The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-09
GIRLS AND BOYS OF LEE.
SHOW ELDERS WHAT CAN BE
DONE BY NEW METHODS OF
FARMING.

Germ and Tomato Club Production
Display at Bishopvillc Attracts Much
Favorable Attention.
Eishopville, Dec. 6.-This county is
no exception to the rest In that 1t is
feeling tho effects of the low prices
Oh cotton and the general depression
incident thereto. but her people are
proving that they are made of the
proper stuff by tho manner In which
they have gone at meeting present
day problems and the manner in
which they have kept going the old
old things that were started in better
times.
The second annual corn and tomato
shows of the boys and girls of Lee
county has just been brought to
most successful close and this after
one of tho most instructive and help
ful exhibitions ever held. The ex-
hioits were arranged in a vacant store
room on Main street and were viewed
by large and interested crowd each
Of 'e two days 1t was held. Imme-
diltely to the right Of the main en-
trance was arranged booth by Post
master j. Ed Stuckey, showing the ad-
vantages to be had from the use of
tho new parcel post system. This
booth was in charge Of Miss Irene
Weldon. tho assistant to the postmas-
ter.
The exhibits Of canned fruits, ber-
ries, preserves. jellies and vegetables
put up in jars, tomatoes, corn, pota-
toes, beans, okra and everything that
is now grown in this section suitable
for table use was appctizing. showing
70 different varieties.
There was also to be seen q large
variety of useful utensils and machin-
cry for saving the farmer and the
housewife from taking many a USE
less step. Some of these were shown
by exhibitors away from home and
some were by the people right here.
w. Gregg McCutcheon had on ex-
hibit homemade watcrworks, which
will cost very little yet at the same
time saving the wife who does her own
house work great deal. This con-
sisted Of sugar barrel made to hold
water. a force pump and a spigot to
draw the water from the barrel, the
idea being that the man on the farm
could fill the barrel in the morning
and the wife would have her supply
OF water drawn and ready for the day.
A homemade hreless cooker at
tracted attention and will help many
who do their own cooking and who
are unable to purchase one Of the cx-
pensive manufactured kind. This con-
sisted OF a large dry goods box with
lard cans Of various sizes, and the
packing used is cottonseed hulls. the
only thing in connection with it to
hc bought away from homo being the
stone to heat for use i'm the cooker.
Another branch Of endcavor for the
young people was launched during
this meeting-that OF raising poultry,
not only for home consumption but
for going into the poultry raising as
business. Mr.. Williams Of the ag-
ricultural department was here and
delivered lectures on the kinds of
poultry to raise. showing where TO sell
the eggs and explaining fully and in
detail all the pleasures. profit and pit
falls to be met in the business.
Another interesting feature Of this
show was that Of the National Au-
dubon society. This consisted of a
very large number of charts, showing
the various birds and animals native
to this section and showing the USE
fulness Of each. detailing the foods
and the analysis of the contents of
the stomachs. proving beyond ques-
tion that the birds shown are of in
estimable value to the farmer. This
exhibit was In charge of Miss Will
liams.
1t Is the opinion Of the demonstra-
ton agents. based upon reports made,
that the total yield of corn for Lee
county this year Is far in excess of
what 1t ever was before. and along
with the increased yield of corn there
Is large increase of hogs killed at
homo. so that the old saying Of hog
and hominy" is fast becoming q fact
and not a trite saying.
Too much credit can not he given
to- Miss Grace u. James for the to-
mato club results and to Messrs.