The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-26
THE CECIL FARMERS CLUB.
Proceedings OF February Meeting.

the home of Frank B. Evans, near
Elkton, Md, on Wednesday, Feb
18th, 1920
The meeting was called to order
by President u.s.. Cullen. Owing to
the absence of Elwood Balderston on
account of illness, Henry M. McCul7
Tough was elected secretary protein.
The following members answered the
roll call: -President, John S. Gull
len, ]. H. Kimble, G. c. Balderston,
Jas. H. Maxwell, Henry M. McCul-
Tough, w. p McFadden, VIM. r.
Cameron, Reuben Reynolds, Frank
B. Evans, M. c. Reeder, T. B. Miller,
Jos. T. Groves, A. H. Mendenhall, M.
L. Thompson, Carroll e. Tyson.
Visitors present-Regina1d Consta-
BILE, DR.. w. T. Morrison, r.. H. Har-
Ian.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved with
following corrections: w. p. Nc
Fadden instead of Reuben Reynolds
gave report of fourteen and one-half
acres in clover, timothy and alfalfa;
Clarence Cullen instead of Ernest
Cullen reported yield of 1870, 900 lbs
of milk from twenty Holstein cows.
The following communications
were received and read: Letter from
John Walter Smith U. S. S., acknowl-
edging letter from Cecil Farmers
Club in reference to Townsend Bill
Senate No. 13O9;. letter from Ma
tional Automobile Chamber of Com
merce to same effect; letter from
Secretary of Finance Committee
Temple of Agriculture Campaign
Fund acknowledging receipt of
$133.50 contribution from Cecil
Farmers Club; letters of Senator
Orlando Harrison and Frank T. Ben
of House of Delegates, acknowledge
ing receipt of resolutions of Club in
reference to Marriage Law and Anti
Race Track Legislation; letter
from the National Board of Farm
Organizations calling attention tC
distribution of clover seed adulter
ated with noxious weeds.
F. B. Evans called Clubs attention
to failure to pay its proportion of
Farmers Day expenses last year.
JohnAH. Kimb1e also called atten-
ton to necessity of meeting expenses
of good speakers secured for meet
ing. On motion of T. B. Miller. duly
seconded, an assessment of S1.25
was made to meet expenses OF Farm
ers' Day last year and current years.
Statements of experiments:
Frank B. Evans reported that his
failure to have his premises in good
shape as he desired was due to snow
and ice
M c. Reeder had sown clover seed
very late, May 9Th, when wheat was,
quite high, used Y bus. red alsike,
four qts. per acre, late sow, little
bloomed, went into winter quarters
all right, has good stand.
F. B. Evans reported late sowing,
waited until ground dry enough to
drill. Did not think seed sown in
February would be far ahead of May
sowing. Prefers to wait until ground
is dry enough to sow.
Joseph T. Groves sowed in April,
rs acres. Fine start and iii fall
bloom cut thirty tons on rs acres.
Cattle pastured in it and did we'll.
Looked fine when winter came.
Carroll E. Tyson sowed three OTIS.
of alsike, had as much red clover as
ever.
j. H. Maxwell sowed March 20
Gath. Had good crop. moved %
loads of hay, feeding it with fodder.
Thought best to pasture in fall
Reuben Reynolds sowed in April.
Moved part. Better to pasture, not
as good as second crop.
William r. Cameron preferred
cutting clover in fall. Had twenty
two tons that did not cut. All should
be cut.
w. p. McFadden thought it~should
be pastured down and not cut.
F. B. Evans cut clover and let it
lie.
C. G. Balderston said if bio ON dies
clover will come next year. Pastur-
ed clover, got his brother to put
sixty cows in clover to keep from
going to seed.
J. III. Kimble cuts fall clover.
covers with manure. Uses lay for
feed a
c. c. Balderston called attention
to paper read on impure seeds, ard
Importance of examination.
Reginald Constable reported good
field of alfalfa.
Mr.. Knode. County Agent. report
ed experiment with soy beans. Fifty
acres of soy beans sown with twenty
bus. of seed, @$5.OO per bus. and
five tons of 1872 fertilizer, at $50. 90
per ton, required seven. days to cut
and shock; five days. two teams and
four men to NOW; cost twenty cents
per bus. o5thresh, threshing 100 blu.
per day; 1870 bus. of seed; famed
out 125 bus. good beans Set the
threshing machine to run 900 or
700 revolutions; 1 per cent of seed