Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-04
Alexandria Gazette and Virginia Advertiser
NOOdiawn Agricultural Society.
iRanorted FIR ihe Alexandria GrZ,tte.

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ln'pofteu lor LIDO h'eAauufia oLz ''e'
The cub mat on Saturday. the first dsy OF
O,tober. at the residerc. Of Gel. William II
Ch,,o w.,h;,.,o, n ~ Robo,t Robar,.
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ptes,aeu' With N. W. IletSOo 0eer''a'''
The critics appointed to inspect tho premises
| of Norman Gibbs and 8. Ii. SnoWden, not BIO.
;,c n,on,,od - r.,,rt mara o,nt;ouad mill
I've
inc mee''cg 10 NoVemOer'
DR.. 8. A. II. Mckim belog called upon to
address tho meeting. road paper on restoring
Tho fsr,;,;t1 ne ,be chi,
~, W. II '0 ,,;, H. .au:.
Cap!. w. II. ono"usu oau a.. W" aus'oo
sIVeu ~ tue ets'y 10 Iekaiu " i0.ulIl!E eF7'y
aVa'!aDle rel9Se Oh the iat" anu' espcraiy. oI
Inc patn yatu 10 lhe sol. ssaio, sIVloe Ills views
at coDsloerap'e iength anu WIN groas earnest
ness sgainst p)cEot ierillizars as fuldou' 10
any ono who persisted 10 their us1 Tor any great
length OF time. he advocated the stI log sys.
tenn ior COWS as the most economical and ad-
Vantageous BY saying: me time has c1me
"hen 20 s'ip-shoa System OF raining can soo'
ceeu' out everything must d. util Eel 10 Inc
best adVantsg'. Agdcnluro Is complete re-
petition PROCESS We must return to tho soil 10
Some form what We take from it, or it will not
continue to yield profitable reurn for labor
| bestowed
| Dr.. Rowland slid thatex,uslVe soi'iog would
| Induce disease 10 animals that would render
their products unht tor human iood
Col. Chase said that DR.. Mckim had told d:
10 his essay how 10 restore tho fertility of the
| soil. but had not glVou US tho method OF retain
| itg tho soil and ita fertility Hs rs had seen il
prsotoed on hill side plantations 10 Alabama
which, he thought, was ahead Of our system;
10 preventing The sell from washing lts yaiua
bio properties into tha creeks aid rivers. BY
ploEing around the tli'sldcs ard laavlpg ter
rsoo OF sod at suitable distance 10 catch and
hold the wash from tho cultivated ground.
Col. Curtis said he would give sumo iac!s il
regard to the cultivation of the soil that were
cot his theories, bu! We'll established p!ircipe.
in agricultural science, one of which was thai
the proper condition of tho soil YVES of more
Consequence, than The quality.
Dr. lloaland said the two mast 90 together
proper condition OF the soil and the essootl.
clements OF plant iood IN toe solI-ss 1t wa:
Impossible TO set something from pothing, ne
matter how we'll tho soil Was prepared.
Il. Fl. Mason snd that IN regard 10 selling
catl' caoh fsrDer should be governed by tn,
peculiar reumsanoes CT his farm and sur.
rcurd!ngs; one Talc could not DO tquslly sppll
| sHp'. W ''' "''' ieni' w" 'pa' "ch GO
tasllshid rractlces, as we'll Us theo'l,s, haC
been set al defiance, AID ths ususl results t:on
CERTAIN course puiSied oonpIo;eiy reversed
this summer. One OF bis nei2hbors- j ohr
BaslsGgcf. whose land Is very much richer than
MS oTo failed entirely 10 his corn cop. while
bis oTn crop was qlIe as good es ordinary.
Tic coIn IVES planted nj the sama timc. % the
eano KIDD 6l 0atlVo soil. lie asked # coy one
could cxplsio the unusual result, ea it was well
kI0w1 that Mc. Bslienger Was one of cur bas
and most successful farmers
O1c of ;he soisnt!ii, gentlemen replied. ASK
ne solc easier question.
Another gentleman accounted for tho failure
10 tins Way Mr. Balienger'd and i rich in al
the elements or plaut iood. md as sill his peigh
bors Gao TESTIFY, Is prompt In working his crops
as sOoa Els they need it. His crn pr0bs5l,
came Up l'tle sooner on iicl land than il
Woald upon poor land, add would es certainly
sci Of the stalk AID the six of the car. somf
days it not weeks 10 adVaro5 oil poorer soil witt