Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-26
FARM DEMONSTRATION WORK.

York county is to have the benefit of
the Farmers Cooperative Demonstra-
ton work that has been conducted In
this state by the agricultural depart
ment at Washington during the past
two years, and some forty or fifty far
mers are to have the opportunity for
special instruction.
This Is in accordance with the prom
ise made by Prof. Ira w. Williams,
state superintendent Of the work, on
the occasion Of his visit to Yorkville
about two months ago. In pursuance
of that promise, Mr.. L. G. Chappell,
agent of the agricultural department
in the farm demonstration and CO.
operative work for Richland county,
came up to Yorkville yesterday, under
instructions from Mr.. Williams, and
made a contract with Mr.. c. j. Hughes
of Filbert No. 1, to represent the de-
partment in York county during the
next five months Of the present season.
Under the arrangement, Mr.. Hughes
Is to give his services to the agricul-
tural department during two days OF
each week. 1t will be his business to
receive the applications of all who de-
sire the benefits Of the cooperative
demonstration work, to communicate
instructions from Prof. Williams, the
state agent and from Washington and
to visit them as often as practicable
for the purpose Of giving such assist
ance and advice as may be in his pow
er.
AS to how many farmers will be
taken under the supervision OF the
agricultural department will depend
upon several considerations. The first
and most important Of these, of course,
will be the number of applications.
These will be considered in the order In
which they come in, Then next 1t Will
be the question with Mr.. Hughes the
county agent as to how many farms
he can look after in two days out OF
each week,
Those farmers who apply for gov
ernment instruction will be divided In
two classes, "co-operators" and dem
onstrators." There is very little diff
ference, except to the demonstrators
the government will furnish the nee
essary seed for the planting OF acres
of cotton and corn, and will expect the
demonstrator to follow instructions i'm
plicity, No seed are furnished the
co-operators; but they, Of course, are
expected to follow the departments in
structions.
Prof. williams and Mr.. Chappell,
both deplore the fact that York coun-
ty will be at some disadvantage be-
cause the work was not commenced
last fall with the deep plowing, which
is one of the first and most important
requisites. They assume, however,
that in this county they will be able
to find quite number of farmers that
have already complied with this re-
ouirement, But it is not to be under
stood that there will be any discrim-
ination against applicants, even where
there has been no work whatever
AS already stated the farm co-opera-
tive work was started in this state
two years ago, and the results attain
ed so far have been little short Of
remarkable. Most Of the co-operators
and demonstrators, have increased their
Yields and profits 25 and so per cent
and in some instances 100 per cent.
Farmers who are interested will do
well to write to Mr.. Hughes at once,
although his active employment is not
to commence until March l, after which
time he will be expected to give to the
work two days of his time each week.