Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-21
yyoodiawn Agricultural Society.
IRc,o,ted FER the Alex. GsZ,ttc,

The regular monthly meeting Vi chs ass9cIa'
ti,n was buid GU lils lGlh instant al aeEllne
Bakers. Tie president, e.. GiiiiDsbaD. and
secretary, n. ". Plcrson, We're prcseot, to-
rc,her With over Duety others.
An unusual number Of Communications from
members and others made the meeting very in-
teresticg, especially when some Of the spicy
articles were read.
A note was read from Dr.. j. Il. Snodgrass,
in which he called the attention OF members to
90 article 10 the Weekly Republican OF The 7th
instant 90 the sui cct Of ''Df. Howiand's bore
MILL" He also sent several circulars End COM
munlcations that were sent to the L. L. G. AS
ISOLATION, and by them directed to be sent to
our club. Doc from the Agricultural College
of Colorado asking tor report OF agricultural
meetings and fairs. Also request from The
secretary of The Nebraska State Board OF Ag-
ricultu1e to exchange with Thea, premium list
and notice Of our next fair aud exhibition. The
Madison county. Illinois, Farmers Club sent
CODY of their constitution, by laws and subjects
to be discussed during the year.
The mapv communications rcceived from diff
ferent paris of the country iudcates the interest
the Potomac region.
The president of the P. L. G. A., aud Of the
Woodlawn Club, q. Gilliogham, was requested
to reply to these communications.
Two Of the critical committee in reporting
the condition Of the farm aud surroundings OF
our host seemed to think that as he is prac
tical Joker he might enjoy one at his own tx
pepse | take the liberty to make a few cx
tracts:
after lapse Ct about two years again We
meet at the home Of our friend Valentine
Baker (WelllugtoD) a place Of some historic in
terest, Those of US who veucrate such places
of ancient rcnoWn can appreciate the tender So
licitude that our host has manifested 10 allow.
| ing nothing but the tooth of time to in any way
| interfere with the laws tf uaturc Those who
have had occasion to visit Mount Vernon be,
| fore the lato improvements were ruthlcssly ca
| tered upou, cau realize how nearly the two
places would compare 10 appearance. But when
we leave the immediate surroundings OF the
venerable MANSION We can see sgns OF progress
and Improvement since We last met here. The
abolition of fences and clearing up Of fence
rows, the clearing up OF waste places generally,
and the better appearance OF the grass lapds,
| all betoken steps taken in the lght direction,
aud 10 view CT our friends farming being 50
much of it done away from home, We must 10
Justice say that he is doing very well. Oar at.
ten.ion was arrested by the difference presented
! 10 piece OF wheat, one part OF which we we're
| Informed was plowed with skim p!oW" at
tsched The part 81 treated left few corn stuts
exposed. and the wheat was much more Tor
ward and thicker on the land than on tie other
part where the skinner was not used. We
noticed also very fne COW which We were 10.
H.
pounds of butter week be,ido the milk add
nroduced ten ADD bali pounds OF butter in q
week. The hoppe could not be recommended
az model. but our host seems to think that .
hog will be hog at best, so let him root hog
or die The buildings of our host gre Oh 90
emuence overlooking the cities Of Alexandra
and Washington In front of tue MANSION o3
the bank of the Potomac a wharf has been built
at considerable labor and EXPENSE and adds
greatly to the Value of the farm. is also grea.
convenience to the neighborhood who have free
acces, to and uso Of the same. 1t might be 10
fsred from some Of the foregoing remarks that
our hosts negccts things around the MANSION;
therefore it may be we'll to state that after the
State debt ia readjusted and the silver bill
has done all that its friends claim Tor it, and a
reasonable amount has flowed INTO his ever
ready Golfers. he proposes to 'rea5ju't' his
| mansion.
The committee appointed at a previous meet
| ing to prepare paper or papers on the relative
value of hay and grain for the feeding Of COWS,
reported the following:
PAPER NO. l-BT E. F. MASON.
| To the W0odlayn Farmers CluJ::
The committee appointed by this CLUB to
prepare subisc: for discussion have agreed to
divide their Iabors and Breeds OF Cattle Vas
| the tonic on which | was to prepare paper.
The offset of the question as | understood it
was to decide if possible the relative va.u: Of
hay and grain for feeding purposes, as We'll az
to find out, by comparing notes, whether 1t
we're best to feed our forage and grain crops at
home or to sell them aud depend on improving
our lands by buying manures and fertilizers.
AS the papers OF my associates will doubtless
lay these questions plainly before you, will, as
briefly as [ can. give you the benefit OF such
information as I have been able to collect. A
large proportion Of the cattle in this country
are what arc termed natives, originating from
mixture of the different breeds introduced
into this country by the early settlers. The
first record we have is 10 1925, when the
Spauards brought to Mexico cattle, from
whom the present breeds predomlnatlng IN
| lCXaS, CalllOTula duu ANCn l1CA.OO oplooSs
| 10 1908 the FreIch settlers in Lower Canada
brought small. hardy stock from Normandy,
France. To l607-'S-'9-'l0-'ll cattle were
landed in Virginia from Eoglapd and tho West
Indies. probably all English stock. The colony
was afterward nearly destroyed, but fresh ac-
cessons arriving from England, bringing cattle
with them. repIenished their stock, which, no
doubt, multiplied and succeeded well, as the
climate was mild and forage abundant. 10
1914 the Dutch Introduced into New York a
different breed from either Of the others they
very known as good mixers. lo 1924 the
English colonies of Plymouth aud Boston first
i'm ported cattle, probably from the localities
from which they emigrated. 10 the same year
the Dutch and Swede settlers in New Jersey
and Delaware brought cattle with them. The
early records of New Hampshire show that
10 1851, SO and SO cattle were imported there
from Denmark. These cattle were large coarse
and of yeowish, or dun color. 10 1888 the
settlers of Maryland brought stock with them