Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-29
WoodIawn Farmers Club.

Reported for the ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
The June meeting of the Woodlawn
Farmers' Club was held at Bayview, the
residence of Alfred H. Roberts, on the 2Srd
inst, President Pierson in the chair. The
| day was very hot, with the thermometer
Bear 100 in the shade, SO the chief business
seemed TO be trying to keep COOL" which
effect was greatly facilitated by the assist.
ance of canopy of clouds vouchsafed in
the afternoon
When the tardy arrival of members, many
of whom were detained by the wheat har-
vest in progress, finally furnished quorum,
the minutes of the last meeting we're read,
and thereupon one of our Solons criticized
the word exhaustive" as applied by the
secretary to the essay of William Hunter,
jr. He thought the subject had not been ex.
| hausted by any means. The secretary told
him him there was difference between ex-
haustive and exhausted, and appealed to
the club so there was difference of opin-
ion about it, and it being too warm to be.
come involved in any heated discussion We
passed on to more important matters. The
memtser in question being one of the com.
mttee on fertilizers, we will charitably sup
pose that modesty had something to do
with it.
]. N Gibbs then read the critical report
which spoke of finding things generally in
good order. The grass fields are much
clearer of weeds than many in the neigh.
borhood-oats and corn both looking well
for the season. The improvements about
the house, especially three new porches, were
alluded to in commentator and an increase
in the size of the lawn was recommended.
The stock were all 10 good condition,
mostly fat Some fine brood mares
were alluded to but the absence of young
colts was noted The sheep had recently
been sold at fair profit. Some one in.
quired about the difference in the size of the
corn-one part of the field being larger than
the other. No reason could be assigned ex.
cept the difference of two or three days in
the time of planting.
The subject of garlic coming up, a recent
remedy for it's extinction mentioned in the
american Farmer was alluded to-cuttiDg it
just after it came in blossom-but this was
thought by most members to be mistake.
President Plerson thought covering with
straw and burning would destroy it, but in
stances were mentioned where it had come
in and made an exceptionally thrifty growth
right where brush heaps had been burned.
The committee on live stock were called
on for report, but the chairman being alb
sent the other members sheltered themselves
behind his absence and the hot weather. he
came later in the evening and was approach
ed on the subject, when he said he thought
he had his subordinates "fxed" for the oc-
casion so the only recourse left was to con-
tinue them for duty at the next meeting,
and the committee on grasses and forage
crops were also requested to report
The President asked what the prospect
was for crop of wheat, the replies being
mostly quite favorable, considering the bad
appearance of many fields early in the
spring. Some few instances of blasted heads
were mentioned similar to the reports that
have come in from the interior.
The next meeting will be at "Gray's Hill" I"
the residence OF Morris R. Wilkinson, on the
21st of July. Critical committee, Walter
Walton, Charles t. Lukens, and Lewis Gill
ingham.
w. GILLINGHAM, Sec.