The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-26
THE CECIL FARMERS CLUB
November Meeting Held AT Home OF
M. G. Recder, Nexr Rising sun.

The November meeting of the
Cecil Farmers Club was held at the
home of Maurice G. Reeder on the
26th of the month. Called to order
by the President Robert T. Cameron,
at IL o'clock. In the absence of the
secretary c. G. Balderston was ap-
pointed for the day. The following
members were present: James H.
Maxwell, John S. Cullen, VIM. r.
Cameron, Reuben Reynolds, Maurice
C. Reeder, Abram H. Mendenhall,
Robt. T. Cameron, M l.. Thompson,
Carroll E. Tyson, c. G. Balderston,
w. p. McFadden and Thos. B. Miller.
Visitors present, j. Harry Maxwell
J. H. Knode, County Agent; H. W..
Hickey, Poultry Specialist from Md
Agricultural College; Frank Rawl-
ings, Ernest Reeder, VIM. A. Reeder,
Perry Gibson and Rev. A. B. Hallock.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and adopted.
tions for the Temple of Agriculture
to be built in Washington as head
quarters for American Farmers
when in that city, made a report
showing $4,000 collected to date.
Reports of the Hagerstown meet
ing of the National Farmers Con-
gress last month were submitted.
Cecil county had a larger number of
delegates in attendance than any
other county in the state, and Mary
land had the largest state reprensen-
tation. Report of the work of the
Congress, as published in the Balti-
more American, was read. Attention
was called to the daily reports of the
sessions in the Baltimore Sun and
Baltimore American, as well as to a
good summary report in the Mary
land Farmer.
The members being called on for
experiments, w. P. McFadden re-
ported alfalfa planted this fall, in a
fourishing condition. Jas. IT. Max
well attributes much of the mouldy
corn which we find, to too high cut
ting, allowing many ears while in
shock, to hang too close TO the
ground Perry Gibson planted soy
beans with drill that had been used
in seeding sorghum, with the result
that there was an appreciative
quantity of sorghum in his soy bean
hay, improving its quality. The
manufacture of sorghum syrup near
Rising Sun this season was reported
and discussed, with favorable com
ment. During the Civil War much
sorghum was raised in this locality,
and converted into syrup by a few
establishments.
The host, Maurice G. Reeder, when
called upon for an essay responded
with one on Raising the Standard
of the Dairy Herd as Done by Breed
ing" which was listened to with
interest. 1.-THE essay will be pub
lished next week.
w. P. McFadden, Carroll Tyson
and VIM. r. Cameron, having been
appointed as the committee on the
condition of the premises, the meet
ing adjourned for dinner.
On reassembling about $3.50 p. m.
the committee on premises reported
an excellent and bountiful home
made turkey dinner, which was en-
joyed to the full. An after-dinnel
survey of the premises disclosed 81
cows, 5 heifers, bull, Jerseys; 81
horses, / pair mules, l SOW and g.
shoats fed on condensed buttermilk
and in fine condition, hogs fatten-
ing on corn, very large sow fatten-
ing. Wheat in barn, some not
threshed. Wheat was out in all the
wet harvest weather, was many times
opened up and hudders dried during
the process of getting it dried and
hauled in, but it finally came in in
good condition, only the straw Of
the hudders being darker in color.
The crop will make about 600 blu.
from 20 acres. There are IA acres
of wheat in the ground. Very fine
and strkingly dry corn, partly in the
crib. Seed corn selected, ears sus-I
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wire fence. There are 1875 Plymouth
Rock fowls, and 5 turkeys Ma
chinery, including threshing outfit,
in good order. A supply of apples,
buckwheat and fire wood were
noticed
The President next introduced H.
w. Richey, Poultry Specialist, who
gave us very Illuminating talk on
feeding hens for winter eggs, the
ladies present being admitted while
he spoke. Hens naturally lay most
of their years eggs in March. April,
May and June, producing then al
great surplus, and forcing prices toI
very low point. BY proper care
and feeding the hen may be made to
produce her eggs in the winter
months, when there is a scarcity, and
when the price is high. For winter
work the fowls must have house or
ample size, five square feet to each