The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-06
WASHINGTON, April 4, 1872.

Fruit.
WASHINGTON, April 4, 1872.
TO the Editor eftae State Journal:
Having spent some days of last week
and this, looking about in different portions
of the fertile and thrifty county of Lou
doun, Virginia, | have dotted down few
paragraphs in regard to important matters
for the readers OF the STATE JOURNAL.
No part of Virginia, that has come under
my inspection, is naturally more capable of
highest production, or is better farmed,
than Loudoun county-haying the variety of
surface-hill and dale and water streams
necessary for rich yields of grass, grains,
fruits and dairy products-and should
show plenty of sheep.
On last Saturday large meeting of the
farmers was held at Hamilton, called by
the Farmers Cooperative Association"
to consider the management of the railroads
between them and the cities of Alexandra
and Washington and to try and improve
the Transportation facilities between the
latter city and their county. l.. D..
Hess is the president of the associa-
ton, and j. M. Hoge, the secretary.
Resolutions were offered for raising
committees to appeal to the people of
Washington and to remonstrate with the
stockholders of the railroads for influence
to render their management more liberal
and accommodating the resolutions were
passed and the committees appointed.
Upon a call from the president, Colonels
S. f. Chamberlain and Peyton addressed
the meeting in eloquent and appropriate
terms upon the subjects before the meeting,
and were followed by others in shorter adj
dresses, the tone of all being earnest and
orderly. The chair also invited Col. ID. 5.
Curtiss TO address the assemblage upon the
subject of the "Patrons of Husbandry,"
an order established specially for the bene-
fit of farmers to secure wider, frmer and
permanent cooperation throughout the ma
ton, among them, for their common well
fare. elevation and instruction. He plainly
explained the character, history and opera
tion of the order, and its effects where al
ready established, showing thatit is rapidly
growing in numbers and power in most of
the states and that farmers every
where MAJ enjoy the benefits oft, if they
will Join the order, by establishing oranges
in their counties and towns. lie showed
that while farmers clubs are useful and
perform good work, they are, necessarily,
only local or limited and unstable in their
operations; but that the patrons of hus-
bandry is an order which is national in its
effects, with elements of permanency and
stability, uniting town, county and state
oranges, as SO many links, in one grand,
effective chain Of common brotherhood and
common interest, with the national grange,
all the farmers throughout the country, who
belong to it-without sectional Or party
discord or dissention-all having the
Cooperation of all others-as against the
ssrinngs" and sharpers, which so frequently
prey upon and swallow up the largest por-
ton of the avails Of productive industry.
He showed forcibly that it is for the best
interest of farmers, in every town and
county, to form oranges and avail them
selves of this Just and effective instrument
tality to protect themselves against COM
to their disadvantage. Numbers of those
present expressed their approval of the
order and desire to organize it in this
country, and are making efforts to have a
grange established here.
By the WEEKLY STATE JOURNAL /
am pleased to see that you offer as pre-
mium for club of subscribers, a large or
der, on the excellent nurseries of Friend
Chalkley Gillineham. This is good idea,
and no doubt many will strive to win tho
premium. The WEEKLY JOURNAL
should have wide circulation, it being, in
my opinion, the best family newspaper, as
the Farmers Gazette is the best agricultu-
raj journal, published in the Old Domin-
ion State-both calculated to be eminently
useful in their respective spheres-and
may they both live long and flourish, with
out Rip Van Winkle life.
AS all know, the season is backward,
and farm work is not in a very advanced
state of progress; but during the recent
few DAYS of favorable weather much has
been done in this region, and the farmers
are now pushing ahead vigorously with
their spring planting. The fruit buds dc
mot seem to be as largely destroyed as was
feared would be the case, and the winter
wheat generally, looks better than was ex'
pectcd in view of the long severe winter
Not SO many sheep are seen here as is de
sirable, and dogs are too numerous-but :
better state Of affairs is now hoped for
Your correspondent is happy in acknowl
edging pleasant hospitality enjoyed at th'
home OF friend Phineas Janney. and SOM
others in this county. Among the far
mers of this county is the place to live AM
be healthy. A PATRON.