The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-06-12
Il RBeuol,ationi<ing Agriculture.
Coea Has Done the Farmer 70 Try
~ W New Plans on the Old Farm


DIR. Riggs tender OF the position. Mr..
Long came to South Carolina In the
spring of 1919 10 become State Agent
OF farm demonstration and superin-
tendent Of the extension division OF
Clemson College.
Directly under the State agent is
an assistant State agent who Is also
acting es dlstric. agent for the Wes-
tr!ct agents, one for the Central and
the ether for tho Eastern d strict.
These three men are trained farmers
OF wide experience and arc men en-
dowed with the missionary spirit IN
high degree.
Next In the organization are As
county demonstration agenta. There
are two agents In each OF three ccun-
ties and there arc .wo counties which
have no ngopt. but these vacancies
are only temporary. The salaries of
/ these mon are paid Jointly by Glenn
Agriculture and In most cases COM
mercial bodies or groups Of citizens
In the localities add TO their salaries.
Also connected with tho organiza-
tion are two live stock demonstration
agents, z poultry demonstration agent,
mill village agent and an agricul-
tural editor. This does not lake Into
consideration the girls canning club
forces, WHICH are under the lircctl0h
or winthrop College. nut with which
the CLEMSON demOnstratlO1 forcos
work In heatry cooperation.
All tho work done is tascd on thu
local OF ncunty agent. Upon his ef-
n 20
uros Of all the work in hiR locality.
He must be man OF thorough thnore-
tical and practical training. NATURAL
leader and orgnizer, endowed with
wonderful patience and faith In men
and heedleBs Of personal gain or loss
Such men are naturally difficult to find
ind. since Z: present the salaries are
not large. THIS Is especially true. How
over. aJ suon as the money f-pm the
Lever Agricultural Extension I,ili be-
comes available these sale ries Wiz
probably Dr. Increased MAJ 'erially.
These county agents ara among the
hardest working men In South Caro-
lima. Blu. she! are gettiEe results anu
that Is what they care abDut most.
Many mon CO INJECTED Nth tho De-
partWeat OF Agriculture a. Washington
haxe expressed tho opinion TINT the
demonstration organization In South
Carolina !s thu most effi:ient In tho
United Statss.
The slogan OF tho demonstration
forces In South Carolina Is "Soil-
building" The county nrents are ex-
pected to make this the Keynote of
thrir work. They have done SO by.
encouraging the growth ~ winter COW
.r crcpg In their counti0s to such an
sxtan. that tho "acreage planted In
.oser crops last winter WIS $4,000.
Sagainst $4,000 acres tha year he-
lore. I, Is expected that this year
|, IRON 100000 To 600. 900 acres will be
planted ID winter cover crops In this
State. This. spring the value OF plant
loOd returried 20; the. soi; In cover
,rops is estimated at S1s3. 900 for rye.
$4,000 for vetch. and SiSl.500 for
clover and grasse, a total of $653, ,h00.
5ut the hhmus value Is fully equal
20 tho plant food value: Therofota In
:reased efficiency in South Carolina
soils from last winter'e cover crops
AMOUNT to $i,107.0o. And tiiis calcu-
|. ation:'was made on a most conserva-
tive basiB.4
:, The next important duty or the
,0unty. agent la to secure q number of
cooperative demonstrate ore. good farm.
srs' In, his county. WIN agree to grow.
Under his direction, stapla crops by
demonstration methods The total
humber Qf bushels or corn tifnduced
by, these demonstratorsa In MA WAS
/ iap. .442, and the numbcr. OF pt, j. i < q.
cotton was 4,684 .e6s, nddinss & :
wealth cf south Carolina 81 .134 = * ~,
fIe se demonstrators take, up tnasis
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