Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-16

"OOOluWn Agricultural SOCiStS.
The regular monthly meeting of the Wood,
laws Agricultural Society was held at D. P.
Smiths, Collingwood Sept. 14th, President
Gilhnghum in the chair. At roll call Is mem
bcrs responded to their names. The Critical
| Committee being called on for thcirreport, and
| producing none, neither satisfactory reason
| for neglect of duty. it was unanimously resolved
that they be ceusured for this wiful neglect Of
their duty, accounted for only on the score of
| aZlness.
There being no other committee prepared
to report the club was ready to discus any topic
| brought before it. Attention was called to the
unusual amount of smut, or fungi on corn this
season aud the statement made that IN form
cr seasons in some sections where 1t Was preva-
lent, cattle had died from the effects of eating
it. A member said that two years ago, two
horses died in Accotiuk supposed cause, eating
this smut or fungi on coru Another member
said his horses ate some with no i'll effects;
probably did not eat enough. The subject OF
smut on wheat was also discussed. with the
conclusion that smutty seed wheat-uness
the smut was destroyed-wouId produce smutty
wheat An inquiry having been made about
the best time to SOW wheat, was answered that
on poor ground, wheat should be sown III
September; on rich ground in October. The
question was asked, does salt. given to horses
or cattle benefit them? DIR. Rowland coutend.
ed that horses. cattle, and mankind were better
without salt than with it. There seemed to be
but few that agreed with him.
The doctor being called on to give an account
of his trip to the sea-shore, made an interesting
statement of what he saw and learned OF farmers
ing, fruit culture, and the manufacture of tst
guano which is carried on extensively on the
coast OF Long Island. He obtained an offer OF
the proprietor Of one of the fish guano manu-
factories to furnish 100 tons of pressed hsh at
| 10 dollars per ton. Individual members OF the
club agreed to take the whole amount OF 100
tous. it being about one quarter the price OF
the manufactured article, aud warranted pure
fish. Col. Curtis, of Washington, speaking of
recent trip through Ohio, said the farming
were sowing their wheat there n August, and
we're also cutting their corn, the season being
| quite in advance OF this section.
The subject lgned for discussion at the
next meeting Of the club, was forage; critical
committee appointed were r. t. Roberts, e..
Lukens and L. W. Blunt.
After partakiug of bounteous rerast fur
pished by the host, the club adjourned TO meet
at N. w. Persons, Huntey. Oct. 18th, 1877.
Some remarkable specimens of preserved
sweet potatoes of last years growth were
brought out by D. p. Smith esq, who stated
that they had no care except to be placed III a
closet in his kitchen until this spring, when
they were put under the stairway on the upper
hoor of his house, aud there remained until
the present time. \ short time since he had
some Of them cooked, and they proved to be
solid and good. Several varieties of pears, APP
plies aud peaches were exhibited by different
members, which were tasted and pronounced
good, and other members were recommended
to do the same next time.
FAUQUlER County ITEMS - FROM the War
reuton Index. l--Gov Smith has shown the
editor of the Index another specimen OF his
PENNSYLVANIA mammoth yellow corn. his best
filled ear counting 1909 grains. Mr.. A }. Parr,
not to be out done, produced specimen OF the
gourd seed variety of white corn aud what 1t
seemingly lacks in breadth of grain it makes up
in depth, containing "a rows and 80 grains in
each row, making 200 grains. So far Gov.
Smith has shown an ear having the largest
grain, Mr.. Colbert the longest ear Messrs
Francis and Helm the most perfectly developed
ears. and Mr.. Parr an ear containing the great
est number Of grains
Greeley clubs are being formed throughout
the county. 4 very interesting meeting OF the
| Warrenton club was held in the basement of
the Court House last Saturday night and add
dressed in speeches pertinent to the occasion by
Messrs. j. Y. Brooke, W. ". Payne and {. L.
Green.
The first day of the next term of Fauquier
County Court, Col. Robert +. Withers, Con,
guished orators, will address the people of this
county at the Court House in Warrenton.
Lyttleton Helm and Chas. l.. Pollock, two
promising young lawyers of Warrenton, have
been placed on the staff Of JAS Y. Brooke,
as Greeley and Brown canvassers, of Fauquier
county,
Gen. Hunton, Jas. V. Brooke and Capt. A
D. Payne are advertised to speak at Morrlsvllle
on Saturday the Dist instant.
4 colored woman named Pinn, residing .
miles east of WarrentoD, was shot one day last
week with mustard seed shot just above the
knee Notwithstanding she was walking along
an open road at the time and the powder
burned her dress. she AYERS she did not see the
person who discharged the gun. DIR. Ward
does not regard the wound as a serious one.
Funds having been previous raised by con-
tribution and otherwise go towards procuring a
suitable memorial to mark the grave of Capt.
John Quincy Mari, it is proposed to solicit a
further SUN for the purpose, and to p lace a
stone above his dust at the time that the ladies
of the Fauquier Memorial Association cause
the monument to the Confederate dead in the
cemetery to be erected.
WASHINGTON ITEMS -There is great com
plant 10 reference to the assessments made on
property holders for paving, &C., and revisious
are being asked for.
On Saturday, Frederick Polenzby, a lad, was
run over on the corner of Eleventh and 6
streets, by cart. Henry NJ: luhiemer met a
similar fate at the corner of Seventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue, on the same evening,
but was only slightly injured. About the same
time Allen R. Benner was run over by street
car on the same corner aud had his right leg
disocated. On the SAME evening a colored
man named Joshua Cooksey had leg broken
by falling out of cart and into an excavation
| noor Tho R.lt;mora and Ohio railroad deD0t