The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-03-16
CECIL FARMERS CLUB
Minutes Of February Meeting Held at
Brentwood Farms, the Home
of Wallace Williams

of Wallace Williams
President Carroll e. Tyson called
the Cecil Farmers Club to order on
February 20, 1928, at the beautiful
home of Wallace Williams. The fol-
lowing members responded to roll
call: Carroll E. Tyson, Thos. B.
Miller, A. H. Mendenhall, Reuben
Reynolds, Martin L. Thompson, e.
Wilmer Jackson, James HI. Maxwell,
Clarence D. Cullen, Wallace Will
liams, Howard G. Barnes, John e.
Lippincott, Maurice c. Reeder, John
s. Cullen, Geo. B. McKeown, Robert
X. Rawlings, Jr., Lloyd Balderston
III, and County Agent Thos. H. Bar
tilson. Visitors present were DR..
Wright and Mr.. Williams. The min
utes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
The Secretary then read letter
which was sent to the Club from the
Cecil County Welfare Association.
A committee consisting of Wallace
Williams and A. H. Mendenhall were
appointed to investigate this organi-
cation and bring to our next meeting
some definite recommendation for
action.
Geo. B. McKeown stated that he
was busy pruning blackberries. He
said that it took about rs days work
per year to properly care for one
acre of berries.
Maurice c. Reeder stated that he
found dried beet pulp or brewers
grains valuable to mix with early
ground damp corn to absorb the ex-
cess moisture. But he stated that
the cows held up in their milk pro-
duction when these feeds were dis
continued and only ground corn and
oats were fed.
John E. Lippincott said that the
lard and pepper treatment which he
used on small apple and peach trees
had successfully kept rabbits from
eating the bark. He also asked if it
was advisable to spring seed alfalfa
on a weedy piece Of ground. He
was advised to prepare the ground
early in the summer but not to seed
before the 10th of August.
Howard Barnes asked ii red pota-
toes, which had blighted last year,
would do for seed. Thos. H. Bartil-
son said that there had been no
clean fields of red potatoes in the
State which could be certified for
seed. However, he said that since
this blight caused the potatoes to
turn black or rot that all potatoes
which were still sound by seeding
time could be planted with very little
chance of REPETITION of weather and
disease conditions similar to last
year.
We then adjourned for dinner and
the following committee Of inspec-
ton was named: A.. H. Menden-
hall, Howard G. Barnes, and Reu-
ben Reynolds.
Upon reconvening Mr.. Mendenhan
reported for the committee. We
had very good dinner, the hOspi-
tally of our members seems to in
crease as we go south. He also
mentioned the beautiful modern
home which had been built on the
site of an old church with its setting
of splendid oak trees. At the barn
we found a fine dairy herd of large
vigorous Guernseys. 1t consisted OF
"a Guernsey cows, 8 Holsteln cows,
II yearling Guernsey heifers, 6 cal
yes and 2 bulls. His farm equip
ment includes 8 horses, 2 Tractors,
Traction Buster and full set OF
farm machinery. He is using a new
Peerless Hammer Mill which is do
ing satisfactory work grinding soy
bean hay and ear corn. He harvest
ed last year 1900 blu. wheat from 81
acres and he has 20 acres seeded for
this season. He has IL acres in as
paragus and 5 in blackberries. A
pasture of 35 acres has responded
wonderfully to two annual coverings
of manure. He now has gooo
showed care and good management.
We then went to Elkton and were
entertained and instructed by the
State Forestry Association in the
care of our wood lots especially from
the ravages of forest fires. A good
moving picture Of numbering opera
tions in the North West, of airplane
and fire tower patrol, and finally OF
the start and results Of a terrific fire
were vividly shown to us.
nmr Cnnufu AConf anonnro oil
who possibly could to come to the
farmers banquet at Calvert High
School at IL o'clock. on Saturday
March IT.
We then adjourned to meet with
2. Wilmer Jackson on March II.
LLOYD BALDERSTON Ill
Secretary.