The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-06
Y.RYHRS NEAR GOOD SPEECHES.
Much Interest in Institute ut Clemson
COllege-Address by Mr.. \. ID.
Hudson.

Clemson College, September 2.-The
morning session of the Farmers In
stitute was opened with an address by
Acting President Riggs on the "Rela-
tion of Clemson College to the People
of the State" Prof Riggs spoke OF
the lack of agricultural and indus
trial training. and of the movement in
the eighties to establish an agricul-
tural and industrial college. Glenn
sons mission is to send back to South
Carolina trained sons to be teachers
and preachers and missionaries of
agriculture, not merely few trained
farmers to get rich on their own
farms. Every man who gets education
here must unselfishly give his services
to his friends and neighbors. But
Clemson will do only small part OF
her duty if she does nothing more than
teach farmers sons. She must be a
conserver of the States agricultural
and industrial resources, protector of
her powers. Clemson is doing such,
and is planning much more. Her work
is inspection and analysis Of fertiliz-
ers, chronological work, veterinary
work, popular bulletins, and dozens of
other ways. Clemson must be a big
college to do big work for South
Carolina. She never has had and does
not now have too much money to be
properly used in this great agricul-
tural and industrial uplift.
On Fertilizer Inspection.
Following Prof. Riggs; Mr.. H. M.
Stackhouse, secretary of the board Of
fertilizer control, explained the work
ing of the laws about fertilizer inspec-
ton and analysis, which Clemson COL
lege is doing for the protection of the
farmers against fraudulent Fertilizers
His explanation showed clearly the
fair and impartial methods OF lnspec-
ton, emphasized the fact that the
chemists here who make the analysis
know nothing of who made or sold the
goods or what they contained, and re-
futed the charge sometimes made that
Clemson will not analyze fertilizer un-
less they know beforehand who made
it and what to find in it. He called
attention also to the means and meth
DDS of taking and analyzing farmers
SAMPLES" not inspected by the regular
inspectors, calling attention to the
fact that the laws governing the TAX
ing and analysis of farmers samples
are made by the legislature, not by
Clemson, and that any farmer who
will follow the law in taking his sam
pie can have his sample analyzed at
Clemson.
Many questions from the audience
showed the deep and intelligent inter-
est of farmers in fertilizers.
Talk on Drainage. -.
At II o'clock Mr.. A. G. Smith, Unit
ed States farm management, made an
excellent talk on drainage, practical
and suggestive. He discouraged effort
to get government aid for drainage.
Depend on State and private enter
prise. First step and ultimate solution
is to get underground tile drains. Tile
factories should be scattered over the
State, as in North Carolina, Tennessee
and Georgia. Buy some this year.
make more than enough increased
yield to pay for it; buy more next
year and so on until entire farm is
drained.
AS no factories, you can make 4
inch cement tile at SIS to $40 per
thousand-just about cost of ordinary
tile Use special tile spade: more eco
nomical in every way. You need also
common shovel and drain cleaner to
round out bottom Of ditch to fit tile.
In Piedmont and usually in various
parts of the State the outlets for
drains are not a problem, for natural
! ly the drainage of land is sufficient
Where outlets for drainage are need
ed, cooperate, issue bonds, tax lands
to be drained into the outlets by smal1
canals. In the Central West undraln-
ed farm lands 81 per acre can not be
bought now since drained for s20C
per acre. Best to get competent civil
engineer to lay out system. Put tiles
! 80 10 100 feet feet apart, depending on