The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-05-07
THE CECIL FARMERS CLUB
Proceedings OF April Meeting-Or-
ganizatiOn Urged.

ganizatiOn Urged.
The Cecil Farmers Club was en-
tertained at the home of Elwood
Balderston, Colora Farms, Colora,
Md, on, April 21st, 1920.
The meeting was called to order
by Pres. Cullen at the usual hour.
By request J. H. .Kimble acted as
secretary for the day. AT roll call
the following members responded. -
J. S. Cullen, Pres; ]. H. Kimble, Ell
wood Balderston, Reuben Reynolds,
T. B. Miller, Jos. t. Grove, Carroll e..
Tyson, w. r. Cameron, Robt. T.
Cameron, A. H. Mendenhall, M. L.
Thompson, Frank B. Evans, M. c.
Reeder, w. p. McFadden, Jas. H.
Maxwell. Visitors present were,
John Craig, S. Morris Jones, West
Grove, Pa; Levi H. Balderston,
Lloyd Balderston, III.
The minutes of the March meeting
were read and approved.
E. Balderston for the committee
on The Temple of Agriculture Fund
reported SCI additional credited at
Riggs National Bank, Washington,
D. c., and SIT since paid in, making
total receipts for Cecil county fund
to date 1852. This is in addition to
$500 reported by Mr.. Kim6le for
other use.
At the sale of Registered Poland
China hogs mentioned last month at
Denton, eight bred sows were pur-
chased by Cecil county men, Clayton
Mcdowell. Clarence Cullen and Lloyd
Balderston being the purchasers.
F.. B. Evans reported sowing
clover seed and oats. Also that his
Registered Guernsey cow finished her
years test with 16,629 lbs. milk and
755 Id. fat, or equivalent $40 lbs.
butter. Average test Az 20. She
now stands champion of the herd in
Maryland.
This remarkable record for a
young Guernsey cow of Frank B.
Evans of Elkton, member of this
Club, is noted with particular salts
faction by his associates, who COM
pliment him in carrying off this
record.
Robt. t. Cameron asks, ''Is it
profitable to pay SIS per blu. for seed
potatoes?" Opinion was divided.
Robt. Cameron had planted four
acres, w. R. Cameron had planted
SO blu. and was planting IT blu. mere.
S. M. Jones, West Grove, Pa, re-
ported farmers in Chester county
working hard to get farm work start
ed. Very little blowing done at this
time. He reported his mushroom
crop backward owing to the continu-
ed cold winter The crop is reasCn-
ably good. Will make about eight
tons from his four houses. Is gath
ering about 500 baskets weekly now
that should have been ready last
month. He says Chester county ships
over 100 tons.
A letter was read from Chas. A.
Layman. Secy. Natl. Board of farm
Organizations, acknowledging re-
CCipI vi ACltCi lIOin tuO oCCy. VI thO
Club, urging the Board" to use
their influence to get the Capper-
Hersman Bill before Congress.
MANY letters and kilograms were
received" he said, but he urges con-
tinued effort by personal letters to
Senators and Representatives.
BY direction of the Club, the
president appointed T. B. Miller and
e. Balderston committee to draft
resolutions to be forwarded TO our
representatives in Congress, amt re-
port same at afternoon session.
A letter of greeting was received
from G.. c. Balderston, who has been
seriously i'll for some weeks. On
motion F. B. Evans~was appointed to
extend to Mr.. Balderston the SYM
pathies of the Club, with our nest
wishes for his early recovery.
The essay of the host was next
called for who responded with the
following after asking the secretary
to read the report OF the meeting at
Elkton on the 10th inst.