The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-18

1.-The intelligent farmer. always
gains something by studying the
methods OIL farmers in other sections,
even though the differences in crops,
climate and soil be great. Few OF our
farmers can 60 any great distance to
| make these comparisons, but none of
them can afford to miss an oppor-
tunity to see the results of work done
IN other places when it is brought to
their very door"
This statement is made by Mr.. w.
IL. English, State demonstration
agent for South Carolina, and super
intendent of the extension work at
Clemson college. The full statement
by Mr.. English, relating to the ma
tional corn exposition, is as follows:
People who know what the ma
tional corn exposition really stands
for do not need to be asked to take
an interest in it or urged to attend.
Unfortunately, for US, however, very
few people in South Carolina under
stand the scope: and purpose of this
great educational exposition. The
name in itself Is somewhat mislead-
ing, and has been accepted by most
of our people as meaning merely a
big corn show, gotten up, perhaps, on
a, larger scale than any Of those here
tofore held in the South. 1t seems
that no amount of advertising and
newspaper notices has succeeded in
entirely removing this. impression
from the minds of the farmers OF the
State.
knowing that there is going to be
a. very pleasing surprise in store for
those who attend the exposition with
this impression fixed in their minds,
and feeling that at no time in the
past have the farmers Of the South
had an opportunity to take advantage
of such an educational exposition, as
this will be, it would seem wise for
every individual and every organiza-
ton in the State interested in agri-
cultural advancement to get, behind
this movement and push it in every
possible way:
"The success of the exposition so
far as the exhibits are concerned, is
already assured. A sufficient number
of exhibits from the United States
department of agriculture and the va
rious State experiment stations have
been secured to make this eve OF the
greatest shows of it's kind ever held.
1.-The only question now is-Will the
people of this and other States take
full advantage of that which is Of
fered them? The management OF the
corn exposition does not feel that its
mission will have been fulfilled when
the great agricultural display has
| been called and installed. Unless
people come to look at 1t and profit
by what they see, little real good Will
have been accomplished.
"The Farmers Cooperative Demon
stration work, representing the
United States department of agricul-
ture and Clemson Agricultural COL
lege, has been behind this movement
ever since it was first decided to make
South Carolina headquarters for the
coming year. Everything possible has
been done by the demonstration
agents to advertise the exposition and
get people to make an effort to get
exhibits into competition classes, but
to attend the show and find out for
themselves what the farmers in other
places are doing. Undoubtedly the
Southern farmer has suffered from
lack of contact with farmers OF
other sections. Their standards OF
success have been made by comparl-
sons between each other rather than
| in the broader and better way OF COM
pairing the methods and results OF one
section with another The Intelligent
farmer always gains something by
studying the methods Of farmers in
other sections, even though the diff
erences in crops, climate and soil be
great. Few of our farmers can go
any great distance to make these
comparisons, but none of them can af-
ford to miss an opportunity to see
the results of work done in other
places when it is brought to their
very door.
"Let South Carolina show to the
world that our farmers are ready
to grasp and put to use every avail
able means of improving their agri-
culture, and at the same time, let
us be out in full force to greet the
multitude of farmers who will Vlslt
the exposition from sections OF the
United States"
Announcing Preliminary Corn Show.
In order to determine just what
samples of farm products are eligible
to enter the competitive classes OF the
National Corn. Exposition at Colum-
bia, January 9th to February Sth;,
1918. a preliminary show will be heao
at the State fair grounds January j.
10. 1913. d
In order to economize on space and
TO be sure that the National Corn eX-
nosition will be a show noted 1or
quality rather than quantity, the en-
tries from the various States Will be
limited to 20 samples in each class.
The preliminary show is being he'd IN
order to give every one in South Caro-
iiaa ohanna To cnmnete for the honor