Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-07-19
AS TO THE COUNTY FAIR.
Meeting Held Monday---Committe
Appointed to Solicit Subscriptions.

men from the county In Walhalia
Monday attending the meeting in the
interest Of organizing County Fair
Association, and some preliminary
work was advanced.
The progress made in subscrip-
tions to the capital stock was not en-
tirely encouraging, but still there
were evident signs Of activity In some
quarters, and 1t Is felt that the pros
poets for n really encouraging re-
port are good. The soliciting COM
mittee will meet at Walhalla on Fri
day Of next week, July 29th, to re-
port the success Of their efforts, and
1t is hoped that not only the commit
teemen, but all who feel an interest
in the county lair proposition, will
attend this meeting.
NJ. 6. Holland, OF tho demonstra-
tion work, was present at the meet
Ing last Monday and acted as chair
man, while j. III. Barnett was chosen
as secretary.
Ira w. Williams,
State agent Of the demonstration
work Of the general government, was
present and made a short talk on the
lines OF agriculture, and as to the
advantages Of county fair as relat-
ed to the agricultural and general in
terests of the county. 1t was very
gratifying to hear him make the
broad statement that the crops in
Oconee, as far as he had seen, are
better than in any other county in
the State, and. he added further. "I
would rather live In Oconee county
than In any other section l have Wis
tied He was carried away with
the climate Of this section, and our
possibilities as an agricultural sec
tion. he said, are unlimited
Coming down to the matters more
directly interesting to the meeting
Mr.. Williams said that he knew of
no one thing that could be Of more
benefit to the farming portion Of the
county's population than county
fair, which Is an educator and a
practical demonstration combined in
one, and he was glad to see that the
people Of Oconee had taken hold OF
the matter 1t Is worth pushing for
everything 1t is worth, and it IS
worth everything. 1t Is an absolute
necessity az an educator, broad
ener and an advertiser.
Mr.. Williams noted marked i'm
proyements along the lines Of gene
raj farm work in Oconee, and was
pleased with the visible results of
the farm demonstration work as ex-
hibited in the growing crops. He
illustrated the great good this work
is accomplishing by relating all en-
perience he had at his old home In
Georgia. Going to his old home a
few years ago he found his brother
plodding along in the old way, maxi
ing anywhere from 10 to Is bushels
or corn to the acre, and he mapped
out plan for the cultivation of a
small Spptjnn thn 70 20 L.,
lowing year. The plan was followed,
and on the demonstration section the
yield averaged from so to 100 BUSH
els OF corn to the acre. The general
effect has been marvellous, he said.
FARMERS from the neighborhOod saw
what had been done, they adoDted
the advanced methods, and to-day
the rule In that section of Georgia is
from so to 100 bushels Of corn to
the acre, and the exception is the
old-time 10 to Is bushels. He used
these facts to Illustrate one of the
great features Of county fair. You
can tell man what you have done,
and be may not believe it, and con
sequcntly he pays no attention to
your advice; but when you show
MN the actual process and results
he Is bound to believe 1t, and If he
Is reasonable man he will take the
lesson and apply 1t. The county fair
will demonstrate what can be done.
and 1T will show what has been done,
and the benefit will be moro than we
can even imagine. BY all means, he
SAID, nave a county fair, and have a
good one.
Some Reports We're Made,
but they were not all that could be
desired thn ri MT lt,+
having been generally signed up by
citizens. From those reporting It
was found that only 1876 shares Of
stock had been subscribed for, but it
was evident that no special effort had
been made in general to raise the
stock. II. l.. Werner, Of the Retreat
section, presented list showing
subscriptions amounting to about
$3.50. These were in small amounts.
scattered over strictly farming
section. 1t Is just such lists as these
that will insure the success of the
county fair proposition. When gem
eral interest Is manifested by the
farming portion Of the population
the people in the towns are going tc
come down with their part.
That at first glance may look like
very selfish position to take, but It
is not In reality 80. What kind of a
county fair can the people Of town
have without the interest and coop
Grafton OF the farmers? A town
fair would be absolutely worthless,
for the primary object Of n fair Is to
exploit the products Of the farm the
dairy, the poultry yard, tho stock
that Is raised on the farm, etc.
Committee to Solicit.
After some discussion of the mat
ter it was decided to appoint a COM
mittec, consisting Of II, to canvass
generally by townships, for subscrlp-