The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-04-21
EXTENSION WORK
OF CLEMSON COLLEGE,
WHAT IS BEING DONE FOR THE
RETIREMENT OF THE FARM.
ERS OF THE STATE.

Clemson College, April 18:-From
the date of it's establishment Glenn
son College has been getting into
shape to fulfill it's primary duty OF
educating the boys of this State IN
agricultural and engineering pur-
suits. The fact is recognized that
there are many boys destined to
follow agriculture in after life, and
many men in the State actually en-
gagged in farming who could be
helped and benefited by carrying
to them the scientific facts of agrl-
culture. The regeneration OF the
State from an agricultural stand
point is too slow when we depend
only upon the agricultural gradu-
ate. In order to hasten this pro-
cess and to increase the usefulness
of the college and to extend its
benefits to the greatest number, the
board established in the agricultural
department the division Of ex-
tension work and farmers instl-
tutes. The men of this division
have nothing to do with the teach
ing in the college, but are to give
their whole time to helping the
farmers of the State.
The force of this division consists
of superintendent, specialist in
dairying, a specialist in general
animal husbandry and a specialist
in rural school agriculture. These
form the basis of a permanent in
stitute corps and it is planned to
hold a number of Institutes at such
times as the farmers will be at lei
sure to attend. 1t is intended that
the majority of these Institutes shall
be held in the rural districts where
they will be able to reach those
most in need of them.
In addition to their work IN in
stitutes these men will select a few
farmers scattered over the State,
who are interested in their special
line of work, whom they will visit
regularly and suggest to them I'M
proved methods. They will act, as
it were, as advisory physician, caus-
inc an accurate record to be kept Ct
all operations and results and finally
publishing these in bulletin form
for the information of others.
Possibly the most important man
In this force is the specialist in
rural school agriculture. 1t will be
his purpose to encourage the teach
ing of agriculture in our rural
scr ,ols. To this end he will select
ai4w rural schools and visit them
regularly, giving agricultural IN
struction to the children. In addi-
ton he will also meet the teachers
in their various organizations and
by pointing out subjects and meth
DDS, encourage them to teach
agriculture themselves.
But it is not intended that his ex-
tersion shall be confined to the ef-
forts of four men. Every man in
the college and especially in the
agricultural department and expert
ment station will be called upon to
help in the good work.
Each paper in the State Will be
supplied once a week with a short
article by some member of the
faculty, giving useful information
to the farmers on some pertinent
subject, thus, as it were, supply
;n1 q good reading course.
The engineering department is
now preparing a bulletin giving a
number of plans and specifications
for the building of the simpler
rpra! school houses and stands ready
to advise, not only along theselines,
but regarding all farm buildings.
Eventually number of short
courses will be established at the
co,leoe so that those who have time