Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-08-13
MISCELLANEOUS,
From the Advocate.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE STATE AeRlcuL'

ruaAL SOCIETY OF 8. CAROLINA,
At its Semi Annual Meeting, held at
Ne,ubeny Court House, on WsdneSday,
the 30th Of July, lo45.
The Society met a, Newberry Court
House, as appointed by the meeting in
December last.
The President, Hon. w B. SEAsRooK,
being absent. Hon. J. B. O'NEALL. Vice
President, took The chair, aud organized
the meeting, when the following delegates
and members enrolled themselves: F..
Butler, Thos. II. Pope, f. b. Higgins,
Drayton Nance. Peter Hare, PeIet Mo, n,
: J. II. Hun, Y. J. Harrington, John Gas:
kins, J. II Pearson, D. Hen,s, George
Boozer, w. Counts. WIN. Summer, A..
G. Summer, NJ. Suber, J. T. Whitfield.
J. n. McCann, Allen Fuller, R. G. Grlf-
fin. VIM. Eddins. Richard Griffin. J..
C1eswell, w. H. Griffin. R.. A. Griffin,
Simeon Fair. j. NJ. Taylor. J. b. Davis,
George w. Taylor, w. L. Hardee, George
w. Glenn, H. H. Kinard, P. l.. Calhoun,
]. M. Young, Ed. Means.
The Chairman then read the following
letter from The President
EDIHGsvILLE. June 18th 1915.
Dear Sir:-lt greatly srlrves- me to
acquaint you that l shall be unable 70 he
present at the Newberry meeting. From
my illness in the Spring have moi re-
covered. nor is there hope of any mate
rial ameioraion of my alneul, unul
shall have tried The influence OF colder
and purer atmosphere. While, therefore,
for many reasons, dcpIore The existence
of The cause that will preyenl me from
presiding over your deliberations in July,
/ confidently look 10 the future, when.
with a renewed constitution. shall have
il in nv power to devote more OF my
time and energies TO the discharge OF my
duties as memher Of your body. Al
any rate. ofone thing you may be assured,
. that during my absence from 'he State,
shall collect all The information that fee
bleness of health will permit. having rel
erence to the improvement of Southern
husbandry, with which il may be lmPor-
tani or interesting for the agrlcuturIsls OF
South Carolina TO be acquainted.
As at our December meeting IN Colum-
bia, no answer was received from The To-
cal societies, 10 which questions were pro.
pounded, | recently addressed lclte! III
their respective Presidents, asking their
attention 10 the subject. aud expressing Il
hope that the information asked NAV be
ready for communication at The approach
ing meeting al Newberry.
Allow me respectively to request of the
Society their attention TO The following
topics. If the committee faithfully per
form the duties assigned Them, much BEN
fit will result otherwise positive injury
from the influence Of example may ac'
crue. Horking members IN every Agri'
cultural SecIely are needed and To such
only should the high trust oi collecting
.-gaaatiiSaa Is. hs sSttE5% - catitiut tie
with you next nonlh, thereby loosns 'he
best opportunity | shall perhaps ever
have oi becoming personality acqualnl
ed with The farmers Of Newberry aud
the neignborins Districts.
am very respectfully,
your ob't serv't,
w. B. SEABRooK.
l. COMMITTEE 10 be appointed 10 ascer-
tain aud repor, the quantity OF cotton aud
provision land married aud lined IL IA
and as aud the success Of the applIca-
cation.
2. A committee to report The best ma
nure for cotton aud provision crops, and
how 10 be applied, also 10 report the act
ual uracllcal difference between planning
largely aud mauurlug lightly, aud plant
ing less anu mauurlng higher.
5. Committee oi enquiry, AS To The best
grasses that tue fiuess ol uur climate Will
adult of, Tor black cattle horses aud sheep.
and whether large portion OF The upper
Districts may not prutlably be converted
into sheep pastures.
4. ComInilIee TO report on the quantity
Of bagglug aud ropug, osnaburgs aud
other .aUrics used by The planter mauuiac
tured in South CafulIna, and the quantity
of each, which The necessities ul The State
require.
5. Questions similar 10 those PROFOUND
ed TO Tue Agricultural Societies ot Spar
,anburg, Greenvlle aud PendIeton, 10 be
put to the Newberry and adjacent district
Societies.
6. Would it no, be advisable 10 hold the
extra meetings OF the Slate Suclety in
April or May, instead of a later period
w. Is. SEABRouK.
The Secretary then read summary
extract Of the proceedings OF The meeting
in December last, referring 10 Tins meeting
the following to VIII:
"On muliuu OF Hon. J. B. O'Neall, II
was agreed that committee OF hive
should De appointed 10 report al The sum
mer meeting upon The communicating OF
F. w. Davie, to Hon. George McDutie.
w. Melville. anu W. b. Seabrook, aud
the following committee were appointed,
viz: Geo. McDutfic, W Melville, J Is.
O'Neal, and WIN. j. Alston.'
The above being read, the Hon. j. b.
O,Neall, read "a report, which was ununi-
mousIy received. lSee No l.
Another report (See No. 2)' was read
and received; also, No. 3 was read aud