Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-06
WOOdlRWn Agricultural Society,

The adjourned meeting of the fifteenth auu
votsary of this $3.50 citation Was held On the ) Of
September at The river side rcside1c, oil Stacey
ii. SoOwIep, Coiogwood. ID. +. Smith was
clccted chairman with N. w. Pierson, score"
tary.
ga molten it wts resolved to volo by ballot
Tor othcers for The ensuing yoar, the result of
which was that Robert Il. Roberts was cltotod
President. N. w. Piersop. secrolary and
Daniel L. Smith, treasurer.
The constitution adopted 6rteon years aga,
was read. Some of the provisions oil this ocn.
s!tullon having been lost sight of. il was agreed
should DO renewed. such as standing commit.
toes appointed on the different branches of az.
riculiure. ono of which should report at each
meeting of tho club. also that tho meetings.
should be organized promptly at o clock, p. N.
20 motion it vas resolved, That tho com,
mittee appointed 10 arrange the names and
places for the moelipgs tt the club, should pro
pare list Tor tho ensuing year and report at
the next meeting.
President Roberts, on taking tho chair said,
that 1t was we'll known that no never made
speeches, but he hoped to have the 90 opera
ton OF tho members OF tho club in maintaining
duo regard to parliamentary rules Of which,
they were quite ss familiar as ho was.
This suggt stlon IVES responded to by somo ct
tho members as needed reform. as they had
boon somewhat dsmoralized 10 tho mpolirps
held for some months past
w. Dillingham; road a otier from DR.. Pl-
lard. Commissioner of Agriculture OF Virginia,
asking information 10 regard to the existence
OF peuro pneumonia among cattle 10 this sco-
ton oil the State. The reply was that no CAGES
were known to tXlst 10 this part Of The State,
but there Wero several deaths reported a. hsv
ing occurred from this disease near tho Eastern
Branch in Washington. d. e..
An article was read from Captain L. Guy, OF
Virginia. reported in the Southern Platter,
giving his practical experience 10 making q
cheap "silo'' for preserving corn fodder 10 its
gretn state. Ills estimate TOR digging pit,
lining and rooting. was ST. so. capacity Is tons,
cost of cutting oUrn fodder, baung. cutting up
and tramping 10 pit, 80 rho iced this fur
nlshod bis COWS was very satisfactory, 60 hat no
has just completed another this yaar having
capacity Of IS tons.
President Roberts reported that he had put
10 bis "sll0" about 200 tons OF "ensiIage."
WAS we'll satisfied OF tho value, especially 10
such dry season as this. He will give state.
"eut VI tuo cutiIo u NJ VI cutting aGu stOftGR,
at the next mi C log of the club.
DR.. Mckim, President OF tho Potomac Fruit
Gr1Wero' Association of Washington, and Col.
W. II. CHASE, ais of Washington, a member
of this club, weru present, but owing 10 The
limited time they were here, had no opporiu.
nifty OF addressing the tlab.
Col Chase cordially Invited tho cub to miot
at his resldonce 10 Washington.
Thu oinh co ,anfe6 lhe in pifotion n :, n fh,, +
and agreed to meet OF ] l25 lth stroot, Wash
log'o0, u. T., October ls:, 1881
The critical committee not beiag ready with
their rapport. they 1era requested to report ct
the DeZt meeting.
All mined