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GEORGE R
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POULTRY
BY-PRODUCT
CMcken Runa. When Punteti to Cultl-
«atad Crop. Will Give Large Crop
of Anything Planted.
All farm animals yield sn annual
profit beyond tbelr other earning
capacity In tbelr manure or droppings
If tlx It !>_I
-i’. >a>. I *n-l ..-«--I
right, they will amount to about 33
per cent of tbe teed consumed
Ind you ever notice bow fertile tbe
soli becomes around tb» poultry bouse
and grounds alter tb» poultry have
run on the grounds tor a year or two?
HE first president of the t'nlted States
Hucb poultry runs when planted to a
was a church goer In tbe true sense of tbe
cultivated crop, will yield very large
word There base been public men Ip tbe
crops of almost anything that may bo
history ot the nation who went to ebureb
planted Tbe reason to that tbe drop
far more regularly after they were elected
pings from the poultry, including
to blgo official posit Io us—or at least after
feathers »bed bate supplied tbe soil
thry were nominated for such places of
with a variety of tbe richest fertl.U'-rs
distinction than they ever did before
that
contain a variety ot bulb mineral
However. It would Deem that no such
and organic r n ¡o n d',t
fluctuation In church devotion can be
Foi.ltr . <J' • I ; I' w » ai <• the rlcn»»t rd
charged against George Washington
11»
al!
animal ex- rets from tb« fact that
was naturally and tnatlnctlve’y a religious
• >»-
birds consume a large quantity of
man aud be made »-very effort to attend
mineral natter tor tb» production or
divine worship every Fund«y. no mat
egg »bells, and alto that tbelr food la
might happen to be. This was the cum
ground up almost as fine as powder IB
even In the trying da>s of the War for Independence
tb« gitsard, bsrbce the residue la high
However. Washington was enabled Io be moat regular
ly soluble
Manure of poultry con
In attendance al church when lu his home state of Vir
tains nitrogen, tbe most useful of all
ginia Ar 1 ■■■' '■■■:' In 'I*" Old l>omlnl<>n. « I-nr. '>gr-g
tbe elements In plant growth In two
required much more of an effort on bls part than Is ex
forma—ammonia and mineral nitrates
acted of the average public
I
It also contains lime, pbovphorua. pot
man today Washington made
i ash and a num! er of other fertilising
bls borne, as Is well known,
; elements Pigeon manure Is the rt< h
on the vast estate known ns
¿'Ttw'.r ciwrr
i eat of all poultry fertlllrer», being
¡J
Mount Vert n
and there
: worth commercially about |7& a ton.
was no c hurch on thr estate
I or
cents a pound; more valuable
or In the Immediate vicinity
i buik for bulk, than tbe teed they eat
Attendance nt divine worship
t hicken manure Is worth from 125 to
Involved, therefor«, a Jour
lit) per ton or ■> much as the blgboal
ney of greater or less length
grade commercial terU.Uerx With a
by conch, and this was
good «lard flock- ot chickens and the
always pleasant, as any
■ andltng the drop-
' ' ' I- * "
»ot. may readily surmise
pmgs. the average I lam er could save
has had experience with
a large share ot bl« commercisi ter
“red mud" of old Virgin!
!
tlllrer
bill
the
winter
or
folio1
Not all. by any
heavy rains That he w*.« «s
poultry droppings are
persistent a« he was In
on tbe average I arm
church going under such clr
fall upon tbe ground
cumatancos casts an Interest
'llvaolve away where they are not
ing •Idrilgbt upon the char
needed. If tbeae grounds are ever put
acter of Washington
in cultivation some of me richness is
George Washington attend
sated and will be represented in the
rd. from time to time, varl
However,
extra growth of tbe crop
ous churches located »Ithlu
the,» grounds ■ re seldom u*»d tor cut
driving dtsiaoce of bls home
tlvnted crops. and tbe good 1« never
at Mount Vernon, but the
MÍTU..
1 realized from this rich by product ot
place of worship to which he
| the |* try yard
The writer knows
most frequently repaired was
ot a very laige poultry yard on a term
and Is foeatrd In the town ot
where the top soli Is probably tour
Alexandria—for
ba It ey
Inches deep with this rich fertiiUer.
plained, the historic ed I Sc*
to the so rich that tt the apace were planted
stands t<> IM« day tn a par
historic ’ to corn It would yield more than lw
feet state of yr<».-rvatlon
On the aame
rurau) ¡XfKxuí»
» jssjct M u/UiX
I m * men i bushels to the acre
This structure Christ church,
r piste1 farm land Is annually cultivated that
to give it its proper title,__
ba« for for the Washington family and the bearing
>• auto acar< ely pays tor tb» labor and aee<l
more than a century been known »• relatives or home guests who so often
graph signature of Robert E L«« and used. The people running this farm
“George Washingtons church.” not accompanied tb<* distinguished Virgin the twin mural tablets act In place In do not fully realise tbe value ot the
only because he attended Its services Ian to church In the vestry room of
Ih.O which are Inscribed In memory of i poultry manure, or they are too
more regularly than those at any oth the church may te seen the original
Gcv-rge \Va«lilngton and Robert Kd apathetic to remove It to tbe held«
er church, but because he wu a mem official record of Washington's pur
ward l.ee These various objects are and gardens where It would do mueb
ber and a pew holder at thia church chase of his pew ui-rn the completion
of sufficient Inlere«! to attract a con good
Il was. Indeed, while Washington of the church, which, by the »ay.
tlntial stream of visitors to th» old
was a member that th» congregation had been under construction for sev
church, and white (unlike historic EXCELLENT AS A FERTILIZER
In th» year 17(17 built the «lately eral years.
churches abroad) th» edifice Is not
bouse of worship »hlch haa not only
And. s|H-aklng of the vestry room. officially open on week days, the a»x- Hen Manure 1« Very Rich If Properly
defied all the ravages of time but Is In
ton can usually be found on the pretn
Prepared—Vari«« According to
regular use to this day and has been, Il may be of Interest to explain that
tars and will obligingly open the door*
Gouge
Washington
was
himself
a
Character of Feed.
even within very recent years the
Indeed, on request and without demanditi g
scene of many Interesting religious vestryman of Christ church
the Inevitable “tip” which la besought
Han manure and poultry manure
ceremonies
Something of George the young landed proprietor, then but
by caretakers ot similar institutions
are very rich In ferlllltlng const!! r-
Washington's Interest In tbe new 33 year» of age. was among the first
abroad
rnta. especially nitrogen, du» to the
church may be surmised from the fact vestrymen chosen when Fairfax pxr
Quite as Intcres’lng a» old Christ
fact« that In addition to th» undi
that when It came to »«signing pews lah. to which the town of Alexandria
church
Itself
or
any
of
Its
historic
gested residue of tbe food It contain«,
tn (he new edifice he outbid all other belongs, was created about the year
contents
is
the
graveyard
which
well
(be urinary secretions In which a* >
members In the competition to win I76S It was a couple of years later
nigh surrounds the ».lithe and Is en 1 large amount« of nitrogen a« well as
first choice of location and subscribed that the congregation decided to build
closed by a quaint wall and fence IMXash. In ready available form. - re
the record breaking price of nearly a church and the edifice wss not fin
Here are burled many of the close
voided with tb» solid excrement In
IISO for the | ew ii|»cn which bls fnney Isbed to the last detail until a few
personal friend« and neighbors of this class of animals Tbe analyses
bring
of
“
the
shot
years
before
the
had fallen and which he regularly oc
From that Genera! Washington men and women which have been made show that ben
cupied on almost every Sunday there beard round the world
whose name« are well known to his
manure Is very variable In composi
after This pew Is marked with a sil day to this the exterior of the church
no alters tory- and the Inscriptions on the an tion. depending upon the stage of
has
undergone
practically
ver plate bearing a far simile of Wash
A! one time some alterations clent tombstones seem decidedly odd growth of t> v fowl, the character ot
ington's autograph, and It Is Interest lion.
In the eyes of modern visitors Christ
i tbe feed and the care taken of the
ing to not» that Just serosa the aisle were made In the Interior, but later
church Is not located In th» most fre manure The nitrogen has teen found
this
was
wisely
decided
to
have
been
la the f ew tong held by the I eew of
quented section of the ancient town : to vary from about 0 7 to 3 per cent.
Virginia and which was occupied prior a mistake and the church was re
of Alexandria, but Its lofty spire, or ' (he phosphoric add from 0 & to 2 per
to the Civil war by Gen llobert E stored to the style of Colonial days
rather tower, renders It easy for th»
- ent., and tbe potash from 0 23 to 0 9
l.ee, th» military leader of the Con- Home of the original fittings, notably
stranger to Identify and find hla way per cent. This shows that such r>
the
sounding
board
and
the
wineglass
federaev
pulpit, had disappeared In the course to th» time honored brick edifice and
The pew which Grot«*» Washington of the transition, but these were re on Washington's Birthday anniversary nure. If properly cared for. Is much
be«| ■ he when Christ rhurch was first placed by far similes of the originals ha haa, Indeed, but to “follow th* richer than that ot other farm ani
mals
It. however, quickly loses Ita
open'd and for w hlch he agreed to
Many of the most Interesting ob crowd.”
nitrogen by fermentation and deterior
par a yearty rental of five pounds jects In Christ church sre the gen
ates In value If not properly mixed
sterling (equivalent to nearly 275) In ulne originals which were here In
To Join Black and Caspian,
with absorbents and preservative« Va
addition to the thirty six pounds ten Washington's time.
Swiss engineer» have convinced the
For Instance,
shillings which he subscribed for It there Is the elaborate crystal chande Russian government that It Is per rious methods of preventing tbi loss
st the outaet Is now reserved for the Iler of solid brass with Its twelve can fectly feasible to bore a tunnel have been proposed
The New York station advises:
use of strangers, and this Is a much dlestick» typifying the twelve Apos through the Caucasian mountains near
appreciated courtesy on the part of tle« Nor. Indeed, la this the only re Tilths. In order to join the Black and “When tbe manure la not used when
fresh It Is better to mix with earth,
the present congregation, for. of
minder of the days when the church Caspian sea« Thia will be a tremend muck or piaster.” The Massachusetts
course. every stranger who rialto
was lighted by candles, for on the pll ous undertaking, as the tunnel will be state station says: "The value of hen
Alexandria longs to sit In th» great
lars one may yet detect under the about allteen miles In length, and the manure dr pends not lesa on the euro
square pew which was once occupied
paint the marks of the tinder boxes Russian government had practically which Is bestowed on It« keeping than
by “His Excellency, the General.” and The chancel rail tnd mural tablets of decided that It su beyond the limit
on the kind of food I be fowl« con-
to gase up at the high pulpit from
the I .ords Frayer and the Apostles' of reality However, the Swiss experts sume. A liberal use of plaiter kl»»-
exactly the viewpoint of the Father
Cre«sl. which always arrest the at have reported that the tunnel could ent» or of good loam I» highly recoin-
of His Country In the day» when he
tention of visitors, are relics of the be built within seven years without mendable l<>r the absorption of am-
wai th» most conspicuous participant
days when George Washington was a much difficulty, but at a great ex- mon la. A sandy soli Is of Uttle use as
tn th» church services
leading member of the congregation, pen«e A Parts Ann of bankers. It Is an absorbenL
George Washington's pew In the and so likewise are the communion understood. Is supporting the enter
old church remains to this day exact table, reading desk and chairs, Aft prise which wilt be put Into execution
How Fire Blight Attacks
ly a» It was when be occupied It each er all. however, perhaps the moat about the early part of 1913.
Fire blight 1« caused by bacterial
Runday morning, and this preserva curious of these mementoes of a by
cankers on the tree
The tree is
tion la » mstter.of mngratu’atlon In gone age «re the long handled purses
Valuable Dog—8orr« Day,
bruised by picking apples. Injured by
asmuch as all the other pews In the which were used In Washington's
Brother Jtmpson says he owns a borers or in some other way. Through
church were somewhat changed tn lime to receive ths offerings of the
dog
that not only points and retrieves, the bruised portions the bacteria en
style In the year 1 Mt) The Washing- congregation.
but
he
has taught him to spin on his ter.
pew 1a In reality a double pew, or
The baptismal font, which Is much tall like a top when be smells g«so
pews, bearing the numbers 59 and
Poor Land.
This pew. which la located on the admired. Is not a relic of the Wash line Brother Jlmpeon says ben try
!.and which Is too poor to raise a
ing
to
develop
a
breed
of
digs
that
ington
period,
although
It
was
put
In
side of the church, has two seats,
good crop of grain la too poor to pro
facing the other, and there la a place nearly a century ago However, will be Invaluable In warfare, to point
rhurch boasts the possession of fighting aeroplanes trying to sneak dues abundant pasture, no mattar
third cross Best against the wall so
whether It be sown to rape. cane, or
Bible and church servlet, the over camp at night
that there was supposedly ample room
other crop
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