The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-01-07
CECIL FARMERS CLUB
PROCEEDINGS
Members Favor Poll Tax And
Additional Gasoline Tax

The Cecil Farmers CluD was Call
ed to order by President A. H. Men
denhall, at the home of Lloyd
Balderston III, on December Is,
1925. The following members re-
sponded to roll CALI Carroll e. Tyson,
A. H. Mendenhall, Reuben Reynolds,
Martin L. Thompson, e. Wilmer
jackson, James H. Maxwell, Clar-
ence d. Cullen, John E. Lippincott,
Maurice Reeder, John S. Cullen,
VIM. r. Cameron, George e. Tyson
and Lloyd Balderston III. Our
County Agent, Thos. B. Bartilson;
Charles Candy, of Avondale; Robert
Balderston, Secretary of Interstate
Milk Producers Association, and Levi
H. and Richard M. Balderston were
guests. The minutes of the last
meeting were read and approved.
The members of the Club we're
ready to urge the incoming Assembly
of the State to pass a law or laws
which would help to share more
justly the burdens of taxation.
Members generally favored poll
tax and were unanimous in urging
the passage of a law to give the
State authority to collect an ad-
ditional one cent per gallon gasoline
tax, the same to be returned to the
county in which the gasoline was
sold.
Club members also urged the
passage of suitable bill to grant an
appropriation to reimburse farmers
for the loss of condemned I. b.
cattle.
County Agent, Thos. Bartilson,
then gave us very inspiring ac-
count of his trip to the International
Live Stock and Grain Show, held at
Chicago. He said that the attend
ance of farmers at the show was
greater than ever. He returned to
us still thrilled with the magnitude
and quality of the show, and he told
us he hoped to go again next year
and hoped he would be able to urge
a few of our farmers to go with
him. He said the corn crop was
very good but not as large as usual
Several farmers from this county
who had entered corn did not ship
it because they did not get it
thoroughly dry or were only part
done husking. Cecil county how
ever placed two of the three
samples exhibited and Maryland
took 8 ribbons. He mentioned a
special educational exhibit of the
ravages of the corn borer and some
OF the newer machinery to pulverize
the stalks left in. the field over
winter, thus exposing the larva to
the weather, which will kill it. This
dreaded pest is already in Western
Pennsylvania.
We then adjourned for dinner the
President naming Reuben Reynolds,
Clarence Cullen and Carroll Tyson
as committee of inspection.
Upon recovering Reuben Reyn-
Odds reported, for the committee:
We are glad to again meet at this
old homestead although we miss
familiar faces. We much enjoyed
beautifully served. In the garage
we found the farm power and light
plant which has given splendid
service for years. It's daily task
includes running the vacuum pump
for the milking machine, furnishing
power for motors operating two
water pumps, apple grader, washing
machine, and sundry heating de-
vices, lights for two homes and all
outbuildings, and even lights the
filaments of the radio tubes. In the
dairy we found everything clean and
in good shape. In the vault were
100 barrels of apples and we were
told that 1900 barrels were in cold
storage in Philadelphia We were
interested in the steam coils and
barrels used in making apple butter.
Our host reported that he had har-
vests over 5000 bus. of apples. In
the corn crib we found about 700
bus. of corn, about two-thirds of his
crop from 20 acres. We noticed
carefully selected seed corn stored
by Itself. Farm machinery was
mostly we'll housed. In the barn
was Cutler apple grader which
grades by weight and has a very
good sorting table which auto
matically turns all fruit to show
any blemish. Crops on hand were
35 tons hay, 500 bus. wheat, 100
bus. oats. The livestock consisted
of a large grade Guernsey herd
which deserves special mention,
consisting of S3 cows, 2 bulls and
20 head of heifers and calves. In
the steer sheds which have been
recently equipped with iron feeding
racks and concrete hangers, we
found 80 light feeding steers and
80 shoats and fattening hogs. Six
good work horses were in the
stable. There was also an ample
supply of fire wood.
The host then introduced his
cousin, Robt. W. Balderston, Secre-
tary of the Interstate Milk Pro-
ducers AsSOoiation who gave ais a