The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-02-18
THE CECIL FARMERS CLUB
Proceeding of the January
Meeting

sponded to roll call: Carroll E.
Tyson, A. H. Mendenhall, Reuben
Reynolds, Martin L. Thompson, E.
Wilmer. Jackson, James H. Max
well, Clarence d. Cullen, Wallace
williams, Howard G. Barnes, John
e. Lippincott, Maurice Reeder, John
S. Cullen, Geo. e. Tyson, Geo. b.
McKeown and Lloyd Balderston III.
The following visitors were also
present: Ernest Cullen, Andrew
Cullen, of Elkview; Ralph Thomp-
son, Stewart Ward, +. Nelson
James, Horace Cullen.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved. A letter
of appreciation, for floral tribute
given by the Club in respect for
Robert T. Cameron, was received
from his widow and sons and was
read. Henry M Mccullough and
A. H. Mendenhall were appointed to
draw up resolutions of respect for
Mr.. Cameron and submit them to
our next meeting.
then called for. John e. Lippincott
reported that his apples were selling
steadily so he would clean up those
left home. Those held in storage
will move as the market will take
them, which is rather slow this
year. He reported his dairy herd as
doing very WE'LL
Maurice Reeder reported that he is
feeding the finest soybean hay he
has ever, had and attributes a great
deal of it's value to the use of one
gallon of salt sprinkled over every
load as it was put in the now The
salt stopped NOW burning and kept
the leaves damp so they came out
fresh and without dust. He also
informed us of the proper way to
cure the beans, advocating the small
cock to cure in and insisted that
they should not be opened up after
being rained on.
Carroll Tyson had kept records OF
the cost of feeding his Leghorn hens
and he told us it was one half cent
per hen per day.
Clarence Cullen asked the Ques-
ton, Will apples that are frozen be
good? The concensus of opinion was
that frozen apples which are well
protected by hay or other covering.
will thaw out slowly without much
injury. Some varieties will with
stand such treatment much better
than others.
Wilmer Jackson purchased baby
chicks on the 30th of June and had
kept feed costs, and in January sold
them for meat at good profit. He
only used heat in the brooder for
about one week. He had some
pullets which were laying 500.
Howard Barnes filled his ice
house twice in 1926, having filled
this winter in December.
Wallace Williams reported yield
of 5000 bus. of corn from 4S acres.
Lloyd Balderston Ill reported
that the Philadelphia apple market
was dull but that well packed fruit
was bringing a premium over COM
moner grades. His steers lost much
weight on the late wet fall pasture.
A. H. Mendenhall is very much
pleased with his barnyard shed roof.
He also has some calves which are
growing nicely and he attributed
much of it to alfalfa leaves which he
feeds them.
Andrew Cullen considers alfalfa
as the greatest one crop for the
dairy farmer.
The following committee was ap-
pointed to inspect the premises:
Geo. B. McKeown, Howard G..
Barnes and John Lippincott. We
then adjourned, being invited by our
hostess to dinner.
We found on the farm good
supply of farm machinery in good
repair and under shelter. The dairy
herd is comprised of 40 Purebred
Holsteins and one grade COW, divided
as follows: 20 cows, two 2-year old,
four 1S-months old, two 1-year old,
four 6-months old, seven calves, two
bulls. This herd was in splendid
producing condition and credit
to any farm. He also had six good
work horses, two sows, twelve
shoats, four hogs. and one stag.
, Poultry consisted of fine flock of
81 Wyandotte chickens. His crops
the past year included: 23 acres of
corn. which produced 1000 bus. !;
four acres of oats made 296 bus;
10 acres sweet corn Al tons. Also
saw a nice supply of fire wood. The
premises were we'll kept. The house
had very recently been wired for
electric lights.
Nelson James then gave us a
report of the years work of the
Milk Producers Association. He
told us that he felt the dairymen of
Eastern Shore should be informed
regarding the extent of T. B. work
in different localities. At present
1870 of milk from Pennsylvania
hardc 10 from fuharculin tested