Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1885-09-24
THE LAsr s.EETIN: or OUR
:. AGRICULTURAL. SOCIETY.
Report of the Delegates WHO Went to
Beunettsviile.

Tho meetings Of our County Agrlcul-
tural Society have become exceedingly
methodical, interesting, instructive. But
we are sorry to say that the membership
docsnot by any means increase as it
should. For instance at the last meet
ing, on Wednesday of last week, there
was only single name proposed for
membership. that Of Mr.. W. Fl. Yeldell,
of Liberty HILL. Mr.. Yeldell is host
in himself, and type of the men the
Society needs to build itup. And right
hereswe would like to sex whe,e are the
men.of This class throughout our Coun-
ty, and why are they not with this or
ganization9 Where are you, DIR. II. II.
McKie? And you, r. D. Watson? And
you, John G. Watson7 And You, James
WatsonP And you, Jasper Talbe.t and
james Lanier2 And you, Clinton Ward
and Dock Wright And you, David La
grone and William Readys And you,
Henry Townes and Tom Rainsford 2. And
you, Or. j. A. DeVore and John Wiser
Nnl yon, JpIfn enGizaana few
s6n Fn:y3 And you, Dr. D. mI,-:
Kins and James Holland9 And You, ye.
farmors Of Cooper and SCqlomanf And
you, ye Plum Branch men2 And you
of Winter Seat 2 And you Of Rehoboth
aud of Gilgal?
But why multiply names and places?
OF course there are hundreds of mon in
our County, just as largo and intelligent
planters as any whose names havo pop
pedinto our head as we. write. Weep
epaal to you all. And we should really
like to know why it is you are not with
; this organization, which needs only such
support, and which promises go much Of
agricultural strength, agricultural pro-
gress, agricultural profit? Think Of this
matter very seriously, friends, and on
wednesday, the 14th of October, let us
hear at least . full score Of your honored
names proposed for membership.
at the last meeting, Orlando Sheppard,
Esq, read the carefully prepared Report
of Eimsef and Mr.. f. b. Wardlaw upon
the amount OF fertilizers used in Edgo-
field County, and whether these fer1l-
izors were used eXtravagantly or not
Wo shall publish this report next week.
President Tillman read tho Report Of
the Committee who went to Bennetts-
vile. We lay it before our readers in
full this week. Aud it is decidedly in
tefestipg, raising, as it does, many keen
and shrewd comparisons between our
own lands and methods and those of the
Eastern part of our State In these con-
trasts ,0e suffer, but are informed that it
is our own fault, inasinuch as our natu-
raj advantages are just as great and good
as those of any other region in South
Carolina.
And to come down to some OF the spe-
scific points in this Report, we are told
that experience has taught the farmers
OF. Marlboro that turning pea vires un-
der while green, !or manure, is not the
best way. That the farmers of Marl-
boro arc not afraid to manure; that they
use from 200 10 500 lbs. per acre, and
work their land for wages. That they
ditch their high, dry uplands no less
than their lowlands. That their huge
five hundred acre fields are finer than
our best patches. That every acre of
stnbble land, no matter what is to be its
future use, is invariably sown broadcast
in peas. Aud that our delegation were
ashamed TO invite the State Agricultural
Society to hold its next summer meet
ins4in Ea;,setield on acco5nt of Cur peo'
pie being so lacking in pragress.
Study these things ana ponder upon
them. They are infinitely better reading
for you than the petty warfare between
South Cerolins editors, or speculations
upon the political "new DEAL" or the ne
pntism Of President Cleveland, or the
tricks aud capers of Sam Jones. or the
vuinglorious details of base ball matches
and yacht races. Especially arc they bet
ter for you than the wretched warfare of
South Carolina editors! Set your heads,
hearts, hands and pockets TO agricultural
progress And bnforo the flowers of May
bloom again. let the ranks of our County
Agricultural Society mount up from nifty
u two hundred and nlty. And after that.
an annual Fair! And old Edgeiiold in
the place aha ought IN be!