The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-07-10

SeTVlce.
county is one Of the counties where
stock is permitted to run at large,
there being numberless acres of nat
ural pasturage of a fair type. The
majority of cattle raisers leave this
work literally in the hands Of God.
So far as have been able to learn,
only few have made efforts to raise
finer cattle-the increase is always
in number. No special attention is
given 70 either dairy or beef cattle
the same type Of cow serves the dou-
BILE purpose; but we have a few pa
irons who pride themselves on their
dairy cows and justly so. am
speaking not of the few, but Of that
large number who have not realized
the necessity and economical value of
a fine milch cow, some of whom are
milking six or more cows and buying
all the butter they use. Others will
keep one cow for one to two quarts
of milk a day. There is great need
for special training in dairying econ
omics, methods and sanitation. Pages
could be written on the crying needs
of this work but this will be sufficient.
With the above situation in view,
Mr. Mitchell paid the government de-
partment at Washington visit. The
officials were delighted over his dai-
rying scheme. They sent Profs Nc
Claim and Mason to look the situa-
ton over. Mr. Mitchell's plans were
forthwith adopted by these men.
Dairying was begun at once under
the direction Of Prof Mason, of Glenn
son College, who pays US monthly
visits.
The first years work was done
through the homes by keeping rec
ords of cows and making tests of
their milk-giving the money value
of COWS. A number of public and
class room demonstrations were made
| in milk testing, butter making and
milk separating. In this, the second
year. the work of the first year is
continued through the homes. The
interest of the pupils is very much
greater than last year. They have
begun to appreciate the value. The
home folk are showing more interest.
A barn 1s by 80 with capacity for
four cows was built and is now rea'
dy for installing cows. Milk house
l13 by IA is under construction. These
buildings were built according to-
government plans--cement floors,
pipes, stanchions, etc. The boys
helped in the construction for the
practical experience to be used later
| in their homes. The milk house will
be equipped with separator, churn,
tester and other utensils for hand
ling milk and making butter.
This work will be continued next
year in the high school department
with three periods a week in theory
and practical work. Two cows will
be kept in the barn, one of the ordi.
nary type, the other of the best type.
A comparison of records will be
made monthly for the benefit Of pu.
pills. The dairy produce will be sold
at market value.
Mr. Mitchell will endeavor to 90
interest the pupils in the work as to
secure as response in the homes a
neat dairy department. modelled af-
ter the plans at school, in which san
itary milk and butter will be pro-
duced the year round for home con-
sumption and ultimately to develop
dairying for market.
Ihope that the day is close at hand
when the school gardening and dai-
rying work will be given due recog-
milton in this State, for | verify be-
lieye their place is not secondary
one. Let us learn to live better at
home and it will increase our COM
forts, income, intellect and thereby
develop a grander type of woman
hood and manhood.