The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-17
TO START I'M AUGUST
THE PLANS ARRANGED BY
PROF. BARROW.
Counties Visited by Experts From
Clemson College-EXplanation of
the Trip.

the Trip.
In August the plans inaugurated
at Clemson college for extension
schools will be put into execution
and several counties will take part.
The difference between these schools
and the former cars sent out from
the college is that longer stands will
be made at the various towns en-
route and in this way every phase
of agricultural work will be taken
up for discussion. The farmers of
the counties will reap the ben
eft given. The work is under di-
rection of ,the agricultural depart
ment at Clemson and men from the
United States department of agri-
culture.
Actual practical instruction will
be given at a definite hour each day, !"
says the synopsis of the work sent
out by Prof. Barrow Of Clemson,
In some subject of vital interest to
the farmer" This instruction will
be of such nature that the man who
attends the school can go right home
and put it into practice. Among the
various subjects taught will be that
of butter making Those who at
tend this class will be given instruc-
ton in the theory and practice of
butter making, not by lectures, but
by seeing the butter made. The
school will be equipped not with a
lot of expensive apparatus but with
such that any ordinary farmer can
easily afford TO provide. Good but
ter can always he sold at a profit
and many a dollar can be added to
the revenue of the farms Of this
State by making slight improve
ment in the quality of butter. We
feel sure that this feature will ap-
peal to the farmers and especially
their wives and that much good will
result from this course.
What soils are and what consti-
tutes fertile soil and how that fer
tility can be preserved and increased
is another subject on which enlight-
enment is needed and that will ap-
peal directly to the intelligence of
our farmers. There is no question
of greater paramount Importance
than this. together with that of COM
mercial fertilizers. 1t is we'll rec
ognized fact that there are hundreds
of thousands of dollars lost annually
to the farmers of the South by i'm
proper buying and using of CONNER
cial fertilizers. This is due largely
to a lack of clear understanding on
the part of the farmers as to just
what commercial fertilizers are and
how to use them. These two sub
jects will be taught in a way that
will give a clear understanding of
them and there will be no need Of
farmer who attends ever being
in doubt as to what to buy and how
to use his fertilizers.
1T is well recognized fact among
breeders of stock that it does not
pay to breed or raise scrub stock
and we all understand at least few
rudimentary principles Of improving
our stock and breeding up herd.
The same thing Is true about our
farm crops How to select seed so
as to improve our crops is there
fore very important line OF instruc-
tion that will be handled in prac-
tical way at this school. 1t is d
we'll known fact that we have prac
tically no well bred seed in the South
and that by one year intelligent Sc
lection Of seed at least five bushels
can be added to the yield Of the ay-
erage acre of corn. Like results will
follow with other seed. 1t will pay
the farmers of this country then to
give close attention to this subject.
"No farm Is complete or can en-
pect to reach the maximum results
that has not its quota of live
stock. But in orde. to attain maxi
mum results this live stock must b"
properly handled and fed and w
must learn how - raise feed for Il
in the best and cheapest way. Then
too, the work stock Of our farms
and all other live stock have troubles,
accidents and sickness. How many
of these latter can be avoided tnd
how to treat the simpler troubles is
one Of the very important subjects
in which instruction will he giE n.
An insect is a very small thing but
the State of South Carolina loses
many a dollar in the injury they 40
to her crops Much of this dam
age can he prevented if we know how
TO fight them. Th habit OF some
of the most injurious and numerous
insects and how to combat them
how to poison, how to prevent their
multiplication and how and when
IN cnray and how these sprays are