The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-30
CLEMSON COLLEGE LETTER.
improvements Made During Summer
Boys at Clemson.

Clemson, Sept 25.-In the history
OF Clemson College the session just
opening promises to be the greatest.
over 500 students were enrolled and
after standing examinations nearly
that number are still here the new
course. known as The Work. Boy
Course. which enables q boy to work
and attend classes alternate weeks is
proving very popular. Twenty-seven
boys are now pursuing this course.
Great improvements have been
made during the summer to the coll
lege property. In addition TO the i'm
dairy building has been completed
ana equipped two large concrete silos
have been built. and the farm barns
are now under construction.
The encampment at the State Fair
will rest largely with the boys. II
they want TO go the trip is virtually
assured. The decision will be made
by the president Of the board Of trus-
tees and the president Of the college.
| We have larger number Of boys
than usual from Sumter county. They
are: Fl. c. Moses, F. NJ. Dwight, j.
A. Mcclure. L. LeGrand. w. d. Ryan,
v. p. Corbett b. NJ. Sanders, ]. D.
Jones, ]. Richardson p. NJ. Pitts, Jr..
T. S. Siddall. r. s. Hood. A. T. Hayns-
worth. ID. p. Moore, F. M. Mellette,
II. III. Sanders. B. NJ. Jackson and
j. M. Workman.
Knowing Of the widespread trou-
bic that the Fungus Boil Rot is caus-
ing in the State, Prof. II. W. Barre OF
| the Experiment station corps, has
given out the following article on the
subject:
During the past few years cotton
anthrancnose has spread all over
South Carolina. 1t Is now causing
great annual loss to the cotton grow
ers. I have just returned from a trip
| through several badly infected Sec
tons Of the State and find that this
disease seems to be causing greater
loss than ever before.
During the past two years we have
been conducting a careful investiga-
tion Of this disease and studying the
life history OF the fungus which
A..
CATION We are now able to control the
disease.
Anthrancnose first appears on the
outside OF the boil az small dark 10
purplish colored spot This spot
gradually Increases in size until the
entire boil IL affected. If such bolls
be cut open the inside is found to
| be discolored and rotten.
We have found In our investigation
here that the fungus which causes
the disease grows in the seed. Seed
taken from bolls which were slightly
diseased were found to have the fila
ments and spores Of the fungus in
| them. and where such seed were
planted diseased plants were found
TO develop from them. On such dis
eased plants the majority Of the bolis
were diseased. We also found when
we picked cotton from healthy stalks
and planted the seed from these on
land which had not been In cotton
the previous year We had no an
thracnose. The investigation further
showed that under ordinary condi-
tions the fungus does not live in the
old diseased bolls and stalks for more
than one year. All this shows then.
that by using seed which are free
from disease and practicing a one
years rotation we can get rid Of an
thracnose. This has been demon
strated in tht fields on the expert
ment station during the past two
seasons and Is being further demon
strated on number Of farms
throughout the State this season.
Another important fact brought
out in this investigation Is that a
great many farmers are bringing the
disease into their places In seed
bought from seed houses and seeds
men. Many of the worst cases Of
anthracnose were brought about in
This way. We would advise that every
/ planter secure his seed from his own
farm. Either this or buy from some
one whom YOU know does not have
! the disease on his place. Anthracnose
Is bad disease hut II can be easily
controlled by following the treat
ment outlined above. We trust that
every planter in South Carolina will
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