The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-01-20
CECIL FARMERS CLUE
Minutes of Meeting Held at Locust
Lawn Farm

The Cecil Farmers Club was call
ed to order by President Carroll e.
Tyson at Locust Lawn Farm, the
beautiful home of John s. Cullen, on
December 81, 1927.
/ The following members responded
to roll call: Carroll e. Tyson, A.
H. Mendenhall, Reuben Reynolds,
Martin L. Thompson, e. Wilmer
Jackson, James H. Maxwell, Clarence
d. Cullen, John e. Lippincott, John
S. Cullen, George e. Tyson, Robert
X. Rawlings and Lloyd Balderston
III. The following visitors were
also present, Rev. Thos. Mcdowell,
Ralph Thompson, Horace Cullen,
Ernest Cullen.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved. Lloyd
Ba1derston III and John e. Lippin-
colt were appointed committee to
write letter to our Sheriff, Clinton
Logan, to inform him that this Club
is very grateful to him for the part
he has taken with the aid OF the
Federal Prohibition Enforcement
men, in making numerous arrests of
yiolators of our Dry Law. This
Club also wishes to encourage Mr..
Logan in the further fulfilment OF
his duty.
Pres. Tyson then called for expert
ments.
j. E. Lippincott reported that he
had treated young peach and apple
trees with a mixture of n Id. red
pepper to 4 lbs. of lard, to keep mice
and rabbits from eating the bark.
He also stated that it was necessary
to clean grass and honey suckle away
from the trunks of all trees, regard
less of their age, as this material
will harbor mice and they will bur-
row down and often girdle all the
roots, eventually killing the tree.
A. H. Mendenhall reported that
he was feeding 6 qts. corn chop. /
cottonseed meal and linseed oil,
pint of a mixture of equal parts of
meal and pint of molasses, fed
twice daily with alfalfa hay, as
roughage, to his dairy cows with
good results.
Clarence d. Cullen felt that it was
advisable to dehorn cattle in cold
weather as there was less danger OF
bleeding. He also informed US that
the new law concerning indemnity
from the County for damage to stock
by dogs now included all classes
instead of sheep only, as in the case
of the former law.
Carroll E. Tyson said that Soy
Beans which had been cured for hay
kept in better condition where "
blu. of salt was spread over each
load.
The hostesss then invited us to
dinner and Pres. Tyson appointed
the following committee of inspec-
ton: A. H. Mendenhall, ]. e. Lip
pincott and Martin L. Thompson.
Upon reconvening, A. H. Mehden-
hall reported for the committee.
We had a fine dinner which was en-
joyed thoroughly by all. The at
Effectiveness of the buildings and
lawn received special mention. We
then were shown the splendid herd
of Pure Bred Poland China hogs
which was headed by the son of the
Grand Champion hog at the Inter-
national Livestock Exposition. The.
herd consisted of brood sows, 8
hogs, 26 shoats. A flock OF $50
Write .Wyandotes looked fine. The
corn crib Was Ill lAd with 1900 blu. OF
good yellow corn. In the barn we
found 100 bu. wheat, 1000 blu.
oats. SOTO tons of hay, lots of straw,
IL blu. of clean timothy seed which
had been cleaned with new grain
fan. The dairy herd consisted Of l
Guernsey Bull, cows, heifers,
calf. The farm equipment ihclud-
ing truck, tractor and other ma
chinery was carefully housed.
Rev. Thos. Mcdowell told us while
assembled at the dinner table that
this was the fortieth anniversary
of the marriage of our host and
hostess. He paid a very worthy
tribute to the wonderful family life
which this couple has been privileg-
ed to enjoy.
Ernest Cullen the present mana
ger of the farm gave us some figures
to show that he made profit from
334 ten day old chicks which he
bought on Feb. 28 and sold as
broilers.
Ralph Thompson said that he had
ITO Leghorn pullets which were
laying 500.
Our host then introduced the
speaker of the day, Rev. Thos. Nc
Dowell. His talk was filled with the
spirit of the Christmas season and
his particular theme was the going
of the second mile" The doing Of
all things which are beyond the nee
essary is going the second mile.
Progress is often dependent on our
willingness to do more than is asked
or expected. AS a man wills so is
ha He caid that nur f0rQfathorS