Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-12
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
RESULTS OF THE WORK ON THE
EXPERIMENTAL FARM.

Prof. White Tells How to Make a Fer.
tilizer for $2O-MemOrials to the Iegis
lature-rhe Value OF MeteOroIOgy to
the Farmer-COttontOt Makes Hit.
BRUNSWICK, GA, Feb. 1.-THE State
Agricultural Convention was more largely
attended to-day, over 800 delegates being
here. Prof. White read a report of his
experiments at the University farm, in
eludlng cotton, corn and wheat, showing
the values of cOmposts and other fertili-
zers, demonstrating that afertilizer could
be manufactured for $50 equal to any a
the standard guanos sold in the marke
lie also delivered an interesting essa
upon the establishment of an agrieultuI a
experiment station IN Georgia. Prf
White was rendered vote OF thanks.
EXPERIMENTAL FARMS.
u. Il. Hurd offered the following resolu-
tiOn, which was adopted:
WHEREAS, The subject of establishing in
experimental station, which has been dis-
cusSed in our convention. is one of vast a.
pOrtance to the planters of Georgia;
ReSolced, That acOmmittee of one from es sh
Congressional district he appointed to menio-
riallze the Legis ature to take into consider e.
ton the establishment of one or more export
mental farms in Georgia, and, if possible, to
do it at their next meeting. N
r. j. Powell then offered the following,
which was also adopted:
Resol0ed. That the committee appointed to
memOralize the Legislature upon the subject
of experiment stations, be requested also to
petition the same honorable body, in such
shape as in their wise discretion may suggest.
to divert $1,000, or some such SUN, from the
fund arising from the inspection Of fertilizers
to the Georgia State Agricultural Society, to
be used by Them in paying premiums and the
a a. a lnl fQi n
templated in the act of 1860.
Miss j. l.. Howard was. on motion,
made life member OF the society in con-
slderation of her valuable contribution to
agricultural literature.
A suitable memorial on the death of
DR.. 5. w. Leland, Vice President Of the
society, was read by Col. Waddell, of
Pope.
COMPARATIVE VALUES OF FERTILIZERS.
The question of the comparative values
of cotton seed and of cotton seed meal for
fertilizing purposes was fully discussed.
Col. Frederick stated that he had expert
mented and found that cotton seed meal
at $50 per ton and cotton seed at 15c. per
bushel resulted in favor of cotton seed
meal at least So per acre, the value of $3.50
Of each being used per acre. HIS views
We're confirmed by other delegates who
had made experiments in the same line.
The use of kainit as fertilizer for
wheat was next discussed.
Mr.. PerkinsOn, of Cherokee, said that
he had used kainit with guano, and the
result was that his wheat did not rust,
while that of his nelghbors, who had used
guano alone, had rusted badly.
THE COTTONToT.
Col. Duncan, President of the AgricuI-
tural Society of South Carolina, delivered
an interesting and amusing address, giv>
ing the observations of COttOntot for 20
years. He was rendered vote of thanks
and a copy was asked for publication.
A basket of vegetables, fresh from the
garden of Mrs. j. r. Bostwick, of Bruins
wick, was presented to the convention,
and Col. Benson, on behalf of the society,
expressed thanks to Mrs. Bostwick for
her beautiful contribution.
Rev. Henry Quigley, of COnyers, then
read most practical essay upon indus
try, the highway of success. He was FREE
quently applauded, and copy was re-
quested for publication.
METEORoLOGY.
Prof. p. H. Nell, of Auburn, Ala, then
read an essay on MeteorOlogy and demon
strated Its benefits to agriculture as we'll
as to all other pursuits, but especially to
the farmer. He sketched the origin of the
present bureau of observations as a part
OF the War Department, showed how it
had been enlarged and perfected, the ben
efts it had conferred upon society in the
prevention of the loss of property, both
on land and upon water, detailed the
origin and operation of the State bureau
in Alabama and the good it was etfecting
described how the signaling of the APP
proach of storms, cold waves and other
dangers were Elected by flags, and urged
the Agricultural society in Georgia to
establish a like bureau.
GEORGIA's BUREAU.
Col. Livingston said that Georgia al
ready had such a bureau. 1t had existed
for eight years, and maps showing the
course of storms, cyclones, ETC., would
soon be published.
Thanks were extended Prof. Nell for
MS able and important essay and address,
for it was both, and copy was requested
for publication.
Tonight an experience meeting was
held.
Tomorrow the delegates will accept
the invitation to make an excursion
around our harbOT and out to sea. *
A large number of the delegates wiz go
from Brunswick direct to New Orleans.
There was grand dress parade of the
Brunswick Riflemen, an exhibition of our
fire department, and grand ball was
given tonight in honor of the delegates.
About O'Clock this morning there was
an alarm of fire. 1t proceeded from a
frame house of j. r. Menehan on Rey-
nOlds street. The house was entirely
consumed. The flames spread to another
house north thereof and it too was con- T
sumed. Mr.. Menehan's house was insured
for 5000.
WINTERS SNOW BLOCKADE. (
Nail Matter Accumulating by Hundreds
of Tons on the Western Railroads.