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AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY,
Statement ofhe competitors for the pre-
MUM awarded on the 18Th of January
for wheat crops.
WINTER WHEAT.
Mr. PoRTER's STATEMENT.

Mr. PoRTER's STATEMENT.
Hartford, Dec. 25, 1916.
To the committee on Field Crops, IN tho
Windsor County Agricultural Society,
Gentlemen:-l did not expect to be a
competitor for premium on wheat until
| thrashed it, and found the yield larger
than Participated, so that | cannot be so
minute in relation to the crop as | other
wise could, neither am able to state the
ull amount raised on one acre of the best
part of the field; but take the whole field,
being about A acres. now regret that
had not measured one acre and harvested
it separately from the rest, as the wheat
on about one half the field was much kill
ed by the winter and spring, and the other
half was injured but very little. The part,
not injured certainly yielded one third
more than the other, per acre. After
thrashing the wheat about the first OF Oc-
tober, | measured the ground accurately,
and found tina; the whole field yielded
IS rs bushels per acre. The wheat was
very dry when gathered into the barn,
and was measured in the barn floor (and
not Hghttv) when the thrashing machine
was in operation, so that 1t would pro-
badly measure quite as much at this time.
In the spring of 1916 | spread and
ploughed in about 40 common cart loads
OF coarse yard manure to the acre, being
the second year after the sward was turn.
ed, and planted the field 10 corn, which
was gerry good, as the condition of,he
soil was good before manuring. When
the corn was sufficiently ripe, II was cut
up at the ground, and after drying in the
shock few days the field was cleared,
the ground ploughed and narrowed before
sowing; then about l2 bushels of Gen
nesee flint ,cheat, jus, brought from Troy,
N. Y, was sown to the acre, being first
washcd and lined. AS 10 the expense of
cultivation, harvesting, Sc, can only
say that it was unusually small, as the
wheat was Graded and thrashed with a
machine, cleaning a0cH at the same time
at the rate of over 100 bushels per day.
The wheat was sowed about the Goth
Sept. There will unqnestionably be
competitors for larger quantities by the
acre, but my object in making application
is, that while have on the ,rhote field
good yield, have better kind of wheat
than is usually raised, being heavy, ciean,
and handsome, and yielding a large quanti-
ly Of ercelient flour to The bushel;-quali-
,,oe certainly 10 DO taken into The account
in awarding premiums, as well as quaint.
~, for am of the opinion, that an appl-
cant is no. entitled to premium for rails
ing even large crop of foul, impure
grain, ANY more Than for large ill-shaped
OK, or mammoth, came.built and badly
formed horse.
Respectfully yours,
JOHN PORTER.
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Respectfully yours,
Col. A. STIMsoN, and others,


Mr.. Bates STATEMENT.
To the Committee of The Windsor County
AgricuItural Society on Crops.
GENTLEMEN:-I have raised crop Of
winter wheat on piece Of old moving
land measuring one acre and forty rods
this past season.
The condition OF the soil was as follows,
TO wit. The ground had been previously
seeded to clover and it had been moved
one or two years. In the month Of May
some where near the middle o(the month,
the clover being up about four or six in
ches high, put twenty cart loads or a.
bout that number Of loads of manure from
the hog yard on the said piece Of land
! dropped it in small piles over the piece
in lows, the land being little descending
toward the south. commenced spread.
ing the lower row on the south side, and
blowing with a sidehill plough, and con-
linued thus to dounli finished the piece;
getting part of the manure under the sod
and part on the top. Immediately after
blowing | narrowed the piece thoroughly,
then planted it with corn. raised ii
fine crop Of corn which harvested about
the second week IN September by cutting
II up. | drew the corn off the piece and
ploughed and narrowed it. then pre-
pared two bushels of winter flint wheat
by washing it in strong brine, skiming off
the shrunk wheat g. that which rose on the
top OF said brine, after draining | spread
1t on the floor fmy courthouse mixed a
bout two bushels of Stacked lime with the
wheat then sowed it being about the
middle of September.-I harvested the
said wheat about the first of August, by
reaping it and putting into the barn the
same day. | thrashed il the last week in
August with one of Fits thrashIng mach.
ines, and it yielded me thirty five bushels
The cost of raising the wheat is as fol-
lows, as near as can calculate.
Extra labor drawing off corn, S2,OC
PIoughing and narrowing, 800
Seed wheat, 500
Harvesting, 3,Ot
Thrashing, 2,7S
$l3,7t
ELIAS BATES.
Hartland, Dec. 10Th, 1896
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CIRCULAR.

We call the attention of our readers TO
the following document which has been
prepared to be sent 10 The principal post
Offices in the United States.
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Weight GO lbs. to the bushel,
or 1860 lbs. TO the acre.


The ground had been moved several
years previous to last year-last year it
was MANFRED with barn manure, at the
rate of about IS loads (of 35 bushels) to
the acre-spread on the grass and plough
ed in, and planted with corn late in the
fall it was ploughed again very deep.
Last spring the ground was narrowed,
and then sowed aud the seed covered With
a aAauurvn UuIllvaIor, then sowed with
grass seed, narrowed again and rolled
The whea, is the Black Sea variety, guam.
tity Of seed from Ia to 10 bushels
per acre. The seed was soaked short
time in brine in which was some saltpelre,
after pouring off the brine, lime was stir
red in at the rate of4 quarts TO the BUSH
ell.
| sowed the 18th of April and commenc-
ed reaping the last day Of July. | have
used the culivator for covering wheat for
two ,ears past, and am much pleased with
lit. I,hlnk the harrow does no! cover deep
enoval.
Within the acre was ledge of rocks
which took up 'wd three square rods
and fer which no Towance was made in
the measure. Also very badly lodged
spot Of some or 10 square rods which
produced but little wheat. | could have
selec,ad two half acres which would have
produced more.
CROSBY MILLER.
MEssRs, JAMES Weston, } Committee
ALBA STIMPsoN, r.;.
Henry WHITE, =" N'"
| PopCret Dec 9Th 1S16.
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$l3,75
ELIAS BATES.
Hartland, Dec. 10Th, 1876.
SPRING WHEAT.
Mr.. BATES STATEMENT.

To the Commute Of the Windsor County
agricultural Society, on Crops.
GENTLEMEN:-I have raised crop OF
spring wheat this season past ,on piece Of
land containing one acre and tweniy-nine
rods Condition OF the soil 1t being a
piece Of moving and had moved it a
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tall OF 1874. put about twenty loads OF
barn yard and stable manure on said
piece, in May following, and narrowed it
in mixing the soil and manure well loge,h-
er, and | also put about five loads of coal
dust, from coapit bed, on about one
half of said piece and planted it with corn,
After first time hoeine, | put about ten
or twelve bushels Of house ashes on said
piece, putting few ashes around each
hill Of corn, from which raised a
grand crop OF corn. In the spring follow
ing which was last spring, some time by
the first of May, | poughcd the said piece
aud narrowed it. | then prepared one
bushel and half Of spring wheat, the old
fashioned kind, by washing it in strong
brine, SHINING off all the shrunk wheat and
oats &c. that arose on top ofsaid brine,
and then mixed about 2 bushels of slack
ed lime with the said wheat and sowed it
about the first week in May. In August
| Graded it and bound 1t into bundles and
put it in the barn.
| thrashed it the last week in August
with Pitts thrashing machine which yield
ed me thirty-six bushels. The cost of
said crop is as follows
One day team and hand ploughing
and narrowing $500
Three days harvesting, 800
Seed wheat one bushel and half. 1926
Thrashng, 800
One day narrowing and rolling, 200
Sl2,25
ELIAS BATES.
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Amount of profits of cultivation 37,95
Your committee, awarded The Society's
2nd premium to Ora Paul Of Pomlret. In
his expose of his method of raising the
CROP it appeared to correspond with the
method pursued by Mr. Wipslow, except
as to amount of seed used, which OH one
acre was 80 bushels.
His soil was dry loan. on a steep side
hill, and he put spoonful of plaster in
each hill. His seed was of the common
white and blue polatoe, and he raised on
the acre 237 bushels of good nealy pota-
toes, suitable for the table. Expense Of
crop not communicated to committee.
There was not any application for the
socle,y's premium on carrots or onions,
though there were several good crops
raised in the county, which came fully
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ELIAS BATES.
Hartland, Dec, 18th, 1916.
Mr.. MILLER's STATEMENT.
Committee on Grain.

GENTLEMEN:-l offer for your consid.
Grafton for premium, one acre of spring
wheat-said acre was carefully End accu.
rately measured from one corner Of a
field of some 8 10 acres (being 70 by 10
l-3 rods) and was harvested and thrashei
by itself, and carefully measured in the
presence of witnesses.
The yield Of the acre was 81 Ia bush
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narrowed with a seed harrow. About the
first Of June sowcd the seed, from which
he obtained $50 bushels Of bagas, which
is 767 bushels per acre,
$50 bushels at IL 10 cts is $73,75
Expense of cultivation and seed co.,
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Aprfcultural
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The annual meeting Of the WINDSOR
County AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY was held
at the town hall in Woodstock, on
Wednesday the 18th inst, and was res
pectabIy attended. The Treasurer, MIR
johnson, reported the state of the finances
of the society, an abstract of which is as
follows:
Cash received of members $3.50, 90
/" {" State Treas
urcr 275, As
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has been killedSin an encounter with Col.
Childs 10 the vicinity of that city, another
would make us believe that he has been
taken prisoner, after defending himself for
sometime at the paper mill called La Con-
s,ancia, in the neishborhood Of Puebla.
The accounts say,that Col. Chids was
reinforced Dy Maj. Lally, and that be i'm
inediately entered The city, drove out the
guerrilleros and surrounded the mill above
named. What credit TO place in these
rumors know not; but if Santa Aona IS
really prisoner, it has been Intentional
he has given himself up. If he has been
what the Mexicans would term one casua-
lidaa, sheer accident, for no such inten-
lion ever entered his head.
AS a prisoner, Santa Anna knows per-
fectly we'll that he can humbug Mr.. Polk
with ease, aud all his friends besides. We
shall know The whole truth Of the matter
in the course of day or Two.
II is said that the Mexican Congress is
10 assemble at Querlaro, on The 5th Of
Oetober-next week-aud that Pena y
Pena has gone out to be installed as The
aching President. have heard Mexicans
say that the body has many members who
will deliberate nlanfulIy and seriously in
favor OF peace; but my opinion is that a
majority Of them w,l talk Of little save
honor aud bitches ahl glory, and last ex-
tremelcs and ruins, and Of being buried
under them, aud kindred nonsense. Some
ofth:m may be bribed, or hired, 10 es-
pouse the peace said. We shall see.
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CIRCULAR.
COLUMBIA, Oct.

COLUMBIA, OCt. lO4I'
Dear Sir.-Col. p. Nj. Butler having
been killed in the battle Of Mexico, it be-
comes the duty of the people of South
Carolina TO provide for the family Of the
leader Of her soldiers who has purchased
renown for her al The cos, ofhis own life.
For this purpose. and in order that every
citizen may have it in his power 10 par
ticipate, it is proposed TO raise the neces.
sary sum by subscription Of one dollar TO
each name.
Alta meeting Of the people Of RichI and,
uhe proceedings of which were given Ias,
week. The undersigned were appointed a
Commiliee ofIhis Districe. and 10 CORES.
pond with the other Districts. This being
n matter in which The whole Stale is
equally concerned, we respectfully propose
lo'you To lake such measures of copper.
alton in your District as my be deemed
! most suiable.-We enclose number of
subscription lists, which can he distributed
through the Colonels of Regiments, to
each Beat Company, or used in any other
mode that may be fixed upon.
Whatever sum is obtained is to be placed
in the hands of trustees, 10 be properly
invested. For this purpose you are de-
sired to send delegate 10 represent your
District in general Commitlee, to meet
in Columbia, on the frs, Wednesdy of
the next session Of The Legislature. Each
delegate will, of course, bring tho funds
for his District.
The subscription is to be not more than
one dollur to each name, but any Que who
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From the N. Q. Picayuns, Oct. Is.
FURTHER MEXICAN NEWS.

| j
Again we devote almost the whole OF
our papers TO the details of the news from
Mexico.
By q communicate in the American
Star, we perceive that Gen. Bravo and
staff we're taken prisoners by portion
of The New York Regiment in Gen. Quit
mans division. Circumstances, prevented
their being delivered TO Gen. Qnitmau,
and they were taken to Chapultepec by
Capt. Davis, aid TO Gen. Quitman. On
reaching lhere, finding the general-in-cbief
sill atlhs castle, he reported 10 Gen. Scott
| that he had Gen. Bravo and staff prisoners
Of war. The General ordered Captain
Davis 10 bring the prisoners forward where
lie was. when the general-in-chief ad-
dressed Gen. Bravo as follows:
deeply regret meeting The valiant Gen.
Bravo in misfortune. have long and
favorably known him by fame. trust
we may soon be fricnds.--I honor and
respect him as an enemy.
Gen. Bravo expressing his thanks for
the courtesy extended 10 him by the gen
eral-in-chief, the latter directed that the
former be taken into the citadel and fur
uished with as comfortable quarters as
the conveniencos Of the building would ad-
nit Of.
Captain Charles Naylor, of the Cd
Pensy ylvaaa Regiment, has been appoint
ed superintendent Of the National Palace
of Mexico, Capt. Robert Allen, A. @.
M, has been appointed post quartermaster
for the city Of Mexico.
The Fashion brought over important
dispatches for the Government from Mr.
Tris. They had been waiting at Vera
Cruz since the 3Oth ult.
The New Orleans arrived al Vera Cruz
from Tampico Oh the 4lh inst.
The American Star says that al the
latest accounts the Mexican army was
slowly vending lis way towards Quere-
,aro. They numbered less than 5000 men,
under the command Of General Herrera.
Many in Mexico supposed Santa Anna
was endeavoring 10 reach the seaboard 10
embark for foreign country, but we place
little faith 10 this.
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EFRoM OUR coRREspooKpDENT.
/. CoLuMBIA. 'Ocr. 2i, 1877

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Itsic4
"The College is full 10 oyeraoMiris
Already about seventy applicants have
been admitted, and slhe freshman class Isl
yet 10 be formed. This class the last ses-
sion numbcredlabout twenty-five. Ibave
no doubt that we will have upon our scata.si
iogue, in January, at least2O0. This of I
course, is exclusive Of the present Senior
class, which will leave US in December
What is to be done? New Colleges must
be built, aud new Instructions, orraiher
additional Instructors provided. onetclass,
the Sophomore now contains rs members,
and Professor cannot possibly call,upoags
more than six or seven al one recitatiops
This fact needs no commentary. / ans.
most happy TO say that We can showfas
noble body of young men asTcan Sbes
found any where. We have rim tfea3
walls about 220. and il is most anima.s
ting spectacle 10 look upon. Here The
rich and the poor assemble from all quar-
tiers, and are bound together in the most
(ralernal union. 1t is most beautifnbIos
ee,that there are no false distinctions here;
ihatthe poor youth from the ehumblestranlc
Of society, is al once admitted to IA condisF
ton of perfect equality with what ftla
world calls the most aristocratic. By thess
way, it is well to insist upon this, as osrg
College is very often reproached as 3 iiis
Tended for the rich alone. So far issihis
from being true, thatevery class coltains
large proportion of poor young men.-
The truth is, that education is so cheapas q
to come within the means Of those Yhoys
have but little; while the entirely destitntsS
who have real merit are amply provided dsss
for by the numerous charities among u.s.
Tuition is but $50 per session, and Board ~
81 30 cents per week. &
Lei me allude to some Of the provision
foT The poor-those who need help. Fiifsts q
there is the provisions made by the Legs
lalure Tor the education Of a youth fromstho
Orphan House in Charleston--lhens sfiieg
Manning Schoarship-the Bellman;S gets
his board, for his services-the Faculty. .by
permission Of the Trustees, board5a youth q
in the Commons Hall-the two Societies.
connected with the College, the EpphraS
dian aud Clariosophic, always have sheiriss.
beneiiclaries-many young men are sup
ported by individual Societies. and lastly. :
The Faculty Of the College do their siail gs,
share il the good work. In addition 10 this, !.
the. Offices of Librarian and Treasurer of
The College, for the last several years have
been given to needy graduates, who: wish 81
10 prosecute their studies with o riegaoi a.
Profession. These Offices have ai salaEys
of some $500 each. attached 10 theme itsa.
is we'll for these facts to oe known, as tllefe55
is a false opinion on the subiec, ss fs:. y
The prospects Of the College are 1oyyf@S
most encouraging. Our President has Iul VIE
filled The expectations Of his friends. IieesS
has proved himself The very 5plqns iis
reputation has gained us young men tom Ss
Georgia, Alabama, Fiorida, Missis,iRp
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GDe a0DertIaer.
EDGEFIELD G.. ii
WEDNESDAY,. OCTOBER 81, 1917.

The Weather.--An unusual drought prevailed
for some weeks during the month Of October.
The weather was quite warm for the season,
and the farmers were highly favored in gather
ing their crops.
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Magazine, containing seven hundred kegs
of powder, was struck by lightning, and
blew up with tremendous explosion, des.
troying nearly hundred houses, and
leaving scarcely tenement in the city
uni1jured. Four persons were instantly
killed, large number wounded, and sew
cral are missing.
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ne llstre tn tire State, has efl IN his naive
district his 1oido,o and children. sAad it is
known TOO, that public meetings have beenre.
Gently held in other districts nf the State, to
adopt measures for providing for the family OF
Col. Butler, in such way rs will evince on the
part of South Carolina her high appreciation
of the services Of him who so nobIy sacrificed
his own life to promote her glory and rcnown.
Circulars have been forwa rdcd to some of our
citizens here, from other districts, inviting the
cooperation oGEdgeield in this movement, ac'
companisd by subscription lists. 1t is proposed
in order to give every one an opportunity Of
contributing, that the subscriptions be limited
10 the sum Of one dollar 10 each subscriber
Edgefeld has not been Indifferent TO the dis.
charge ,of this duty, and has been restrained
from general movement on the subject, only
from considerations of delicacy, which every
one will understand. Yielding TO other districts
the credit Of orig mating the measure, we have
no ears that she will not in the result discharge
The peculiar obligations resting upon Ter.
We are requested 10 invite the cilIzens of the
district generally and the commissioned officers
orcach Regiment, 10 meet at this place on next
Sale Day, to take the necessary measures OF
corporation with our fellow citizens in other
parts OF the State. We publish the circular al.
ludcd 10, with view Of placing in some sort
the plan Of operations before our readers.
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is disposed losive more can
the names his family j or Of hers:
Also. donations Without name
received. Thenewspaper, Of this
sIiberaly offered 10 publish week 81 sss;
Isis ofnames Of The Subscribers.
will forward those ofyour Dislfici s:
attend their publication. ~
We are very respectfully .ss
z. JOHN. T. G0ODsWI
JAMES III. ADA.afss IS e ssssSss'
c.. BOOkTER R, sssss ss.sss
r. w GIBBE Els: ~:
A. S. JOHSTON
JOHN CALDWEL E,ss ~ go 8sysssss
f. j. ARTHUR y Is ss1sSis
c.. r. BRYCE, ;S;s.
B. D.sBOYD, ~! s Sas
Erccutire Committee for Richiand Dis
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above alluded to into.one Of his general
orders. with remarks most gratifying to
his troops, and he extended indulsencies to
them of a trifliug but pleasing kind, in
issuing allowances Of tobacco from the
Mexican stock captured.
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TIL. South Carolina College.-We arc
happy to learn. from Columbia, that this
favorle literary institution of our State,
continues to prosper, in an unexampsed
degree, under The Presidency OF the ac.
;complshed and gifted President. Up TO
Friday last, about 65 new admissions had
taken place-upwards of4O in The Fresh
man class rising Sopomore. The Senior
Glass, ii is said, will have 10 board out in
the lown, from the insuficiency Of the
Colles to accomodate,he sndents.-Er;
Pa,
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=
Opening of tie Girard College. We see
stated that on the first day of December, the as,
College will be delivered by the Building Com t
nittee TO the Directors, who will immediatelY 3.
proceed to carry out the objects of Mr.. Girard'ss
will. & 81 -
Mr. Girard, who LEFT such munifceni be ~ 1S
quest ano uniting 10 many millions forsthet ed1s M
cation of poor orphans, has been dead, ,aboutBzs
or 10 years, we believe. From that time tot
the present, the orphans of Philadelphia, ss5
whom he provided SO literally, have received
no benefit from the legacy that be left them s:s
Those who had his property in charge, COM
menced building magnificent palace which
has cost many millions, and this they calli lia
College or Institution Of Learning. Itisgenes
rally believed, that money was never worsesisi
applied, or that the true object the Intentions
of the donor, was ever farther departed from.
A plain structure, it is thought, would have
swered equally well, and the poor orphans
would long ago. have reaped the beneG, which
he intended 10 bestow upon them. Much cen: :ss
sure has been cast by some persons upon
Girard ecause he did not in his own life lines
m axe this princely donation 10 poor orphans
We think that mnchthe greater blame shouldatt
zach to those persons who So shameful sabnsed
his iberality,and deprived The indg orphans
ofthe legacy which was theirdue
z T we publish below some extracts from
private letteI, trusting that OUT orrssgo5ds
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Erecutivs Committee for Riehland Dissirites: s!

Nc,o Paper in Columbia,---We have received 5:s
the first number of the" Daily Teleg s::ssss
published by Messrs. Silk Stubbs, ,at G olnn,S
bia, South Carolina. This paper is also publisSss
cd triweekly. The dailyispublshcda 6 dohrss
per annum, and the tri:weebIy at three dol
This journal is devoted 10 the interests Of A
culture, Commerce, Internal Improsements
Manufactures, and the interests Of the .solih ssi
generally. Judging from the number beio.e S
us, we think, that it will prove 10 be "a very
useful journal. In the first number, there will }s
be found much matter highly important to the
man Of business, as well as the mere reader:
news. n.