The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-04-04
THE CECIL FARafER's CLUB
March Meeting Held At Sunnyslope
Farm, Near Colora

The Cecil Farmers Club was called
to order by Pres. Alonzo Cresswell
at Sunnyslope Farm, the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lippincott on the
10th of March, 1941. All but three
of our members families were repre-
sented at roll call, and our County
Agent ]. z. Miller and Home Demon
stration Agent Miss Helen Irene
Smith. Visitors present were Mr..
John Morgan of ILL.,, Mrs. Jane Bal
derston Dye of Chengtu, West China.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Whitson of
Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Mcdonald,
and Levi M. Balderston. The minutes
of the last meeting were read and
approved.
Reuben Reynolds was somewhat
hurt by severe kick from his blind
mare. He reported that he is still
making butter and feeding the skim
milk to hogs.
Clarence Cullen said that he was
still feeding large herd of swine,
about ITO of all ages. Sales the past
month have been little lower,
slightly under $3.50 per hundred
weight. A general discussion about
hybrid corn followed. The late plant
ing of corn in early June SO that
pollinization will have better
chance to escape severe injury from
the Japanese Beetle, calls for the
use of the short or mid season n.y.
brids. The past season much of the
late planted corn was of too long a
season and failed to mature before
frost. The European corn borer was
noticed in some fields in the County
and we realize that we will soon
have to take new precautions to
stop the activity of this serious pest
The shredding of all corn fodder
and the early blowing down of all
stalks will destroy the overwintetr-
ing larva.
John Morgan told us of the detail
work which is necessary to produce
inbred strains of corn, which are the
parents of the hybrid seed we use.
Our hostess then invited us to
dinner and Fred Martenis, Ernest
Cullen and Reuben Reynolds we're
appointed an inspection committee.
We reassembled with the singing
of America. Then the committee
chairman Fred B. MARTENS made the
following report. We all enjoyed a
splendid dinner after which the men
looked over the farm and livestock.
A new tractor and pillow were in the
shed awaiting the Spring work. The
apple packing house was in good
condition with $50 bushels of apples
still in the storage cellar. At the
barn we found 10 cows, heifers, Z
calves and a Jersey bull and a
Guernsey bull calf, 4 horses and
about IL tons of mixed hay, 2 of
alfalfa and of soybeans with ample
straw and fodder. A good supply OF
fire wood was on hand. About 10
acres of wheat was growing.
Our hostess then introduced to
us again, John Morgan, an Illinois
farmers son who has been leader
in recreation work in the schools
and communities of the Ozarks in
Missouri and later in the mountains
of Kentucky. He told of some in
teresting experiences in this worth
while work and he also played sew
eral mountain carols and songs on
his hand made shepherds pipes.
Our hostess also introduced her
sister Jane B. Dye of China. Mrs.
Dye took us on an early spring visit
through the farming section OF
West China. The typical community
has no horses, for they cannot afford
to feed them, and they seldom have
a cow but they do keep some pigs.
The plain where they are located is
100 miles long by 80 miles wide.
Fresh vegetables are produced all
winter, and a large amount of beans
and yellow mustard or rape. The
rape is their principal source of oil,
both for lights and cooking. The
fragrance of the blossoms of both of
these crops in March is very pleas
ing. Winter wheat occupies about
half of the soil and all these crops
must be removed and the ground
flooded in time to set out the seed
ling rice plants which have been
started in flooded seed beds. She
told us that practically no mission
aries had been sent home on ac-
count of the wars, and that she and
her husband were home on their
usual 8 year furlough and hoped to
return this Fall.
Upon motion both Of the speakers
were given a rising vote of appre-
citation.
After a few remarks from ]. 2.
Miller, in which he expressed appre-
citation for the lamb dinner, remem-
bering the lamb was product of
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