Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-01
wooDLAwN AGRICULTURAL soc1Es
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Instant at Isaac Snowden's. D. P.
vac chosen chairman, with n. W. p
Secretary. .Sten "a.
The critics had not prepared wis
port, but offered instead verbal staS
WHICH Ine o'uo ie'"'o. ~. uoo!uested
port. Ihey were Cohtlhueu, az Of the
to be prepared at the next meeting
club. buttons
The following preauaoio OF" IN ,Cretary
were offered by G. Lukens. Tne etnk be
offered an amenomenG tnat w ,1,.bns, he
filled by the name OF Courtland hukAA Son for
being deemed the most suitable perdrawn.
this duty The amendment was VIII IN, nro.
In consideration OF the low prices "a ason, the
duce the prospect of poor crops inns 90 dissat.
high prices of fertilizers ana Inc lrequS the fer
isfactory results received from nnoon " members
tilizes used, would ltnotb wen iol 'e prt to in
of this club to make moro earnest ephses into
troduce stone lime for agriculture pa, 5and that
tb;s peiphborbood I believe it wouF knerienca
Judgment is formed from Persohai -Snions of
obse rvation, the frequently expressed dds gener-
the members OF tnls ciup aho my iA''i
ally. Therefore be it ,ointcd to
Resolved, That - oe ap! IS at Front
visit the propretors Of the lime interest fa vorabe
ROYAL and learn what are the most eyandria
terms they Will furnlsh iiihc ioi on ~ on the
Franconla ana Long brahcn sta,'un. see the
Fredericksburg road and, II need bellapd and
| railroad ofhc'als Oh pom tne ns.na ' getting
Fredericksburg roads with the view Che favors
the freights as low possible and all tn grant,
| in general way they can be fersW> pct named
And for the accomplishments vi INT mi FER of this
! in this resolution, we order tho Tr'4 ia the ex-
| club to pay out of money in hlsE Fee sum does
penses of said appointee, providing si6ed further,
| ,ot evcned fifteen dollars. and prCSE ~, 1,raoc
| il there is not enough in the treasur,ug in such
urer shall be authorized to collect Gu q, he NAV
manner from the members OF the:cut as nav be
| deem equitable to make such MOI
| needed. >tho t,h,.
The resolutions were laid upor Ihe , tapie
to take up the subject for discusion' ho"
10 raise crop of corn" IT,.
| A. w. Harrison read dn article wl'Sen by
farmer in Ohio, who advocated modes oil
blowing and cullivating that were quite at
variance with successful cultivation in Vir
gina.
John Balenger read the following paper
he had prepared on the subject, being his
system of blowing, fertilizing and cultivat'
ing
| To The Woodldwn Farmers Club:
conference.-the following report on corn is
hereby submitted at this time, in accordance with
| appointment ut last meeting:
England corn means wheat. in America it means
maize and in Scotland oats" suppose what we
are expected to report on is America Indian corn,
which is generally believed to be native of thu
warmer parts Of Amcrica, where it was cultivated
| by the aborignes before the discovery OF America
| by Columbus 1t is also alleged there was some
| grains discovered in ancient houses in Athens,
leading some to suppose it is also native of the
East, and has from avery early period been Guilt
waited there.
| Corr is allowed to be the most productive of all
| cereals yielding in some instances an increase Of
nine hundred from oac. Corn succeeds best i'll
| light, rich deep and rather mott soil, but, rs
| there is but little of that variety owned by mcm-
bers of this club the best thing for to do is to
make it as near so as possible by artificial means.
| such as using a large amount of manure and
phosphates, aud cuitivatng deep aud thorough.
| Corn is one of the main levers by which all farm
| machinery is moved. farmer who has plenty,
| that he may use 1t with liberal hand, can with
| the addition of some long food keep all his farm
animals in healthy and thrifty condition, and
| man too, can probably subsist longer on it than
| OH any other one thing.
| As our land is not naturally corn producing, it
is not worth our while to tlatter ourselves we can
raise it with view to profit because there Is so
| much rich land in the west that is adapted to the
| growing Of corn without any artificial fe tiiZer
and transportation is row cheap, ii is folly for
us to attempt to compete with that country,
| there is whore the main bulk of corn is raised
that to-day supplies the eastern markets, and in
all probability will continue to do so for years tn
come. But located as are III land that will
not hold the cultivated grasses but few years it
seems absolutely necessary to renew frequently,
aud when that is done the land should have
| thorough cultivatng preparatory to seeding, aud
the cultivation corn crop seems TO BIO the best
means of accomplishing that end, and when we
do attempt to raise corn it is certainly prof.
table to endeavor to mako every acre planted pro
l,,oa fN,xv
corn will pay better than number Of acres of
poor it costs no moro 10 cultivate III acre that
will produce fifty bushels than one that will only
yield twenty five. There is whore many farmers
make sad mistakes in planting large acreage
and getting small returns; better plant small
acreage and get large returns and save labor as
that is costly at the present time
1t is an old adage that leach crow thinks its
own young the blacklist" And as we nearly all
have particular way of blowing, planting and
cultlvatlng corn, man would certainly be lack
ing of good common if he did not do it in q
way he thought would be to his best al Eoontono
Not wishing to condemn aay f5ccss practiced by
my fel}HXs E:s1ers, will now give mine for their
consideration, which, after having pIacticed for
several years with very satisfactory results, pro.
pose to continue in that line until receive more
light in that particular.
My plan is to break sod just as late in the
winter early spring that it may freeze after
i
with skinner. cut a furrow from ten to twelve
inches wide aud six deep, hauling barn-yard
manure and spread on top, then harrow and roll
mark out 3lh feet each way, drop in each hill
a tablespoonful of Bryaut's No. 2 fertilizer, then
drop the corn, and cover with pow, with two
light burrows forming ridge over the corn; about
The time the corn begins to sprout harrow the
ridge down, cultivate with double shovel, reduce
to two stalks to the HILL and if tho season is any
way propitious, stand very fair chance Of good
yield.
Now in conclusion will say were it not for get
ting my land rcseeded to grass, my farm imple
ments, except those needed for gathering hay
would all be for sale, because after having ex
perience of about twenty five gears farming in
this locality, l do not deem it advisable to pillow
land we'll seeded aud producing good crop of
cultivated grass. with view of attempting to
raise crop of corn.
After the corn question was disposed of,
the resolutions in regard to procuring sup
ply of lime were taken up and after a full
and free discussion they were adopted unan-
imously.
The chairman appointed G. Lnkens to
fill the blank as commissioner Mr.. Lukens