The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-11-04
pENpLEToN FARMER's SOCIETY.

pENpLEToN FARMERS SOCIETY.
Election Of Officers for the ensuing year-De1egats'
to the State Agricultural and Aechdn'caS Soc's-
u-Agricultural Papers, &C., &c.
EDITOR INTELL1aENcER: The anniversary meet
ing of the Pendleton Farmers Society was held
in the Farmers Hall on Thursday, the 14th Octo-
ber when the following officers were elected:
]. W. Crawford, President; Maj. R. F. Simp-
son. Vice President; B. Frank Sloan, Secretary
and Treasurer; George Seaborn, Corresponding
Secretary and Librarian Hon. T! G.. Clemson,
Maj R. F. Simpson, J. W. Crawford, W. H. D.
Gaillard and Maj. George Seaborn. were appoint
ed Delegates to the State Agricultural and Me
ohanical Society.
GEO. SEABORN, G. 8. L.
Here, sir, permit US to say few words on Ag-
ricutural papers of South Carolina. The furdS
Carolinan, the organ of our new Society, or rs Is
claimed, "Reuiued Old South Carolina Society
not very properly, we think, as the old life men,
bers are excluded or placed the same footing as
yearly members, or those that have never been
members HAS made its appearance and seems to
give general satisfaction. 1t is to be- hoped that
this new enterprise and candidate for favor will
not share the fate of most of its predecessors,
several of which we might with not much imprs-
priety soy died at the birth (stillborn) for the
want of pap, though ably conducted and prom
ising useful and valuable acquisition to the agri-
culturalists of our State. Not an agricultural
paper ever published in our State has lived to the
age of fifteen years. The South Carolina AgTicus-
turst first came to light in Charleston in 1928, ed
tied by - Carroll, and afterwards 3y ]. D. he
gare up to 1912, when it went down. The Farmer
and Planter was first published in Pendleton In
l85O-run into nine Volumes was sold out, taken
to Columbia, and there, although well conducted,
went down in about two or three years, we think.
From this statement you see South Carolina has
not been very liberal in sustaining her agrieultu-
raj papers, whilst our old favorite, the American
Farmer, which we commenced reading (subscribed
tor-did not borrow in 1920, has now run intoit
10th volume, and has lost nothing by age-is now
one of the very best papers published for the
South, especially as we are about, much more gen.
orally than heretofore to introduce the culture OF
clover and other Southern grasses. You, MIR.
diers have seen something of the benefits of clover
in Virginia and Maryland, in the recuperation of
their once worn out lands and in the great in
crease OF their products. Take the advice OF the
old American Farmer, and we may do as well in
South Carolina, and in our sister State, Georgia,
where they are not lacking information if they
will consult their own and our paper, the Southern
Cultiua.or, which has now, to the credit Of the
State, and to many other States which have sus-
tained it, attained the respectable age of twenty
seven years We have read. and patronized this
paper since its incipiency, and yet read it with
great interest
We have, Mr.. Editor, another agricultural paper
published on our border, at Savar nah and Angus
ia, which desire not TO pass over. mean the
Southern Agrieuiturist, which is published at the
unusually low price of Tpenty Ftue Gents per year,
and which, it seems to me, should be taken by
every farmer planter, gardener, dairyman and
poultry raiser in our country, especially those who
do not feel able to pay for the higher priced pa
pers; and if properly represented, there are but
very few men in the country that will refuse to
subscribe for it, Out of about forty applications
that we have made for subscribers, we do not re-
collect more than two reflections, and they were
by men too stingy or self conceted-bcleving
thew know more than "the man who writes the
book" We have not much original matter in this
work, but the editor is judge of good matter,
and makes excellent selections from his exchanges
in most of the States.
But, Mr. Editor, am going beyond due bounds
fcar and will close for the present
Respectfully yours. S.