Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-12
WOODLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.


The regular monthly meeting of this as
ISOLATION was held December 9th at the
house of Warrington Gillngham.
John Ballenger was called to The chair.
In the absence of n w. Person Isaac
Snowden was chosen secretary.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and adopted.
An elaborate article on hog cholera, the
nature of the disease, its manner of attack,
progress &c, was read by the secretary by
ten by J. &. Sperry, and published in the
era is a disease entirely dependent, says the
minute living insect, not by any means OF !.
servable with the naked eye. It's chief Pc
cuiiarities are its almost incredible pow
Ell of propagation. rs cultivation in
she hands of scientists is marvellous.
For instance, an incubator with the capacity
OF one gallon, filled with strictly pure water,
with single drop Of virus taken from a
hog which had died of this disease put
this si"gle drop of virus iuto the gallon of
pure water, subject it 10 the proper temper
d urc OF reproduction for the space of twelve
hours, then one drop taken from the entire
gallon given to a we'll hog by means of by
podermic injection will produce, within
twenty hours, a malignant aud most viIu-
lent attack Of cholera, and nine out of ten
of we'll hogs subjected to this treatment will
die. The article goes On 10 detail many III
tere.tiug statements iniregard tothe disease,
aud perhaps farmers would be benefited by
reading the advice contained in the article.
William Hunter, r., who was appointed
Il committee Of one at the last meeting to
procure the law regulating milling in this
Stale, made his report which, on being read
was accepted by The meeting.
The critical report on the farm of Albert
Harrison, which WAS not disposed Of ut last
meeting, was read By John Ballenger. His
report repre- senteG that there were 80 acres
of corn thar would make about 40 bushels
per acre; had raised $50 bushels of wheat on
80 acres His &c mich COWS, horses and
other stock were represented in good con-
di;ion, has 200 acres under cultivation aud
is striving To make two blades of grass grow
where one brier grew before.
The critical report Oh the farm OF the
host was not forthcoming. The meeting
resolved to continue the committee, and in.
sIructed the same to make out an elaborate
report for next meeting
The subject of fall blowing was opened
Ivy w. Walton, who seemed 10 oppose the
same, except under some conditions the
ground generally being Inclined TO run to-
gether, and needed to be replowed again in
the spring.
Mr.. Hunterson tried the experiment Of
fall blowing last year, but had TO pillow
again in the spring.
Miles Thompson had powed twenty-six
acres of stiff land last year, but it needed
replowing the next spring
Mr.. Harrison favored blowing ground in
thu fall, and sowing with rye, and top
dressing with manure and pasturing with
sheep in winter, and turn under and plant
corn for ensilage.
G. Lukens was more in favor of spring
blowing. Did not know if fall blowing
prevented The cut worm. He had been
more troubled with the bud worm. He
thought perhaps dressing of salt might
prevent the damage from worms.
f Mason was not 10 lavcr of fall ploN-
ing, as the soil was so stiff and holds water
too long in spring. would perhaps plow Sod
in fall
James Roberts has been in the habit of
sowing fall rye, and then pasture, after
pillow and put in corn for enslage.
John BalIenser believed in blowing just
late enough in the winter to have the
ground freeze, then to harrow but once be-
fore planting corn.
The question for next meeting 10 discuss
was decided to be whether it would not be
well for farmers to weed out unproductive
stock, and find out by experiment the best
treatment for dairy COWS.
It was then agreed to hold the next meet
ing ct the Woodland mansion, the anniyer-
sary of he Housekeeper's club. as an indoor
basket picnic.
Ibe meeting then adjourned. Next
meeting Jan. 26:h.
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