The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-06-22
CLEMSON WINTHROP
EDUCATIONAL TRAIN
tn RE HERE SATURDAY.-EVERY
FARMER AND HIS WIFE SHOULD
SEE THESE EXHIBITS.

The Clemson-Winthrop Agricul-
tural and Domestic Science train OF
seven cars will arrive in Kingstree
Saturday June "a. This is the larg-
est educational train ever sent out
by Clemson, and has an additional
attraction this year in the form OF
two cars sent out by Winthrop Col
lege in charge of ladies to show the
women of South Carolina how they
can aid their husbands, fathers and
brothers in various ways. especially
in domestic science.
Not only will all the field crops be
on exhibition in the cars, but cars
containing horses, COWS and nogS
will be here. Professor Barrow and
several other professors will be along
prepared to explain every depart
ment thoroughly and educate the
people as to the best method OF ac-
complishing like results in Williams
burg.
Every man, woman and child should
come to town to see this hne eXhl-
bition, hear the lectures, and profit
by the experience.
The boys composing the Williams
burg county corn club are expected
to be here, as one of the professors
will talk to them and explain how to
raise as much corn to the acre as
Jerry Moore did.
Come and bring your family and
tell your neighbors to come; it will
be great educational treat and no
farmer in Williamsburg county who
wants to be successful can afford to
remainsaway. Remember the train
will be here but one day, and that
day is Saturday, June "a. Don't
forget-come and bring your family.
You may never have such an oppor-
tunity again of seeing so much and
learning so much absolutely free.
The demonstration train which is
scheduled to be in kingstree June "A
will be under direct charge of Profs
Smith and Banett in animal huS-
bandry, Profs Napier and Haddon in
corn, and farm crops, and Profs Con-
radi and Dew in entomology; and
Miss Hyde, with assistants from Win
throp College, in domestic science.
Animal husbandry is made the
leading feature of the train and the
exhibit in this line will consist of:
One pure bred Jersey cow.
One pure bred Holstein COW.
One pure bred red polled cow.
One pure.bred Berkshire SOW.
One pure bred Tamworth sow.
One pure bred Poland China gilt.
One pure..bred Duroc Jersey gilt.
Two pure bred Herefords Is
months old.
Two pure bred Angus heifers, IL
months old.
Two pure bred Percheron mares,
l,700 lbs each.
This live stock is all first class in
quality and is carried on this train
to use in teaching the points of a
good animal. 1t is not merely to
show these animals or the breeds
that they are emphasizing this line
of work, but to teach the Judging
of these animals and the quality of
each kind or breed for the purpose
for which it is adapted. The work
will consist in the full explanation
of the points of each with score
cards by those in attendance.
In the corn work, which is sec
ondary feature, a full equipment OF
corn samples ranging in quality
from exhibition corn grown IN the
West, to lot of homegrown corn,
to be used for judging purposes, Will
he shown. The subject will be
studied with view of learning more
about the important points of corn.
Termination boxes and the impor-
tance of good seed corn will be es-
pecially emphasized. In addition
to the corn features an exhibit OF
otbar farm crops will be on the train.