The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-05-04
CECIL FARMERS CLUB.
April Meeting Held At Mt. Myra Farm,
Near WoodIawn.

Near WoodbaWn.
The Cecil Farmers Club met with
Carroll Tyson, on the 18th of April,
at his beautiful home, Mt. Myra Farm,
near Woodlawn.
The meeting was called to order at
1870 A. NJ. by President Frank B.
Evans, and at roll call the following
members responded: Frank B.. Evans,
president; Lloyd Balderston, VIM. R.
Cameron, Carroll Tyson, Joseph
Groves, Martin Thompson, Maurice
Reeder, Palmer McFadden, John Gull
len, James Maxwell, "A. D. Radebaugh,
county agent; A. H. Mendenhall, Reu-
ben Reynolds, J. H. Kimble. The Wis
itors were:. Joseph SINNERS, Howard
Barnes, George Tyson, Charles Glib
son, Edmund Brown, Samuel Church
man.
The minutes of previous meeting not
being present, the reading of same
was dispensed with.
In response to the call of the Pres
ident of experiments Lloyd Balder-
ston reported taking truck load of
hogs to Baltimore and the loss in
weight between the home weight and
city weight was AZ pounds per head.
Price, 1918 per hundred. He also re-
ported that on examination he found
the recent cold snap, had not injured
the fruit trees.
VIM R. Cameron reported that
clover seed recently sown was COM
ing up, and was preparing to SOW to.
mato seed.
A. H. Mendenhall reported having
recently installed milking machine
and was much pleased with the result
as labor saver and the work being
satisfactory, using 8 single units, op-
Grating them from Delco engine.
In milking, found the best results to
be had by having man follow close
behind the units.
| M. G. Reeder raised the question as
to which was the more profitable to
the farm, raising home grown crops
for dairy feed or purchasing patent
feeds, and reported that he found he
could produce milk profitable on home
grown feeds; had tested one COW three
months. producing So lbs. per day at
1926 per hundred. The ration being:
rs lbs. corn, lbs. oats, 10 lbs. mixed
hay, ! sheaf corn FODDER per day. Mr..
Reeder's herd is Jerseys and he is
positive he gets the best results by
working his cows along regularly and
not pushing them hard. He had taken
his herd from sofa beans to. second
crop clover without loss in production.
Second crop had given the best re.
suits, also keeping his cows in fine
condition.
| Mr.. McFadden had tried one large
healthy cow on ground corn and oats
and all hay she would eat-results not
satisfactory Finds need of bran and
concentrates. High protein more
necessary to Holstein cows than
Guernseys.
Mr.. Maxwell reported his cows do
| ing well.
President Evans reported blowing
up alfalfa field with intention of plant
ing crop, with view Of taking the field
back to alfalfa soon. Is in favor of
home grown feeds and feeds with min
eral should be used; bran and oats
and oil meal and enough corn to keep
COW in good flesh.
Reuben Reynolds lined u of 81
acre sod field in the fall and planted
in oats in spring Could not notice
any difference where the lime was
used from the other " where no lime
was used
Charles Gibson raised the question;
can beef cattle be fed at a profit,
Lloyd Balderston had been feeding
cattle for the last or years, and in
the average had made money, some
years had lost. Was now feeding 81
steers. Results depended largely on
the beginning.
Dinner being announced, the Presi-
dent appointed A.. H. Mendenhall. Pal
mer McFadden. and Reuben Reynolds
committee on inspection and recess
taken.