost it
all. The 1O3 acres of Leaps Prolific
threshed 1900 bus. and most of it
marketable. He cut nine loads soy
bean hay from 8 " acres soWed
broadcast. IN acres drilled for
seed. Used culture on the seed.
Treated by spreading seed on barn
floor, dissolved culture in water
and poured over seed, rinsed out
bottles also and applied; mixed
thoroughly. Dried by applying fine
soil and mixing. Lots of nodules
on roots. Ground after harvesting
in splendid order to double disk and
seed. He cut the soy beans, raked,
and loaded with hay loader.
]. H. Maxwell prepared stalk
ground for wheat but had to pillow
the ground.
Frank B. Evans reported good
crop of timothy hay and mixed hay
put up without rain. Also an
abundant second crop,--barns full.
Wheat threshed before storm but
crop not good,-22 blu. per acre.
quality not the best. Fair oats crop,
god quality, So bu. per acre. Corn
good condition. F. B. Evans also
yinquired for cause and remedy for
udder trouble developed in his herd,
diagnosed as follows: LIST case, lump
developed a month ago size of two
fists on one quarter Did not shrink
milk flow, but milk was bad. It
finally yielded to Homeopathic
remedies apparently when others
had failed. Case No. Q, another
cow now affected very similarly E.
Balderston in response stated that
he frequently had cases Of sudden
swelling that disappeared as quickly
with hot water treatment, that were
evidently bruises or stings of insects,
but these cases must be cases of
,garget, and cited cases where dairy
men keep and use the Homeopathic
remedies with marked success, and
encouraged his continuance.
w. P. McFadden -re-seeded IA
acres of sod to grass. Plowed, har-
rowed and sowed OTIS. timothy, 3
OTIS. alfalfa, OTIS. alsike clover. 81
acres Of corn is doing we'll. He re-
ported eight acres of his wheat crop
lost.
Reuben Reynolds lost 5 acres of
wheat with the fly; only yielded s.
blu. per acre. Balance threshed 25
bus. per acre, including that dam
aged by storm.