The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CECIL
FARMERS CLUB

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home of A. H. Mendenhall, August
20, 1928. The meeting was called to
order by the. President, Norris j.
Reynolds was appointed to act as
Secretary for the day. The follow
ing members answered to roll call:
John S. Cullen, Frank B. Evans,
Reuben Reynolds, A. H. Mendenhall,
Robert T. Cameron, M. L. Thompson,
James H. Maxwell, William R. Cam
eron, w. P. McFadden, M. G. Reeder,
Carroll Tyson and Norris j. Rey-
nolds. Visitors present were Robert
Anderson, Harvey Mackie, Samuel
Wilson, John and Harry Mendenhall.
Business was then taken up, and a
motion was made and carried that
John S. Cullen, as Treasurer of the
Club, be authorized to pay the sum OF
ten dollars to John Reisler, Treasur-
er of the Farmers Day Meeting,
held at Port Deposit.
A motion was made by M. l..
Thompson and seconded by Robert T..
Cameron that Norris j. Reynolds be
appointed to fill the unexpired term
of Secretary, caused by the death of
Candy Balderston. As there were no
other nominations it was moved and
seconded that the President cast the
decided ballot.
1t was then moved by John S. Gull
len that the President be one of a
committee of three to draft resolu-
tions Of respect to the memory Of
Candy Balderston.
AS there was no other business
experiments were then called for.
Robert Cameron reported a fairly
good year, considering the season,
38 bus. of wheat per acre, good hay
crop; had pulled 20 tons of sweet
corn from six acres. Had been in the
habit of growing for seed and had
found in a good crop and reasonably
profitable.
w. p. McFadden reported the seed
ing of -four acres of soy beans, 3
acres of which were inoculated,
acre not. 300 bushels of 2-8-10 fer
tilizer per acre. All the beans have
a deep yellow color and would like
to know the reason. After much dis
cussion the opinion prevailed that
the culture with which the beans
were inoculated had been too old.
James H. Maxwell reported that
he had seeded alfalfa in his corn at
the last cultivation. 1t had never
rained until now, and the seed did
!. not come up, but it is just beginning
TO show, and thinks there will be
enough to make stand.
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good crop of soy beans which he had
just harvested, and that he had just
pulled his sweet corn and it averag-
ed four ton per acreA Had 33 bus. of
wheat per acre, but would certainly
like some one to lend him some po-
tatoes for the winter.
M. C. Reeddr reported he had sown
patch of alfalfa IA years ago, and
the field had been ploughed up and
rotated in crops for the past ten
years, but could still see large stalks
of alfalfa, which could neither be
ploughed nor worked out. Wondered
if the raising of alfalfa would event.
ually injure the raising of other
crops because of these stray plants.
Also reported that he had moved
several rounds of his clover on the
wheat ground last fall for hay. The
remainder of the field had been pas
tured. What was pastured yielded
far more hay this season than what
was moved.
Dianer was then announced and the
President appointed Robert I. Cam
eron, Carroll Tyson and William K.
Cameron as committee on inspection
of premises. After re-assembilng,
Robert 7. Cameron 'as Chairman,
made the following report: Enjoyed
bountiful repast, very nicely serv-
ed, to which everybody Gid justice.
On the farm IS new Delco lighting
system. In the barn new milking
machine which works very satistac-.
torily, some timothy hay and lot OF
straw. All machinery housed and well
cared for. 33 very promising mich
cows, and 8 heifers, which will be IN
profit this fall; L good bull, A fine
hogs, a head of horses. Had % acres
in wheat this year which yielded 900
bushels, had 9 acres in oats which
yielded $50 bushels. Moved ~ acres
of hay, which was only fair; % acres
in corn, Johnson White variety
which looks like it would make rs
bushels per acre. One acre of pota-
toes, scarce. 300 chickens. Mr.. Cam
eron said that when he first remem-
bered the farm on which Mr.. Mend
entail lives that it was classed as
very ordinary, but it had grown
clear out of that class. y
The President appointed as COM
mittee to draft resolutions of re-
spect to the memory of Candy Bald
erston, Frank Evans, John S. Cullen
and Norris ]. Reynolds.
AS there was no other business
the meeting adjourned to meet with
Joseph T. Groves, Thursday, Sept
18th, 1923.