The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-19
SCHOOLS FOR FARMERS.
DIR. KNAPP MAKES PLEA FOR
THEIR ESTABLISHMENT.
y. Knapp Of U. 8. Department of
Agriculture Points Out Value 70
\ - Derived From Institutions.

AZ Gresnville. 8. c.. Jan. l2.--Ir, on
o1dreo here today DR.. Seaman A.
Knapp Of the Department OF Agri-
eolturs made strong plea for the
(aolishment OF training
oooools to supplement the state agri-
: eolturai colleges. The resultant BEN
e1t to the community and the coun-
nv ~ large would be immense, DIR.
Knapp pointed out. because Of the
inossassd production Of food supplies
ond the better condition OF chose
WAo produced the nations food.
"At the last census" said DR..
Knapp. 'there were 100000 rent
- farms and 1o.5oo. 900 laborei.s on
sn <hs farms Of the United states.
What per cent. OF the rented farms
were farmed and what per cert. Of
~ lo.soo.ooo farmers were really
o?od farmers? Possibly 1 per cent.
md per cent. were fairly good;
- per cent. get from one-haif to
cne-fourth OF what they should OBJ
tain from the soil. This loss must
y,ot b. regarded ~ indiivduai; II IL
\ . Ice 20 the state. to the communi-
" What does this State propose to
\ 90 about it?
XIV the speaker declared the masses
must Be divided into two classes
those who could AFFORD to attend
school Of some kind and those who
oould not leave home to obtain an
\ oe1ucation and who. therefore. must
~ their education An, or near their
(. AoneA For such IN were able to de-
Voeo some time to study. Dr. Knapp
1voooted their attendance on q
}ofn training school. such as ne out
'~rhs farm-training school must be
both effective and economical" he
(, Dq}4 The training must fit men to
20 the work on the farm necessary
i lor them 70 do and. inasmuch az
4 their funds arc limited. II must be
X eeonomical. and even II their funds
vsre not limited the farmer must
1sarn economy
Such q school, In DR.. KIIapp's
:qp1pion. should be equipped with
omple apparatus: II should make
1c9ture Of manual labor and II
coeQld strive to teach by practical
11o1bods rather than through the
coency q books. N'
Nov. after some OF these funGa-
mental things are acquired" con-
\ finucd DIR. Knapp. which OF course
must be acquired along with the
,cesnsr ssudy. what actual knowledge
Duqt bo attained? And among the
ce<no1 knowledge that he needs to
/, oo~o1re foe the farm--and I am now
d1seosllne the man who proposes TO
N 1)ve - the farm--are the follow
How to make crop successfully.
which viii include the preparation OF
X ne sssd bed. the seed and cilltlva-
ton. how to do his work the most
Y economicaily--which would include
the kind Of teams. the feeding Of
teams. the use Of the best farm
toola ETC.; the feeding Of animals
end ne value OF the meadow and
he pasture; the use Of greer, crops
and the economic ration"
me Improvement Of the farm
would follow Immediately on the
adoption Of modern methods and
; The application Of the above snowl-
edes to its administration, said DIR.
Knapp. He declared. also, that ths
improvements on, farms at the pres
snt time were nearly ali Of tempo
rary nature and. therefore. costly In
the long run. '"rhe cost OF repairs
- too great" he said. "and the rfe
Of the Improvement Il too short.
DR.. Knapp concluded his address
With . glowing tribute to the farm
er's wife. He dewitt upon her prac-
ticality and her love for her home.
Taking one such woman. whose
name ne did not mention. he said:
she believed In housekeeping as
. fne art and an art worthy Of any
woman. Such woman Is treas
ure In any household and worthy
OF all honor by the best man that
ever lived"
DIR. Knapp Is delivering a series If
these addresses under the auspices
OF the Southern railway. He speaks
at Macon. Ca. tomorrow.
A large crowd OF farmers from the
PIEDMONT section OF South Carolina
heard DIR. Knapp. The demonstra-
ton agents OF the State also held q