The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-11
FARM SCHOOL At FLORENCE.
VALUABLE INFORMATION GIVEN
AGENTS BY EXPERTS.
Conducted by Dr. Ira w. Williams
misunderstanding aS 10 Purpose of
Meeting Prevents Many Farmers
From Attending - Interesting and
Instructive Talks by Prominent
Mcn--Will be Held Regularly.

Florence, March S.-The first
school for the agents Of the farm
demonstration work in this State, held
here yesterday. was attended by a
number of representatives from this
| section.
Mr.. Ira w. Williams conducted the
school, which was held in the audi
torium of the Times building, and
which was most interesting to the
! gentlemen present. and would have
been equally SO TO any good, earnest
farmer, all Of whom had been invited
to attend the meeting if they cared TO.
but the purpose of the meeting was
not fully understood and in spite of
the invitation it was thought that the
agent would hold a business session
and not admit outsiders.
| These schools for the Government
held agents will hereafter be a regular
institution and it is well assured that
great good will be accomplished.
Among those attending were DR.. w.
Williams, of Columbia, State agent;
w. w. Long, field agent of Washing
ton, ID. c.; DIR. c. NJ. Morgan, of Co.
lumbia, general agent; Prof. H. w.
Barr, Of Clemson College; A. o. Ant
ley Of Calhoun; r. L. Allston. of
Georgetown; f. a. Brown, of Ker-
shaw; j. w. P. Harmon, Of Aiken; w.
I. Tiller, Of Chesterfield; w. T. ].
Lever, Of Richland; S. n. Welsh, of
Lee; Charles Dusenbury, of Horny; ].
Frank Villains, of Sumter; D. L. FAR
rant of Orangeburg; II. E. Willis, Of
| Florence; l.. L Baker, Of Lee; c. A.
Baker, Of Clarendon; w. r. Howell.
of Darlington T. O. Epps, of Will
iamsburg; ]. Wade Pierce of Horny;
j. O. Woodley, Of Marlboro.
DR., Morgan, in charge Of the live
stock industry of the farm demonstra-
ion work. gave an interesting tax
on the care of hogs and hog cholera.
giving some very good advice as TO it's
suppression and advising the taking
up Of the natter with Clemson Col
lege when outbreaks occur.
Mr.. Aver, member of the House Of
Representatives, was called on to talk
to the meeting on legislation and
other matters connected with the
work.
Mr.. Long, the, field agent, was call
ed on to talk on stock raising in the
South and he gave some very interest
ing experiences in that line, point
ing out the necessity for systematic
rotation Of crops in connection with
stock raising, which is a prime neces-
sity, but needing far more thought
and development. He keeps over fifty
head of stock in IS acres of arabic
land and buys no hay and little grain
| by systematic rotation.
| Mr.. Willis talked Of the develop
ment in Florence farms.
Mr.. Long urged the agents to take
up with Clemson College a systematic
plan of rotation and get the press to
aid in the work.
Mr.. Barr spoke particularly of the
plant diseases in connection with ro-
tation and the necessity for being
awake to that danger.
! The idea Of teaching rotation as
explained by Mr.. Long was to con-
vince the farmers that it was not less
cotton that he would raise but more
cotton on the same land and stock
in connection with cotton.
DR.. Ira w. Williams thought that
with proper attention TO the matter of
rotation of crops and stock raising in
this greatly favored State Of South
Carolina, it will not be long before
enough hogs can be raised to feed the
people and stop the loss Of so much
wealth to the people.
There is also a great field in dairy
products and beef cattle and cutting
down the tremendous fertilizer bill
which eats up the farmers profits.
! There is no county, he said where
mules can be raised so cheaply and
! Florence County could give abundant
evidence on this subject. This has
! been DR.. Knapp's dream for this
state of which he is SO proud When
/ i'll in his bed he had said if he could
! tust see South Carolina stock raising
4 state through the efforts his depart
mcnt WAS making, hr would die hap
py.
+ \ great deal was soid ON tho matt
ter "f dairyinG, showing how .~llE
10 could hr mad" far more pr.HuHl.
here than in many States vh.r. s., is
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