Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-02-12

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drainage, trucking, crop rotation,
fertilization, preservation of the
forests, etc, were presented in va
riuuslways. Through conferences
and lie ;tures, occasionally illustrated
lectures, these specialists reached an
intelligent element OF the citizen
ship of this and other states in a
way that will bear fruit. AS stated
before, we regard this annual occs-
sion as great national farmers in
stitute, this feature being of gI eater
value than that of merely ex-
hibiting farm products.
The object lesson in rural i'm
provement work elected much fa-
vorable comment. No one could
look upon the model farm, The ideal
country community in miniature,
and other equally as effective OBJ
iect lessons without receiving a new
inspiration and catching new Wis
ion. There is no way of estimating
the educational value OF such work.
The pity is that the great masses of
the citizenship of South Carolina
do not catch the Inspiration. In
their Indifference those who most
need such instruction and object
lessons remain away.
Stock Raising.
In the state exhibits and through
out the exposition as a whole the
importance of stock raising ON the
farm was stressed. First the impor-
lance Of growing a sniliciency of
feed was shown and then the need
of having an abundance Of thorough
ored stock to consume the hay,
grain, ETC., instead of putting these
products directly on the market.
The impoverished soils, particularly
in the south, need humus and vege-
table matter which can best be sup
piled by barnyard manure. Through
special exhibits here and there
throughout the fair and through
experts, the importance of keepia
sabnnd4nce Of stock on T. sfarHSe
was effectively demonstrated. Some
may say this feature does not prop
erly belong To corn show. Strictly
speaking it does not, yet it serves
TO illustrate how ALIEN bracing the
great exposition is. Furthermore, it
bears out the statement That to call
IL simply a corn show" is Il misno-
mer.
Another department in which
every progressive farmer coud
proti;abIy spend several hours is
that Of the agricultural implements.
Here every implement, machine or
iihorSaying device that is needed
in mpdernIy equipping a iarm can
be seen. Almost every plow, planter,
,rrow. fertilizer distributor, har-
vestcr and motor driven Implement
tnAl is in practical Use is not only
on display 1T the exposition but
there is y practical operator or ma
chinist on hand to explain its mer-
its and method OF operation.
Intelligence Of Pls..5ors.
As Il rnlc one secs at agricultural
fairs a gay, eiddy. gAbbin= throng,
the majority OF the attendants being
young people who are pleasure bent.
Such is not the case with a Nation
al Corn Exposition. Here one does
not have to ne particularly observ-
ing to notice that practically all of
the visitors are intelligent, thought
fuI, sober minded men aad women
who are seeking real profit or bene-
fit rather than pleasure. One not in
frequently observes visitors taking
notes, jotting down for future use
the result Of an experiment, some
chemical analysis or Il statement Of
an expert. When these intelligent
men return ID their homes with
their IN entail horizons broadened-
with their enlarged store of infor-
matiOn-wiLh intensified zeal and
increased enthusiasm for their iife'ss
work-wiLh n new vision of the pos
sihilities of agriculture, not only
will more progressive methods be.
adopted on their individual farms
but many rural communities will be
infused with new life.
When these things are taken in
to account, it causes all the more
rejoicing among those who are ac-
lively Interested in tie agricultural
upbuildiug. of South Carolina that
the great exposition was held with
in reach Of our people The Adver-
lisur predicts that II ncw era will