Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-24
Diversiilcatlon Farm, I:J I.

Washington, February 15.-ihe
diversifcation farm at Columbia is
an assured fact. Mr.. Hyatt has as
sured the department of his willing
ness to cooperate in the work, and
yesterday Representative Lever
called on Prof. WI. Spillman, agros-
tologist of the department, who will
have the supervision of the work, to
complete the arrangements for the
establishment of the farm.
This is to be known as diversified
tion farm No. 1, that is, it is the first
farm of its kind to'be placed in the
South. Representative Lever is Justly
proud to have his district selected
for this honor, for, for over two years
he has been an enthusiastic advocate
of this idea, aud has found Prof. Spill.
man as enthusiastically willing to aid
in the work.
Prof. SpilIman will leave Washing
ton on Monday evening of the % in
stant, and Tuesday afternoon of the
Odd at 2 p. m, at the auditorium at
Hyatt's Park, he will address a meet
ing of the farmers and business and
professional men interested in pro-
gressive agric ulture, explaining the
purposes of the undertaking and at
the same time selecting an advisory
committee, consisting of four or five
of the most progressive farmers, and
two or three of the best business or
professional men most interested in
The development of the idea Of diversi-
fled farming with whom he can con-
suit regarding the possibilities of the
farm, and the best methods of grow.
ing any particular crop. 1t is espe-
cially desired to avoid as far as pos
sible any experimenting on this farm
and every Advantage will be taken of
the best local experience, and the
work will be operated so as to bring
the largest results, increasing the fer
tility of the soil, and most of all, de-
monstrating beyond peradventure,
both the feasibility of the undertak
ing and its proftableness. 1t must
be understood that there is no inten.
tion to supplant cotton. The idea is
to supplement it with crop that is
profitable and at the same time re.
novatOr of the soil.
Both Prof. Spillman and Represen-
tative Lever desire as large an atten-
dance of farmers and business men
as can be had. The State expert.
ment people have been asked to CO.
operate in this work and no doubt
both of them will be present to join
in the discussion and help launch the
new idea. Mr.. Hyatt will also adj
dress the meeting and it is possible
that Congressman Lever will also be
present, if his duties here will per.
nit his absence.
Representative Lever is in receipt
of a letter from Prof. Milton Whit
ney, Chief Of the Bureau, with his
promise to locate a tobacco expert.
ment station in Orangeburg. He has
concluded to establish such station
on the farm of O. II. Winges, a,
Singleton, and will commence work
there this week. Prof. Whitney
says eve are in hopes of proving
to the citizens of your district that 6
high grade Cuban leaf tobacco car
be grown on your red clay lands"
This experiment was tried in Oar
lington county last year, aud, while
it was in a degree successful, the ex.
perts found that soil little too heavy
and after conference between Re
preventative Lever and Prof. Whit
ney the bureau decided 30, try the
experiment on the lighter clay o.
Orangeburg County. If the expert
ment proves successful, and there is
every reason to believe it will, il
means the development of mos,
profitable industry. Il. NJ. l..