Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-09
Our Virginia Neigkb0rs.
THE CROPS, LITERARY ACTIVITY, ETC.
FALLS C,HuRCH Va Nov 9th L

FALLS CHURCH, Va, Nov 9th, 1875
Editor Star:-The summer is now ended, and
so is the harvest. Corn is generally good. Po-
tatces, as over the country extensively, are
very meagre crop. The dry weather during the
season when the tubers were forming did the
work. TurnipS are very short also. | never
had failure of the Russia turnip-the most
famous OF all of this Class OF branch Of the escu
lent root family-before this closing season.
had come to regard them as neVer-failing. Cab
bases are short crop. The cabbage butterflies
have been as plentiful in the cabbage-tieldS as
'lcaVeS II, ValambrOSa." and have ruined the
crop. Some Of the fields look as If they had
been the scene OF long continued hOtly y-con-
tested, great battle, and the leaves are literally
IiddlGd.
The Lecture Association have given us two
lectures Of the course of twelve The president
OF the association, the Rev. Benz. W. Pond de-
seGed the first: subj subject Something About
by Prof. T. B. Hood, OF your city, was on "The
Air We Breathe, and was repiete with very in
structive facts: The third is TO be delivered by
Prof Neil Graham on Tuesday evening next
The Rev. Lester B. Platt the able pastor of the
Congl egational church here, has organized a
belles-lettres club among the young men and
misses. 1t is quite popular with the young
folks. The third association in the place has
no distinguishing title that have heard Of Its
object is musical and literary exercises and
social interchange. This. too, seems to be a
success.
THE TREE IS KNOWN BY ITS FRUIT,
and the town by its transactions What locality
around the Capital can match this, In its activi-
ties In relation to those subjects that distinguish
con munities? A farmers club Is talked Of
There are many experienced men in the agrl-
cultural part OF the community. An asSOcia-
t1on among the predial class here, formed TO
relate experiences, compare results, discuss
new methods Of cultivation, etc., would be ex-
ceedingly entertaining and instructive in its
practiced. This brings to my mind some of my
own experience, dating, probably, fifteen years
back. / took the position in sundry northern
Ohlo papers that to grow fine crops and i'm
proved steers, sheep, horses, hogs, and asses,
was very necessary and Important; but that
these transactions were to be considered not as
the end OF aspiration, but as aids to the prOduc-
tlOn or better and better manhood among the
agricultural classes, and as means of leading
them on to this higher aim urged the mana
gers OF agricultural fairs to make the important
matter In the premium list, the premiums for
essays to be read at the fairs. l didn't make
th1s 1all that in this state, where common school
educat1on seems to be at discount, and where
the state authorities have closed the public
schools by wrongful conversion of the Schoo.
money to another or other purposes, that thu
P1edmOnt agricultural fair board have led of
possibly, ahead OF 'the rest OF mankind" by of
IeT1ng premiums for essays. Good for that Pied
mont board.
one OF the Febrey'S on recent night lost two
lOaoS OF cabbage. DR.. Gott has had his Surgi-
parts OF harness stolen. hear that cOnSidera-
Ole corn has huSked itself and gone to market.
or to feed other families than those of the grow
erS.