The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-09-05
WEDNESDAY, September S, 1888.
aGRICT;LTURAL MEETING.

AGRICULTURAL MEETING.
The county agricultural meeting
was called to order last Saturday by
Maj. Z. q. DesChamps the president,
ct IL o'clock. Mr.. Harvey Mitchum
was elected secretary pro tenn.
The three subjects for discussion
were:
a) How TO Utilize PEAySE-T. J.
M. Davis
{s) How TO Utilize Cor7oS SEED
]. E. Tndal
Is, WHAr IS Rusr On CorroS?--D.
j. Bradham.
The discussion Of the pea vine sub
iecs elected much that was useful, IN
Che way Of Information, to the farm
ecs. The gentlemen named after
eash question as herein stated led off
he debate, and q number of others
followed giving their views, results OF
experiments, &c. Mr.. Jos Sprott, ST.,
and Maj. Land gave quite an enter
ssining recital of some tests, to which
the pea vines had been subjected,
with most gratifying results. Messrs.
j. z. Tindal, j. B Andrews and D. J.
Bradham joined in, and all testified to
the main fact, tnat it should be used
rs being a renoyator of the soil; but
never cat of or pulled up, while in a
green state. This, it was agreed,
{ tended greatly to impoverish the land.
By way Of psTenthesis it was thrown
oas thai stripping fodder from corn
had yery much the same effect, and
had best be allowed to remain. Mr.
J.E gindal thought that the pea vines
would not always prove benefcisl to
pcecede cotton, but that corn and
oats being grass feeders, were always
vastly benefited by this system.
The use of cotton seed as a manure
was handled quite skinfully by Mr..
gSnaal, 10 whom the question was as
signed for Introductory remarks. He
had found the meal of the seed, when
used in the proportion OF two to one
pound Of d-phosphate more bene-
icia3 than In larger quantities, very
large application often proving rather
destructive 10 the cotton plant, than a
fertilizing element. His experience
had convinced him of his utility OF
employing the meal rather compactlyr
than scattering as usual; that thereby
the chemical combinations necessary,
seemed TO be accelerated and made
ready as plant food. Others followed
J n very entertaining talks on the same
subiecssby which all were edited.
Some preferred the crushed seed with
the Oh remaining; as where the meal
from which this had been taken away,
IS employed for few years, the loss
Of the oil becomes very perciphbie
and apparent. -,
The third question, aWhat IS rust|
brought Capt. D. J. Bradham to the
Front, who very candidly acknowl-
edged that he did not know, but with
some preliminary remarks by way OF
getting the subject before the meet
Ing. He then read some extracts from
tie very instructive article on the rust
subject, that appeared IN last weeks
TIaEs from Prof. Atkinson of the S.
G. University. Several members join
ed in the hunt after this hidden, yet
deadly foe TO the cosseD-psant, and
each one as he closed very ingenious
Jy acknowledged himself at sea II the
aaasser. The semite" theory bad the
aooe Coz 8 time, then the ''fuagus
Growth" next it was attributed to
the leaching Of the soil by the dseach-
ing spring rains, which brought about
shis state of affairs One member
remarked that, though it rusted ali
around, wherever the heaps Of stable
Naaure were piled IN the field the
crops remained green and growing,
-..!eft blooming alone,
rs soTeiy companions all faded and gone.
This appeared to suggest the very
rational idea that the rust was g
phenomenon mistaken fos cause; and
shss che decay Of the crop was rather
due to exhaustion Of soil or fertih-
sess, shan to any other conditions BY
which il msy be surrounded At the
copclnssoo Of the discussion, there
prevailed unanimity Of sentiment to
the effect, that they kne,o nothing
shous what arust" is. Not unlike tbe
apt reply Of the Congo boy when ask
cd by the missionery what his soul
wss- He answered that be did not
know what it was, but could tell what
Is did
The life Of the meeting began when