Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-06-18
AGRICULTURE IN OUR SCHOOLS.
Government Oncr Of Co-OpcratiOn
Made to Five Public Schools.


The following letter received by
NJ. G. Holland, county demonstrator,
is self-eXplanatory:
Dear Sir: At the recent conference
Of county superintendent and others
interested in educational work, held
at Clemson College, briefly outlined
a proposed plan for carrying on dem
0nstration work in cooperation with
the rural schools in different coun-
ties. The teaching of agriculture has
been neglected IN these schools, not
only in South Carolina, but in the
entire South, and ! have always
thought that the demonstration work
should in some way be carried to the
school door as well as to the home
of the farmer.
My proposition is to cooperate
with the trustees OF five rural schools
in each county in the State in estab
fishing a three-year crop rotation, in
Guiding the principles OF soil build
ing, on land connected with the
school grounds. The trustees of the
school are to furnish the land, the
seed, necessary fertilizers and teams,
and to set aside certain hours during
each school day when the children
are to perform the actual work on
the demonstration plots.
The rotation to BIO adopted is to be
agreed upon by the State, district
and local demonstration agents and
the County superintendent of Edu-
cation. The local demonstration
agent is to visit the schools as often
as possible to see that instructions are
carried out, and to cooperate in
every way with the teacher. The
seed, fertilizers and team hire are
to be paid for out Of the proceeds of
the crop when gathered.
The five schools in each county are
to be selected by the County Superin-
tendent Of Education and the county
demonstration agent. Three acres
of land in connection with each
school will be required to properly
carry on these demonstrations, but
If this amount of land cannot be Sc
cured, the demonstration agent and
the County superintendent will &C
Cept such acreage as they may think
sufficient for the purpose.
1t is very important that these
schools be located at once so that
cover crops may be sown on the land
this fall. You are requested to for
ward me the names of the trustees in
your county as soon as the schools
are located. Blank cooperative
agreements, to be signed by the
trustees of the school and the county
demonstration agent, will be fur
nished you when the schools have
been located. / hope that the demon
stration agent and the superintend-
ent OF public instruotion. for zach
VIII meet as soon as possible
and take up this matter, in order
fhat the work may be promptly COM
menced. Very truly yours,
W. wv. Long,
state Agent and Supt, OF Extension.
The Schools Selected.
Editor Keowee Courier: We will
offer to the following schools the
above proposition Of the government:
NO 80 (Keowee) as first; If it fails
70 accept, No. 60 (Ebenezer) second
chance.
No. 7 tSouth Union); if it fails to
accept, No. 10 (Tabor) second.
No. 21 (Blue RIDGE; if it fails
to accept, No. 10 (RichlandD second.
No. "a Double Springs); if it
rails to accept, No. 2S (Speed's
Creek second.
NO. ~ CSalem) if it fails to ac-
cept, No. 46 (Flat Shoals) second.
ThiS work has been mapped out by
the Department OF Agriculture and
clemson College and is endorsed by
the County Superintendent of Edu-
cation and myself We have agreed
on the above schools.
! Will hold farmers Institutes in
Rhe county this summer, the time not
yet fixed.
will hold meetings in as MANY
School districts as ask for them. on
CloVer ana grasses and better pas
cures, during the next six weeks. day
OF nignt. viii hold the first one at
0"mth n Union next Thursday night at
$50 (the 19th.) Very truly,
M. G.. Molland.
County Demonstration.