The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-08-25
TEE CLEMSON FAlxgE.

Saturday last was Il galy day at Fort
Hill. Mutual friends from Pickcns, Ens-
ley, Grecnyille, Anderson and Seneca and
their guests numbering in all between sew
enty-hvc,lnd hunJred, met ut Fort Hill
and royal picnic they had. They assem-
bscd at ~ II. III. and time was called at 6
p. IN. JOY rcigned supreme. AS the
writer and his sweetheart had no counting
to de, they had the pleasure or being
shown arou,d by Mr.. j. +, G. Duprc over
the Clemson College Farm NIr. Dupre
took charge IL February laS: and the re-
suits ahuhaanily show that besides great
energy aud tact he has brought with him
ripe experience, both in horticulture and
agriculture, Our time was not sufficient
to take iii all of either Department. but
what was devoted 10 these departments
viii pay us u handsome dividend.
Mr. Dupre has experimental with ffty
six varieties of Irish potatoes aud obtuincd
most satisfactory results. He was engaged
last Saturday plantinS Il second crop from
which hU sill sAvc seed for next wear.
The first crop becomes too dry and loses
too much of its Ygor to give the best re-
suits when used for planting tho next year
As soon as opportunity offordS the farmers
will have the benefit Of q full report on
these ard other tests.
Ills tomato CrCp has been rJ4.io.- Sic.
c"sP and With cuttings from ihc old vines
hc now hos D most promising second ,rpn
under way. This is something ncw TO rs
under che SIN. licSl;;cS furnishing oil tb,.
totia:toes necessary for supplying TIC con-
Victs and selling lnany, as well 81 Other
vegetables, TO families around town, he
liNs and viii put up for wiUtrr use l:tDv
hnndrcd caus. They have in operation o
canning factory the CAPACITY Of which they
intcnd TO keep adcsnatc to the products Of
the gard5n and orchard. It's present ca
paclty Is about 500 cans a day they have
had beans, cabbage and cucumlcrs in
abundance and plenty to sell TO all who
wished but in addition to this, Mr. Duprc
has slowed away several barrels of all
these vegetables for winter use. The
beans he says, will hcei' 81 that they will
DC quite us nice and palatablc us if they
were fresh. His crop OF all kinds Of mel
ons has been very successful These
al De considered only as an index to his
gardening. When opportunity affords our
'cadcrs shall have a fun report
Mr.. Duprc has certainly broken the rec
ord on planting out fruit trees. Out Of
1900 set out. only four failed to live.
Clemson will soon have one Of the finest
orchards in the State.
There are three hundred and fifty acres
planted in peas. These will pay Il god
dividend in pea crop aid also in fcrtl-
zing soil for the next crop. Thcrc is O
fine crop of corn or tho bottoms. The
yield promises 10 be superb The hay
crop has been good and al abundant SUP.
ply OF ensilagc &c has been provided for
the winter. The silos are we'll n;lcd. Col.
Newman will certainly make tho farm
more than self sustaining. Indeed it is
on:y' matter Of snort time before he
will make it Il pay Il handsome dividend
Inn nd
bottom in one body. 1t is divided into
many sections, on which are growing corn,
ssorgham, millct, potatoes, peas, and a
large portion III Bermuda grass from which
a crop OF hay has been cut. This and all
the farm proper is under tho personal s,,
perV!sion Of Col ). S. Newman, the Pro-
lessor of Agriculture. In addition to this
he ha: 1S3 acres Of new ground corn
winch II no uistaSter happens to it will
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