The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-27
CECIL FARMERS CLUB
Minutes Of The March Meeting Held
At Home or Il. wilmer jackson

Minutes Of The March Meeting Held
AT Home or e. wilmer Jackson
The Cecil Farmers Club was called
to order by A. H. MendenhalI, Pres.
pro tenn, at the home of e. Wilmer
Jackson on March 81, 1928.
The following members responded
to roll call: A. H. Mendenhall.
Reuben Reynolds, Martin L. Thomp-
Ison, e. Wilmer Jackson, James II.
Maxwell, Clarence D. Cullen, How.
lard G. Barnes, John e. Lippincott,
Maurice G. Reeder, John s. Cullen,
Lloyd Balderston III, and the follow
| ing visitors: DR.. Joseph I. France.
Elmore Owens, Rufus G. jackson
and Clinton Jackson.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved. The COM
mittee appointed at our last meeting
to consider the request of the Cecil
County Welfare Association for
funds to aid in their work produced
favorable report, and our Treasur-
er was authorized to collect and for
ward 10 the association the sum os
$4,000.
Experiments were then reported.
A. H. Mendenhall said that his alfal-
ia had wintered well. He asked il
it was best to seed clover in wheat
with whelbarrow seeder or disc
alfalfa drill. Members who have
used the drill for several years feel
that they are justified to continue
the extra expense of applying the.
seed with the drill as they get
more uniform seeding and often ap-
ply less seed per acre. He also re-
ported that he was well pleased with
the stand and vigor of the French
red clover. Martin Thompson also
reported that French red clover seed
had done well and had stood heavy
pasturing after harvesting the
wheat.
John s. Cullen thought it pays to
harrow wheat, seed the clover and
then culti-pack it. He said that his
son Ernest had 45O Plymouth Rock
chickens, which he was raising for
troilers.
Our hostess then invited us to din
ner and the following committee of
was named: Clarence d.
'ullen, Howard G.. Barnes and John
Q. Lippincott.
Upon reassembling our host well
somed our former member, DIR. Jos.
I. France, and he favored us with a
splendid talk. He told US some OF
the causes OF the great world famine
following the war and said that aft
er the war credits were exhausted,
that we burned sc per bushel corn,
while all Europe starved. He also
gave us a ''close up of the peasant
life of Russia. The Club gave him
a rising vote OF thanks.
Clarence Cullen then reported for
he committee.
We had very fine dinner which
was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The
old house and large spring house
over 200 years old was especially
noted.
The livestock consisted OF zoo
chickens, mostly Barred Rocks and
R. I. Reds; cows and horses.
ESQ bushels of corn were in the crib.
3 tons of straw and 16 tons of hay
were baled, and sufficient soy bean
hay and mixed hay were in the barn
to feed the stock. He had 40 bu. Of
very nice Russell Potatoes and ESQ
bus. of good red potatoes. s acres
were seeded to wheat. The young
farm orchard looked thrifty. He
also had large amount of lumber
IN hand.
Continuing the experiments Clar-
snce Cullen reported that ha had
sold some fat hogs which averaged
237 lbs. at 100 days of age. He
said their feed ration was alfalfa
pasture, corn, fish meal, and salt.
The Club then adjourned to meet
With Martin L. Thompson on April
Is, 1928.
LLOYD BALDERSToN III
Secretarv