The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-04-01
CECIL FARMERS CLUB
Proceedings OF March Meeting
Held AT Home OF Howard
g. Barnes

BARNES, Oh The 1OIu VI MuASAt @vA''
The following members responded
to roll call: Carroll e. Tyson, A. H.
Mendenhall, Reuben Reynolds, Mar
tin l.. Thompson, e. Wilmer jack
son, James H. Maxwell, Clarence D.
Cullen, Howard G. Barnes, John =.
Lippincott, Maurice Reeder, John 5.
Cullen, VIM. r. Cameron, George +.
Tyson and Lloyd Balderston Ill.
Our County Agent, Thos. H. Bartil-
son and the following visitors were
also present: Rufus Jackson. Robert
Rawlings and Ed. Brown.
The reading of the minutes OF the
last meeting was postponed until
next month.
President Tyson reported that
clover and timothy seeded last year
in oats is looking well. He re-
ported that his hens had laid on an
average of 500 for the first 15 days
of March.
Howard Barnes reported that his
herd had just passed again a clean
test, keeping his herd in the accred-
tied list.
Clarence D. Cullen reported that
his old stand of alfalfa was much
worse heaved out by the freezing
and thawing than the newly seeded
field.
The question of seeding alfalfa
with nurse. crop was again brought
up and A. H. Mendenhall strongly
urged farmers to seed if by itself.
John E. Lippincott reported that
he planned to seed a permanent pas
ture and asked if oats would do as
a nurse crop. Clarence d. Clllen
advised the use of oats but recon-
mended pasturing the oats SO 1t
would not take too much water from
the tender grass in midsummer.
The following committee of in
spection was then appointed: A. II.
Mendenhan. Reuben Reynolds and
Geo. E. Tyson. Upon the invitation
of our host we then adjourned for
dinner.
Upon recovering the experiments
were first finished. Reuben Reyn-
olds reported that last summer he
seeded timothy and alfalfa after
wheat, one-half of the ground he
plnwed and the rest he, disced. He
reported the best timothy on the
disced ground and the best alfalfa
on the plowed ground, but it was
thrown out worse by freezing than
that on the disced ground.
Martin l.. Thompson asked the
question, Does it pay to seed red
clover % James H. Maxwell an
swered it by saying, You can't have
it if you don't seed it.
Maurice Reeder reminded us
again that good seed corn will be
scarce and that we should test for
termination every ear we plant.
John S. Cullen reported that
Ernest Cullen was trying some
early chickens for broilers; he had
over 800 chicks well started.
Lloyd Balderston reported that he
and John E. Lippincott had attend
ed the Annual Meeting of the Middle
Atlantic States Marketing Officials,
held the previous day at the DUPONT
Biltmore Hotel, Wilmington, Del.
He reported full program OF very
much interest and value. He men
toned particularly the addresses OF
Mr.. Herschel Jones, OF Herschel
Jones Marketing Service, Inc, on
Requirements of Fruit for Export
Trade" and that of Mr.. II. Z.
Baum, of The Great Atlantic and
Pacific Tea Company, on the Re
auirements of Fruits and Vegetables
to Meet Chain Store Demand"
These two men who have directly
aided in the movement OF thousands
of cars of apples this past season
both stressed the point OF the neeo
for more careful grading. Mr.
Jones pointed out that very gooo
fruit properly packed had returned
good prices from the many foreign
export markets. He also showed
that it was not a profitable dumping
ground for off quality stock. Mr.
Baum urged the use OF containers
which would appeal to the buying
public and would not be too large
so that the retail sore could make a
rapid turn over and keep only fresh
fruit and vegetables on MS stand.
A. H. Mendenhail then reported
for the committee We mad very
good dinner, after which we enjoy
ed the lovely warm day as we in
spected the farm. We took special
notice of the fine concrete porch
about the house, and also the i'm
proved stables with stanchions, con-
crete floors and ample windows.
We found over 100 X. |. Red and
Barred Plymouth Rock chickens, B
good horses, II cows, two heifers,
Poland China brood sow and D
shoats, which would average about
100 lbs. each. We found large
supply, of good dry fire wood. 10 "
acres seeded in wheat and In
alfalfa. There were 1000 Dus. corn
in the crib; 8 or 10 tons OF mixed
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