Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-21


ming, at his home Springfield Farm
near Ashton.
Congressman William P. Lambert
son, of Kansas, was the guest of
honor.
The club, one of three of its kind in
the community, has been meeting con-
tinuously every month at the homes
of members since 1866 and plans to
celebrate its 18th birthday in jan
uary 1941. Four sons and three grand
sons of charter members are still &C.
tive members.
With nearly every member in at
tendance and a host of invited friends,
a large and interested gathering took
the customary walk of inspection over
Mr.. Stabler's well-managed farm
with VIM. w. Moore as foreman.
A well-started early garden first
attracted attention. 1t is the hosts
custom to rotate his garden, winter
ing over one portion with crimson
clover to be turned down when just
coming into bloom, which practice
keeps his soil in high state of pro.
ductivity. Incidentally, kale, sown with
the clover furnishes bushels of that
desirable late fall and early spring
vegetable.
A handsome strawberry patch, just
set out, and carefully pruned and
staked raspberry canes were espec-
tally. noted.
Going through the grass field, an
excellent stand of clover was observed,
a stand and growth that can only be
had at its best and in the most eco
homical manner, with the judicious
use of stable manure produced on the
farm.
Adjoining was field of blue grass,
going into it's fourth year of age,
which was sown especially to be cut
for sod.
The host stated that it required
from four to seven years growth to
produce satisfactory blue grass sod
which entailed tremendous cash out
lay per acre.
Mr.. Stabler's reputation as a sue
cessful raiser and manager of all
kinds of farm and dairy stock is
widely known and so it was not sur
prising to find horses, cows, pigs,
chickens, etc. in comfortable quarters
and in excellent condition. The hand
some teams of horses brought forth
added complimentary comments.
Another activity in which Mr..
Stabler's reputation has gone abroau
is in the production of old hams which
are known as springfield" hams, and
so when the supper call was an
nounced, thoughts of delicious old
country cured ham brought the as
sembled multitude to quick response.
After supper and brief social hour,
the club assembled for its customary
business session with G. Rust Candy
in the chair and Samuel P. Thomas
secretary.
The minutes of the meeting year
ago at Springfield" were read fol-
lowed by the minutes of the last
meeting at William w. Morris, a
month ago.
Maurice ]. Stabler and Stanley p.
Stabler were named delegates to the
annual meeting of the Community
Council with the latter to serve as
representative of the club for the en-
suing year.
The club from the very beginning
has noted at each meeting the pre-
vailing farm produce quotations.
Among current prices were: wheat,
eOh cents per bushel; corn, 1925 per
barrel; hay $14 to $1s per ton, baled /;
cattle, $500 to $3.50 per cwt.; hogs,
1910 to $40 per cwt.; calves, IL cts.
per h.; spring lambs, 1914 cts. per
h.; potatoes, $1.10 to SIPS per cwt. !;
apples, so cts. to s1.00 per bu.; eggs,
II cts. to II cts. per dozen. All prices
quoted daily.
Congressman Lambertson told in a
delightfully."- informal way of farming
conditions in Kansas. He lives in the
north eastern section of the state, a
short distance due north of Topeka,
its capital. Here, farmers encounter
two grave problems that seldom
reach severe proportions in the east.
the soaring drought of the south west
and the grass hopper menace. Either,
or both can entirely wipe out every
vestage of crop growth in a season
However, the farmers of Kansas are
still blessed with virgin soil fertility,
using little or no fertilizer or lime
though from what Mr.. Lambertson
said regarding recent failures of alf-
alta, it was thought that the generous