THE SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. 
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benefits have resulted to Agriculture Irom these 
services. 
These resolutions were sustained by the mover 
and carried. The following is the Committee 
under the above resolution : — Dr. R. W. Gibbes, 
Ed. G. Palmer, Whiifield Brooks, W. Gilmore 
Simms, A. H. Boykin, R. W. Roper. 
Mr. A. G. Summer moved that a sufiicient 
portion of the Hall ol this House be appropria- 
ted for the accommodation of the Ladies on 
Thursday evening, at the Anniversary of this 
Societ}’, which was agreed to. 
The Secretary moved that a committee be 
appointed by the President to inquire into the 
means of this Society, and report at its next 
meeting — and the following gentlemen were ap- 
pointed: Wm. J. Alston, J. Lartigue, 1. Du- 
Bose. 
The Society adjourned till Thursday evening, 
7 o’clock. 
Thursday Ev’ening, 7 o’clock. 
The Society convened as appointed, and be- 
ing organized, the Secretary read the proceed- 
ings of the last meeting. 
The reports from the several Chairmen were 
now offered, as follows : 
The Committee to whom it was referred to 
award the premium for the best conducted farm, 
beg leave to report; That the only claim pre- 
sented to them was that of Whitfield Brook.s, 
Esq. On examining the description given of it 
by the officers and members of the Cambridge 
Society, your Committee are of opinion that 
Col. Brooks has not only most fairly and fully 
entitled himself to the premium, but also, that 
the de.scription of his plantation should be pub^ 
lished, as an example worthy of imitation. 
John Belton O’Neall, Chairman, 
The Committee on Potatoes respectfully re- 
port: That but one individual came forward to 
compete for the premium on this crop, Mr. R. 
Cameron, of the Wateree Agricultural Society, 
who presented a certificate of the crop raised by 
him, from the Wateree Agricultural Society. 
His crop was four hundred and thirty-six and 
three-eighths bushels per acre. Your Commit- 
tee accordingly recommend that he receive the 
premium offered by this Society. 
Your Committee would particularly notice 
the fine specimens exhibited to the State Agri- 
cultural Society, by Col. R. F. W. Allston, and 
regret that he did not furnish the Society with 
an estimate of his crop. 
Peter. P, Palmer, Chairman. 
The Committee on Corn and other Grain beg 
leave to report; That for the premium on Corn 
there were two competitors; one showing a pro- 
duction of 86 bushels and I9i quarts, ffoin one 
acre, duly attested by the Secretarv of the Agri- 
cultural Society in Kershaw District — the other 
showing a production of 105 bushels and 18 
quarts from one acre, but unaccompanied by 
any certificate of any officer of the Agricultural 
Society of York District. Under the eircum- 
stances your Committee are unable to award 
any premium. They take occasion to suggest 
that the Society, in tuture, should require of ap- 
plicants for the premiums of this Society, to 
produce a statement of the culture used by the 
proprietor or overseer— a statement certified by 
the President or Secretary of the local Agricul- 
tural Society, of the measured quantity of land, 
(45,000 square feel to the acre,) also of the mea- 
sured quanLity and weight per bushel of the grain. 
There was but one applicant for the premium 
on Wheat. The Committee do not regard the 
production as very great, but were pleased with 
the evidence afforded of the enterprize and per- 
severance of the farmer in manuring his land 
and cultivating his grain. His treatment is 
given during three years, and the whole is duly 
certified. 
The Committee recommend that the premium 
tor Wheat be awarded to Col. Wm. Wright of 
York District. 
Your. Committee farther recommend, that the 
very interesting letter of Gen’l. Jamieson, on 
Millet, tJ the Society, be published, with the 
proceedings of this im eting. 
R. F. W. Allston, Chairman, 
The Committee on Rice have received but 
one communication upon its mode of culture, 
and from the facts and results detailed in the 
Report, consider the means employed in the cul- 
ture, scientific and useful. The result of the 
quantity of land planted and tended, according 
to the statement rendered, was at the rate of se- 
venty-eight and three-quarter bushels per acre. 
This, although by no means an unprecedented 
quantity, is yet very large, and from the quality 
ofihe Rice, entitles the grower, Mr, R. F. W. 
Allston, to the premium. The suggestions ol 
Mr. Allston, as to the propriety of offering a pre- 
mium lor the discovery of the cause ofihe rust 
and chalk in Rice, is left by the Committee to 
the wisdom of the Society to determine. All 
the facts contained in the documents upon which 
this Report is predicated, are so fully detailed, 
that your Committee deem it unnecessary to 
enlarge farther upon the subject. 
Allvvhich is respectfully submitted, 
R. W. Roper, Cliairman. i 
The Committee on Long Colton regret there j 
was no competitor for the premium. Onesam- | 
pie only has been submitted to their inspection j 
by Mr. Archibald Seabrook, of Edisto Island, I 
of very superior quality, both in length and fine- j 
ness of staple, grown from selected seed. It 
appeared that Mr. Seabrook, raised 5410 lbs. of I 
cotton in the seed, to eight acres, which was de- j 
signed for this premium. Upon this land, IGO j 
piled single horse cart loads ol marsh were put j 
in August, 1843, immediately after being cut 
and partly listed in, merely to prevent the depre- 
dations of cattle, and, (as he expresses himself,) 
“to allow the marsh to rot on the ground in- 
tended for cultivation.” In this way the saline 
and other ingredients not evaporable were pre- 
served. By e.xposure, too, for several months, 
to the combined action of air, light and moi.slure, 
the process of decomposition in the spring is 
regular, and the matter becomes food for the 
plants early in the season. It requires of this 
quality of cot’on 1500 lbs. in the seed, to make 
300 lbs. of clear ginned cotton. At this rate, if 
the cotton commands the lowest prices at which 
it has been valued by two disinterested factors 
in Charleston, it will realize in money $95 to the 
acre. Your Committee therefore recommend 
the premium to be a warded to Mr. Archibald 
H. Seabrook, of Edisto Island. j 
Jno. Rivers, Chairman. ! 
The Committee on Silk respectfully report 
that they examined the specimens presented to 
thetn, and would recemmend that the premium 
be awarded to Mrs. Mary W. Dantzler,of Spar- 
tanburg District, ior the white Silk Vesting, 
manufactu.'ed and | resented to the inspection of 
the Society. Her lot consisted of Vesting 
Cloth, and a fine net Shawl, of single silk, beau- 
ti fully made. 
They would notice favorably a net shawl from 1 
Miss Cassandra Poole, of Spartanburg, of equal 
beauty with the one mentioned above, which 
was the work of her own hands, from the feed- 
ing of the worms, to the netting oi the shawl. 
Also, from Miss Harriet D, Davis, of Abbe- 
ville, a net Shawl of sewing silk, which display- 
ed great care in its manufacture— also a silk 
pocket. From Miss S. M. Davis a pair of -Silk 
Hose ; and from Mrs. Sam’l. Reid, a pair of 
Silk half Hose. From Mrs. P. H. Baskin, of 
Abbeville, a beautiful plaid Shawl, of wove silk. 
From Wm. H. Villard, of Aiken, fort}'^ net 
Shawls of various patterns, the work ol his 
daughter, Miss P. H. Villard. From IMrs. and 
Miss Crosby, of Lowndcsville, Abbev ille Dis- 
trict, a few specimens of Silk Cloth, mixed with 
wool, and from Mrs. Reid, a piece of Cloth of 
the same kind. 
Your Committee are sorry that the limited 
means of the Society prevent them from bestow- 
ing premiums of a secondary value to others of 
those who have favored the Society with thsir 
beautiful articles of domestic industry and d . k-- 
cate handiwork. 
Wm. Summer, Chairman. 
The Committee on Domestic Fabriec report 
that they have examined carefully the speci- 
mens submitted to them, and recoramend for 
premiums the following articles; A specimen 
of Cotton Bagging, of manufactured cotton, 
from the Pendleton Factory, which the Com- 
mittee considers the best and most substantial 
article of the kind ever seen by them — a speci- 
men of Worsted Cloth, manufactured by Mrs. 
Baskin, of Abbeville, and one of checked Cotton 
Homespun, by the same lady, both of which are 
highly creditable to the skill and industry of tliat 
lady. 
Robert W. Gibes, Chairman. 
The Committee on Marl, to whom wmre refer- 
red several communications, viz: Mr. Edmund 
Ruffin’s “ Marling Facts and Estimates” — Mr. 
Ravenel’s account of the number ol acres marl- 
ed, and certain experiments in his neighborhood 
— Mr. Brisbane’s and Air. Holmes’s experi- 
ments— report : That they find all these papers 
of great value, and recommend that they be pub- 
lished in the Planter. 
They also report that they have awarded the 
PL.ufiin Premium to Mr. Holmes, ol St. An- 
drews’, for his well conducted experiments iri 
marl, as applied to Cotton, Corn, and Potatoes. 
Wm. M. AIurray, Chairman 
These awards were made, and the cups 
awmrcled; and on motion ofMaj. Felder, it was 
ordered, that a ten dollar silver cup be awarded 
at the next Anniversary, to the lady who displays 
the best silk dress, of her own manufacture. 
Hon. Judge Butler was appointed to address 
Ibis Society at its next .semi-annual meeting, on 
the last Wednesday in July. 
At the instance of an invitation extended front 
the Newberry Agricultural Society, it was 
agreed that the semi-annual meeting in July of 
this Society, be held in New'berry village. 
The following officers were elected for the en- 
suing ywar: 
WhitemarshB. Seabrook, President. 
Hon. J. R. Poinsett, Anniversary Orator. 
Chan. B. F. Dunkin, 1st Vice-President. 
Chan. Harper, 3d “ “ 
Whitfield Brooks, 3d “ “ 
Hon. J. B. O’Neal, 4ili “ " 
Hon. P. Butler, 5th “ “ 
Hon. J. M. Felder, 6th “ “ 
Dr. R. W. Gibbs, Corresponding Secretary, 
Dr. J. B. Davis, Recording Secretary. 
The President returned thanks for the con- 
tinuance of his .«eat. 
On motion of D.f. Gibbes, it was 
Resolved, That this Society recommend to 
its members, and to the local Societies of the 
Stale, the necessity of sustaining the Southern 
Agriculturalist, published in Charleston, ana 
the Carolina Planter, published in Columbia. 
Hon. R. W’’. Roper, now delivered an able 
Address, which, after a motion of thanks, was 
ordered to be published. 
Thanks were returned to Mr. Russell lor his 
display of flowers at the Exhibition. 
The Society now adjourned, to meet at New- 
berry Village, on the last Wednesday in July. 
J. B. D.\vis, Rec. Scc’ry . 
A Venerable Bible . — At the Anniversary 
meeting of the American Bible Society, an 
old divine from New Hampshire, called iut.ksr 
Robbins, held in his hand the identical Bible 
upon which the members of the First Congress 
and President W^ashington were sworm into 
oflice, and containing the names of all those 
old worthies written on its pages. These, said 
Mr. Robbins, v.'ere Bible times — and these, 
Bible men, and God blessed and prospered 
their labor; and under these men the Goumry 
was prosperous. God grant, sir, said he, that 
we may again have such rulers andsuch tim^s ' 
