Black Oak Agricultural Society records, 1842-1925.

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Black Oak Agricultural Society records, 1842-1925.

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Records consist of a minute book, meteorological journals, accounts, and other items. Minute book (1842-1862) begins with a constitution and by-laws and includes reports on crops and crop experiments, "A paper on the subject of Meteorology in its connection with Agriculture" by Henry W. Ravenel, and other entries. Meteorological journals (1845-1925) kept by Thomas Porcher Ravenel and Henry W. Ravenel record daily weather observations. Some volumes have printed forms for the daily recording of three thermometer readings, barometer readings, winds, rain, and remarks (on the phases of the moon, killing frosts, snow, and other phenomena). Loose items include treasurer's accounts (1842-1844) for annual contributions; minutes of a meeting on April 24, 1861; a report (1849) of a committee inspecting Cooper River (S.C.) rice plantations; and a report on an experiment with potatoes.

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South Carolina Historical Society

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South Carolina Historical Society

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Ravenel, Henry William, 1814-1887

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Born in 1814 in St. John's Parish, South Carolina; Educated in South Carolina private schools and South Carolina College, now the University of South Carolina; one of the few distinguished botanists of his time and received international acclaim for his research on non-flowering plants, Cryptogams. His earlier interest was Phaenogams, flowering plants. His collections were given to the Charleston Museum and Converse College in Spartanburg, S.C. From the description of Henry William ...

Ravenel, Thomas Porcher, 1824-1898.

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Berkeley County, S.C. plantation owner. From the description of Thomas Porcher Ravenel papers, 1810-1904. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35953555 ...

Black Oak Agricultural Society

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Society of St. John's Berkeley Parish, S.C., established for the purpose of promoting the interests of planters, "diffusing information" about agriculture, and "awakening a spirit of inquiry for [its] further improvement." From the description of Black Oak Agricultural Society records, 1842-1925. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35953506 ...