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E. E. Ewii g, Proprietor.
VOL. VII!. RISING SUN. CECIL COUNTY, Ml).. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER <. LSS.. NO. (.
BISSELL CHILLED
PLOW!
Our purpose in presenting this
Plow to farmers is to call attention
to the fact that we offer to the buyer
an improved and perfect Chilled
Plow, the Best and Cheapest on the
market.
The Hoosier Grain and
Fertilizer Drill!
“It has given good satisfaction as a fertil
izer, also as a grain and seeder drill. It
drills oats and grass seed with the same reg
ularity and accuracy that it does wheat.
“D. BAKER.”
“The Hoosier Drill is a com plete success
and is in demamt. We are not afraid of
any drill. It is a very easy running Drill.
“T. \V. WILLIAMS.”
Improued Willoby Grain
and Fertilizer Drill!
We have handled this Drill for 5
years with entire satisfaction. The
WILLOBY IMBUOYED runs as
light as any drill in use-
CORN SHELLERS, HAY & STRAW
CUTTERS, power or hand. TWIN
HARROWS, CULTIVATORS
FOR PREPARING GROUND FOR
SEEDING.
PLOW CASTINGS for SOUTH BEND
DIAMOND IRON and ROWLAND
CHILLED PLOWS, two-iiorse
WAGONS of our own make.
Repairing of Farm Machinery a
peciaty. Parts kept on hand for all ma
chinery sold by us.
J. C. BIRD SONS,
Rising Sun. - - - Md
JAMES BARNES,
AT WAREHOUSE,
Rising Sun Station,
Offers the highest rates for
HAY, GRAIN, &0., and has for sale
COAL of the Best quality at
the bottom prices.
Fertilizers of Establishea
Reputation, such as
Cope’s, Waring’s,
Eureka, Pork
& Co’s and
The Planet brand Bone
and phosphate.
Dr. Geo. B. Raub,
DENTIST,
54 Franklin Street,
Near Charles, Baltimore, Md.
Office Lays:—Tuesday, Wednesday, Fri
day and Saturday
Woodberry Brandi Office. Roland Avenue
and Fourth Street.
Office Days:—Monday and Thursday.
sept 18-tf
jQR. S. W. MORRISON, M. D.
oculist.
Office with G. S. Dare, M. P, the
third Tuesday of every month between
the hours of lu:8u, A. M.and 4. P. M.
Attention given only to diseases of the
ey.a and defect of sight. out 23-2 m
[Entered at the Post Office in Rising Sun, Md., as Second-Class Matter.]
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A Town and Country Paper* devoted to Ihc interests of Cecil and adjoin
ing counties. Agriculture being the great leading interest of this section
of country, all other pursuits and industries are almost wholly dependent upon
it. Every improvement which increases the Crops of the farm increases the
earnings of all other pursuits and callings.
The Midland’s primary object is to point out the avenues to increased re
turns from every source of industry, believing that a general prosperity is the
only medium to the public virtue and permanent basis of wealth, the strength
of the State, the shield of Liberty, the true promoter of Temperance,
Morality anil Intelligence.
While we publish all that transpires of Local Interest to our readers, we
are careful also to furnish the best Agricaltural, Literary and Domestic De
partments for their entertainment and instruction.
In order to extend the Subscription List of The Midland Journal, and
thereby increase its usefuless, we offer as a premium to subscribers
For $1.25 The Midland Journal
and American Farmer,
published at Fort Wayne, Ind.. for One Year. The Subscription in all cases
must be Paid in Advauce.
We ask the friends of progress to lend us their aid in extending the cir
culation of the Midland, and especially appeal to the Temperance Ele
ment of the country to aid in stemming the tide of intemperance and forfti
fying our homes against the great devastator of health, wealth and good mor
als, by fixing its bounds by practical prohibitory laws.
We solicit Job Work in all ordinary Commercial Lines :
POSTERS,
SALE BILLS,
CIRCULARS,
BUSINESS CARDS,
BILL HEADS,
LETTER HEADS,
PROGRAHUES,
ENVELOPES,
sire., sxc.
and Guarantee neatness in execution and moderate prices. Orders by mail
attended to promptly.
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October Meeting of The Cecil
Farmers’ Club.
Tne club held its regular monthly
i meeting on Wednesday. 28th nlt. at
Mr. S. R. Carson’s. The club was
well attend by members and several
invited guest helped to swell the
meeting to about 20 persons.
At 10:30 a. m. the club wa9 called
to order, and in the absence of the
president, H. 11. Duyckinck, Mr. Ad.
am R. Magraw was called to the
chair. To the question in the Order
of Business, “Are there any experi
ments to report, Mr. W. W. Moore
said he had experimented with S. C.
rock and dissolved bone, drilled in
for corn and found 20 bushels per
acre in favor of the bone.
Mr. Jon. W. McCullough report
ed similar results from a like experi
ment.
Mr. Wm. R. Coolv reported his
wheat crop 16J bushels per acre, but
could not account for so small a re
turn, the appearance of the glowing
crop indicating a much larger yield.
Mr. Wilson obtained good results
from S. C- rock.
Mr. Enoch McCullough stated that
he discovered that his wheat crop
had sustained considerable damage
from some insect which had cut off
the heads of wheat while in its grow
ing state and it was the belief of a
majority ot the club that the damage
had been caused by the array worm.
Mr. Carson made an exhibit of
potatoes which were indeed, as the
ladies phrase a new dress, “splendid!”
The samples comprised the “Garfield - *
•‘State of Maine” and “Blue Victors”
For culinary purposes he prefered
the two former.
The rule with the club is that the
host for the day shall we have pre
pared and read an essay for the edi
fication. of the club. In compliance
with this rule Mr. Carson read an
essay on the comparative merits of
large and small barns. The essay
took grounds against expensive barns
and other out buildings. Contending
that large barns, while an expensive
luxury, not commensurate with that
spirit of economy which it was advis
able, if not absolutely necessary, to
inculcate in rural life, were not eco
nomical as conveniences, incurred
unnecessary risks in case of fire, and
were harbors for yermin. A barn
which included in one building bar
racks for hay and grain, stabling for
stock, tool house for storing farm
machinery, a granary or bins for
threshed grain, corn cribs, etc. was
entirely too much under one roof. It
were better to have several and sep
aratc building for their individual 1
purposes. The granary and corn
houss should be made rat proof and •
built away from all other structures '
(Mr. C. has a building of this kind, ‘
supported on posts of solid granite) 1
A 810.00 pig pen was enough (Mr. C. 1
has a SIO,OO sty) and a cedar tree *
made the best lien house. Barracks 1
for storing bay built out in the hay *
fields were preferable to one large s
barn on the score of economy in con- €
struction, and also in the saving of f
time in housing the crop. Three or 1
four barus scatttered about the place
reduced the risk from accidental fires. '
One fire could never, in that case, n
involve stock, crops, and farm imple- °
ments in one general ruin.
The subject was well handled and
One Dollar per Annum in Advance.
the essay in many points was stro.ig
and convincing iu its conclusion-'.
Mr. Duyokinck, differed with tlie
; essay in the matter of one barn.
! Thought the barn siiouldjiot necessa
i lily be a jumbo but sufficiently com
! modious to comfortably and econom
ically afford shelter to crops, stock
&c. In the matter of a pig pen he
thought $lO. would hardly house pig
gy witli proper comfort.
-Mr. McCullough was favorably im
pressed with the ground the essay
took and thought a half dozen barns,
for many good reasons, would be pre
ferable to one very large structure.
Mr. Stephen Magraw, favored a
large, comfortable barn, and believed
the main reason why the barns ofour
(ladies were comparatively small was
in consequence of their crops being
small. The size of barns was meas
ured by the crop.
A majority of the members favor
ed large barns, being willing to take
the risk and incur the expense of
housing all under one roof,believing,
after the cost of building, that the
economy in time, convenience and
comfort which the large baro insured
for the future, would more than out
weigh all advantages claimed by the
small and plurity of bam advocates.
Before the members assembled, in
the parlor the host had adorned the
large mirror over the mantle with
a fringe of mammontb ears of corn,
both white and yellow, representat
ives, of the bounteous crop, good
farming and liberal fertilizing had
produced. The barn discussion and
other matters having been exhausted
the members of the club and visitors
were invited out to view the barn and
other out buildings, stock, lawn and
garden, etc. The visitors found, in
piace of several small barns at
stated distances apart, one large com
modious, building with a new straw
house attachment, and a warm shelt
ered yard closed in on nil sides ex
cept the south, where stock could ex
ercise out of reach of the storm and
piercing winds, affording, also ample
space to place all the manure under
cover, with a running stream ot wat
er which kept a large troujdi always
full. This good fortune, however,
was in a measure thrust n the
present proprietor, the
greater part of the structure
having been erected before experi
ence dictated that a plurality of
barns etc., would be preferable.
A number of fine Jersey cows and
heifers, and a registered Jersey Bull,
with full points sunned their
sleek fawn-colored coats
in the drowsy Indian sum
mer rays. A comfortable baud of
Birkshirespromenaded their enclosed
yard, which brought before the ment
al vision strings of sausages in link
ed aweetness long drawn out. In
the vegetable garden the scattered
remains of an abundant tomato crop
lay cumberers of the ground. Long
rows of thrifty strawberry and rasp
berry plants, told of those luscious
summer lnxuries, smothered in gold
en Jersey cream, when old Sol is
shedding his brightest rays convert
ing every shady nook into a paradise,
After viewing the fine stock, con
yiently arranged farm buildings and
neatly kept farm yard, the handsome
green swarded lawn with its stately
trees, the company were inyited to
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