The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-08-20
FARM DEMONSTRATION WORK
Some Fine Crops as Result of Inter
! est Taken in 1t by Newberry
Farmers. -.

During last year the Federal GOV
eminent began III this county the
demonstration and cooperative work
with number Of farmers and the
results were strong evidence Of the
wisdom Of such work. The readers Of
The Herald and News are familiar
with what is this work. as last year
The Herald and News printed the
results Of the work as reported by the
agent. There were about hun
dred demonstrators and cO-operatOrS
last year. and there are about the
same number this year, except that
the policy has been to have most or
nearly all Of them take up the work
as demonstrators.
Mr.. H. H. Abrams was the first
county agent and it was under his dl-
rection that the work was started,
but he found that it took more time
than he could give to it, and, there
fore, he resigned. Mr.. S. NJ. Duncan
was appointed as the successor to
Mr.. Abrams. and he has taken great
interest in the work, and is always
gratifed when he sees good field
Of cotton or corn, and more particu-
larly gratifed when he sees a farmer
who is diversifying his crops and
planting more peas and vetch and
clover and crimson clover, because
it means that he is not only provid-
ing those things which he needs at
home to make farming successful, but
it also means that he is putting his
land in condition to make better
crops Of corn and cotton and, there
fore, to make a better showing in
demonstration work.
The Herald and i,ews took great
interest in the work when it was first
inaugurated in this county and gave
it all the encouragement in its power,
because it has always been an ardent
advocate of making the farm sue
cessful and sustained on home raised
supplies and it saw in this an educa-
ton in that direction. The Federal
government is doing great work IN
the encouragement it is giving the
farmers in trying to show the ad-
vantages Of intelligent and scientific
farming.
At the invitation Of Mr.. S. NJ. Dun
can, the county agent for this county,
the editor of The Herald and News
spent a couple hours one afternoon
this week driving around few Of the
demonstration fields. and it was a
great pleasure to see the work that
is being done and the interest the far
mers are taking in the Improvement
of methods and the fine results that
are already visible.
The first farm on which there is
demonstration work which was visit
ed was Mr.. R. C. Neel's, just beyond
the city. Mr.. Neel always makes good
crops, but, being progressive farm
er. he wanted to get all the informa-
ton he could, so he readily became
one Of the government demonstrators.
He has eight acres Of corn. The seed
is the Marlboro Prolific. He used
300 pounds Of fertilizer per acre. #
is fine corn. The corn is practically
made and will yield 50 bushels per
acre. He has six acres in cotton and
planted the Moss cotton. 1t is on
land that has been in cultivation at
least so years. He put per acre two
loads stable manure, 100 pounds acid.
II bushels cotton seed, before plant
ing, and 100 pounds 8-44 guano with
the cultivation. It is fine cotton, and
looks as if it would make more than
bale to the acre. It is we'll frulted.
Mr.. A. D. Hudson was the next
farmer visited. He is young farm
er, who is very enthusiastic, and IS
willing to learn all he can, and Is
making good use Of his knowledge.
Mr.. Hudson is not only energetic. but
he is progressive as we'll. He expert
mented with clovers a little the past
wear. His crimson clover did well,
and he has now on the land as fine
4 piece of cotton as any one would
want to see, and it was planted on the
Sth of May. He has one acre IN MS
demonstration piece, and the seed Is
the big boil Triumph variety a seed
which was developed in Texas. The
fertilizer used was 400 pounds Of acid,
meal and potash, and 80 pounds OF
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