The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-06-06

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Leaving the flowers we turned tc
the array of vegetables exposed tc
view on tho tables Of that depart.
ment. There were sqaashes, carrots,
turnips, beets, Irish potatoes, onions,
shallots, cucumbers, corn, peas,
beans, cabbages, de-, contributed by
Mrs. w. S. Barton, Mrs. W. l.. Bar.
ton, Mrs. M. J. Snider, Mrs. D.
Louis, Mrs. L. Kohn, Mrs, II. N.
Smell, Mrs. G. w. Cutler, Mrs, j. d.
Stroman, Mrs. +. A. Schifllcy and
Mrs. A. G. Andrews. All these
samples we're the best of their kind
and DO credit to the ladies who fur.
nished them, but we would notice
specially four heads of cabbage con-
tributed by Mrs. Smell as being very
fine, indeed the largest we have ever
seen in lhis climate, equal to the best
Northern production, also twelve
heads contributed 10y Mrs. A. c. An
drews of q uniformly large size.
These vegetables suggest the proprie-
ty OF successful truck farms in the
vicinity Of our town to furnish not
only our home market but 10 be ship
ped to Charleston and elsewhere.
Such cabbages rs we saw on Friday
will command 10 or 20 cents apiece
in any market, which will yield the
handsome sum of eight hundred or
thousand dollars per acre. Who
would plant cotton with such re-
muncrative crop within easy access
to market?
We now leave this department
about which hungry people delight to
linger, and step over to the field
crops where are every kind and quail
ity of oats and wheat. Here nav be
seen the progressive rarmer-his
skill, his success, and his culture
the whole story told in oat and whca t
heads. Mr.. G. w. Cutler contributes
splendid samples Of the bearded and
common wheat, healthy and well de-
vclopcd, also oats.
Capt. j. L. Moorcr furnished ex-
celleut specimens Of his oat crop.
DR.. W. f. Barton presented q bundle
of oats produced with the pea vine
and ash clement which attests the
value Of these manurcs as food for
this crop, also sample of tho velch,
cultivated near Charleston as ma
nurial plant for oats and wheat.
Col. Paul S. Fielder had on exhibi-
ton bundle Of oats, the seed of
which was furnished by the National
Agricultural Department. This oat
was just heading, but We saw several
heads measuring nineteen inches in
length, which is some indication of a
valuable variety.
Master Sheldon Scoyille deserves
great credit and special mention for
the specimen Of oats from his little
crop. Boys, thus early manifcsting
a pride in farming, will certainly
make successful business men.
One of the most valuable contribu-
tlons from tic oat fields was that of
DR.. j. G. Holman, Of the Fork, from
three acre field which, according to
actual measurement, will yield him
1O5 bushels per acre. This crop was
manured with pea vines and fifteen
bushels Of cotton seed per acre. The
Doctor is q practical and successful
farmer and the readers Of the DEMO.
Graf will have the benefit, from time
10 time, Of his valuable experience.
Here ended our walk through the
departments of the Floral Fair and
our JudSncnt pfOnOunceS IL com.
pletc success so far as the rticlcs ON
exhibition are concerned, but the at
tendance was by no means satisfuc.
tory. Our farmers arc evidently de-
licicnt in a public spirit Of this kind,
and we hope for the future there vii!
be marked Improvement in their
zeal and and pride for enterprises of
this character.
The following is full list Of prem
ums awarded for the articles in the
various departments:
Largest variety OHIO house plants,
Mrs. II. kohn best collection hot
house plants, Mrs. Il. Kohn; second
best, Mrs. j. IL. Rennelicr.
Best fancy leaf geraniums, Mrs. II.