The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-11
THE CLEMSON WINTHROP
ATRAIN VISITS NEWBERRY
sFP!DAY At PROSPERITY; SATCR'
DAY AT NEWBERRY.
Some Fine Hogs and Cattle Shown
Domestic Science Instruction Dy
Winthrop.

son-Winthrop agricultural-domestlc-
science train, composed OF seven
coaches, spent two days in Ne"Derry
county-Friday at Prosperity and Sat
,,rday at Newberry-and was VISITED
and was of benefit to large crowds at
both places.
This train left Clemson on June 8,
making Parksville as the first stopping
point. Since that time it has worked
every week day, and has engagements
for every week day until August 3. AT
that time it will have made from one
to two stops in every county in South
Carolina. The attendance so far has
ranged from more than $500 down.
and the average each day will 90 over
800.
The railroads Of the State have been
heartily cooperating, and have FUR
nished the cars and transportation
without cost. In addition to the train
and its movement there have been rep
resentatives of the railroads during
nearly the whole Of the time the tram
has been on its journey through the
State, and Prof. Barrow said in New
berry on Saturday that he had not had
occasion to make a single request OF
the railroads, for the reason that the
railroads had anticipated every wish.
The train was at Prosperity, On the
Southern railway, on Friday, and was
moved to Newberry on Friday even
ing. It was taken hack to Columbia
.on Saturday evening for the remainder
of its tour of the State.
The live stock exhibit carried by
the train was of particular interest IN
Newberry county. There We're four
fine hogs-as fine as one would want
to see or to own. All four were soWs.
One of these, a Berkshire, 21 months
old weighed about 600 pounds. A
Duroc Jersey, aged eight months,
weighed about 275 pounds. A Tam
worth, about five years old, a beauu-
ful red color, and one of the finest
specimens Of swine ever seen in New
berry, weighed about $50 pounds. A
Poland China, aged nine months,
weighed about 25O pounds. The Berk-
shire and the Poland China were
black; the Duroc Jersey and the Tam
worth were red in color.
In the dairy type of cattle carried
there was included a Jersey COW which
save five hundred and thirty pounds
of buffers during the year 1910.
There was Holstein which
will easily give four and one-halt gal
Ions of milk per day. For dual pur-
poses-milk and butter and beef
>there was an excellent type of the Red
Polad. Of the beef type there was
fine pair of Herefords twelve months
old. The cattle department also car
ried pair of Poled Angus calves, sew
en- months old, which were among the
prettiest calves ever seen in NeWoerry
In the horse line there was nne
pair of Percheron mares-one hYe
years of age weighing 1850 pounos'
and one eight years of age weighing
LILO pounds. From this type OF mares
the raising of mules is urged by the
Clemson authorities. A pair of these
mares can be purchased in season for
about $500. The mares carried on the
Clemson train cost more than this for
tho reason that they are of fine blood,
and registered.
There was a department showing the
ordinary insects troubling the crops
and the people of the South-includ-
ing the boil weevil and the hook worm.
Both were safely dead and in alcohol
There was also a farmers library
with a we'll selected number of books
of value to farmers.
Seed selection of corn and a ger
nination test were included in lec-
ture, which also dealt with the cult
walton of corn in all it's phases.
Prof. Archibald Smith, of the ami
NAL industry department of Clemson
college. was in charge Of the live stock
department of the train and gave a
lecture on dairy cattle and the proper
manner of selection Of horses and
mules. Mr.. T. F. Jackson, Of the Cot
ton Seed Crushers' association, gave
a lecture on beef cattle. Dr.. E. Bar