The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-09

ne SCCll T. oI OluU uGL Will
Henry M. Mccullough, in the ODD
Fellows Lodge Room, Elkton, Md
Feb. 81. The meeting was called tc
order by the President at the usual
hour, and in the absence of the Sec
retary, Norris ]. Reynolds was ap-
pointed to act as Secretary for the
day. Business was then taken up
and the following members respond
ed to roll call: John S. Cullen,
Frank B. Evans, Reuben Reynolds,
Robert T. Cameron, John H. Kim
BILE, Henry M. Mccullough, William
r. Cameron, w. Palmer McFadden,
Maurice C. Reeder, Norris ]. Rey-
nolds, Lloyd Balderston. Visitors
present were Stanley Evans, Irwin T..
Kepler and Prof. M. D. Bowers from
the University of Maryland.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved. The Presi-
dent then called for experiments.
Norris j. Reynolds reported that
he was feeding his cows a grain
ration of ESQ lbs. of alfalfa mixed
with 21a gallons of molasses and
10 gallons of water, ESQ lbs Of corn
and cob meal, 100 lbs. of oil meal,
100 lbs. of cotton seed, lb. of salt.
This ration runs 1870 protein, and
at the present market price the in
gradients cost $27 ton. Cows are
milking very we'll and are keeping
in good flesh.
Lloyd Balderston reported that
great many of the apples of this
years crop had blotches on them,
and that he was taking it up with
the experiment station to get their
advice on trying to control this dis
ease.
John H. Kimble reported that he
had been following the feed market
for the past ten years and found
that August was the best time to
buy feed He also reported that
new motion picture entitled ''The
Toll' was being made, which shows
who gets the difference between
the price the farmer receives for his
products, and the price the consum-
er pays, He also mentioned that
Mr.. Barrett and Mr.. Taylor would
speak at Rising Sun, March 3, 1928.
These men are two of the best
speakers on the farmers problems
in this country today.
H. M. Mccullough reported that
he was going to try an experiment of
seeding alfalfa with oats in the
spring.
Sterling Evans reported that he
had 27 White Wyahdottes which
had been laying on an average of 20
eggs the greater part of the winter.
Mr.. Mccullough asked that the
meeting be adjourned, and every
body went to his home where they
enjoyed an excellent clam and crab
dinner, with George Washington
decorations.
In lieu of an essay Mr.. Mccullough
introduced Professor M. D. Bowers
of the University of Maryland who
spoke in part as follows:
There are just about three things
that I dislike equally we'll, One of
them is to get up before an audience
and pretend that I'm making
speech when I'm only talking. The
second one is to give advice to peo-
pie who know more about their own
business than I do. And the third
one is to take advice from anybody,
anytime.
Still I've been asked to come up
here today and I've got to do some
thing. What l am going to do is in
the nature of compromise which
have reached without consulting
anybody but myself. In the first
place l am not going to pretend to
make a speech. In the second place
l am not going to give any advice.
In the third place If anybody wants
to give me advice,-such as advis-
ing me to sit down and let somebody
talk who can talk,-I'll be perfectly
satisfied.
The farmer is now getting a very
low price for his products but even
the dollarShe does get will buy him
but 65 cents worth of other COM
modities. A bushel of corn, during
the past three years, has reached
the lowest buying power in the past