The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-25
gSe,ti,,s, STATE youraaI,
TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE Is. 1872.
Woodlawn Agricultural Society.
MOUNT VERNON. limo TX 1879

The Woodlawn Agricultural Society met
at the house of Levi Il. Stiles, president
Gillingham in the chair. The critical COM
mittee reported favorable appearance Of
the farm crops, considering the extraordi-
nary dry season, also well selected lot OF
cows of the Durham and Devon breeds.
A discussion followed on the best breed OF
cows for butter-making. An extract was
read from a Pennsylvania agricultural pa
per, which stated that short-horn COW in
Chester county made twenty-one pounds
of butter in week. Admitting that
statement to be correct, it was the general
opinion Of members that it was better to
depend more upon certain well developed
points which all good cows must possess,
than upon fancy breeds. The president in
sisted that they must also have correct es-
cutcheon marks, according to "Guenon,u
to be good mixers. ssll..s ~.
twas suggested that an important topic
for discussion at the present meeting, would
be what. and how, to provide winter fodder
for our stock, to take the place of the almost
entire failure OF our grass crop. 1t was the
unanimous opinion that corn, whether SOW
cd or planted was our sole dependence.
Samuel Pullman, a member who has had
some successful experience in growing and
curing sowed corn for fodder, made state
ment of his mode of culture, which was, to
have the ground well manfred and
Thoroughly prepared, then sow in drills three
feet apart, using two and one-half bushels
of corn to the acre, cultivate until the corn
gets too large. When the ears of corn are
formed, and while the stock is IN full vigor,
cut it, and let 1T wilt for a day or two, then
tie in small bundles, stand it upon end, let
it cure thoroughly, then put several punches
together, binding them together in large
stacks. s'Hil - - -. t IL
Several members of the club reported
great difficulty in getting stand Of corn
to grow, in consequence of the very dry
weather, and the destructive depreda-
tons of the worms-both the cut worm
and small gray worm, half an inch long,
and about the size of knitting needle,
which wove web at each place of opera
ton. No remedy was known but to re-
plant, which almost every one had done,
from one TO four times.
The attention of the club was called to
the secret organization of farmers, called
the" Patrons Of Husbandry, = which was
claimed as beneficial and necessary in
stitution for the times. A committee of
three wero appointed to enquire into the
object, and aim, of this organization, and
also the claims of the - Agricultural Con-
gress. The committee were DR.. How
land, Joseph Cox, and N. w. Pierson.
Adjourned for supper.
Upon re-assembling after supper, the pro-
priety of inviting the women to join with
and take part in the discussion and labors
of the club was discussed at some length,
and by resolution unanimously adopted to
invite them to join upon the same terms as
the men. (Another step on the advanced
plank ofwomen's rights)
The next meeting of the club was an
nounced to be at DIR. Howlana's, July Goth,
1872. The Doctor proposed that instead
of meeting at his house he would charter
a steamboat, and take the members of the
club and their friends on an excursion, it
might be considered as q picnic, in lieu Of
our annual fourth of July excursion.
This invitation was readily accepted
with thanks for the generous offer, after
which the club adjourned to witness some
experiments made by DR.. Rowland with
the different kinds of kerosene IN use as il
Eliminating oil, and in the manufacture Of
gas. The experiments showed that there
was no safety in the kerosene oil in general
use, but in the use of 6 Pratt's Astral Oil |"
there was perfect safety.
~. " - : .ElN9oIN, .2eoie'"iy'
s To REsToRE WoRN-Orr LAND
Pillow the land three or four inches deep as
soon IN the spring as il is dry enough to work.
If the ground is rather flat, blow into
c ahus Ha oecs w. Iva 'ees WY. ~"
pos s ~ EHoo ae'I Jou y VIZ atiu.
aroam or ' ,,ndar r,';no o an ;p pGu doen nav
n H. t;rst ,,,'oSa 2s eow aaoin IN
,nai =, s thnao bn.halS on ssro. and
ahn,,aM snth ~ Somtn,,,'o,. rIan, 4 ,'n allm
1921 %aJs sav nd io I;ttia Janner p ,bsn efnre
Ah",,t Az rn;daia e IF Niaa ,bo mart snr;n,,
wy .'nSJ =. Iy M :, i ihnoa
ss s an yU hst u asu Ipan;n o :, on,v three
sto,,s ap a. LII hey , , ;nabos J h;ab Gn1
tnat s !, ,, Az tbo I.st G onna thronoh
ia 'ta ~ ~, L casL;o o .a' sl ~,
t; n th ,sm ,,a tha ,ams :; tho contra hosb
t;me S ' : sno NV 90 y noss;hle aTter tho corn
,Yf lon na e S;v 90 80 sd p inches aenn SOW
ou, p,yw n,A vi of od rs (, a a0m
S anu a;. - " ~ ,,;ad az NJ
anu I Nv :. 49, U,,s IN, ,,nior ohn,,l a;abt
;,,ahas d p.U" I'm w. art srr;nr crltrota ~
vms uLI ee. nd rrooo MI Inc rar tbroa
n n - DJ'U w, ,;l i ia 49, I,nJ ra,,et,
yos, a1u NV Wh;S W." ,aathaa' ~" o,,aanor and
.nplo'. a s,n, tho,, H. o,o,ar p p,,.oo a
luCtICl, ddiu oulSl tusAh eiio INV PlpcSo'''