Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-28
wooDLAWN AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
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The Woodlawn Farmers -Ciuo met at
"Camelon" on the 2l$t of November, Pres
ident Picrson in the chair. After the min
| utes of the previous meeting were read the
| President gave an account Of his trip to the
State fair at Richmond, reporting the dis.
| play as very good, especially fruit and veg.
e;ables, also tino stock and some Hoisten
cows from Smiths and Powel!'s, OF NewIorE,
having nearly, if not quite, the largest milk
records ia the country. The subject G: tho
defective working of the road laws and
some other matters being Introduced, The
| following resolution was adopted:
Rcs0ire1, That a committee Of three be
| appointed TO consider the expediency ci
making some change in the administration
| OF cur local affairs, aud report to next meet
| ;ug.n Committee to consist of c. LnEen2,
| Il. W. Harrison aud the secretary.
The discussion Of the question Of the day
then followe6-"ihc utility OF agricultural
ex1,erinleut stations"-and the introduction
INFO the public schools Of mere practical
methods Of industrial education. The sub
ject o. experiment stations occupied tie
tine to The exclusion CT the latter part OF
the question. G. Lukcus offered reso!u-
ton emboGyiGg his views on the subject,
y hch was discussed ut some length, during.
which th" sentiment oil majority WIS
shown to be in favor Of experiment stations
if they could be economically aud honestly
conducted in the interest Of farmers al
large, While the opinion prevailed that the
so-cal!ed agricultural colleges had, With few
exceptions, utterly failed to reach the effect
il, view, but it was thought desirable tha;
the Coumis issioner Of Agriculture should bc
| ,ro..i,l.I Will t.lli uH3rt pIs
AT Richmond, where tho various objects OF
interest to farmers, now crowded together,
could be display ed to more advantage.
Extracts from the first annual report Of
the Ohio experiment station were read, and
it v:as finally decided to refer the whole
subject 10 the committee before appointed
on local affairs with tic addition o.! Inc pTes-
ideul as chairman.
AS bearing upon the question OF The iG.-
plovc;asnG Of land, discussed at last meet
iag, 4. w. Harrison read al articie from
the Country Gentleman Of November y, b.
Robert X. Tumiinsun, wherein he cndeav-
cred to SHOW that the best Geih0d oi in
rro.iog the soil was to induce g growth oi
clover, and !he surest means CT securing
| this, =. rbGps, was four years rotation. He
d:d not explain the order of bis rotation,
| but i; was judged TO be wheat, clover, corn
| oats with ali the stable manure put On for
| the wheat crop 80 insure good set OF c'o-
yer and the second crop plowed down
Commercial fertilizers to be used for corn
and oats This article bore evidences CT
hayice been written by no novice in farm.
| iag, aud would wei! repay q careful perusai.
The condition Of the wheat plants on
| field that haC. been well relied and narrowed
before seeding, was reported, showing that
three fourth5 OF them had but one set OF
roots and they were quite near the surface,
whereby their capacity for enduring the dis
astrous effects Of freezing out would be much
| increased.
in. Gibbs, the only member of the crit
| ical committee present, reported upon tie
condition of the farm and surroundings.
The farm is in high state of cultivation
CARRYING upwards of sixty CONS (&bout
| fifty now mii;iug) besides flock of
sheep and an ample supply OF horses for the
| needs OF the place, stock all in fine condl-
ton arc shipping about l35 gallons of milk
per day: feeding about one and a-half tons oil
ensilage daily; are well pleased with it fer
sheep as we'll as COWS; all growing crops
were locking well; very properly so-,as
here is an Instance where good land is be-
ing made rich
Isaac Snowtlen had some very large
"White Elephant" potatoes present, some
weighing two pounds each also somo Per
kins Seeding"
Next meeting to be ct William Hunters,
jr., "Wood!awn,' on the 19:h of December.
Critical Committee w. Walton, {.
Lukens and l. Gillngham.
w. GILLINGHAM, Secretary.