The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-29

number OF demonstrators Tie huii4
Der of acres reported by each and the
average yield of corn and cotton per
acre. l want to give, however, a sum-
mary of the yield in South Carolina
by these demonstrators during the
year Of 1911.
The report of the bureau of status
tics at Washington in its preliminary
estimate on December II, 1911, gives
the average yield Of seed cotton for
South Carolina in 1911, as 1875 pounds
per acre from 2,627,939 acres, and of
corn as 1872 bushels per acre from l.
100000 acres. Of course, in this aver
age is included the productions by the
demonstrators.
DR.. Knapp stated in his report the
following:
with cotton 1,574 demonstrators
ported on 1871 acres, an average of
I acres for each demonstrator, an
q ora 90 Weld Of ,569.2 pounds of seed
cotton per acre and total Of II, 1,566,537
pounds. The average yield of cotton
in South Carolina as estimated by the
bureau of statistics, December II,
1911, was 795 pounds. Thus it appears
that the demonstration methods pro-
duced an increase of 97.4 per cent. or
774.2 pounds per acre above the state
average, which at $500 per hundred,
amounts to S23.23 per acre, or SILL
22S.33 on 1871 acres.
"With corn 1,645 demonstrators re-
ported on 5,919 acres, an average OF
3.6 acres for each demonstrator, an
average yield of 39.1 bushels of she'll
ed corn per acre and total OF 23l,-
874 bushels. The average yield OF
corn in South Carolina in 1911 as re-
ported by the bureau of statistics was
1872 bushels per acre. This shows an
increase under demonstration meth
DDS of 114.S per cent, or 20.9 bushels
per acre, which at 81 cents per bush
ell amounts to S19.02 per acre, or $1l2,-
1888 on 5,919 acres.
Combining results on these two
crops. we find a total of $3S3,SO7.H
representing the value of increased
production of cotton and corn in
South Carolina, due to demonstration
methods on 1920 acres reported for
the year 1911.
sIn addition to the work reported
above there were al out 600 demonstra-
tors and co-operators in South Caro-
lima in 1911, following demonstration
methods, from whom no reports were
received. No attempt has been made
to estimate the effect of the work upon
the balance of the demonstrators
CROPS or upon the crops of their nelgn-
bors."
l. is also stated by DR.. Knapp that
the demonstration work in South Caro-
lima is advancing very rapidly, and l
horo in the next issue to print his re-
port in full, because I take it that 1t
contains valuable information, when
each farmer should see for himeslt,
ard the record made by the demon
e+rators could very we'll be made by at
least a majority of the farmers IN
South Carolina.
DR.. Knapp stated also that South
Carolina was ahead of all the other
States in the matter of this combina-
tion of interest-of Clemson college
and the demonstration agents-as
there was not another agricultural
college which had yet effected such
advantageous arrangement.
I want to say also that believe II
is fortunate for Clemson college that
the board of trustees has placed Dr'
w. M. Riggs at the head of the inst-
tuition. I am more fully convinced OF
tho wisdom of this choice since TINS
brief visit to the college than I had
ever been before, and l believe thal
Dr. Riggs will do more than any otn-
er man who could have been CHOSEN
to popularize the college and to bring
if nearer to the people and to cause
its work to be of greater advantage to
the farming interest of the State He
is nleasant and unassuming and ap-
1ohl oru deeDly interested IN