The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-12-25
Co1uMp1A HoTKn, December "a.

Mr.. EDITOR: The Executive Commit
tee of the South Carolina Agricultural
and Mechanical Society, at their recent
meeting, held in this city, .swarded q
premium of $40 to Dr. lE E. Porcher, of
Charleston, ''for the best essay oi the
utilization Of South Carolina plants,
hitherto considered valueless."
Also, premium of $25 to Mr.. J. M.
Crawford, OF Columbia, for the greatest
yield cotton on five acres OF restored up
land, the aggregate amount being 13, 23O
pounds.
Also, a premium of $40 to Mr.. J. M.
Crawford, of Columbia, for the greatest
yield of one acre of restored upland, the
yield being 4, lao pounds.
At the request of Mr.. j. r. Dukes.
Mr.. J. N. Robson and Messrs. Geo. W.
Williams & Co., OF Charleston, the Ex-
ecutive Committee received and con-
sidered tho reports of parties throughout
the State, who were competing for pre-
miums offered by the above named gen.
tlemen, and as tho result of their con-
siderations have awarded the first
premium offered by Mr.. J. r. Dukes
to wit: "for the largest product of cotton
on ten acres Of land, manured with the
Wando Fertilizer, $300-to Mr.. ThoR.
w. Rabb, of Fairfield. his report being
10, ,05O pounds of seed cotton from ten
acres. For the other premiums offered
by MIR. Dukes, there were no worthy
competitors.
The first prize offered by Mr.. ]. N.
Robson-to wit: ''a silver pitcher, value
S75, for the greatest growth of cotton
| Of I,
| Soluble Pacific Guano, or Compound
Acid Phosphate" havo awarded to
Mr.. j. G. Hinson, of Charleston, who
reports selling bag of Sea Island cotton,
weighing 240 pounds, or fS19S. 80 net,
from one acre, manured with Soluble
Pacific.
Second prize-a silver goblet worth
$50 to Mr.. e. T. Stackhouse, of Marion,
who reports making 6,162 pounds of
lint cotton on eleven acres, manured
with l,20O pounds per acre of q compost
made of three bags of compound acid
phosphate and pounds of cotton seed.
Third prize-a silver cup, worth $25,
to Mr.. W. II. Evans, of Society Hill,
who reports l, 781 pounds of seed cotton
from one acre, manured with 700 bushels
of rotted straw, thirty bushels cotton
seed anl one bag Of Soluble Pacific.
Also, 1,641 pounds of seed cotton from
one acre, nanured with two bags of So
luble Pacific. Also, 1,095 pounds seed
cotton from each of two acres. manured
with one bag each of Soluble Pacific.
There were no competitors for Mr..
RobsOn's premiums for the production
of corn.
The first prize offered by Messrs Geo.
w. Williams & Co., to wit: "a Outlet
gin, of forty saws, or horse or mule OF
same value, and one of Dodge's cele.
brated steel plows, for the greatest in.
creased production in pounds of seed
cotton from five acres of land" they
have awarded to Mr.. Jas. F. Bolton, OF
Marlboro, who reports the crop of corn
from these five acres of lard at one peck
per acre in 1868; the crop of cotton al
fifty six pounds seed cotton in 1869, and
S062a pounds of seed cotton per acre in
1870 when the FIVE acres were mannred
with 200 pounds Of the Carolina Fertil.
izer per acre.
There were no other competitors fol
Messrs. Williams & Co. g other pre-.
miums.
Tho reports of these several planters
will be published in full at an early date
in pamphlet, containing the transao
tions of the South Carolina Agricultural
and Mechanical Society, at its meetings
during the late Fair.
BY order of the Executive Committee
d. WYATT AIKEN,
Secretary 8. @. A. and NJ. Society.