Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-09-15
AGRICULTURAL.


SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL CONGRESS-
The Southern Central Agricultural Society of
Georgia has issued an address, inviting the
cultivators of the soil, in every section and
district of the State, to send delegates to
Macon on the Goth day Of October next,
for the purpose Of adopting measures prelim-
mary to the assembling Of an Agricultural
Congress of the slave-holding States, at such
time and place as may be deemed most ac-
The chief objects OF the congress VIII be to
adopt measures to improve the present sys-
tenn of agriculture ; to develop the resources
and combine the energies of the slave-hold-
ing States, so as to increase their wealth, pow
er and dignity as members of ~confederacY; to
fortify a public opinion within the borders Of
the slave-holding States in a~ntagnonism to
that without to enforce the growing SEN
timent that the children of the South shall be
reared for and educated at home instead of
abroad to foster scientific pursuits, promote
the mechanic arts, and aid in establishing a
system ofcommon schools ; to assist in bring
ing the South in direct commercial inter
course with distant countries; and to cult
vate the aptitudes Of the negro race for civil
z~ation, and consequently Christianity-so
that by the time that slavery shall have full
filed its benefcent mission in these States,
a system may be authorised by the social
condition of that race here e0fe7;5ye it from
its present servitude without sinking it to
the condition Of the free negroes Of the North
aud West Indies
JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES AGK1.
CULTURAL SocIErY.-The first number o.
this work has been issued at WASHINGTON
} and contains the proceedings of the Agricul
tural Convention recently held in that city
5 incident to the formation Of the United State
Agricultural Society, under whose auspice.
t it is published. Besides these, there IS il
e the present number t~reatises on a variety @
topics connected with agriculture, and agri
cultural statistics, embracing full returns from
t every State and Territory in the United
e States. The work is to be continued in quar-
: terly numbers, and supplied gratuitousiy t
: each member of the Society.
Persons wishing to become members @
the society may do SO by addressing a lette
e (postpaid) to DR.. Daniel Lee, Washington
). D. O., its corresponding secretary, e~nclosin.
two dollars, and giving the saaress, posi-
office, county, and State of the writer.
This national organization is the focus {
three hundred societies already organize
and in successful operation in this extende
Republic, whose united efforts have Gale
the United States Society into e~xistenc,
d and it may therefore reasonably be expec
Is ed that it will attain the highest degree {
usefulness in our own country, and ais
a sucure the attention and regard Of @civilize
Of nations abroad.
. WHAT GUANo IS maze oF.-As Guar
! is getting to be one of tie vexed question
! of the day, the following analysis Of out,
Lobos Guano, recently made in London, h;
- an interest, particularlyto the agriculturist
! Salt of Ammonia 7 IL parts; animal O
= ganic matter s IL parts suIphate of mur
ate of potash and soda 21-2 parts /: phos
= hate oflime and of,magnesia SO parts sar
Is parts water moisture IL 1-2 parts.
81 Llebeg says tkat one pound of Guano il
ported into a country, is equal in value
y eight pounds of wheat, or tselys and a h,
= cents. 1t It Is stated that ten tons of Gna,
- at $50 per ton, is worth to a falmer seC
net profit.