Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-11-29
COLLEGE CAR. 4

CLEMSON COLLEGE CAR .lEll''.
A Means Of Exhibiting the Work and.
Value Of the College to the Far:
mers,
The Clemson College extension ear
is now making its initial tour OF
South Carolina: It left Clemsonso son.
Monday, making lts first stop at Lex lex:
ington, where it was viewed by q
large number Of interested people
and OH Tuesday it reached Batesburg,
where it remained dutipg the day:
It is estimated that during these
two days at least 750 People visited.
the ear, witch VIDE ii many ways a
revelation to them. It is a vivid
illustration Of the work done at Glenn
son College: AS plia aitters the car ne
first passes the kitchen and ebifmis-
sary department; where ausky Sam
holds forth To feed The RtnhgrS pro-
fessors This department. was orgali1..
zed by MI. A. Schilletter, the steward
of the college; who accompanied the
car for the first few days: Next
comes an array Of the wheats that are
grown i'll the State, tastafu1lx atrang-
ed in festoons against the wall. There
IRE about 36 sorts of wheat o1i exhi.
oition, besides larga ltutiher of
kinds Of corn. Then comes displays
IF the work, done by the boys at
Clemson. There ii supberblH exc
,uted iron and steel work, castings,
turned and milled pieces, all as well
executed as could be done i'll the best
machine shops rf the lard, Next
come specimens Of the studeit. wood;
working, Showing exquisite joinery
and turnilies: .speeimei3s st black
smitl!i1lg are interesting as well.
Following this is a part. of a dairy
display, the Babcock testing machine;
which SHOWS how ta aSdeftain the
richness of cows milk. and which
in practical use in the United States
has sent millions of WHrtlless cows
to the b!lttlieF, replacing them with
animals more worthy. This bit Of
machinerygreatly interests the people:
Overhead are large photographs
showing the exterior and interior of
Clemson fselltgAl i.
Following is an exhibit Of the cow
peas grown in the State, As species
embracing the principal varieties.
Prof. c. Il Nawmall Is responsible
for this fine exhibit. Next comes a
display Of pecans, grown by G. G.
Newman. This is interesting, show
ing the diversity of types that may be
obtained BY planting seeds all from
one tree, as all the specimens are
frcm one planting Of the same seed,
,, yet no two results aie Tie Same, tile
range being from 65 nuts to azpound
to l76. There is thus shown vividly
the need Of budding OF, giaftiug to
insure good petans. Above the
pecans are shown samples Of cottons
Of superior sorts. Next is. the tex
tile end Of the car, presided over by
Prof. c. IS. .Dogget. This exhibits
Eof wonderful intereHt, eabt:aeiilg ssas
lit does a veFy vide range samples
lof bEissss
JasITli mer:
Eseflzsdssieotts9 s1in8s seeming. impes?
saisIting gnFiish from silks. There
ssaTe showii also all: manner Of print:
ines and weavings, with figures and
colors SO delicate and beautiful thai
it seems as if nature herself wa:
taught a lesson. There are also
lssSyl,,lxn books Of designs a!Ad cards or
which the designs designs made by tbs stu
dents themselves have done, how they
have first designed on paper the fig
urcs, then added the colors and after
ward made the goods in actual fabric,
Now that South Carolina is leading
all the Southern States i'll the produc-
tion of cotton this department Of tex
tiles is of great value to the State,
Prof. Doggett, who prcsides over
this display, is a man of wide and
valuable experiences, having had
charge Of important mills in Massa-
chusetts and other Northern States
5esides having had valuable expert.
ence from observation and direction
in England and the continent. It is
decided gain to the State of Soutl
Carolina to secure Prof. Doggett tt
instruct her boys, not III the rudi.
rnents Of a crude art Of weaving fab
lics, but i'll the finer and nicer depart
ments OF the art SO that they may i'll
augerate a day Of better and more
remunerative endeayor in the State
This exhibit Of fabrics attracts mucl
attention, not only because of the ex
quisite beauty Of some of it, but be
cause of the interest to. young mer
who may be seeking remuneratiyl
field for their labor,
1t is interesting to see some Of thu
more ambitious and intelligent young
mill men come to see this exhibit ant
go away resolved to save their earn
ings ana take the textile course 81
that they may fit themselves fer bet
ter and more remunerative work thar
they are now doing.
Crossing over, for you ha,., seel
but one side Of the car, is seen Prof
C. C. Newman's exhibit Of grape
vines and nursery stock. There art
full grown and bearing grape vines
showing exactly how they are prunet
and trained. Also young orchard
trees pruned for tfahsp1antation
There is also display of the impk
ments needed for the horticultural
endeavor, Passing along we tint
Prof. F. T. H. Calhouns display o:
the minerals Of South Carolina, EN-
bracing a wide range from tile primi
tive GRANTEES to gold, lead and coppe.
ores, with amethysts, topazes, casl
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