

REPORT. 



To the Senate and House of Representatives: 



The Board of Agriculture convened at the State House in Au- 

 gusta, January 21, 1863, in accordance with the provisions of law, 

 and was called to order by the Secretary. 



Messrs. Dill, Fish and Rogers were appointed a Committee on 

 Credentials, who reported a quorum present. Permanent organi- 

 zation was then effected by the unanimous election of 



Samuel F. Perley, President. 

 Samuel Wasson, Vice President. 

 S. L. GooDALE, Secretary. 



Messrs. Westonj Chamberlain and Wasson were appointed a 

 Business Committee to report subjects for the consideration of the 

 Board. 



Pending the Report of this Committee, several reports were pre- 

 sented upon subjects investigated during the interim since the last 

 session of the Board. 



Mr, Rogers offered the following Report upon 

 Experiments in Potato Culture. 



The Committee appointed to collect, compare and report upon 

 the results of the experiments proposed by the Board at its last 

 session, with reference to ascertaining the distance at which pota- 

 toes should be planted to secure the best results, have attended to 

 that duty and report : 



They have been able to collect the result of but eighteen experi- 

 ments, conducted by eleven different individuals, in various sections 

 of the State. These came in so varied forms, that, although each 

 indicated the result of the experiment, it was found impossible to 

 arrange them in a compact table. In almost every instance we 



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