The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-13
ANNIVyRS1RY MEETING OF THE
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETK.

The anniversary meeting of the Agricultural
Society OF South Carolina was held yesterday ar.
ternoop at the Board Of Trade rooms.
The president, Hon. Charles Macbeth, addressed
the society at some length on the objects for the
promotion OF which it was organized, and con-
graduated the members on having revived the
ancient Agricultural Society of South Carolina.
Illustrating his remarks with facts and incidents
derived from history, both sacred and profane, he
entertained the society agreeably for some twenty
minutes, and closed by announcing that the trst
business In order was the election OF officers.
MIR. McCrady, the recording secretary, moved
the postponement OF the election, In order to In.
troduce a series OF resolutions, which he read.
with view to unite the two State societies under
the name and constitution of the Agricultural So
ciety OF South Carolina. After some discussion,
however, Mr.. McCrady withdrew his resolution,
and the election OF officers was proceeded with,
and resulted as follows: PresIdent-Hon. Charles
Macbeth. Vice. e.Presidents-willlam NJ. Lawton,
Charleston; Hon. S. W. Barker, st. John'si d.. A.
B. Rose, Charleston Neck; ]. ]. Mtkel, Edlsto
Island; E. NJ. Clark, James Island. Secretary and
Treasurer-RoswellT 7. Logan. Corresponding Sec
reta-y-Professor John McCrady. Executive Com
mittee-W. G. Vardell, chairman; q. W. Kinsnlan,
n. B. Horlbeck, A. Baron Holmes, G. H. No1fett,
a. B. Rose, W. A. Clarke, ]. T. DILL ]. +. O'Nelll,
Stephen Thomas, Jr., E. L. Roche, James Price,
Elias venning Thos. P. MiEell, ]. Stoney Porcher.
An essay on improved implements and machi-
merry for the rice crop, written BY the Hon. S. ".
Barker was then read for the society by Dr.. g. U.
Shepard, Jr. This was followed by an interesting
paper on the cultivation Of the potato by Mr.
Hunt, to whom was awarded, last year, the pre-
MUM for the best yield of Irish potatoes.
Professor McCrady then introduced the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
RESOLVED That the resolutions introduced in
reference to union OF the two agricultural socle,
three, whose duty 1t shall be to confer win the
officers OF the Agricultural and Mechanical Socle-
ty o: South Carolina, and report some plan, II any
can ce agreed Upon, for the union OF ,he Two So
cieties under the charter OF the Agricultural So
cIety OF South Carolina.
Under this resolution the following committee
was appointed Professor McCrady, Dr.. A. B.
Rose, ]. T. Dill, Esq.
On motion OF MI. VIM. NJ. Lawton, the follow
resolution was adopted:
Resolped. That q committee Of finance, consist.
ing OF three members, be appointed by the presl-
dent to report TO the society at every quarterly
meeting.
Under this resolution the following committee
was appointed Messrs. Norman Porter, David
Geiger, VIM. Htnson.
After executive business, the society adjourned
to hear the address OF Mr.. Middleton.
The anniversary address was delivered before
the society at Holiness Lyceum, by Hon. N. Rus
sell Middleton. 1t was O scholarly and elegant
grafton, treating OF the redemption Of our State
By other than political means, and arguing that
scientific agriculture systematically organized, is
the most available means for that purpose under
our present circumstances.
We regret that we have not space for the ad'
dress In full, aud as we understood that 1t VIII be
published In the Rural Carolinian, we forbear
any useless attempt to give correct synopsis
of Its able and instructive arguments and enter
tanning Illustrations.