The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-14
THE CECIL FARMERS CLUB


Proceedings OF Meeting Held At
Home OF Howard G.. Barnes
The Cecil Farmers Club was cali
ed to order by President Carroll e.
Tyson, at the home Of Howard G.
Barnes, on the 2Sth Of November,
1928. The following members re-
sponded to roll call: Carroll u. Ty-
son, A. H. Mendenhall, Reuben Rey-
mods, Martin L. Thompson, q. VIII
mer Jackson, James II. Maxwell,
Clarence D. Cullen, Howard G.
Barnes, John e. Lippincott, John S.
Cullen, Geo. q. Tyson, Geo. B. Nc
Keown, Robert K. Rawlings and
Lloyd Balderston III. The follow
ing visitors were also present, Ed
mund Brown, Gilbert SINNERS, Ru-
fus jackson, Guy Kirk and Cecil
Squire.
| The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved. It was
duly moved, seconded and passed
that Thos. B. Miller be excused
from the duties of active member
ship and that he be enrolled as an
honorary member Henry McCul-
Tough, who has been absent from
lseveral meetings on account OF sick
mess, was reinstated.
Pres. Tyson then called for ex-
periences and experiments
James Maxwell reported that he
had finished his corn crop and had
started regular winter work such as
cutting wood.
Most of the members with the ex-
lception of John S. Cullen reported a
light to fair crop of corn, with yields
mentioned around so bushels per
acre. Mr.. Cullen however consider
ed their corn crop as good and much
better matured and filed out than
usual
Clarence Cullen said that his Is s
cows were giving about 500 lbs. OF
milk daily.
Reuben Reynolds reported having
baled 81 tons of hey. i,
Carroll Tyson reported yield OF
325 bushels Of soy beans from IA
acres. Six acres had an average
yield of 26 bu. per acre. The vari-
ETY. was Virginia and the seed was
drilled solid one bushel per acre.
The hostess having invited us to
dinner, the following committee OF;
inspection was named: E. Wilmer
Jackson, George B. McKown, and G.
d. Cullen.
Upon reconvening Wilmer jack
son reported for the committee:
"We had very lovely dinner. every
one was well satisfied. We first
looked at fine crib of corn contain
ling Al loads and grown from 20
acres. The livestock was in very
good condition and consisted of I
brood SOW, Z shoats, fat hogs, s
horses, 10 cows, 4aheifers, bull, I
Fcalf, so chickens, 100 hens. The
Holstein herd was a credit to any
ones farm. Crops consisted Of 2
loads Of soy bean hay, 20 tons loose
hay, some of which was alfalfa: 40
tons of baled hay, plenty Of straw.
and 23 acres seeded to wheat which
looked very nice. The machinery
was well housed and the stables and
premises in general were well cared
for. He had an ample supply of dry
wood for the winter.
Our host then introduced to us
Senator Cecil Squire who gave us a
very interesting and instructive adj
dress. He said, "The agricultural
problem will be solved by the farm
|er, and the farmer himsef, and by
no one else." He blamed two
things which he considered more or
less responsible for the present
widespread between crop values
and machinery and other costs.
namely, /. The large tariff differen-
|tial. 2. The excessive distribution
costs. He said that in his opinion
every Bill must pass triple test be-
fore he can support it, namely, it
must be remedial. 1t must be feas-
ible. And its enforcement must
not work hardship upon any class. I
He said that he thought the time
would soon come when we would
have more definite program for
the building and care of our 500
miles of dirt and gravel roads in the
County. AT present there is only
$27.50 per year available for the
care of each mile of these roads.
The Club then gave to Senator
Squire standing vote of thanks.
We then adjourned to meet with
John e. Lippincott on 12-19-192S.
LLOYD BALDERsTON III
Secretary.