Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-23

fhofOssED CdANSEo IN me hOAD S1STkM-ThE
NATTER OF EXPERIMENT sTATIONs"-THE
RELATIVE VALUE AND PRODUCTIvENEsS OF
WHITE AND YELLOW CORN.
The January meeting of the Woodlawn Far
mers' Club was held ut the home of the presi-
dent, N. w. Pierson, on the 10th instant. The
reading Of the minutes gave rise to some fur
Their remarks relative to the proposed change
in our road system, and some additional names
were subscribed to the petition in its favor.
The subject of experiment stations, left over at
a former meeting, was called up and further
discussion had upon it. A circular, with an
accompanying petition, from the secretary Of
the South Side Farmers Club, addressed to the
legislature, asking for an appropriation of If
teen thousand dollars for the establishment of
experiment stations In connection with the
three colleges having agricultural departments
now in this state, was read. The members Of
the club were requested to sign the petition and
have 1t forwarded to Richmond by the 10th of
January, but that time being past, the signing
was dispensed with ss ana the proposition dis,
making such appropriation unless there was q
guarantee that an effective disposition could be
made of 1t. The general impression prevails
that no practical benefit would result to farmers
II it was placed In charge OF the said colleges,
under the present system OF management. 1t
placed in charge of the commissioner of agri-
culture. In connection with this subject G.
Lukens read several articles from the New
n
ton, he being strongly in favor of extending
such facilities TO the masses rather than to =
favored few.
at the Kansas Agricultural college, In feeding
clear corn meal and cob meal, wherein it APP
peared that the greatest benefit was received
from the latter. Some reports were cited from
the New jersey experiment station in cOnflr-
nation Of the same thing, but the members
present-mOSt Of them-remained skeptical on
the subject. This drew out some expressions as
to the relative value of white and yellow corn
for feed and as to their comparative produc-
tiveness on the same soils. 1t seemed to be con-
them in the large cob varieties, but that the
small cob, eight and ten-rowed white corn
would produce best on poor land.
We had as visitors Mr; Dodge. the superin-
Nourse, pastor of the First Presbyterian church
Of Alexandria The latter gentleman seems to
iess enersy has led him in the paths Of civil
engineering, farming, mining, missionary
work, industrial schools for INDECENT children,
and finally the browning occupation OF the true
The club was much interested In following him
as in his easy conversational way he led Us
through the rich dairy regions OF central Penn
sylyaYiia the widely-extended plateau on the
Atlantic slope, where the sick abounds to the
Infinite Joy OF the wheat plant; the rural dis
tricte OF West Virginia, with their primitive
along the Ohio river. with Its phenomenal bro.
ductfon Of corn continually. 1t was his opinion
that the Agricultural College Of Pennsylvania,
work for the farmers Of that state, and was
highly appreciated by them.
The next meeting Of the club IL to be at G.
discussion, .Upon what production OF the farm na
has the greatest profit been realised the past
Year," Critical Committee, A. w. Harrison, w,
pore critical II snis
ning-none fthem being present.
w. GILLINGHAM, Secretary.