Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-10
The syoodIawn Agricultural Society,


CoLLINGwooD. March 4-Ths club met
sccordl0g to adjournment, at The hous, of D.
T, Snhh' Tho secretary being absent, VIM.
Huoter was chosen secretary pro tenn.
When lhe minaes Of the lest meetiog were
road. Mr.. B.ker raised sn objection to The
comparison between Iiossed meal AID cotton
seed meal, s:s,inR that it should read oil cake
mebl Aod cotoL- seed meal.
TIC CUB then entered into d scussion in re-
gard to The prices and value IF oi-cake meal
a5d cottor-jeed ma. Au ex rlct from an
sr ice BY Prof Csd we'll, of Coruoll, in regard
TO o,ttol-jeed meal. WAS resd, who recon-
| mended from one to two quarts as . ration Der
day.
The President, Robert F. Roberts, stated
that be had d 'wo quarts per day this wsather
With exoelleut results.
Whllo upon this subject. Capt W. Fl. Snow
deD resd an essay on the uses aud products oil
COTTON seed. Amorg other Thugs. be stated
that they now made butter fiom the seed Wi,E-
ouf the use Of the CIV.
The discussion oIntibui1g III, question was
sskcd it ootso1-seed mesl could b. used as .
subsllute for coro meal? rbe President 10 reply
GhCush b: that it was not subs itute, but should
oe used 10 connection With corn meal. Csptsin
Snowden Went on to stale that the great value
co'tob-Seed meal was The opportunity it gave
t. feed out poorer feed such as coarse bay and
straw, and that bis rs i1n this winter had b zen
rye straw or oat straw in pllo, of hay. MI.
James Roberts sw decided advantage 10 the
use of il for milk projuo.ng. Mr.. O. Lukens
Wss feeding 1t 10 his COWS fer butter makiop
viii favorable results, but Wss satlsti ID that lWc
quar- 8 pefdey would spoil The butter in war Il
Yeah her.
MIR. Roberts and others thought that il
should be m'x:d 10 feed previous to feeding to
allow it TO swell aud soften. A Statements was
made that il bad C u ed cattle. it ppeared TO
DO the opinion tha, 1t was caused BY jadicious
feedlrg. The susjsot Of the OK eyed daisy
was discussed Wlln about the same conclusion
as at q previous meeting. ] he mai rrity of The
| ouo though that wo bad far wjlse weeds, aud
meUbrs gave instances OF pasture fields
We're il had gndual y disappeared.
The cItlcal committee WAS lheu called upon
sOd report, d ss toIlows: The farm tt our best
cloaus about 60 soIes nearly all of watch is
o,pabls OF Deit G brought under q bigh slate
# cultivation. Tbe coil is mostly Of . sandy
lcam aud easily cultivated. Ine crops er1wo
are oorn, wheat. grass and snsll fuItf. We
dOd about Ten aces Of wheat locking only fair
The hey prospect ID not good. The small
tults. sirawberrles and rsspbcrrlos are prouis-
inz snd he soil srems to ls sais their rtu1,re-
ments.
VIZ noticed much Hoeded aud convenient
sddl ion 10 the baro also several ious # good
hsy in the lalter AID bis rn cnb Nearly hs!f
full. His sleek consists OF horses 10 roc d
condition; Q VIZ, Two OF which are DOW max.
II e their Two Ito of butler dsily; one SOW r,tDer
'ou fat for breedi. purposes. 4 the stock
,re looking we'll sud have coed comfortable
quarters. We s'so Dotioed 6ne healthy lot Of
loVls. but of small breed. Oar hest is oom-
| Fort.by tx d 10 suu2 heuss 90 the banks of
be riv r. which b. the Way is q lite . coIvt-
olence. 10 the present almost imputsstl, COD
di'ion Of the roads as be oau get to the ei,y
very easily ~ boat, aud has about ss little
o,re and takos his oomfors as muci as most
folks lu taking view of our hosts premises
one s struck by sbe abianoe of that very usslu'
ard handy sppeDdsqe f tho fsrm--tbe Rste.
Our host aeem. 70 have sn aversion 10 euca q
convenis, c. ard prefers plsnks or bars instead
There m g1t b, some excuse offered # he had TO
hire ecb .nic but in bis case there 10 lone,
In COL c u N your conn lice Won call the
club attention to the n ethod Of ks,png his
| tool. under cover and each in it's appropriate
plscs
Lastly by the application Of coat o: two OF
| white wath aud q coat yearly, his prsnises
would be mCcl impr, vsd as well % preserved
! .lihorg1 our host says he is not white " sh
| s rt CT man.
The gu ston Wis ssked how 10 prevent the
| waste T. I'm manure Iu the yard. 1t WAS recon-.
mend, d to hsu and sEraad or compost.
Supper was then announced al which, throu2 b
/ The kindDes OF q Wsthir G oa m m GER We were
| favored wnh q sample If cotton seed hutsr
which tho mem bers seemed to think WAS bs:, er
| lhan pcor butter.
a fter supper the club entered into q discui.
sion in regard TO roads and road laws.
| Henry Euatstson, Was elected q member Ct
| The cub
| The ext Getting will be held ct Woedlswo,
the resideucs OF John Mason, on pill 1st 1882
! CrEi,al Com mmiltse w. GiLlingu. m. Water
! Wslton, and U Lukins.
lhe Cluo then adjourned.