The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-03-29
CECIL COUNTY COUNCIL
Spring Meeting And Banquet
Addresses BY Agricultural

Addresses BY Agricultural
Leaders-Oficers Elected
Greeted by large group OF the
leaders in agricultural thought and
effort in the county, on the occasion
of the annual spring meeting and
banquet of the Cecil County Council
held at Calvert High School, Satur-
day, March 23rd., two of the leading
agricultural authorities of the East
presented to the Cecil County Group
their reactions ON number OF the
leading agricultural problems facing
this section today.
Dean Chas. A. McCue, dean of the
College of Agriculture and director
of the Extension Service of the Uni
versity of Delaware, chose as his
subject "The Changing Years"
Briefly summarizing the history or
the rapid agricultural progress of
the last fifty years in the United
States, Dean McCue concluded with
summary of the great needs OF
agriculture today, as follows: /. A
study of the tax-situation; 2. Better
land utilization; 3. Need to close ex-
pansion of agricultural land under
cultivation; 4. The balancing OF in
dustrial units throughout rural sec
tions; 5. More efficient production
on the farm; 6. Encouraging the
drift cityward of the inefficient farm
err; 7. Better cooperative expert
among farm folk; 8. The maintain
ence of a soberS industrious, sGod-
fearing spirit among the people on
the farm.
DR.. T. B. Symons, director of the
Maryland Extension Service, in
speaking on New Developments in
the Dairy. Industry" emphasized the
threat of western milk, on our east
ern markets, especially Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington. He
stressed. particularly the fact that al
most one-third of the cows being
maintained by Cecil County farmers
were being kept at loss, the aver
age of about $500 pounds Of milk
per cow for the county being far be-
low the $500 pound average per cow
for the entire United States.
AS a remedy for this condition DR..
Symons suggested the elimination OF
border cows through testing for pro-
duction and the growth of better
roughages for the county dairy
herds, especially alfalfa, sweet clover
and soybeans.
The BANQUET was presided over by
Howard r. Brown. Of syiillsI1; p
dent Of the Council, who acted az
toastmaster. Mrs. j. B. Fassitt, OF
Rising Sun acted as song leader for
the music of the day, with Mrs.
Eugene England, of Zion, as pianist.
Invocation was given by Alfred 3.
McVey, of Elkton.
Mrs. Orville Ottey, of Appleton.
convulsed the group with her immi-
tation of an Assyrian peddler. A
numerous recitation by Mrs. Hosia
Smith, of Appleton, added to the en-
tertainment of the group. following
which a piano solo by Mrs. Hazel
Riley, of Colora, was well received.
All of the entertainment on the pro-
gram were offerings of the women'S
clubs of the county.
Reports on 1928 extension work
in this county and brief reportst OF
plans for 1929 were given by Miss
Priscilla B. Pancoast, Home Demon
stration Agent, and County Agent
Thomas H. Bartilson.
Officers of the Council selected for
the coming year included Howard r.
Brown, president; A. H. Mendenhall,
first vice-president; Mrs. A. Baus.
second president; Lloyd Balder-
ston 3rd., secretary; John S. Reisler,
treasurer. Executive Committee,
q. B. Mcdowell, ]. H. Kimble, MUIR
ray Cameron, Miss Bertha Balder-
ston, Miss Priscilla B. Pancoast and
Thomas H. Bartilson.