The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-12
MEETING OF THE AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

A meeting Of the Agricultural Society oi
South Carolina was held yesterday afternoon, at
the Board OF Trade rooms, the president OF the go
cIety, hon. Charles Macbeth, being In the chair.
After the reading Of the minutes Of the last meet
ing, Professor McCrady read an interesting lee.
ture on Plsclculture, containing much valuable
Information on the subject in general, and In
especial as to those fish OF most importance to
this section Of the country. he gave an account
OF the large Italian fsh farms at the mouth Of the
Po, and showed how similar farms might be sue.
cessrully and proHtably cultivated on the salt
marshes Of our own coast, the mullets, silver
fish and eels, which are the 6sh cultivated In
Italy, being all available here.
At the close OF the reading OF the essay the
thanks Of the society were returned to Professor
McCrady, and the secretary was instructed to
put the essay on file for publication with the
other essays that were to be read.
DR.. Rose then read an able essay on Market
Gardening on Charleston Neck, and how to make
1t profitable. He thought that with care and
skill 1t was as sure to be profitable as any other
employment in which one could engage, and
that the profits we're remunerG!lve. Although
there were many failures he thought they were
owing to attempts to cultivate too much land
with too little capital and oftener with too little
knowledge. or manures, he considered city
stable manure, OF which sawdust and rice chat
are the base, as worse than worthless, while prop
erly comported stable manure was not
only valuable, but essential. Peruvian guano,
he said, was the best commercial manure, and OF
the manures manufactured here he had succeed.
ed best with the Pacific Guauo, made at RiEers
vllle Potato culture was tile most important
branch; OF market gardening on the Neck, as
much as %, 600 barrels having been shipped from
Charleston In 1869, and $4,000 barrels in 1870.
The Red Chill he thought the most profitable
variety. and the potato crop generally sure
source Of large profit II made early and shipped
In good condition. Rain did not injure them,
but the sun did Our climate Is not favorable 10
potato culture, but by shielding the crop from Its
Ill effects, we are sure Of o profitable market al
the North before their potatoes are ready. The
profit OF market gardening is not in large
amount OF inferior stun, but In the best products
ea,Iiest In the market.
The thanks OF the society were returned to DR..
Rose and his essay ordered to be filed.
The secretary announced to the society that he
had received O letter from Mr. ]. jenkins Mkell,
saying that when he promised an essay on Labor
it was his understanding that 1t was to be dellv
cred In May, and his engagements at present were
such as to prevent his preparing one now.
Mr.. ]. Stoney Porcher being called on for his
essay on Improved Agricultural Implements, ex.
cused himself as not knowing that he was to pre-
pare one until he saw 1t announced In the papers,
but nevertheless read q very interesting and in.
structive paper, giving his own experience with
several improved implements Mr.. Porcher also
received the thanks Of tile society, and his essay
was ordered to be filed.
Mr.. william N. Lawton stated, as matter ol
information and general interest, that 1t was now
known that the sea island crop was the shortest
ever known In South Carolina, Georgia and
Florida, but that be knew Of farm on James
Island, opposite the city, on land which had been
cultivated for one hundred years, where field oil
forty eight acres had this year averaged one hun
dred and ninety pounds Of lint cotton to the acre
aud where the sales Of the cotton from one acre
had actually amounted to $685. A compost ma
nure, of which much mud was the Gase, had been
used.
The society then adjourned to meet OF the same
place this afternoon at O'Clock.