The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-05-19
THE CECIL FARMERS CLUB.
Proceedings OF the Meeting Held AT
Home OF A. HI. Mendenhall,
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Blue Ball, April 20.
The Cecil Farmers Club held its
April meeting at the home of A. H..
Mendenhall, Blue Ball, on the 26th
of the month. President, Frank B.
Evans in the chair, and the follow
ing additional members present,
John S.. Cullen, Beuben Reynolds.
Jos. T. Grove, Abram H. Menden-
hall, Robert T. Cameron, Martin L.
Thompson, C. Candy Balderston,
Henry M. Mccullough, Jas. H. Max
we'll, Maurice C. Reeder and Thos.
B. Miller. County Agent A. D.
Radebaugh, and the following visit
ors were also in attendance: Robert
Anderson, John e. Reynolds, Joseph
Thomas, Bennett Wilson, Howard
Mendenhall, Joseph Mendenhall ana
Abe Mendenhall, Jr.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
A circular letter from DR.. Ather-
ton in charge of the State Commits
sion for preventing the spread of
Hog Cholera, was read by the secre-
tary, and the work of the depart
ment in this direction was fully in
dorsed. The members of the Club
Will give notice of suspicious cases
coming to their attention, and by
every means In their power CO.
operate with the Department in iso-
lating suspected or recognized cases
OF the disease. The secretary was
directed to furnish DR.. Atherton
with copy of this minute.
On the Presidents call of the
members for experiments, M. c.
keeder reported that when his SOW
bean ran out and timothy hay took
It's place in his cows rations. the
milk shrank 800 in a week, and
has remained so since. Reuben
Reynolds had the same experience.
Robert T. Cameron reported an
experiment in planting potatoes in
the fall for spring use. The seed
rotted.
A. H. Mendenhall, potates come
up in truck patch every spring if
winter has not been severe. Con-
cludes they will not grow after en-
bedding soil is frozen solid.
A. H. Mendenhall further corrob.
Grated the testimony in regard to
soy bean hay. Hens flourish ana
lay on it alone. It is better than
most dairy feeds, in fact many such
feeds produce not result. He has
trouble with Canada Thistle. IT
won't work out. Many of the mem
Ders had had experience with il anc.
had found that when it is not too
bad, two or three cultivated crops in
succession, kept clean, will clean
out this weed pest.
H. M. Mccullough had had TIVE
valuable Duroc hogs to die very
suddenly of constipation. giving
rise to suspicion of tuberculosis and
even OF hog cholera.
D. Miiier reported fine stand Oh
alfalfa. Discussion of alfalfa stands
developed the fact that there is a
wide difference among farmers as TO
the amount of alfalfa seed sown ne,
acre, ranging from 20\to go lbs per
acre. The secretary experimenting
with cultipacker in preparing the
seed bed for alfalfa, has found that
a very light seeding in ground thus
prepared is better than a very
heavy seeding on soil prepared with
ordinary harrow and roller.
Ordinary white corn was recon-
nended for silage If the ears are not
too large, and any silage corn must
be cut very fine to insure the cobs
being eaten by the cows. The hard
frost with temperatures from 26H
to 80 degrees on five successive
mornings beginning with the 2Isl
OF this month, was discussed with
reference to the effect on fruir.
Peaches and cherries appear to have
come fhr0mnh fr.,fk