Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1880-05-28
Orangeburg Agricultural S0cicty-Lnst
Saturdays Meeting.

toutuluiil McctinS.
In spite of the inclcmency ofthe
weather, n goody number Of the
members Of the Society assembled in
the Fair Building on Saturday in
quarterly session.
DR.. Barton, the President, called
the meeting to order, and Mr.. Kirk
Robinson was in his seat rs Sccrc
tary. The report Of the Committee
Of ten on factory was called for, and
we regret to say that mo progress"
was the answer returned by the
Chairman, Mr.. Riggs, and the Com
mittec was discharged President
Barton presented the following qucs-
tions to the Society sent him by the
Commissioner of Agriculture for dis
cussion:
lst. Are there any diseases among
stock, and what is the remedy:
Maj. A. NJ. Sallcy stated that he
had cholera among his hogs. That
his remedy was to keep the sick and
well separated, to dissolve on. crude
carholic acid In water, give one pint
ut dose, twice Il day, and that he was
successful
Mr.. w. II. Muller had done the
same successfully.
Mr.. lladdlcy stated that he had
tried with success ashes charcoal and
Il little turpentinc.
Mr.. G. +. Gehrcls tried with sue
cess charcoal in slops,
Mr.. j. w. II. Dukes thought the
latter all that was necessary.
2nd. Are there any obstrurti0ns tn.
fish i'll any of the streams ofthe
County?
TO this question no answer was
given, and the matter referred to fish
warden Harley.
3rd. Are farmers progressing well
with their crops!
To this question affirmative ans
wcrs were given by Capt j. l.. Moor
or, Mr. n. NJ. Riley, \. NJ. Sallcv and
}. w. II. Dukes
lth. What is the comparative area
devoted to various crops:
TO this question, after various csti-
mates given by Capt. Moorcr and
Mcssrs. Dukes. Riley, Bennett, Zim-
norman, Mackay, Cooke, Sallcy and
Bcckwith, the following estimate
made by President Barton was adopt
cd as the sense of the Society:
Cotton, 40 p. G. of the cultivated
land.
Corn, 80 p. c. of the cultivated
land.
Oats, 20 p. c. ofthc cultivated land.
Wheat, 6 p. c. of the cultivated
land.
Rice, 4 p. c. Of the cultivated land.
9th. What is the prospect of the
fruit crop?
Upon this question various opin-
ions were expressed by Dr.. Cooke.
Capt Fielder. Mcssrs. c. W. Cutler.
\. NJ. Riley, w. V. Izlar. II. Riggs,
NJ. l.. Baldwin, Ii. Nj. Moorcr, Beck
with and Smoak, which were evenly
divided between good and ordinary.
9th. Are more or less fertilizers
used?
After discussion, it was decided bv
vote oput it down ut % per cent.
more used this year than last.
lth Are the people buying more
or less supplies than last year?
TO this it was decided that more
were bought.
Sth. DO the people resort to lien or
mortgage in running their crops?
The answer was, to both, but that
this business was chiefly confined to
the colorcd people.
9th. What is the comparative con
dition and price oflabor?
The opinion was that there is little
or no change in this particular
10th. Is there any Improvement in
the breed of stock?
The consideration of this question
developed the fact that in some parts
of our County there is in others there
is not.
BY an interchange Of views the
following was asccrtained as to the
condition of the present crop:
The Cotton, Corn and Oats were
pronounced good, and Wheat rusting
but fair.
DR.. Cooke proposed the following
question for discussion:
Does it pay to plant wheat?
Mr.. III. Nj. Moorcr said that the ad
vantage of wheat was that you can
plant two crops on the same land.
Mr.. Riley coincidcd with Mr.. Moorer.
MI Dukes thought it would pay if
man had but little land, but that il