The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-11-21
Meeting Of the Agricultural Society

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Meeting of the Agricultural Society.
The Orangeburg Agricultural So
ciety bcld its annual meeting in the
Fair Building on Saturday, Novem.
Der 18th, 1879. After the reading,
correcting and confirmation of the
minutes, the President called for the
Sccretary's report which WAS read.
This, bcingGthe annual meeting,
WAS the proper time for the election
Of officers to serve the Society the en-
suing year. The President, DR.. w.
+. Barton, having served the Society
for eleven years rs its presiding Off
Ger, desired to he relieved, and asked
the members to select younger and
more active man to this responsible
office. The Society, however, need
ing his valuable counsel and expert
encc, decided to rc-clcct him and cid
so by unanimous vote. DIR. j. C.
Holman, Capt. j. l.. Moorcr and Mr..
j. j. Sallcy were elected Vice prcsi-
dents. Mr.. Kirk Robinson, the pres
cnL incumbent, and EIr. j. L. Vosc
were put in nomination for the Secrc-
tary and Trcasurcr's ollicc. Both
gentlemen declined, but n ballot was
taken and Mr.. Robinson was elected.
The President desired TO know the
names Of those members who were
engaged in the grape culture, and the
following gentlemen responded: DR..
w. f. Barton, lIarpin Riggs, Il. II.
Zimmerman, w. S. Robinson, and j.
j. Salley.
DR.. w. t. Barton made q report of
three experiments he made during the
past season with flour OF bone, Ger
man sal. and cotton seed. DR.. Raw.
enc, during visit TO the Doctors
houc, gave it as his experience that
this bone was greatly improved by
comp osting with salt, as kanitc,
and cotton seed. lie thought that
more of the members should make
experiments in order that the Socie-
ty, by the combined experience Of oil
might arrive at more definite conclu-
sions.
/ Mr.. j. J. Salley made three cxper-
imcnts with Atlantic phosphate, salt
and dissolved bone. The cotton was
planted in the same quality Of land
and the same number of hills gather
cd from each section. The salt gave
the best return. The cotton grew oil
slowly at first but yielded the most
satisfactory results in the end.
Mr.. j. W. Dukes said that lie used
salt on his crop at the rate of one
sack to the acre, and the yield was
most satisfactory OH his place. It
paid better ON his land than any 9th
CT manure. lie had caused two rows
in ncgro's field 10 be saltcd and
these rows yielded rs much rs six
rows not saltcd.
Mr.. Vosc used salt with litter at
the rate Of one sack per acre. At
first the cotton grew slowly and was
behind the rest Of his crop but later
i. caught up and yielded as well
as any and two or three times more
than where litter was used alone.
Mr.. j. j. Salicy's experience with
salt is the same rs that Of MIR. NOsc.
The cotton would not grow of well
ut first but was very satisfactory in
the long run.
DR.. Holman said that salt was no
manure at all and contained no ma
nurial properties, not even potash.
It's Office was TO prepare the veg table
matter already in the soil for plant
food and only in this way WAS it ben
fetal.
MIR. Dukes said whether it was y
manure or not it makes very fine cot
ton for him. lie was an old farmer
and he thought as successful rs the
rest OF his neighbors and he had used
salt long time and never failed to
realize the best results. He had used
it in every way, with stable manure,
litter etc, and his experience was
that hickory and black-gnm leaves
were the best to use with salt.
DR.. Holman said, used with litter
salt would pay. Its Office as q pre-
parer Of plant food was known in ar
cient times for the Bible speaks Of it
in connection with crops.
At this stage Of the proceedings