Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-12-27
FOR THE ADvERTIsER.
alpIcuTURsI. FAIR

Mr. EDlToR.z-As Edge6cld District has Of late
given signs that she is willing to be spurrednto the
progressive spirit Of the age are led to hope that
she may so, Of her Orn accord, still farther in the
way of improvement. We are vain enough to in
dulge the hope, that sho will yet arouse herself and
exhibit that energy which will rival at least, if not
surpass our sister districts in the development Of
that agricultural spirit, for which many Of them are
already distinguished 1t cannot be denied that our
people, within the last ten years. have made vast
improv cmcnts in the science Of agriculture as well
as in the breeds of fine stock of all kinds And yet
il is true, that we are behind our sisters, notwith
standing this manifest advancement in having no es-
tablishcd system whereby to inform ourselves of our
own degree of progress. Hence the general i'm
preston abroad is, that behind the spirit Of
the age in everything. Now, in order to correct
erroneous impressions and to do justice 10 ourselves,
an Agricultural Society is the sine qua non"-the
very thing We need. We want such society i'll
order to systematic our endcavors TO improve and
to discover some certain reliable data whereby 10
estimate our proper degree Of attainment. Agricul-
tural Societies are eminenty useful in the dis
scmnation of knowledge in al the various branches
of industrial pursuits, and the only correct mediums
of information in regard. TO the improvements and
general progress made in agriculture. we might
say more but our citizens are too high-mindcd, pa
trotic and Intelligent to need any arguments Of ours
10 persuade them Of the advantages OF IN agricul-
tural society We close our remarks with the fol-
lowing proposal:
AS good many Of our citizens have recently
made considerable accessions to their farms, in the
way Of Stock of all kinds and in other respects, we
propose to all who may feel inter, stcd that hold
here an Agricultural Fair in May next at which shall
be exhibited every improvement in Horses, Mules,
Jacks, Cows. Sheep, Hogs and Poultry. rs well as
Machines, Farming utensils, Sc.
And to the ladies-bcss the ladies, We would not
lgrsyt ,hem-wo propose that they exhibit thsig
furnish for the occasion one OF their far-amcd BAN
quets in the shape of PIC mic.
We can then form society," organize and meet
annually. What say &c all to t7
The DEAN CoTToN--Messrs May, Vanhook
& Co., of New Orleans sold there on the 18th
inst, lot of fifteen bales Of cotton, from the
plantation Of Col. John NJ. Burke, of Wilcox
county, Ala, at Sirteen Cents per pound. This
cotton is the product Of the Ocean or Dean Seed,
| gnned on the Parkhurst Roller Gin The Delta
says the staple Of the cotton is unusually long
and beautiful.
AS this cotton is destined to be extensively
cultivated in this State, and every thing relating
10 it is important TO the planting community, we
are sure Col. Burke will pardon Us for The liberty
we make Of letter addressed 10 US, dated New
Orleans, December IL:
You will perceive BY the Delta of this date"
remarks Col. B., that had Il lot of cotton sold
yesterday for sixteen cents, in thi, market, the
product of the Dean seed. feel little proud
that Alabama has beaten, 80 far Louisiana or
Mississippi. Ny cotton is said by the brokers
to be the finest article ever offered in this market.
My entire crop is of this kind, and have made
from 500 TO 1000 pounds to the acre. The on
ly extra expense was the investment Of $500
for 4 Parkhurst Gin made by Frazier, Of Mont
gomery.-One bale of this yields in cash as
much as two of common cotton. The staple of
the Dean Cotton is but little inferior to Sea
Island. 1t fills up Il vacuum between the COM
mon and Sea Island, that the manufacturing
world is much in want of-One more idea if
ut any time you should speak to the farming
community in regard to planting this cotton, say
that if picked clean Of leaf it will pay well, if
even ginncd on course saw gin. The past
season obtained fourteen cents for that passed
through saw gin,'-M obile Tribune.
WELToS SPR1NG-The Artesian Well still
bubbles up its mingled streams of sand and wa
tcr-the former element exhibiting some de-
crease yesterday, while the latter maintained,
apparently, the rate mentioned in our previous
notice. The deep interest felt in this huppy So
luton of problem that had long engaged anx-
ous thought, and had involved much labor and
expense, is manifested in the attendance that
throngs the lot and plies the Superintendent
with such stream of questions as would over
come the patience of any man except Maj Wei
ton. The chemist and sayan 60 10 test the
stream, while the eager and inquisi,ive represen-
tatives of Young Charleston" gaze in attentive
admiration asking" what pushes the water up So"
The success of the experiment being now SUBJ
stantially established, we regard it as an era
that will long be>purked in the calendar of CHAR.
lesion. We owe much to the foresight and re-
search that has Sustained the work throughout,
and to the patient assiduity and exhaustless fer.
tity in expedients and resources that have car
ried Maj Welton through six years Of painful
and complicated exertions We owe much also
10 the fostering care and encouragement of the
City Council and especially to Mayor Hutchin-
son, who has presided over the committee having
fhiu n,nttor in ,.Lnrra ,1 bas duvo.nd IN II hiu