The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-30
Institute at Wisacky.

The editor in company with Mr..
w. A. Stuckey took a spin down the
Lynchburg road to the pretty coun-
try home of Mr.. X. NJ. Cooper last
Monday and came back by way of
the Mt Zion road giving u9 a good
view of some of the fine crops in that
splendid farming section. OF course
they took in the Institute work of the
farm demonstrators from Clemson
College that was scheduled to take
place that day. The meeting was held
under a shady grove almost in front
but little to the right Of the dwell
ing. The place was ideal for Just such
an occasion and ample impromptu
seats having been provided from the
few chairs made it very comfortable
for the representative farmers that
had gathered there from nearly every
section of the county and some from
Sumter. The editor was especially
honored with an easy rocking chair,
which with the highly interesting
talks given by these expert demon
strators from Clemson College caus-
ed the time to Fl. swiftly by.
The first speaker was Mr.. T. E.
Kit and his subject was Fertilizers"
He said there were three things to
learn about fertilizers-how to buy.
what 20 buy, and how to use. Co.
operation is the key to the solution IF
the first. A car load of fertilizers can
be bought cheaper than q few tons.
The cooperation of neighbors to buy
together and cut out the middle man
Is an effective way. Studying the
nature of your soil and finding out
what elements are mostly needed will
solve the second and this is done to
better advantage by doing your own
mixing and save the expense of paying
freight on filters that you can put i'm
yourself. He then gave several for
mulae for different soils and showed
what they would save by so doing.
Mr.. L. o. Watson spoke on plant
diseases and showed how the plants
were alta cked and how to apply the
remedy. His talk was very interesting
and liste ned to with marked attention.
Mr.. w. A. Thomas, who was dubbed
the "bug man" by Chairman S. N.
Welcn, greatly amused and edited
his attentive audience by his plain
description of the habits of the bud
and stalk worms and other pest of the
corn, and more especially of the
ground and leaf louise and red spider
that pest of the cotton. His talk was
greatly enjoyed although there were
some doubling Thomases among the
crowd as to the habits of the ground
louise.
1t was now one o'clock, past the
dinner hour for farmers. so the Chair
man announced that they would have
short recess of one hour and enjoy
an old fashion lunch picnic. Well. IL
you call big pans of hot rice, fried
tongue, and ham sandwiches, cakes
and pies, with ice spiced with lemon
ade lunch picnic. they had ii and
had it in abundance
After the lunch, Chairman welch
announced that there would be talks
on Live Stock" and horticulture
by Messrs. T. r. Hayden and o. NJ
Clark. respectively. Mr.. Hayden
pointed out the need of better atten-
ton to live stock by our farmers. es-
pecially along the line of not bring
ing all of our work stock from the
West when we can raise at least our
own supply here. He is a native of
Missouri, and could speak from
actual results as came under his eve.
That the profit between the feed
stables out West and what our farm
ers pay for their mules is too great
He then gave some figures that were
eye openers Mr. Clark's remarks on
fruit trees and plants were highly en-
tertaining and instructive.
During the recess Col. r. ]. Wat
son. who was detained by an auto
begging down, came in Just in time
Tor lunch He was the last speaker
and his subject was So broad and full
of good advice that we will not men
ton it this time.
Inc same party To speak al the
larm of MIR. w. L. Baskin on Tuesday.
The crops along the road To Wi
Sacky and back are as fine AS we have
ever seen in this county.-Leader
and Vindicator.