The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-26
rapRoyED AGRICULTURE.
Award of Premiums by the State ASri-
cultural Society.

The executive committee OF the South Caro-
lima Agricultural and Mechanical Society, ut thel
recent meeting held in Colulnbia awarded q PIE
mium Of $50 10 Dr. F. p. Polcer, of Charleston
"fur the best essay Oil til utilization OF Soutl
Carolina pants, hitherto considered valuciess."
Also n prcmium OF SIS to Mr. J. u. Crawford
OF Colum1la. Tor the greatest yiel,i Of cotton or
i've acres Of restored upland, tic aggregate
amo1ut being 1929 pounds.
Also, prenlium OF $40 to MI. J. NJ Crawford
of Coluniii, for the greatest yield OF onc acre o
res: oreti upland, the yield being +liJ pounds
AT the request Of Mr. J. Il. Dukes, Mr.. J. y. Rob
son and MrSSrS. George W. Wi!Eaais " Co., ol
CharleSIOu, lhc executive committee received anc
sacred the reports of parties iGrHulhOut tile
Slate vino wer. competing lVr premiums Clere
by the above named gentlemen, ANA ts tle result
o! ;heir considerations have awarded the lirsi
premium offered hy Mr. j. X. DuSea-to wit: '.ItI
Tie largest product OF cotton IN !cn acres VI land
uanurcd with the Wardo Fertilizer. S30o"-to
Nr. Thomas W. Rabb, OF fairHcld, n!s report ne
Ing 1p.o5Y pounds uf seed cOtt"n lr III tet acres
For the other premiums GileTcd ~ MI. Duhcs
there we're no verify competitors.
The st prize onercd i,y Mr.. J. ". itUbson-lo
wit: SILVER pitcher, value SI5, for the srtatesi
growth OF cotton from one acre U! liG,i, maisGfG1
with suiubla Pa illc gaano or corlpoIii;i acN'
phosph&tc-tliey have awarded III air. y W. iiin.
SON. of Charleston, WHO reports 5"HaS nag ol
STA island cotton, weighing 24U ponnds. iot
SigS 80 net, from one acre, maaured WITH soluble
Pacific.
second priz,, silver goblet worth $50 to Mr.: E,
r. Stackhousc OF Marion, wh0 reports mahlng
Glj2 pounds Of lin cotton Oh eleven acres, nanur'
cd with loo pounds per acre Gf compost made
Of three bags Ur compound acid phosphate anu 6ou
pounds Of cotton seed
Thir,l DrlZr, q silver cup, worth Sa3, 10 AIR. W.
II. Evans of Soc e:y Hill, who repors Il ISL !cunds
OF seed cotton from one acre, nllnurcd with Iol
bushels uf rute straw. thirty DaSilc; cot on Hcetl
and one bag soluble Pacific. also, lGl: pounds
of seed cot On from one acre, manured w!th t~o
bags OF soluble Pac fic. Also, lO01 ponnu3 Sceu
cotton from each Of two acres, nllnured with one
bag each OF soluble Pacific.
There were no competitors for hlr. R0Dsoa's
premiums Tor the production OF corn.
rae first prize oifcrel by MrS-rS. george W..
Williams Il Co., to wit: "a Gulet gin OF forty
saws. or a horse or mule Of sane ra!ur. and one
o. DUdses celebrated stees plougliS, for the great
q in,.Te lset production IN pounds OF &c d chttol
from five &C es OF land," they have AWARDED 10
Mr.. las. +. Bul.on, OF Marlboro Who reports Ill.
or u Of corn from these five acre o! Land III one
peek per acre in 1861 the crop oi cotton at hlty
six pounds seed cOtloa In 1869, ana S06S3 pouhuS
OF seed cptlo per acre III 1870 when tile I'VE acres
were mauurcd with 200 pounds OF the Carolila
fertilizer per acre ,,-,,
There are no other competitors ior Mnssls. VII
ia,ns & Co.'S other premiums.
The reports Of these several planters VIII oe
published in full aL an early date IN Il panpnes
contiulug the transactions OF the South Carolina
iyrlcll!iliral und Mechanical Socl.ty, III It's nSeL-
ings during the late lair
By order OF The Executive Committee.
D. WYATT AIKEN
Secretary S. Z. A. ana III. society.