Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-18
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Cofrespoudeoce q TIE EVENING srAI
FALLS CHURcH, VA, Sep, 18th.
The bright, mild, genial and exhilaratins AN.
tumnal sunshine brought 10 the fair 9nound.
this pm. many hundreds OF people. To day
the visitors have been sight-seers In Exhibition
hall. and among the implement men, stock.
men and loiterers about the places where \
class ofsdiblss And mild beverages were vended,
reneshing themselves with oft-recurring fre.
Quency. They seem to have enjoyed themselves
retonally more than yesterday.
speaking was commenced at the stand by
no9. NORMAN J. Coiman, commissioner of the
r,8r.cuit1rM department., at few minutes past
ares only. He was, he said, born and bred on
tne arm, and had been for some time n worker
On tne same The system Of agriculture for to
tne past has required. The soil has been par.
My exhausted OF producing substances
tWs,insstfrowing, from this tact and the compe.
zoe not pay now in Virginia, Maryland and
Wers 10 aI1ia AND nd Russia With cheap labor
tnan we could do IT. There is an overproduc.
ton Of this cereal In this country the average
care. Our system Of culture must be changed.
king in this country, not cotton. Yet we are
In Kentucky srain-srowins. sfser II many years.
has left growers with no increase OF wealth.
Ine grass-grOwers have made money. Dairy
wesn our calves; they hey damage TIE cows. We
must have creameries, as they have I'm the
NORTH ana % we are beginning to have in Mis-
excellent food. The farmer must have his fish
pond. He commended the oranges and was
glad to see them increasing In number. Farm
ers were oenented by them. He urged the ne
cessity upon the farmers Of making home attrac-
tive. Farmers sons could not be kept at home
r II Thomas ESQ socrosarv NJ tba Stoto
grange Of Pennsylvania, spoke a few moments
In style highly hattering to the commissioner
Hon. kanaoiph GHf asr,son commissioner O,
agriculture for Virginia was the next speaker.
He spoke OF the protitableness of sheep growing.
eat less of the hog. He antagOnized the commits
sioner of the agricultural department on crop
growing, and said we could compete with the
the subject of making country roads. He re-
Jolced at the increase of the grangers. He spoke
OF the stringent times, and thought that IL was
would not stop growing staple crop because
the price was low. He said that droughts inn
proved the productiveness OF soil.
grounds: District Grange, south FORK. Central
Herndon, Bethel, Friendship, Opequon and
Clifton. There are quite large number Of
oranges having representatives here.
The names of the knights who are to contest
for the prizes lbeing the ties) and the honors on
Saturday are T. Shugrew, Georgetown, ID. c.; 8.
w. Steward, w. f. Thomas, OF Virginia.
The ploughing match came off to the north of
the grounds this afternoon. The plows used
were the Crystal, entered by May Son, Alex
andria, Va, Henry jackson (colored) did the
work; the Bessell chilled pillow, c. c. McColgan
Co. Baltimore hn Nd; W. N Febreg drove the
entered by L. NJ. kuhns, of the Canton, Ohio,
Pillow company, q Mr.. Davidson did the plough
report isyet to be made. Saturday win be
big day. lisa