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DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL FAIR.


The following Committees have been ap-
pointed to prepare Reports under their respec.
tive heads to be read at the next Agricultural
Fair. The members of each committee will
meet their Chairman at Abbeville c. H., the
Tuesday of Court week, October ncxt) In
tho absence of q meeting Of the Committee,
tho Chairmcn are respectfully requested to pre-
pare their Report nnd submit the samo at the
Fur.
1st. The Wealth of Abbevillc District Agri-
rulturnlly considered-Cnpt. Jas. N. Cochran,
Chairman jas. A. Norwood, W. Joel Smith,
W. Jas. Lonax. Marion Latmer. Capt. Jno.
15rownlee, J. Il. Tarrnnt, Esq, I.arken Rey-
nolds. Cnpt VIM. Drcnnon, John Whito.
I'd. Hygiene Tho best mode and manner
OF improving the health Of our Plantations
Dr. f. Il. Calhoun, Chm, DR.. 8. s. Marshall,
Dr. Jno. Stewart, DIR. w. c. Norwood, DIR. J. J.
Wardlaw. DR.. w. E. Archer, DR.. Thos. Mabry,
Dr. J. Jenkens Lee. d.. Lewis Anderson, DR.. II
Devlin.
Sd. Cnn we raise as much in South Carolina
as in the Western States, taking into considera-
ton the disadvantages attending upon emigra-
tion, settlement, expense, desensc, &c.-Col. Is.
Z. lerndon, Chm. Wm. b. Dorm, ESQ. DR..
Jno. Logan. DR.. Jos. s. Marshall. Gen. p Ii.
Bradley, Saml Jordan, Gen. W. w. pcrryman
Mnj C. w. Sproull. Robert Hadden, Dr. p.
W. Connor. Jno. G. 'Baskin. Esq.
4th. Crimcs-The cause, the effect, aud tho
remedy IL. II. Lomax. Esq, Chm, Rev. B.
johnson, Robt. A. Fair. Esq. Rev. J. o. Lind.
sny, W. A. Lee, Esq, Rev. II. T. Sloan, Jns. c.
Calhoun. Esq. Rev. w. A. McSwain, J. II. Viii
son. Esq. Jas. NJ. Cothran, Esq. Rev. Rob't
McClensc, W. II. Parker Esq.
9th. The Rotation System. What kind Of
crops arc best adapted for tho restoration and
Prcservntio of our lands3-Col. NJ. 0. Tai
man. Chm. T. c. Perrin. Esq., Gen. A. M.
Smith, II. II. Creswell, G. T. Haskell, DIR. Wm
Tenant, VIM. Blake. Capt d. NJ. Rogers DR..
Harrison Latinior, Joel J. Cunningham, Octa-
vius Porccr.
9th. Selection of Seed. What is tile best
plan and timer DR.. J. w. Hearst, Butler
Brooks, John Vance. Abner McGee. Jno. Goth.
ran, Esq, Capt sani'l Agnew, W. p. Noble.
Esq, jos McCaslan, Esq, Il. II. Wardlaw, Col
II. LII. Harper. Jno. Mcclellan, Esq.
7th. Oats. What is the ca,lse Of tho rust
and the remedy, and when is the best time for
sowing i-Jno. A. Calhoun. Esq, Chm. Jas. NJ.
Perrin Esq., JAS Creswell, Maj. Geo. Graves,
Alnj. Jas. W. Fooshc Thos. Lirscomb. Oliver
McCaslan, d. W. Aiken, Capt CIas. Smith, G..
McI,. Miller.
Sth. Sheep. What protection do they need,
and how to be obtninel2 Maj. Augustus Grif.
| fin. Col. Samuel Donald. James Tnggart, Ed
ward Calhoun. w. X. bradley. Capt. W. S.
Wilson. Capt. Jno. Il. Wilson. Col. William
ClinkscaIcs. Col. jas. Dickson. Maj. G. w.
Sproull.
9th. Rearing and best mode oftnking care OF
Horses. Cattle. Sheep and Hogs. Maj. J. X.
Vance, Il. M. White. Maj. w: W. l,cIclcr, J..
S. Chipley, Jonathan Jordan. Rob't Ellis, RolL
Pratt, David J. Jordan, DR.. j. W. W. Marshall,
Joseph T. Moore. A. c. Hawthorn, Maj Jno.
T. Lyon, DR.. ID. A. Jordan.
10th. Education. What constitutes tho
difficulty of properly governing our schools
! and colleges Of the present dayl Rev. I. A..
II"yt, Chm. DR.. E. T. rrcssly. Gen. Samuel
SeGowon. Rev. W. Il. IIcmrhl Thos Thorn
on. Esq, i. A. Connor, Esq, NcKc!lar,
VIM. ii. White, Rev. Samuel Jones, Rev. Mr..
Donnclly. J. II. Morris. d. F. jones' Esq:
llth. Cotton. The best mode of preparation.
| variety of cotton, time of planting and mode
of cultivation. II. A. Jones. Chm. G. r. Nc.
Calm. Gen. G. W.. Hodges, r. N. Davis, ESQ,
Thos. Crawford, B. N. Cheathnm. Jacob Martin,
II. NJ. Prince, William Sullivan, Samuel Per-
rim, George Clinkscnles, sEsq.. .
BY order Of the President
w. C. DAVIS,
| Scc'y and Trcas'r.
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