Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-21
W0odIawu Agricultural Society.

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The Jul = msel0g vas held at the farm of
DilRcrth Bucamso. Preesidect Gillioghan in
the chair, and n. W. Ptersoo. secretary
The critics had performed their duty By
meeting to examine The farm tf the host and
preptr'0g reptr: previous 10 the mr. ciipe Of
the club.
Some fAc!s and seDtincns 10 the report be.
!Dg CT general interts', Ws Taxa tho liberty Of
preseu!iog them to tho public:
Our host called attention TO st,ip ia field
"hsre wheat had grown; that strip was bar. OF
grass and had PRODUCED little wheit, while the
rest of the 6eli was we'll set 10 timothy and had
produced fair crop Of wheat. IrTi,'s P,cifc
grano was used on The field and was not used
% tie bar, st,ip. Tho stack of straw looked
neat ard calculated to turn rsio we'll. and tho
great value Of dry straw in the cc)uomy nf the
farm Is evidently understood ct 81 ring VALLEY.
ok acres OF potatoes ooked very thrifty and
showed careful attention. The potato crop is
tic strong point on the farm of cur hest, le
succeeded 80 we'll en-, year that be fairly over
hoRed with gr,cLbsc5s, snd from that lime It
bias betn go oil act of special ATTENTION. He
understands thoroughly how to reisc POTATOES
and his field this year promises largo yi,ll.
"Wo commend the Gro taken 10 keen plenty
OF wood cut at the wood pile. Ii shows q
thcuehtluncss for the c)mlort OF the house
keeper that is surs to be returned ia buttons
| seWed on, Stockings darncd, aud pies and pud
dlogs made; AMI 1t is this exchange Of the little
KIDD offices that makes he distt cioo between
happy AID unhappy homes.
| The facilities Tor water at the barn and
house orc not good, 10 FAC. tbcro are 20 lacili-
lies cXccpt spring which is q?ite q disal &C
from he house; there arc twenty Ii re good rea
SOILS Why Will shonlI be dug close to the
kitchen door; clear stream OF water gushing
from the nizz!e Of good pump cose to tho
ki!chtn door would please other people besides
the servant girl who carries tho water, and
w1uld cause our scc!ablo ard oval host to be
oVcrHhelmed With congratulations.
Lastly, we oorlr,tulate our iIierd krc.uSe
no has iouod the philosopher stone, which
Randolph declared was to pay as you co." bo
Cause 10 hos preserved his ndepeDde, C, Of that
cnawrg curse CT Interest that makes slaves o!
90 msIy OF the American !armers."
The secretary called atcnIi 10 10 The average
y,Ii per sore Of the two staple crops CT Mtunt
Vernon d;stlic:-o'rn and wheat-as showa by
tho census returos lst completed. The aver
sgl yield Of ctra in this distric; last gear was
fraction lfss than % bushels per ace, AID Of
wheat | and ! bushels per aero. This was
thought to be entirely to- low 90 average fer g
dt sict as favoraby located as this.
Ihe question proposed for discus loo O. til:
metIirg was timely ard important onc-hoa
can We prChta!ly Increase Tic wheat product oil
this section?
| No hing less than % bushels of uhest pc,
| shCOl3 h, Tho tooyo Il - ,,b -,
Several mcBb:rs related bow they msnasc cd
their wheat crop. &. L1kors turns uodcr oa,!
subtle or inches deep. applies moderate
coat Of yard maouro and poss il very shallow
10 II tect lanes then drills 10 Two to thrto hun
cred pounds OF bore and guaDo, with oue att
halt bushels OF seed wheat TO The acre Thi.
will proou,o from Is to 20 bushels pcr &C G
Sow about tho frs OF October. If You have
cot The yard meturo apply double the smcu1
cf fertilizers.
r. r. ROBBERS raised 4 2 bushels per tcre sev
arsl years ego, but was not present to tell u
how he managed 10 do it. Another reported
having raised 81 bu hels OF vi heat on q moseuroC
acre OF very ordinary land by applying Is two
hers, wsgon loads Of coarse yard manure and
blowing /: in in tho month Of May; then re-
plowirg twice before seeding. These statement
show what has been done, and it Was thought &c
be en- Improbable crop to raiss only tho .verag.
tcr tcre of eat CT this district
Tho per,iaent question was asked Whist should
person do if he has no. the insure or the
means to purchase suit ant fertilizers 10 raise a
fsrke crop2 Replied to by saying that heshou!d
cultivate and cow less number of acre. SOWING
only IS much land IS he could manure vel, &C
IS 10 reasonably e1pee. full crop.
The next meeting Of The club will b. held on
the Flat of August st Hunlley. tho farm Of
The s. c:etaiy. N. w. Piersor. This being the
ii ne Tor an annual meeting, it will be observed
NJ basket p;c1ic comm opcing At III O'Clock Il
III Coffee and ta, will be furnished 10 sll. A
large delegation of tho Potomac Fruit Growers
Association from Washington are expected &c
be present. Nj Ii ,ers tf al other agricultural
SOC ietics sro cordaly inv ted to attend
7 he critical committee appointed are Lu.
kens, Z. Barton and 5. Pullman.