Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-08
WOoDLAWN FARMERS CLUB.

Pursuant to adj )urnment the Wood
avn Farmers Club met at the resi-
der ce of John Ballenger and wife last
saturday and came to order about 4:30
D. m. at the call of the president, J. W.
r berts.
The minutes of the March meeting
were read and with some little correc
tons approved.
The principal subject under discus
sion was the dairy business and the re-
lation of the milk producer to the
health department and the consumer.
MIR. Roberts stated that he had seen
in he Country Gentleman statement
from New York Inspector in which
he said he had never found 8 case
against thoroughbred Holstine cows
milk either by the Babcock or lacto-
metre test.
Mr.. Harrison said it is the dealer and
not the health department that are de-
maudiug Jersey milk. The health de-
n,r' ment only require 81 per cent. but
1. flt. The dealers want the milk
TO show large quantity of cream after
is put up in glass bottles but that is
very poor test for milk after it has been
cooled and shaken up in shipping, for
he cream does not rise readily.
S)me of tt ose present thought that
Mr.. Powell at the last meeting placed
he daily milk production of good
cow too high; that there are very few
COWS that will average 80 lbs. per day
throughout the year.
MIR. Wilkerson said bis best cows
would give about seven hundred gal
Ions in year.
Mr.. Harrison had asked Maj. Alvord
at the time of the institute meeting if
ne thought the butter the most va|ua-
BILE part of the milk for food to which
Mai. Alvcrd replied that it is the least
valuable as food, but the most valuable
commercially.
Major Alvord also said that his state
ment that there were no facts to show
concusively that consumption in the
human family is traceable to the milk
supply has been confirmed by an emf
nent physician.
This discussion brought out the gen.
eral opinion that this club should do
something 10 encourage union of milk
producers.
Mr.. Wright thought that the dairy
men of Virginia and Maryland should
Zach have an organization and hold
quarterly conference in Washington, at
VT ich the dealers and health depart
meut could be present.
NJ. uo.,;eon oEara1 tho fn1locJiun
and moved its adoption
Resolved. That this club is favorable
to a union of Virginia dairymen who
ship dairy products TO Washington.
After some discussion on the difficult
ties of getting the dairymen to attend
the meeting the resolution was unani-
mously adopted.
1t was moved by Mr.. Harrison and
seconded by Mr.. Gillingham that this
club appoint committee to take steps
,eudiDg toward union or organization
of Virginia dairymen.
The motion was carried and the
chair appointed Frank Wilkerson, Bert
Harrison and A. L. Lukens.
On motion J. w. Roberts and E. A.
Thompson were added to the commit
tee and it was arranged to have
meeting on the morning of Tuesday,
the 5.h inst, at the Office of the Fairfax
Mutual Insurance Company, Alexan-
dria, to make further arrangements.
The club then adjourned to meet at
River View, the residence of MIR. and
Mrs. D D. Thompson, Fairfax county,
on the 30th of April.
After adjournment about 80 ladies,
gentlemen and children partook of the
supper prepared by the host and after
few hours pleasantly spent socially
returned to their homes over the rough
roads by such light from the waxing
moon as could pierce the lowering war
clouds. CHAs. M. PIDGEoN, Sec'y.