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THE SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. 
Ac^riculturnl llRctings, 
Burke Couuty AgrIcidtBral Society. 
Waynesboro’, Apil l5<, 1845. 
Agreeable Eo previous notice, a respectable 
portion ot the larmers ol Burke county assem- 
bled in thecourt house on Tuesday, 1st of April, 
1845, when, on motion of Samuel P. Davis, 
George W. Evans was chosen Chairnsan, and 
Joseph A. Shewmake appointed Secretary. 
Mr. J. B. Jones, in a few brief and pertinent 
remarks, stated the object of the meeting to be 
the organization of an Agricultural Society, 
and concluded by moving that a Committee of 
Seven be appointed by the Chairman, to draft a 
Constitution lor the government of the Society. 
The Chair appointed the following gentlemen 
that Committee, viz: Joseph B. Jones,. Dr. 
Baldwin B. Miller, Judge John Carswell, Sam- 
uel P. Davis, M. C. Hammond, John Dowse, 
and E.1mond Gresham. 
On motion of Mr. Gresham, the Chairman 
was added to the Committee. 
On motion ol Mr. Hammond, the Commit- 
tee was given until the first Monday in May to 
make their report. 
On motion of Judge Whitehead, the meeting 
adjourned to meet on the ist Monday in May. 
Joseph A. Shewmake, Sec’y. 
May blh, 1845. 
Pursuant to adjournment, a large number of 
the citizens of the county assembled in the court 
room, to receive the report of the Committee 
appointed at the former meeting to draft a Con- 
stitution lor the Society. Col. George W, 
Evans being in the Chair, Mr. James Jones was 
on motion appointed Secretary. Mr. Joseph B. 
Jones, Chairman of the Committee, then re- 
ported a preamble and constitution lor the So- 
ciety, which being twice read, and amended so 
as to allow any citizen ol the State, planting in 
Burke county, to become a member, was, on 
motion of Mr. John Dowse, adopted. 
The Hon. Chas. J. Jenkins, of Augusta, hav- 
ing been previously requested to address the So- 
cietv, was waited upon by a committee consist- 
ing of Messrs. C. W. West, Mulford Marsh 
and Andrew Carson, to ascertain at what hour 
ol Wednesday he could address the Society. 
On motion of Jos. B. Jones, a committee of 
five was appointed, viz: Messrs. Jos. B. Jones, 
C. W. West, John Dowse, Andrew Carson and 
Benjamin E. Gilstxap, to nominate officers and 
an orator, to be elected on Wednesday by the 
Society. 
The committee appointed to wait upon Mr. 
Jenkins, having reported the hour of one o’clock 
ol Wednesday as the one appointed by him, the 
Society adjourned to meet at that time. 
James Jones, Sec’y. 
May iLh, 1845. 
The Society met pursuant to adjournment. 
The regular Chairman being absent, on mo- 
tion, Mr. Thos. M. Berrien was requested to 
preside over the meeting, and Mr. Alexander 
MacKenzie was requested to act as Secretary. 
Hon. Charles J. Jenkinsthen delivered an ad- 
dress on the subject of agriculture, of much 
beauty and practical v. ortb. 
The committee appointed at the previous 
meeting to nominate officers for the Society, re- 
ported the following nominations, viz: for Pre- 
sident, George W. Evans; for Vice-Presidents, 
Andrew J. Lawson, John Whitehead, Baldwin 
B. Miller, Augustus H. Anderson ; Correspon- 
ding Secretary, Guintillian Skrine; Recording 
Secretary, James Jones; Treasurer, John Cars- 
well ; Orator, M. C. Hammond. 
On motion ot Mr. Skrine, the report of the 
committee was adopted. 
The hour for the sitting of Court having ar- 
rived, the Society, on motion of Dr. West, ten- 
dered their thanks to his Honor Judge Schley 
for the use of the court room, and adjourned to 
the first Tuesday in June. 
Al.ex. Mackenzie, Sec’y. pro. tern. 
Agricultural Society of Barbour Co., Ala. 
At a meeting of the Agricultural Society ol 
Barbour County, held in the Town Hall, on 
Wednesday, 14th day of May, 1845, pursuant 
to adjournment. Reports of the difierent Com- 
mittees appointed at the last meeting were re- 
ceived, read, and ordered to be placed upon the 
journal of said Society. 
To Col. A. McDonald, Pres-idenl of the Dapbcvur Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society : 
Sir:— T he Committee appointed at the last 
meeting of your Society, to examine the gar- 
dens in the town ol Eutaula, beg leave to sub- 
mit the lollowing report : 
Owing to the absence of some of the Commit- 
tee during most of the time since their appoint- 
ment, they have not been able to make so tho- 
rough an examination as they could have wish- 
ed. They have, however, performed that duty, 
so far as the shortness of their time would per- 
mit, though under the most unfavorable auspi- 
ces, arising out of the long dry spell which has 
just past. The Committee are happy to state, 
that they find more general attention being paid 
by the citizens to the cultivation and improve- 
ment ot their gardens than heretofore — as well 
to the ornamental, as to the fruit and vegetable 
department; but we may suggest to our fair 
friends, the ladies, that there is still room for im- 
provement, especially when we consider that it 
contributes so much to the comforts of the ta- 
ble, and those milder gratifications, affoidingno 
less pleasure to 4he senses of smell and sight. 
The vegetable gardens are well arranged and 
supplied 'with every article common to this sec- 
tion, and in a fine state of cultivation, though 
they do not present as fresh and growing an ap- 
pearance as they would have otherwise done, 
owing to the lung drouth. And the committee 
may be permitted to specify some articles that 
are comparatively rate in this section. 
They lound at Mr. Thos. flournoy’s the 
rhubarb growing finely— this article is used lor 
making tarts, pies, &c., and much prized by 
those having fine tastes ; they also saw straw- 
berries of several kinds in a state ot great per- 
fection. 
Col. McDonald’s garden presents the treshest 
and most luxuriant appearance of any that the 
Committee have seen. Ee has a very great va- 
riety of vegetables, as well as rare fruits and 
flowers, some of which he imported; and the 
Committee must say that he deserves great cre- 
dit for his energy ir. this interesting department 
of culture. 
Mr. Young excels in the fruitery ; he has blue 
and green gages so much prized at the North. 
Pears, peaches and apricots all growing on one 
stem ; cherrys, apples, China oranges, and last, 
though not least, the alpine strawberry larger 
than a partridge egg. 
Mr. Calhoun has the finest raspberries, some 
new kinds of squash, and all the varieties of the 
aiium; also, an asparagus bed in preparation. 
He sows the seed broadcast in common earth, 
the next spring they are to be taken up, and the 
bed to be thrown out to the depth of a foot and 
a half, then laid at the bottom with brick, then 
filled with common earth, well mixed with ma- 
nure, and the root set very deep; they are tnen 
allowed to grow for cutting. Mr. Paulim in- 
forms us of another plan which he regards as 
being better, which is simply to sow the seed in 
row’s one foot and a half in width — the next 
spring, excavate about a foot in width and a 
loot and a half in depth between the rovvs, fill it 
up w’ith manure, and let the earth thrown up be 
for a top covering —this is easier and more sim- 
ple, and regarded as preferable. Mr. P. has the 
old field plum in a state of cultivation, and much 
improved by it, as the Committee can testify by 
having consulted freely their sense of taste. 
Gen. V7elborn has the Cuba strawberry, and 
a very pretty ornamental garden ; saw there four 
live oaks, transplanted from the coast of Flori- 
da by Col. Cochran. 
Dr. Battle’s garden is good, but he is more 
skilled in the useful than the ornamental. The 
same may be said of Col. Hunter, General 
Shorter’s garden does not present so fresh and 
growing an appearance as some others, but 
more forward. He has squashes, cucumbers, 
Irish potatoes in great numbers, and what is 
rare at this season, the summerturnip ; also, the 
rannier, which is not common ; the fruitery is 
well supplied, and the ornamental not excelled 
by any. Here may be seen oleanders, Cuba 
Hllies, several kinds of the geranium, and the 
wax plant, now in bloom, and po.ssessing rare 
beauty. The senior editor of the Shield has 
some skill in other departments than that of 
typography; judging from appearances, we 
should say that he was a gardener by nature as 
well as by name. 
The Committee would have been pleased to 
have pursued the examination further, but for 
want ol time our report must here close. 
Allot which is respectfully submitted, 
W. H. Thornton, J 
Jno. Gill Shorter, > Committee, 
W. S. Paollin, 3 
Col. A McDonald, who had been selected to 
deliver an address before the Society upon ag- 
riculture, performed the duty in an able and in- 
teresting manner. The question selected at the 
last meeting, for discussion, viz : What benefit 
arises from agricultural societies 1 was discussed 
by H. Hemphill, Col. John G. Shorter and the 
Rev. Charles Evans. 
Col. McDonald offered the following resolu- 
tion : 
Resolved, That in the death of William 
Beauchamp. Esq., the Barbour County Agri- 
cultural Society, has lost one of its earliest, most 
active and useful members, and the community 
at large one of its most worthy citizens. 
On motion of Mr. Thos. Flournoy,, a Com- 
mittee of three were appointed by the Chair^ 
consisting of Messrs. Tho’s. Flournoy, Abney 
and J. G. Shorter, to make arrangements for a 
public dinner, to be given by the society on the 
fourth of July next, and to select a suitable in- 
dividual to deliver an address on that day. 
On motion of Benj. Gardner, Esq., the pro- 
ceedings, with the address of Col. McDonald, 
were ordered to be published in the Southern 
Shield. 
Reports of Committees appointed to ascertain 
and report the increase, diminution, &c., of the 
various crops of the farmers of Barbour county, 
report that they have examined twenty-two 
farms, which have in cultivation 2460 acres of 
cotton, 2976 acres of corn, 384 acres of potatoes, 
270 acres of small grain, 53 acres of rice; and 
they find upon the farms above alluded to, an in- 
crease of the provision crop of 962 acres, about 
that of last year, and that there is a reduction of 
400 acres in the cotton crop ; they report that 
more attention is paid to the raising of stock, &c. 
On motion, the Society adjourned to 4th July 
next. H. Hemphill, Sec’y. 
Agricultural Meeting iu Warren County. 
At a meeting ol the citizens of Warren coun- 
ty, held at Warrenton on the 3d June, pursuant 
to a previous adjournment, John Harris, Esq., 
w’as called to thechair, and Joseph W. Thomas, 
Esq., requested to act as Secretary. On motion, 
the proceedings of a previous meeting were 
read, when the report of the committee appointed 
ataprevious meeting to draft a constitution was 
called for and submitted through their chair- 
man, G. V. Neal, Esq. 
On motion of G. V. Neal, Esq, 
Resolved, That the constitution, as re- 
ported by the Commitle, be taken up for adop^ 
tion by sections. 
Which was unanimously consented to and 
adopted. 
On motion, the Society went into an election 
of officers for the ensuing year, when it appear- 
ed that the lollowing gentlemen were elected, 
viz:— John Harris, President; G. W. Flarde- 
way, Samuel Hall, sen.. Sterling Evans, Vice- 
Presidents ; John H. Roberts, jr.. Secretary and 
Treasurer. 
On motion of S. W. Smith, Esq., 
Resolved, That the Chair appoint a commit* 
