Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-27
wooDIAwN AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.


The January meeting of this club was
held at Woodlawn mansion, the residence
of the venerable John Mason, esq, By iuvi-
tation of the Ladies' Housek eepers' Asso-
sary of their organization Walter Walton,
was chosen chairman, with n. W. Pierson,
secretary.
a communication was read from Dr. Geo.
3. Loring, Commissioner Of Agriculture,
asking this society To send delegate to the
National Cotton Planters Associstiou OF
America. TO he held in New Orleans on
February 10th, in the Grand Hail Of the ex-
hibition. Professor OJis Mason, of Wash
ingtoD, who is q member of the club, WAS
appointed delegate to said convention.
A report of the Farmers Convention OF
Montgomery county, Md, as published III
the Baltimore american, was read. The re.
ports of ne several clubs of the country
and the discussions Of the members ut that
convention are regarded with a good deal
of interest by members, several of whom
usually attend the annual gathering. One
Of the subjects discussed at that meeting,
docs it pay to cut corn fodder for feeding
cattle % was taken up By the members OF
this club as part of the subject for his meet
ing TO discuss on the question proposed nj
the last lnceting-,he best treatment for
dairy cows.
Isaac Snowden cuts his corn fodder Mu,i
straw very fine by horse power and with Il
machine that cuts and splits at the same
time, so that by mixing the usual allow
ance of ground feed with it TIE cows eat it
all up clean and appeared to thrive as well
as when hay was used.
| Several others expressed their belief OF
| the benefits to be derived from cutting cor:
| fodder for food, and would do SO if prepared
| for it, while others preferred putting them
| in the yard for the cows to pick of what
| they choose and trample the remainder
down TO act as an absorbent Of liquids. This
| is the practice of some Of our best farmers.
There are many. subjects that farmers disa
gree upon, this being one of them also the
| feeding of corn and cob meal, some using
| the corn and cob meal year after year with
great benefit, while others who have tried
| it once or twice will have no more Off
The dairy interest being the leading in
dustry of large a.ority Of the members Of
this club, it was deemed OF sufficient i'm
porance to continue the subject at the next
| meeting. Inc question, what course shou'a
be pursued to get the greatest profit from
COWS would bring out all the requirements
Of breed, feed and care, whether for milk.
butter Or the raising Of calves.
The next meeting of the club will he held
at Lewis Gilingbam's on February 2Slh.
The critical committee are c. Lukens,
J. Balleuger and 7. w. Blunt.
The critics who failed to report on the
farm of w. Gillingham were directed TO re
| port at the next meeting.
AT the close OF the meeting the ladies in
vited the members of the clubto the dining
room, where The tables were loaded with
the products of land and water, and all the
deicacies and deit handiwork Of the house
keepers.
After supper the president of the HonsekecI,-
ers Association read an article on Woman $
| Work" contrasting the limited spere of by-gonc
Days with the present enlarged and constantly
| enlarging of the different avenues of tea hing
art, science and trade that were opening tn ali
women that were qualified, would qualify
themselves to fill the places.
The social in ercoursc of the evening in this
grand old mansion OF historic times drew to 8
close when each dispersed to their respective
homes we'll pleased with this mid winter ami
versnrs