The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-14
MORE MONEY FOR FARM WORK
PROF. WILLIAMS DEPARTMENT
GETS INCREASED APPRO-
PRIATION.
Special Agents Will Go From Farm
TO Farm This Fall Giving Inform
alton.

bell of the Washington office of the
United States farm demonstration
work arrived in Columbia yesterday
for conference with Commissioner
Watson and Prof. Ira w. Williams,
the State agent for South Carolina, of
the farm demonstration work.
The annual appropriations for
farm demonstration work in the Uni
ted States have just been made by
the General Education board and Mr..
Campbell brought the exceedingly
gratifying news that in making the
annual appropriations for the fiscal
year 1909-'10, an increase had been
allowed this State of about $4,000 or
$4,000.
The situation in South Carolina
was thoroughly gone over with the
result that this fall this valuable Uni
ted States demonstration work, prac-
tlcal work with the individual farm
az by special agents going from farm
to farm and giving specific instruc-
;ions for the betterment of farming
methods, will be so extended that ev-
cry county in the State, with the ex.
ception Of seven, will be under this
work another crop season. Only the
territory where drainage is so badly
needed and the agricultural industry
amounts to but very little. will be
omitted during the next crop year.
While the appropriations for some
of the other Southern States are per-
haps larger than South Carolina it is
a noteworthy fact that practically this
entire State will be covered during
the coming fiscal year, while with the
funds available not more than one
half Of the territory in North Caro-
line, Georgia and Virginia. for in
stance. will be covered.
DR.. Knapp has been much pleased
with the earnest support given by the
State department of South Carolina
and by the people Of the State them
selves, so much SO. in fact, that he
has insisted on the broadest expan-
sion Of the work in this State, not
withstanding no State. aid has been
given as In other States. The results
obtained have been most gratifying
to the Office in Washington. Further
more. everything that has been ac-
complished in South Carolina has
been done since the season of 1907,
when the work was first introduced
here by DR.. Knapp at the earnest re-
quest OF the State department and
upon its assurance that the people of
the State would welcome it and show
substantial results. During the past
two years a most remarkable head
way has been made, as has been
shown by greatly increased statistics
In diversified agricultural crops, and
much OF this has been due to Mr.
Campbell, who was here as State
agent for some time before being
called to Washington, and to his pre-.
decessor. DR.. Barrow, now at Glenn.
son College, and to the earnest, ac-
tive State agent who now directs the
operations Of the farm demonstration
agents in South Carolina.
Among the counties which will re.
ceive the extension of the work this
year are Oconee, Pickens, Greenville
Srartanburg, Florence, Marion, Bam.
berg. Barnweil. Edgefeld, Saluda and
Abbeville. The men who will bs
agents have all practically been de.
termtned upon.
Commissioner Watson, in speaking
OF the gratifying increase of the an.
preparation and development of this
work. said: II am of course deepl,
gratified at this manifestation of ap.
probation Of results that has beer
shown by DR.. Knapp. Our people
have taken most kindly to this prac-
tioal result-giving method of develop.
Ing the agricultural industry, and we
have made most marked headway un.
der 1t. 1t Is particularly gratifying
when we consider that up to the
present time the State has not been
asked for any supplemental appro-
priation for the conduct of the work
such as is being given in other States
where this work is being prosecuted
nor have our banks and other inter-
ested concerns made any subscrip-
tion to any fund with which to sup
plement the appropriation made from
washington. I have not asked the
legislature for any appropriation OF
this character heretofore, because we
wished to show what could be ac-
complished. The increase of the
value Of our corn crop from s17.5OO.