The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-10
Rev0laafionizing Agriculture.
Clemson Coleg Has Done Great Work Get Farmer Try
New Plans the Old Farm

GOing into the field with The farmer
into til" home witir the farmers vie
and into tie school with the fnrinc,s
children Is Il force which is revolt
tionizing agriculture in South Caro-
lima. This work is now perhaps Tie
largest influence for constructive ac-
coiHiliailn"nt in the lives OF Suuili
tarolina'S farm population anu ihe
best i"aiirc Of il is ,ha: il is now
growing apncc and will soon il" very
'as been in the past. This j. III" farm
demonstration Of the United States
department Of Agriculture ara Join;
direction Of the United States Depart
mcnt Of Agriculture and tl,m:un :: ri
cultural College.
tS mast people ar, a"a:". ~. dem
0nStr;iiun work was BEGUN ~ iir Sea-
man a. Knapp. vino spent I'll" in.s'
seven years III his lie in biil.lhg IN
an organization which cOuIl iIr ..r-
ric:! on increasingly af,or his death.
OF him il has been said t,ia lie D,ii.
seventy years Of preparation fur sven
years OF work" Forrest .Hy' III,
prominent special wri:.r. called Dr.
knapp tue miss iOnary !;'iop q:
American agric,iltnrc." end !'r. Matte:
III. Page. now uuihaHSat!Dr. :;uid Ui tie
demonstration work organized bt DR.
Knapp. 1T is the greatest ..in%l piece
nf constructive edicaiiOnai wur,; IN
this age or any age" H. IL rc"oSn:Ecd
today tat Hr. $. a. Knapp performed:
for The people Of the South bcsidc*
viii i:h the SCI vices q! frw IIan can
take rank. The ooutll's Grea; I:cnr.
factor" is the a,pciatinn ni.pli'nl -
lin by The George Peabody College
for Teachers.
Ilr. Knapp believed that there was a
possible 500 per cent in"rnpsc Ia ::r
proluctiv" power Of the rariI IaLo-Gr
In the average Southern State, ana he
i.iHtrihutCd this increase ~: follows:
'3G0 per cent to tie uSc Dr ..:o.. aud
better mulcannd farm mach;Is.y.
ZOO per cent. 20 the .pro,li, tion Of
E:orc and better stock"
"1.b per cent. 10 Il rUtat.:l Lf crop
and better tillngr."
80 per cent. To better drainage"
80 per cent. To seed Of higher vital
ity. thoroughbred and carefully SO
lected.'
40 per cent to the abundant use ot
icRumes and the Mse vi moro nr0nu
my for feeding stock"
He Believed especially IN the Heri
cultural future OF South Carolina. II
was favoritc saying Of his that ~
great nation IL not the Out-growih If Il
few men OF genius, but the aupcrln-
tive worth Of great common people:
and. again, n prosperous int.!liS mt
and contcndcd. rural population is.
therefore. essential to our nntiun1l
ncrpetuiiy" lie believed that the
Southern farmer by proper methods
could Increase the income Of his farm
from three 10 live fold and that H."
could double the crop To the acre and
i,nlvc the cost"
II was with visions such as these
and many others founded Cn princ!-
pies MS broad that Dr. Knapp Cr:;nniz-
cd the demonstration work. Hcr::ap''
his principal Immediate object In he
demonstration work WIS To fnli'll :hr
;.rinriple laid down in one Of his !;rcd,-
est sayings: "Thc common tuile:
needs an education that lead; tn easier
bread"
Closely associated with DIR. Knapp
In this work WAS W. w Long. field
agent for several OF the Southern
=,tntcs. WAC Ind been in the, i',Grral
Department Of agriculture for .nany
years. 4 North Carolina. his kcvn"..t
sympathiea were with the Southern
people. When DIR. w. NJ. Riss.;.
President of ClcmSoa College, was
seeking IL man to fill the vacant place