The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-24
MINUTES OF THE CECIL
FARMERS CLUB

| called the Cecil Farmers Club to or
der at the home of Henry M. McCul-
Tough on May rs, 1927. The fol-
lowing members responded to roll
call: A. H. Mendenhall, Renben
Reynolds, James H. Maxwell, Lloyd
! Balderston III, Henry M. McCul-
Tough, Clarence D. Cullen, Wallace
Williams, John E. Lippincott, Maui
rice C. eReeder, John S. Cullen and
County Agent Thos. H. Bartilson.
The following guests were also pres
ent: Dean C.. A. McCue, of Dela-
ware College of Agriculture, Standby
Evans, Sterling Evans and Dr. W.
H. Wright.
The minutes of our last meeting
were read and approved.
Thos. H. Bartilson then called sew
eral things to our attention. He re-
quested us to spread word OF the
Memorial Day Services to be held at
the monument at IL o'clock on May
80. On June LIST he plans to start
the Rising Sun Dairy. Improvement
Club On June "a Poultry Day will
be held at College Park. He in
formed us OF the serious illness OF
Mrs. A. D: Radebaugh and the Club
expressed sympathy for this family.
The early fruit report shows
marked decrease over last year, and
yet a good prospect for crop.
Maurice Reeder reported that his
corn terminated rs per cent.
John E. Lippineort has planted IL
acres to corn.
Lloyd Balderston reported that his
sweet clover. which had badly win
ter killed from heaving, still left
fair stand and was very pretty,
about two feet in height but the
ed to prefer the timothy sown with
it. Some club members as good as
said Il told you So" while others
backed by Dean Mcclure of Delaware
md had faith that the COWS would
eventually eat it; next months re-
port, will tell the story. Mr.. Balder-
,ton also reported having tested all
his seed corn and said he had
splendid set of peaches.
Clarence Cullen reported his corn
as starting we'll. He once more con-
demmed soybeans as soil improver
when removed as hay, by saying
that it took three years, manuring
it each year, to recuperate a timothy
sod grown after soybeans to make it
as good as three year old sod fol-
lowing sweet earn and which had
not been MANFRED.
&. A. H. Mendenhall. found good al
falfa growing in Michigan and he
said these farmers insist on Grimm
non-Irrigation seed and preferably
| grown in Idaho.
John Cullen reported that his
grass seed had started finely in his
wheat He had narrowed the
wheat, seeded and then cultivated it.
Henry Mccullough expressed
farm prosperity in short statement,
| have farms and only 2 farmers
Standby Evans reported that he
had taken an especial delight IT. re
forestation: He has set $4,000
trees and is now interested in graft
ing black walnuts to newer and bet
ter strains.
| Our corresponding secretary was
ordered to have notice cards printed
Our host then entertained us very
satisfactorily at near by lunch
room.
Upon reconvening our host intro
duced Dean c. A. McCue OF Della
ware College OF Agriculture. Dean
McCue gave us very inspiring talk.
He told us of the complete transfer
nation of a certain district of his
state which had taken up dalrying.
He stressed the point that these men
were open minded in this new enter
prise and were eager to produce
clean milk from home grown feeds
and adopted new plans much more
readily than old dairy districts and
therefore were producing a better
product.
Dean McCue told us much about
the real value of the proper alfalfa
seed. He said that Canadian vari-
gated of Grimm seed was the best
The term North Western means lit
tie to sower as some of it which is
ron-irrigated land will be OF little
value. He claimed that alfalfa fail
res may be caused by the lack
of lime, fertilization or innoculation
but they are mostly due to using the
wrong seed.
He recommended a chemical not
manure top dressing for alfalfa, and
'uggested the use of 50-75 lbs. OF
nuriate of potash and 1875 lbs. OF
cid phosphate applied early In the
spring and disced In. He also rec
Dmmended the frequent application
If top dressing of lime, since
four ton crop will remove 400 lbs. OF
his mineral. He prefers to use
ground limestone.
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