The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-12-21
3 81. I. For greatest Yield Sc arn

per acre, (oak and hickory, 90
3S. For greatest yield of Corn
per acre, lpihe land, 06,ss
80. For greatest yisld of P Pota- ss
toes per acre, swamp land 3 90
40. For greatest yield Of Potsl-s
toes per acre, (pine land 8 90
Al. For greatest,yield of W heat
per acre, s5 55s 8 GU @ ~
AZ. For greatest yield Of Rye
. per acre, " "a \ . OlJJ s
43. For greatest yield Of Oats
per acre, rs Z. 8 ~ wv
A. For greatest yield of Rice
per acrcsv land IS; Ga
40. Eur g great ca tts5ssE 77zatf Rice
per acrc-bottom land,
46. For best specimen t,f seed 5sisa
Corn in ears: not less than
bushels, 90
AZ. For best specimen of seed
Wheat, not less than one bush q 90 II
4S. For best s. ecinenof seed q B IS
Rye, not less than one buslel, 81 j 90 sas
40. For best specimen Of seed sIfI E=ss4
Oats, not less than one bushel, Il 100
Ii Rice, not i les than one bushel 90
81. For the best specimens of
Vegetables, 90
50. For tic best specimens of
Fruit, Oh
5s For the best specimens. Of
Flowers, 90 4
lst. Committee on Trcntisess sstliat
may be offered to the Assoeiati5ii, wg
appoint ii. d. G.een, DIR. Mayes.} and
Capt. j. j. Nelson. .s
I'd. Committee on Stock, Including
Horses and Mules, We appoint Col. I
w. Nettles, 6. ". Cooper, and II. LIS;
| IIerrintt. sf n e-il ..5ss ss5ss
3d. Committee on Cows, Sheep. and 81
Swine, we appoint Coll i. M. Mellctt;
John Mudrow, and l.. II. Jcnnii1gs. &
4th. Committee OH Poultry, pro:
ducts ri Dairy, Kitchen, &c.,,Swe APP
point r. b. Cain, Z. d. Pring!e, and
John b. Moore. 81
5th. Committee on products of
Loom, Needle, and Implements OF !,
Ilusbandry, Capt. }. +. Wi,herspoon, s
j. w. RcmLert, and Il. D. Bradford. i
9th. Committee on yields of Corr,
and Potatoes, roots, &c, w. Mills, j. 81
j. Knox, and Ii. Wells. SIX
7th. Committee ON yields Of CORN
Rice, Wheat, Rye, Oats, and Other
small grains, John O. Dura,it, JOsrllr
j. Bossard and l.. =. LoriIg.
Sth. Committee on specimens OF
small grain exhibited, Milh specimens
OF Fruit, Vegetables, ard Flnwcrs, Dr.
Abbott, Turner Davis, and Samuel j ..7s
Bradford. a. @
Resoired, That all stock or. produce
exhibited for premiums, shall be ttes4
property of members Of this Associa-:
ton, and shall be the result of fhrir
own labor; or in other. Words that ii. +
fine Colt, Hog. Cow, &c, belonging to- to- !
another individual, or brought tioin an q
adjoining District, cannot be put OH
exhibition for y premium. I'll 4 s., u i!
| Resolved. That the 10Th Article Of the
Constitution be 50 amended yoraltcr
that he regular Annual Meeting of. al. 3
this Association shall take place on the
second "Wednesday after ilheB fourth
Monday in October, .or,on "Wednesday
during the first week of our Fall Term
of Court, Instead of ON The third W ed
ncsday in November, as it now, stands.
Resoired, That tho proceedings of
this m, eting be published in our Dis
trict papers.
DEArn OF ''lcnAnoD CRANE ,'--Jc.-
Sc Mcrwin died in Kinderhook, N. w..
-oii the Stir instr {; .. tue. age of 10
years. The kinderhook Sentinel
says .. IA y
lie passed much of his timeBin tho
society Of Washington, irving, then ~
precePtor in the family OF .he late
Judge Van Ness, of this town. - B05tls
were engaged in con9cnial pursuits,
and their residences being only short
distance apart, the author Of the
Sketch Book frequently visited Tile 1
Old School House n which sqliie
Mcrwin' was imploycd, and culise-
quently immortalizcd his lamc by
making him the hero of one Of his 8tiiil5s8 8tii558
imitabIe tales-'The Legend Of the
Sleepy Hollow Every body ! ahn D
has read that inimiiablc Legend--antl&
wha. lover Of genuine .humor has not,
will remember that hapless wight, ii.
lctabod Crane, and his terrible advent.
ure with tho HcadIcss 7IIorseman.
AIR. MerwIn was the original Of that Il
character ss5
ESLIGIlTENING TIRE tJAPANESE.--Iha
London Morning Chronicle st,itcstllat
the Dutch, who, as is pretty genes
known, alone, of all Europeannations,
hold commercial intercourse with the
Japanese, publish a Journal in the Ja.
pancse language, which is intended ta
enl'Shten them as to. the progress ofthe
outside barbarians." Recently, anum.
Der of this paper came into the l,ands
OF the editor, who makes the subjo;rrd