The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-21
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Clemson College Opens Series of In
stitute in NeWberry at Little
Mountain.


?rs Of this section some Of the practi-
cal knowledge obtained in the agricul-
tural department Of Clemson college,
was held at Little Mountain.
Practical talks on farming were
made by Prof. Conrad, Mr.. Dew and
Mr.. Haddon, of Clemson; Mr.. Elliott,
United States Farm demonstration of
Winnsboro, and Mr.. Templeton, OF
Abbeville.
These men are making a two weeks
trip through this section Of the State,
starting in Saluda county last Satur-
day and Monday, then in Newberry
county, Tuesday at Little Mountain,
Wednesday at Pomaria, and Thursday
at Silverstreet, from NeWberry they
will go to Laurens, Chester, Lancaster
and Union counties for a few days in
each.
The institute at Little Mountain
was opened at 1920 with Mr.. Alan
Johnstone in charge, as chairman of
the meeting. Prof. Conrad, of Glenn
son college, with Farm mana cement
in the control of field insects as his
subject, spoke of the call Of the South
for better farming methods in the care
of crops. He took UP first the boil
weevil and what it had done in Texas,
and the manner in which it had to be
dealt with. The possibility of the
farmers of this section having to deal
with it. Then he took up the red spid-
er and it's habits, the cotton leaf louise
and the corn weevil, and told about
the habits of each and the best way
in which to get rid of these insects.
At 11:45 the institute was adjourned
for dinner. Barbecue dinner was
served only few steps away from the
building.
At 1 o'clock the speaking was again
started by Mr.. Elliott, U. S. farm dem
onstrator from Winnsboro, S. c., with
'Winter corn crops" as his subject. He
spoke of the necessity of thorugh cul-
tivation of land and of the value of
winter crops as fertilizer, campar-
ing sand and vegetable matter III re-
gard to their moisture retaining faci-
lities. He gave to the farmers some
valuable information that had been OBJ
tanned at the different experimental
stations in regard to the crops that are
best suited for our section. II.
Mr.. Dew, of Clemson college, made
talk On Fruit insects and diseases y
First speaking of the value 'nf gooll
fruit trees and the necessity Of care
ful attention to them if any good is to
be gotten out Of d, nr orchards. Next
he took up in turn hr scale, the peach
tree borer, and the shot hole ho1er,
describing their habits and t3l':n., o.
the best manner Of destroying these
and other insects. Then he spoke OF
the value Of spraying fruit trees and
the best time md manner in which it
could be done.
Mr.. Haddon, Of Clemson college,
spoke next on "Seed selection" TAX
ing corn as an illustration he told OF
the advantage to be gained by plant
ing good seed. Then he explained
the best way of selecting the seed,
telling of the Importance of selecting
with regard primarily TO uniformity,
not only of grain and ear, but Of the
stalk from which the ear was gathered
and the color of the grain as well.
Next he explained a very simple way
of testing the seed after selection.
Mr.. Temp1eton then made short
talk of a few minutes on the relative
values of the different kinds ct COM
mercial fertilizers. The meeting af-
ter a short talk by Mr.. Johnstone, was
declared adjourned.
All of these speakers were very
anxious to impress upon their hearers
the aim of Clemson college in sending
them out, and that the college is
anxious to give practical aid to the
farmers of the State. where possible
by letter, and where the necessary
information can not be given in that
way a demonstration from the college
will be sent to the farm needing help
At 4 o'clock a team from Pomaria
and a local aggregation met on the
ball diamond and engaged in heated
contest, which resulted in victory
for Pomaria by the score of 8 to 4.