The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-02-27

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books at his store for subscribers to
the stock.
Mr.. Wa. 5Maekay 1 moved that.
twenty-five dollars constitute a share,
adopted also that working commit
tee Of ten members be appointed
whose duty it shall be to solicit sub
scriptions, adopted.
The President announced that lie
would appoint the committee at fu-
ture day and communicate with each
member of it through the secretary.
Z SWEET POTATOES.
The President confessed his inabili-
ty TO make sweet potatoes and desired
Information from the more successful
growers of this crop. .
Mr.. ii. Moorer, being called upon,
said he planted them the old way.
He broke up his land in the spring
into beds running deep furrow in
whioh'he put his manure, lap four fur
rows on this, planted the slip potato
mashing them in the soil and running
hoe over the top of bed. Large beds
are not the best. This year lie ma
nurcd with sorghum trash from the
mill in deep furrow without break
ing up the ground. 1t is difficult
to say whether back piowing is of
any advantage except to aid ii, kill
ing grass.
DR.. Holman said he was not very
successful in raising this crop. lie
thought it run in families, and some
people could make potatoes on any
kind Of land.
Mr.. Briggman did not think it was
in the land or in families, but in tho
working. Last year he made I5O bush
els per acre. His land was deeply
broken, manurcd with cotton seed
and top soil. In culli~atiug he back
cd rlowcd hy running two deep fur
rows and left the crop in Chat cond-
ton for two weeks for the roots to 90
down, anil aflerward followed the
usual method.,yg, STE y ess- ~ u ..r -,
Mr.. Muller. said that MIR. Dukes
Was The great potato man and made
them abnndanuy in sandy soil.
Mir. Riggs thought the large, wide
beds Of the low-country method we've
the best for this crop. They cultivate
with plow but never back plew TO
which success was mainly due, .espe-
cially.i dry weather. They manurcd
with rough barn-yard manure.
Mr. Chisholm a low. .countryman
endorsed this method.
DR.. Holman said that potatoes con-
laincd about 80 per cent. of potash,
therefore the manure must abound in
that element.
Mr.. j. j. Salley planted sprouts,
did not plow down bed but drew up
all the time.
Mr.. Jude Robihsoh thought great
deal was owing to The seed. He
planted the St. Domingo Yam alto
gether on feet bcds-manured and
dropped the seed on the manure, then
drew up the dirt.
CIIUrA.
Mr.. Briggman asked for informa-
tion on this, crop. - "a tA
DR.. Holman thought it took about
Two years to kill land.
Mr.. Beckwith planted them one
year and no more.
Mr.. II. NJ. Moorcr did not plant
them on the same ground two years
in succession.
Messrs. Salley and Mackay did not
think they injured the land more
than any other crop and planted them
in poor spots.
The following resolution were unan-
lmously adopted:
Whereas, 1t has pleased our Heav-
cnly Father in his infinite wisdom 10
remove our worthy brother member,
Capt. Murray Robinson, and raise
him to higher and better sphere OF
being in the heavenly world, and that
we bow in humble submission to the
will of Him who doeth all things we'll,
and with faith which looks upward
with more faith than fear, and which
ponnts the wayfaring in lifc's journey
TO light and love beyond .hc grave,
and we shall ever cherish the glad
hope that our departed friend has
gone forward to the fullilment of
Il higher destiny. Therefore, bc it,
RcsolUc0, That in the death Of
Cnpt. Murray Robinson we have lost
an old and valuable member, and That
wc arc again reminded of the frailty
of life, and that it becomes us TO he
diliucnt. dOinu orr lifn.worl; theer