The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-02-20
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
AN IMPORTANT MEETING HELD IN
COLUMBIA.

Recollection OF Pssidont Hssood-Pbo..
| phato hicensos Granted-the Experiment
| Stations Provided for-An rmmiar.tIor
Agent ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tho soheme
| Tor n National Beard Of AQricuIturc..
| lnvestiGating tho Possibilities Okra..
| Other Matters.
| COLUMBIA, February 7.-The State
Board of agriculture met at 10 o'clock
this morning and remained in session
almost continuously until about 8 P. N.
Tonight the following information as to
its work was obtained: Ex-Governor
Hsgood was unanimously reelected
chairman.
IRRIGATION.
The departments four acre fish pond
lot in Columbia was turned over to
President McByrdJ tor tho current year
to be used for experiment station.
The board refused to grant the peti-
tion OF the State Agricultural Society
for an appropriation to be applied to an
agricultural experiment station near
Charleston.
Official recognition was granted to r.
II. Ferguson, Of Buffalo, N. Y. who ia
endeavoring 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 moye.
ment Initiated by the New jersey board
ot agriculture looking to the o1QaniDa-
tion 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 at the Darlington and Spartanbure
experiment station and made the usual
appropriation of $4,000 each for eaxry-
ing ON their work this year.
EXPERIMENTS WITH oKRA.
The director, Mr. hcBryde, was in
s:ructcd to make experiments to ascartain
the quantity Of okra stalks which can be
grown per acre on average upland and
bottom lands, and the cost per pound of
producing tho fibre. The director vaa
Instructed to mako monthly, or as often
as practicable, to the commissioner of
agriculture for publication, reporrs of
the progress of experimental work at
stations and the result of such expert.
ments as arc of public interest.
THE PRIZE ACRE OF CORN.
Governor Hagood offered the follow
ing resolution, which was unanimousiv
adopted:
The State board Of agriculture of
south Carolina recognize with pride the
i9ct that In competition with the whole
United States the largest crop of corn
grown has been by a South Carolina far
mer. !hey further recognize the fact
that this is the largest authenticated
crop of Indian corn ever grown to tha
acre in any part of the world: there
fore.
Resolved, that the thanks of tho hoard
be and are hereby rendered to Mr.. q n
Drake for the honor he has bv his
achievement conferred upon his State
and the demonstration he has made of
the possibilities OF her soil and oil.
mate.
On Mr.. Porchcr's motion the hoard re-
quested Mr. Drake to report to it the
results of future crops grown on the
prize acre, with the view Of ascertainin0
the continuing effect Of tho fertiliaers
used in making his famous crop.
FARMERS INsT1TUras.
1t was determined to hold a State
Farmers' Institute at Ridke Sprino.
Edgofeld county, if the citizens Of tb"
county desire 1t held there, aud to en-
courage the holding of county Institutes.
N. @. g.