The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12
Farmers Institutes.

CLEMSON COLLEGE, s. O., Oct. 3, 1905
The Editor of The Herald, Bamberg, s
IC.-Dear Sir: President P. 81. Nell, OF
this college, has directed me to send out
notices of the Farmers Institutes to be
held in this State during this fall and
winter. You will find enclosed one Of
these notices. We would like to have this
published in your paper as reading ad
vertisement. If you feel that you SHOULD
be compensated for publishing this notice
please make out bill for same and send tc
the secretary and treasurer OF this instl-
tuition.
We would certainly appreciate it if you
would give US an editorial mention o1
these institutes. We believe that the time
has come when these institutes can be
made of great value to the farmers of this
State.
The Southern Railway has granted tc
Clemson College the use of a car fo1
Farmers Institute work. The college is
going to have this car fitted up with al
the latest appliances for making butter
and the most improved methods of handl.
ing milk. If the farmers wish it and will
furnish the milk, they can see these uten'
sils put to practical use in separating the
milk, ripening and churning the cream
etc. In this car, we will have samples OF
about 26 varieties of corn and will lecture
on those varieties that are best adapted to
southern soils. We will have about 80
varieties of the most improved types OF
cotton. We will also have on exhibition
those insects that are injurious to the
field and garden products with the insec'
ticides to be used in destroying and Grad
icating these injurious insects. The State
Entomologist will deliver lectures on the
proper methods of using these insecti-
cides.
We will have diagrams and charts
showing the conformation of dairy and
beef cattle and will have with Us experts
to deliver lectures upon the breeding,
feeding and care of all kinds of live stock.
We will also have with US magic Ian
tern and will give illustrated lectures
upon number of agricultural subjects.
These lectures will give the results OF the
experience of q great number OF practical
farmers and the result of experiments be.
ing performed at this college and other
agricultural colleges over the country:
We will have views showing the effect OF
different fertilizers when applied to cot
ton, corn, wheat, and oats and other farm
products. We will have samples of those
compounds that 60 into the manufacture
of fertilizers and will have experts to
deliver lectures on the value OF these
compounds when put into fertilizers.
We will have material to show the
proper way of making gratis, the proper
methods of pruning fruit and shade trees,
the best method of training grape vines,
all of this with the view of obtaining the
greatest quantity of fruit. In this car.
will also be on exhibition work of the
Clemson College students in other depart:
ments of the college aside from that OF
agriculture. For examples: machines de.
signed and made by the mechanical stu.
dent; and fabrics of all kinds made by
the textile student.
If you desire, I will send you later a
printed detailed outline of all that we
intend to show in this car. I am, sir,
Very truly yours,
N HARPER. Director.