The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-09-22
DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL FAIR


The following Committees have been m
pointed L" prepare Hcrorts under their rcsucc.
tivc heads, To be read ut the next Agricultural
FAR. lhc members of each committee will
meet their Chairman at Ahbevlle c. H., The.
Tuesday of Court week, October ncxt) In
the ahscnr. "f Il meeting Of the Committee,
the Cha'r'nen nrc respectfully requested TO pre-.
Par" their Report and submit the same at ,l,.
Fair.
lst. The Wealth of ALIcvillc District Arr;
ruiturally c"nsi'lcrcl-Cnpt Jas ~ Cochran
Chairman Jas. a. Norwood, W. Joel Smith,
". Jas. LomaS. Marion I.a,imcr, Can't. .Tno,
i'r"wnl"", !. H. Tarrant. Esq, Larkcn Rev
n"lds. Capt. Wm. Dr"nn"n, John White.
2'i. Hygiene Tho best mod, and manner
ct lmpr"s;"g ihc health Of our Plantations
DIR. T.. Il. Clah"nn, Chm Dr. S. 5. Marshall
Dr. In". Stewart, DR.. W. G.. Norwood. DIR. J. J.
War'liaw. Dr. W. T.. Archer, DR.. Thos. Malry.
DR.. ). ."nkena Lea" DIR. Lewis Anderson, I>r. II
DcvIin.
:L Can We raj" n m',ch in South Carolina
as in the Western States. taking into conslcra
''"n tn" disadvantages Attending upon cmisra-
i"'n. settlement, expense, 1carase ttc-Col. 3.
I I"rnd"n, Chm, Win. +. Dorm. Esq, Dr.
Jn". Logan. Dr. Jos. S. Marshall, Cen l.. IT.
bradley, Sam1 DORIAN, Gen. ". ". Pcrrvman
Maj. c. ". Sprou!l. Robert EIaiIen, DIR. T..
". Connor, Jno G. Baskin Esq
4ih. Crimes-1hc cause, the effect, and the
remedy L. II. Lomax. Esq. Chm, Rev B.
johnson, R"bt. A. Fair. Esq, Rev. J. o. Lind
say, ". a. Lee E-q.. Rev. II. T. Sloan, jas. C.
Calhoun, Esq. Rev. W. a. McSwaia, ]. II. vii.
son. Esq. Jas. NJ. Cothran. Esq. Rev. Robt
Nc Clcase, W. II. Parker, Esq.
5th The Rotation system. What kind of
crops arc best adapted for the restoration and
Preservation Of our lands?-Col. NJ. O. Tai
man, Chm, T. c. Perrin, Esq, Gen. a. NJ
Smith, IL. II. Crcswcl CT. Haskell, DR.. Vim.
Tcnnant, Vim. Blake, Capt. ID. NJ Rogers, DR..
liarr ison Lntimcr, Joel j. Cunningham, Octa.
vius Porchcr.
9th Selection Of Seed. What is the best
Brooks. John Vance, Abner McGee. Jno Goth
ran, Esq, Capt. Saml Agnew, W. p. Noble,
Esq, jas McCaslnn, Esq, r. II. Wnrllaw, Col
II. ii. Harper. Jno. Mcclellan. Esq.
7th. Oats. What is the cause of the rust,
md the remedy. and when is the best time for
sowing ?-Jno. A. Calhoun, Esq, Chm, Jas. NJ.
Perrin, Esq, Jas Creswell, Maj. Geo. Graves,
Maj JAS. w. Fooshe, Thos. Lipscomb, Oliver
McCaslan, D. w. Aiken, Capt. Chas Smith, c.
McD. Miller.
stI,. Sheep. What protection do they need
and how to be obtained' Maj. Augustus Grif.
fin, Col. Samuel Donald, James Taggnrt, Ed
ward Calhoun, W. X. Bradley. Capt. w. S.
Wilson, Capt. Jno. Il. Wilson, Col. w illam
Clinkscales, Col. Jas. Dickson, Maj. C. w.
Spronll.
9th Rearing and best mode oftaking care Of
Vance, II. NJ. White, Maj. W. W. Belcher, j.
S. Chiplcy, Jonathan Jordan, Robt Ellis, Rob't
Pratt, David j. Jordan, DR.. j. W. W. Marshall,
Joseph I. Moore, A. c. Hawthorn, Maj. Jno.
Il. Lyon, DIR. d. a. Jordan.
10th. Education. What constitutes tho
and colleges of the present day' Rev. r. A.
IIoyt, Chm. DR.. f. Il. Pressly. Gen. Samuel
McGowan, Rev. W. II. Hemphill, Thos. Thom
on Esq, +. A. Connor, Esq, w. +. McKellnr
Wm. II. White, Rev. Samuel Jones, Rev. Mr.
Donnclly, J. II. Morris, j. +. Jones. Esq.
llth. Cotton. The best mode Of preparation,
variety of cot,rn, time Of planting and mode
of cultivation ii. A. Jones, Chm. G.. Il. Nc
Gala, Gen. G. w. Hodges, Il. NJ. Davis, Esq,
Thos. Crawford B. NJ. Chcatl,am, jacob Martin,
II. NJ. Prince, William Sullivan, Samuel Per-
rim, George Clinkscales, Esq,
BY order Of the President.
W. C. DAVIS,
Secy and Treas'r.