The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-07-28
Lexington Farmers Meet.
Clemson Agricultural Institute Held
Here Fripay.

The Clemson College professors held
a Farmers Institute here on Friday,
which was largely attended by many
of Lexington's most prominent and
progressive planters. The Hon Q. M.
Efrd presided over the meeting.
The speeches of the various profes-
sors were clear and helpful. Prof. H.
w. Barre ably discussed plant diseases
giving the causes Of many diseases,
and suggesting curative and preven-
tive methods. This being Mr.. Barre's
home town, he was we'll received, and
made good impression. He IS one OF
the brightest young men ever reared
here, and his friends predict greater
things for him in the future.
Prof C. NJ. Goodrich, Of the agricul-
tural department. at Washington, made
an admirable address, in which, by
means of charts, he showed clearly
the great advantages of rotating crops
and the Importance of keeping humus
in the soil.
Prof D. n. Barrow, who is the dlrec-
tor of these Institutes, and who is well
equipped, both theoretically and prac-
tieally, held the close attention of the
farmers as he ably discussed the i'm
proyement of plants by an intelligent
selection Of seed. He impressed upon
his hearers the Importance of breed
ing seed just as live stock is bred, and
for the greatest success the planter
must have pedigreed seed. Taking
a corn plant, he explained just how
this could be done.
Prof D. w. Daniel gave an earnest
and lively discussion of the question
of industrial education, showing 10
what a great extent individual success
and community progress depend on
the education of the working classes.
Prof Daniel is one Of the most enter
tanning speakers in the party, and was
enthusiastically received. He was at
one time head of the Batesburg High
School, and is we'll known to the peo-
pie of Lexington.
Dr.. E. Barnett, in very instructive
manner, discussed the care of live
stock on the farm and called special
attention to the fact that live stock
show double profit on the farm as,
besides paying handsome profit on
the feed, the fertilizing material OBJ
tained from them is the most valuable
that can be used in building up depict
ed farms.
Prof A. F. Conradi very forcibly dis
cussed the necessity of individual
Judgment in the treatment of insect
and pests, injuries to cultivated plants.
The rules that are given for the con-
troll of pests must be adapted to the
particular conditions. He illustrated
this by taking as examples the cotton
boil weevil, and the cotton web worm.
He fully discussed the effectiveness of
intelligent rotation and general farm
management for controlling insect
pests. He said that where an insect
can be controlled by farm manage
ment it is an advantage to the owner
while, when it is necessary to use
sprays, they give nothing in return
except the control of the pest in ques-
tion. Not all insects can be control
led by cultural operation, and it is
necessary to spray. He clearly ex-
planned the various sprays, giving the
cardinal points in preparing and apply
ing them.
At the conclusion Of the speeches,
Col J. Brooks Wingard offered resolu-
ton thanking the institute workers
for the very helpfal instruction they
had given, and inviting them to return.
Much lasting good was accomplished
by the institute.