The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-08-11
CECIL FARMERS CLUB.
Proceedings OF Meeting Held AT
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The Cecil Farmers Club met with
Martin L. Thompson, near Wood
lawn, on the 14th of Sixth Month
1922. President Frank B. Evans
in the chair, and the following MEM
bers present: John S. Cullen, Joseph
T. Grove, A. H. Mendenhall, Martin
L. Thompson, G. Candy Balderston,
John H. Kimble, James H. Maxwell,
VIM. r. Cameron, Maurice C. Reed
er, Carroll e. Tyson and Lloyd Bal
derston, also County Agent A. D.
Radebaugh, ]. A. Conover Of the
University of Maryland, George Ty-
son, Edmund Brown. R. B. Marsh
all, H. G. Barnes and Emery Calvert
The minutes of last meeting
were amended to state that clover
seed from Germany is generally
good, and that from Italy, poor.
On the Presidents call for ex-
periments Lloyd Balderston stated
that he has procured a supply of
milk caseine dried, to be used as
"spreader" in his spray for apples.
This tends to give uniform coat
of the spray liquid over the surface
of the fruit, rather than a settling
in drops which makes blotches. The
North West is quite generally using
a spreader, and is marketing fruit
Of better appearance than we of the
East are obtaining without it.
M. G. Reeder MANFRED a grass
| field which should have produced
clover last year but did not, with the
result of bringing fine set of clover
this year. No clover seeds could
have gone on with the manure, nor
| from any other source since the
original sowing say two years ago:
| This led to a general discussion on
the longevity of seeds, attention be-
ing called by several members to
facts showing that seeds dug from
holes, wells, ETC., where they must
have lain for many years, if not for
| centuries, have terminated. One of
our visitors spoke of seeds (some
| seeds) as being natural" to the
soil, citing that earth from such
depths that no seed could possibly
| have got to it, would start a cover
| ing of vegetation. Others could cite
cases where earth from dug wells,
ice houses, etc., failed to produce
any vegetation, until it had had OPP
portunity to collect fresh seeds car
| ried by wind, water and other we'll
known agencies. Some seeds. no.
tably clover, which started this dis
cussion, have very hard coverings
practically impervious to water, and
they may lie long time without
sprouting. For this reason a very
small percentage of clover seed
terminates when first sown, unless
the seed is put through an abrading
process which tends to all moisture
to penetrate to the germ.
AS committee to inspect the prem
ises. the chair appointed John H.
kimble, VIM. r. Cameron and John
s. Cullen, and recess was taken
until p. m.
AT the afternoon session the com.
mittee reported full justice done to
splendid dinner, the property in
good condition. They noted a good
pile of wood, probably ample to
last till wood cutting season again.
orchard showing quite a crop OF
some varieties of apples. There are
eight cows. seven Holstien and one
Jersey; seven calves, four horses.
SIX shoats, Berkshire and POLAND
China cross; fifty hens, one hundred
chicks. Corn in crib sufficient for
the stock. Thirteen acres of very
promising corn growing, five acres
OF oats, four of soy beans, three
acres of forward potatoes.
In lieu of an essay the host intro
duced j. A. Conover who gave us
an Illuminating talk on increasing
milk production and lowering its
cost first by the use of pure bred
sires in all dairy herds, and secondly
by using more home grown feeds.
Although different results are OBJ