Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-15
WOODLAND Agricultural Society.

WooiIawn Agricultural Society.
The regular monthly meeting Was held Jau
uary II b, at Charles BAlenger's, where o7sr
ninety We're onsregated together. with Pres,
dent Gingham 10 the chair.
The secretary stated that be had received
from the Agricultural Department eight quarts
tf potatoes marked No. | With 20 name At.
tcched TO them, tr wh2lher they were cary or
late Varieties.
By resolution the secretary WAS directed 10
plant said potatoes and report the result Of til.
product to the club
1t vas reported thai patitlooi R.re b>Iag eli
culated for signatures asking iha Legislature =
rep,al the present fenc: liw 10 Nou /: E.cu,n
District.
Warfin2too Giloghan a. a1p1inted u pr
pare counter pttltioH a,siGg tn: LEGISLATURE
that ill.,. prescott fence lsw rruI ,ln il =. Thu,
vas signed by cv:rg rfOp-'fy boiler pr=,:I!.
ADD per=o0s designated ID iTJcl:e ., her sl,n4
lures ard send III: !;cti!3u Il 0uc Ttp:e>:o!:
tive 10 the l. 'Rislaiure
\ number Of cypI~s Of tue u=W "fjor4t aoi
Fruit Magazine" published by d. :. Curl,
will knowo writer on agriculture, w-rr i.:,i
up0a The table tor Distribution.
The critic 81 report wts Gc.i, winch S'a.:,i
(smoog othcr thiogs) that O! the 300 AIRS o.
the firm OF our host, - acres were IN wheat,
nasty pus 10 late. bui lookicg vel. !w:.v'
&C .es fthl- is put a;cr c)7n 10 b. t5p dies 81
with sable mlnpr, this Tilt2r. lbi, CIV.
ris, to the q Ics:i,n when AMI tcw l. tn. o..
time AID mole to apply stable mlouce? rht
prac.c: Ct several Of tn, n IN 99ls Ylj 10 hau I
our the msnure 10 The Water a. t!s: as rllk
and spread upon the had in:eaied Tor c,ru ".
comiog season, pIoWiog il IN as the season wfui,i
allow. q hers left tn, manure ualil tall. sbrea
upon wheat f.ow and ploughei 10 varJ shu
low. The general opioion appeared tao. tina
it was most ecJnomicli to spread the aI.br
maoura as fast a. made, upon wh2ai, cora
grouod or upon grass land. and keep it as Dear
the snrfsce as possible. opinions haVog chang
cd within few years IN Regard 10 tbs u I'd! o.
applyiog statlc MANURE, experiments rroeios
that but very li.tle waste was suffered ~ is
beiog spread % the surface. AMI thar lun.h
mere benefit was received a. mulch than
when buried henea!h the surface, the labor ais
being less, anil d,re at u time when th re Wis
but little else to do.
10 the q1es:ion how should wheat straw b,
used? The reply was use it for bedding AM!
as an ab5orbent Of iqails If it is no: wanted f,r
feed.
d. farmers advocate deep plowog ss they
formerly did? Some sal they did nyt. Ex.
parieuce demonstrated that v:ry gradual
deepening of the poughed land is much better
than any sudden deep turning, and further
more that subsoiling did DOT pay in this section
for the extra labor aud expense.
Captain William II. SooTieu offered the
following resolution, which WIS adopted with
out debate:
Whereas no satisfactory p'aa having basa
agreed upon for permanent IA lis of CO opera.
ton of this society and the citizens Of Alsxa1-
Gris for agricultural exhibitions aad pending
negotiations tor such An arrangement which !,
is hoped, may ere long, be eff.ctel-
Resolved, That this society, encoursg Il b.
the success of their first annual szriculturai e3-
hibition for the year 1871 deems i. advisable to
determine at this early dsy 10 hold second ey-
hibition during the autumn Of the present year,
the particular Tina and place to be fro1 herea-
tor. and to invite the cord a. Cooperation Of sil
neigh boring agricultural associations, and par
ticusrly the co.operaion of the citizens Of Al.
exsndris N our Efforts to make the display a.
that exhibition entirely worthy Of the resources
of our neighborhocd and country.
A committee OF three WAS Appointed to PIE.
pare sub Get fer discu ssioo at the next meet.
log.
Z. Lakens. john B,ileay.r and E. L. Mason,
after consulting together offered the following
as the sutjsc:: What is tue va!us Of one ton OF
we'll cured bay judciousIy fed to mich COWS or
fat cattle as DOM pared with corn meal aud wheat
bran Hay at II dollars pc. ton and corn meal
at "a dollars; wheat bran at 20 dollars, or 40
average OF the twJ at % dollars per ton.
Next meeting Of the club will be at s. Pal.
mans, February &C.
lhe critical committee is j. ". Simpson, B.
Barton and Z. ". B!uot.
The meetiog then adjouroed.
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