The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-02-19
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
AN IMPORTANT MEETING HELD IN
COLUMBIA.

Recollection of Pcsident Hngoed-Phoe.
phrtc Licenses Granted-the Experiment
stations Provided for-An 1MMiarntien
Agent Observation-Disclosures the Scheme
for National Board of Agricultnre.-
Investigating the Possibilities Okra.-
Other Matters.
COLUMBIA, February THE State
Board Of agriculture met at 10 o'clock
this morning and remained in session
almost continuously until about P. N.
Tonight the following information as to
it's work was obtained: Ex-Governor
Hagood was unanimously reelected
chairman.
IRRIGATION.
The departments four acre fish pond
lot in Columbia was turned over to
President McByrde TOR the current year
to be used for experiment station.
The board refused to grant the petit
ton of the State Agricultural Society
for an appropriation 10 be applied to An
agricultural experiment station near
Charleston.
Official recognition was granted to r.
H. Ferguson, of Buffalo, n. Y. who is
endesvoriEg to plant colonies in South
Carolina. and the commissioner was
recommended to give him such assistance
in his work as he might deem advisa-
biz.
NATIONAL BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
On motion of Col Duncan the move
ment Initiated by the New jersey board
of agriculture looking to the organi0a-
ton of u national board of agriculture
was endorsed, and the board promised
to have South Carolina represented at an
agricultural congress. which it is pro-
posed to hold at Washington, in advo-
cacy of such national board. The
board also endorses the proposition Of
the New Jersey board that reports of
State boards of agriculture and State
Horticultural societies be caused by Act
of Congress to be carried free in the
mails
The board determined to continue
work al the Darlington and Spartanburg
experiment station and made the usual
appropriation of S., 600 each fer carry
ing on their work this year.
EXPERIMENTS WITH oKRA.
The director, Ar. McBryde, WAS in
s:ructed to make experiments to ascertain
the quantity Of okra stalks which can be
grown per acre on average upland and
bottom lands, and the cost per pound Of
producing the fibre. The director was
instructed to make monthly, or as often
as practicable, to the commissioner of
agriculture for publication, reports of
the progress of experimental work at
stations and the result of such expert
ments as are of public interest.
TEE PRIZE ACRE OF CORN.
Governor Hagood offered the follow
ing resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
p The State board Of agricl,ltn.e. .s.af
ss5outn Car0lI0a recognize with pride the
fact that in competition with the whole
United States the largest crop OF corn
grown has been by q South Carolina far
mer. They further recognize the fact
that this is the largest authenticated
crop of Indian corn ever grown to the
acre in any part of the world: there
fore.
Resolved, that the thanks OF the board
De aad are hereby rendered to Mr.. q. G.
Drake for the honor he has by his
achievement conferred upon his State
and the demonstration he has made of
the possibilities of her soil and eli
nate.
On Mr. Porcher's motion the board re-
quested Mr. Drake to report to it the
results of future crops grown on the
prize acre, with the view OF ascertslning
the continuing effect of the fertilizers
used in making his famous crop.
FARMERS INSTITUTES.
1t was determined to hold State
Farmers Institute at Ridge Spring,
Edgefeld county, if the citizens OF the
county desire it held there, and to ca
courage the holding of county Institutes.
n. G. G.