Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-05-15
FARMERS INSTITUTE.

From an advertisement in another
column, 1t will be seen that Clemson
college Is now ready to receive ap-
plications for Farmers Institutes to
be held this summer. These insti-
tutes are to be held this year on a
more elaborate and comprehensive
scale than. ever. The following letter
from Mr.. j. N. Harper, director OF
the department of agriculture and
experiment station, gives a satisfac-
tory idea of what may be expected:
1.-The time has come when these in
stitutes can be made Of great value
to the farmers of this state and we
are going to put forth every effort to
make the Institutes this season per-
feet success The Southern railway
has again kindly granted to Clemson
college the use of g. vestibuled car to
be used in this institute work and
the college Is going to have this car
fitted up with material to demonstrate
In a practical way the work OF Glenn
son college. We will have specimens
Of minerals from our geological de-
partment, showing the ,II mineral neral
from the chronological department,
specimens of all the injurious in
sects found in this state and will dis
tribute literature and make lectures
on methods of combating these In
sect pests. We will have on eXhibi-
ton in the car more than forty varie-
ties of cotton, thirty varieties OF corn,
sixty varieties of cowpeas, fifteen va
rieties Of vetch. And we will have
experts with us to lecture on horti-
cultural subjects and will have exhib-
tied in the car material showing the
different methods Of pruning grapes,
fruit trees, etc. We will also have q
number of varieties of pecans on ex-
hibition.
Besides this we will have the lat
est and most improved apparatus
for handling milk. We will have
cream separators, and If the farmers
desire, we will put these into practi-
cal operation in the car, letting the
farmers see how these different ma
chimes work. We will have diagrams
and charts showing the conformation
Of dairy and beef cattle and our ex-
perts will deliver lectures upon the
breeding, feeding and care or all
kinds Of live stock. We Will also
have lectures upon soil improvement,
veterinary science and the diseases or
our common agricultural plants. We
will have with us in this car magic
lantern and we will give illustrated
lectures upon a number Of agricul-
tural subjects. These lectures will
give the results of the experience Of a
great number Of practical farmers
and the results of experiments being
performed at this college and other
agricultural colleges over the country
We will have views showing the effect
of different fertilizers when applied to
cotton, corn, wheat, oats and other
farm products. We will have sam
pies Of these compounds that go
into the manufacture Of fertilizers
and will have experts 10 deliver l"c-
lures upon the value of these COM
pounds when put into fertilizers.
We will have material to show the
proper way of making CRAFTS, the
best method of pruning grape vines,
all of this with the view of obtain
ing the greatest quantity and the
best quality Of fruit.
"In this car will also be on exhibi-
ton work of the Clemson college
students in other departments Of the
college aside from that Of agriculture.
For example, machines designed and
made by the mechanical students,
and fabrics of all kinds made by the
textile students. We will have with
us gentlemen to lecture upon educa-
tional subjects at the evening meet
ings.'