Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-15
VyO0diewn Farmers Club.
Reported for The A:exsni,i, G .z,tte. |

pSpOEleu iOr Iuo a'e8Su1ll3 " "a tIe.
Tie regular meeting CT ibis oressiz,liou vas
h.lI at tie r,siGerc, OF Valentine Baker CO
she 23lh ult. President Roberts 10 The oh.ir,
aud, 10 lie abse.c, of the secretary. whose COZ
lioued l;-h:lIth is souro, ef deep rgret to
mo GLIB, d. p. Smith was appointed secretary
pro tam.
Ths dag bsiog very stormy snd The roads t3-
css;ivsy muddy. the attendance vas sm I'll. but
made I'd ty .eivor what it Lacked 10 numbers.
The report OF tho last meeting was road, and
OF .at5cs were raised against thst portion re-
ltuog 70 the relative vau, Of cNton ssed msa
and fix saed moal. Tbs expression there
mada was not in :e1dsj IS the opinion of this
to menb:r. which this Club docs 90. by aoy
means cudors,.
Ths sutjsct OF the cA-o7a daley was again
takeD up aid discussed. T6e result seemed 10
b, t!iai, ShiIo all woulI be slad to get rid of it,
The opinion Was q lie unanimous that il WAS
cot very III l!icui, end that c>nt;nuous pssue
iag will. in llnoe. eradicate it.
A member tsksd bow TO eXterninsle harrow
plsnitiu or bucxsborc.
Tina President thought. from liz oan txp:-
rience. that few tlternae drops Of rye and
c1ru fer selling aud eosllsRe viii soon put an
end 10 5at pest.
w. II. Sow len, ooinoidlpg with the above,
Though. that BY = rapid rotation OF crops and
tbs trfQu,ut rs-setd ding with clover aud other
grss5es. tcul wseds, 80 Objectionable to dairy
mep, must bs eXterminated and the eolre area
Of he gtssJ laod may b exclusively occupied
BY the valuable grasses.
The Critic, report wts then presented, read
ard ditcussed.
Alter suIirg to ,hs beautiful Location of
eut toss d farm. which. perhaps. is not sur.
PISSED 10 ths s:s:e ef Virgins. overlooking IS
II does tbs cities cf Alexandria, Washington
aod GoorGetoac, snI haviog an uninterrupted
view Of tie Po!ousc river from the latter CITY TO
Fort Wsshiueton. distance Of Desrly Is d lies,
the rapor: proceeds to say that the farm c,t-
tains II hore5, a5d is chiefly devoted to hay,
with soma ~hest AID corr. The wheat DOW 10
the ground Is l,ekug well. His horses ara N
good condl l,u, wtiah are evidently DO! cyaI-
Sorked, and ire val cared for. His oays. or :
~ ITO 10 number. srs in rather thin fish. and
are not 10 com ncodsbls condition. His boVs
sre not properly sheltered, either for their own
comfort CT pref; Of their owner. A yerv
promising pa:cl Of strawberries. tf the Shan.
less vsiisly. together @i,h spples, peaches aud
Dea!s. will afford On sbuodant SUPPLY of 6oe
fruit il their acssoo. H. follows the pracIics
of sai'ns, and. Consequently has bat little
fenos. Upoo tho whole the report is qsise ia.
vorAbls. srd With the Contemplated Improve
neDts the farm wlil b. placed among our best
coz dccted fsrns 10 the State.
The Club then ACKNOWLEDGED. xith m,py
ttatks. an iaEits,ion 10 the Nuiopal As,icui-
tuta Convention, to ba held 10 New York on
tbs fret three days of February. eud The Pres-
dent, Il. +. ROBBERS, wss appointed to repre-.
sspt the club, ia said convection.
The Critical Committee are s. Il. Snow
den. V. B.ker snd G.. Lukius
The meeting then adjourned to meet at tbs
residence Of D. P. Suiln 90 March Alb.
The Govetnor Yesterday approved lha Hid