The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-15
FARMERS INSTITUTES.
Every Effort To Be Made BY Glenn
son To Make Them A Sue
cess.
Clemson College, S. c., May 8, 100.
Editor of The Herald and News:

Dear Sir: The president or the col
lcgc has directed me as director Of
Farmers institutes 10 send out no
tees of the Farmers institutes to be
held in this state during this sum-
mcr. You will find incloscd one of
these notices.
The time has come when these in
stitutions 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 Il per-
feet success. The Southern railway
has again kindly granted to Clemson
college the use of vestibulc ear to
be used in this institute work, and the
college is going to have this ear ft-
ted up with material to demonstrate
in Il practical way the work that is
being done at Clemson college. We
will have specimens Of minerals from
our geological department, showing
the mineral wealth of this state. We
will have from the chronological de-
paltment, specimens Of all of the in
will distribute literature and make
lectures on methods Of combating
these insect pests. We will have on
exhibition in the car more than forty
varieties OF cotton. thirty varieties OF
corn, sixty varieties Of rowpcas, Gf-
teen varieties of vctrh. And we will
have experts with us tn lecture on
these various plants, pointing out The
good features Of these different vari-
cites. We will have experts TO dcliv-
cr lectures upon horticultural sub
Jccts and will have exhibited in the
car material showing the different
methods of pruning grapes, fruit
trees, etc. We will also have a num-
Der of varieties Of pccans on exhibi-
tion.
Besides this we will have the latest
and most improved apparatus for
handling milk. We will have cream
separators, and milk testers, and if
the farmers desire it,, we will put
these into practical operation in the
ear, letting the farmers see how these
different machines work. We will
have diagrams and charts showing the
conformation of dairy and beef eat
tie and our experts will deliver lee
turcs upon the breeding, feeding and
care of all kinds of live stock. We
will ais" have lectures upon soil inn
provcmrnt. veterinary science and the
diseases OF our common agricultural
plants. We will have with us in this
car magic lantern and we will give
illustrated lectures upon a number of
agricultural subjects. These lcctur-
crS will give the results Of the expert
cncc Of great number Of practical
farmers and the results of expert
mrnts brln" performed at this college
and other agricultural colleges over
inc country. We will have views
showing the effect of different fcrti-
llzcrs when applied to cotton. corn.
wheat, oats and other farm products.
We will have samples ofothose com
pounds that go into the manufacture
Of fertilizers and will have experts to
deliver lectures upon The value Of
these compounds when put into fcrti-
llzcrs. 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 obtaining
tho greatest quantity and best quality
of fruit.
In this ear will also be on cxhibi
ton work of the Clemson college STU
dents in other departments Of the col
lege aside from that of agriculture
For example, machines designed and
made by the mechanical students, and
fabrics of all kinds made by the tex
tile students. We will have with us
gentlemen TO lecture upon educational
subjects at the evening meetings.
Very truly yours,
j. N. Harper,