The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-07-13
FARM DEMONSTRATION WORK.
Experiments in Agriculture Will Be
Extended to all the Counties in
the State but Seven.

"duPUe4I, OI Tue washington O1ucC
Of the United States farm demon
stration work, arrived in Columbia
this morning for a conference with
Commissioner Watson and Prof. Ira
". Williams, the State agent for
South Carolina Of the farm demon
stration work.
The annual appropriation for farm
demonstration work in the United
States has 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 l909-10, an increase had been
allowed this State of about $4,000
or $4,000.
To-day the entire situation in
South Carolina was thoroughly gone
ever with the result that this fall
this valuable United States farm
demonstration work, practical work
with the individual farmer by special
agents going from farm to farm and
giving specific instruction for the
betterment Of farming methods, will
be so extended that every county in
the State, with the exception of
seven, will be under this work an
other 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 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 Carolina, Georgia and Vir-
ginia. for instance, will be covered.
DR.. Knapp has been much pleased
with the earnest support given by
the State department Of South Caro-
lima, and by the people of the State
themselves, so much so, in fact, that
he has insisted on the broadest ex-
pansion Of the work in this State,
Notwithstanding no State aid has
been given as in other States. The
RESULTS obtained have been most
gratifying to the office in Washing
ton. Furthermore, everything that
has been accomplished in South Car
olina has been done since the season
of 1907, when the work was first IN
troduced here by DR.. Knapp at the
earnest request Of the State depart
ment, and upon its assurance that
the people of the State would well
come it and show substantial re-
suits. During the past two years most
remarkable headway has been made,
as has been shown by the greatly
increased statistics, in diversified ag-
ricultural crops, and much Of this
has been due to Mr.. Campbell, who
was here as State agent for some
time before being called to Wash
ington, and to his predecessor, DR..
Barrow, now at Clemson college, and
to the earnest, active State agent,
who now directs the operations OF
the farm demonstration agents IN
South Carolina.
Among the counties, which will
receive the extension of the work this
year are Oconee, Pickens, Green
Vile, Spartanburg, Florence, Marion,
Bamberg. Barnwell, Edgefeld, Sa-
luda and Abbeville. The men who
will be agents have all practically
been determined upon.
Commissioner Watson, in speak
ing Of the gratifying increase OF the
appropriation and development OF
this work to-day, said: II am, Of
course, deeply gratifed at this mani
festation Of appreciation of results
that has been shown by DR.. Knapp,
and the general education board.
Our people have taken most kindly
t. this practical result-giving meth
&C of developing the agricultural IN
,austry, and we have made most
marked headway under 1t. 1t IS
particularly gratifying when we con-
slider that up to the present time the
State has not been asked tor any
supplemental appropriation for the
conduct Of the work, such as IS beng
given by nearly every other State
in which it is being prosecuted nor
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