Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-05-19
THE FARMERSS' INSTITUTES,
Arrangements for Organizing Auxiliar,
Clubs to The Clemson Experiment
Station

The following statement has beer
issued by the authorities of Clemson Col
| logc, and gives comprehensive Wow o
the design and purposes of tho proposed
Farmers Institutes. Tho plan adopted
is calculated to bring the farmers of the
state into closer connection with tho
institution which was primarily intended
ior Their benefit, and every one interested
in agriculture should carefully oxuminc
the plan herewith Submitted and rcadil,
cooperate in making it a complete sue
cess. The statement is as follows:
Tho Farmers Institute Committed
held meeting to-day, and adopted the
following plan of work:
The State is divided into i've divisions
us follows:
LIST. Oconco, Pickens, Groenville, Spar
tanburg, Cherokee, York, Chester, Unior
and baurcns
I'd. Anderson, Abbovillc, Greenwood
Saluda, Ncwbcrry, Lexington, Richland
Fairfield and Edgoticld.
Sd. Aiken, Barnwcll, Hampton, Beau.
tort, Collcton,. Dorchester, Bambcrg
Orangcbnrg and Berkeley.
18th. Lancaster, Kcrshaw, Chesterfield
Marlboro, Darlington and Marion.
9TH. Sumter, Clarendon, Florence,
Horny, Williamsburg and Georgetown.
If possible independent institutes shall
be held in each one of these divisions
and the times shall be arranged for eac,
division separately. An agent to bo dc
SiGnatcd by President Hartzog shall
proceed Immediately if possible, to each
one oi these divisions, to mako arrange
mcnts for holding the Institutes. And
they shall at the same timn interest thr
farmers to organize in.cach county, clubs
to be known by the name of Auxiliary
Experiment Clubs. The general head OF
which clubs shall be Clemson Collepc
Experiment Station.
These agents shall explain to the farm
crS the object of this club as follows:
PERMANENT ANIMATION IN EACH
COUNTY.
Each shall have the privilege of send
ing delegates to the Annual Farmers
Institute at Clemson College, which
shall continue one week, Each ciuh
shall select their own delegates, not more
than five from each club. Accommoda-
zion will be provided i'm the barracks at
actual cost, which will bo about Gftv
cents per head. ';hesc clubs when or
Sanizcd shall consist of Il president sec
rotary and executive committee of five,
who should be elected rs soon rs posi-
blc, and be located in some central posi-
ton in the county. The executive com
mittco shall have authority to make mr.
ranG"mcmts for holding; Institutes in
their. county after this year, and to do
tcrminc tho place, etc. These clubs
when organized shall send to Prof. j. s.
Newman, Clemson College, $. G., Profess
sor of Agriculture and Vice Director of
tho station, notice of tho organization,
with list of their officers and members,
These clubs shall be permanent, and il
dcSirablc, officers may be elected for two
years. Tho members Of tho club shall
be entitled to any information pcrtain-
ing to agricultural and horticultural in.
tcrcSts that hey may desire, and vii! be
invited to correspond with tho Agrcui-
tural Department in all matters pertain
ing to thci, interest, and it will be dcsira-
bic that these clubs shall cooperate with
the Experiment Station, and conduct
experiments that may be suitable to eli
mate, to soil and industry, and to furnish
information to the department.
The department will take pleasure in
furnishing these clubs with bulletins and
any other thing which they may havo for
uistribution. But one club shall DO
organized in each county. The agent
shall not organize the clubs, but only to
interest gentlemen in tho matter and
explain tho purnOSo, and ask their COOP
Grafton in the organization thereof, with
tho request that thoy report their result,
(as has been stated to tho Experiment
Station at Clemson Cnlln0ol 80 soon 90
pr cticabo.
The clubs shall be entirely non-polt-
cal, and tho object and purpose Of tho
organization is to advance tho systematic
and regular holding Of Institutes, through
which the resources of tho State, tho
agricultural interest of tho State, and
material interest OF tho State may be adj
Vanccd and benefited.
All clubs rs soon rs organized arc ro-
qucstcd to elect delegates to tho Annual
Institute to be held 1T Clemson College.
beginning tho second Monday in August
next, and to send n list of their delegates
to Prof j. S. Newman.
These agents shall oh tain information
as to what local talent can be utilized to
hclp Mt tho institute, ahd what subjects.
Institutes may bo hold ono or two days,
rs tho farmers may desire, and mako
for holding tho Institutes.
And they shall at tho samc timo interest
tho farmers to organize in each county
clubs to DC known by tho name of Auxii-
larry Experimental Clubs. ....