The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1906-08-15

town, pharaphernalia and grounds
to the farmers of South Carolina,
and told them that Clemson COL
lege was the properly Of the farm.
ers and for tho institute week, at
least, all the officers and attaches
were at the command of the farm.
ers, and as tho Farmers Union
composed by odds the largest and
strongest farmers organization in
the State, a great big, grand Farm.
era Union Mecca was puIlod off on
"Wednesday.
National President r. F. Duck
worth and State President Good,
win made telling sp| eches to a large
gathering Of farmers there from all
over the State, and grand days
work for the success of the Farm
ers Union will be recorded to the
credit of this day at Clemson.
Arrangements will ha perfected
soon 80 as 10 have National Presi.
dent Duckworth and other live
wires Of the Farmers Union to
eectrify the State by making an.
education campaign over the whole
State of South Carolina for tho
purpose of organizing the farmers
into the Farmers Union.
Tho committee appointed by
Clemson College to select the ami
mails to close options made in May
last in accordance with the Adams
Act by congress, has just returned
from their tip to decide as to what
stock were best suited for the nv.
crnge farmers of South Carolina.
This appropriation made by the
National Congress is for the estab-
Iishment ut each State Agricultural
College a branch or department
OF Animal Industry for expert
mental purposes, IN order to breed
up aHstandard breed of the differ.
ont breeds of farm stock suited to
the peculiar needs, climates and
conditions of the different sections
OF tho United States.
Later on, we are informed, this
improved live stock will be dissem.
mated throughout each State
among the breeders and farmers of
each State, primarily for the pur.
pose OF improving the general agrl-
cultural interest of each section of
the country under the supervision
OF experts sent out by the govern
mont.
. In rider to make up our minds
as to what would DO the ideal gen.
eral purpose horse for the more
progressive, enterprising class of
our farmers, Our committee visited |
the famous Blue Grass Region of
Kentucky, and other horse breed-
ing sections of Ohio, Illinois and
Indiana. In Kentucky the whole |
or this famous Blue Grass Region is |
devoted almost exclusively to the
breeding OF trotters, race and sad. |
die horses, and now and then q few
Kentucky coach horses. Near
Paris we had the pleasure of exam
ming and handling "Kentucky
Chimes,' which 10 to Our mind tho
handsomest three.Year-old trotter
in the State of Kentucky. This
beautiful stallion is what we imag~
inc IS true type of Justin Morgan
when he was three years old. If
nothing goes wrong q colt sired by
TINS horse may be seen at Clemson
College some day by the side of its
dam, one OF pair of standard bred
road mares selected near Paris,
Kentucky, by our committee for
Clemson College.
After mature deliberation and
Weighing carefully all the points
OF merits and demerits of the diff
erent breeds of horses, our COM
mittoe has concluded that tho
coach type is the best type of |
horses for general purposes on tho
farm.
We have seen some of the finest
specimens of Kentucky coaohers
aud French coachers, and the writ.
or having seen the finest stud OF
Cleveland Bays liz this country
also, it is important to state here