The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-29
CLEMSON COLLEGE AND THE EDI.
IUES.

uaiiy newspapers Of the State, was
present at Clemson College yesterday
and the gay before Attending the meet
ing I'll the larm demonstration agents,
nh!cn Was ncid taerc i.iis wGtK. ii
the iarn demonstrators were rank
taIniy did not fuil to snGw that they
CUulu demonstrate" to beat the
Dand' before the bunch OF editors
who drank III what lney sand as II II
were uciiciUus Cicmson College but
,ciuiiK
frcsiacnt kiggs. and several OF the
professors hau the euitOrS in tow sew
crai hours before they would let the
urniUnstrat0rs get at them, and 30
mucn that 10 the scribes was new ana
wondcrIui had been seen. that the
editors were easy marks 10 Dr. Long
and his assistants, when they were
turned over to them to be- sulted away
1t was wonderful. The college anu
the eight hundred boys being trained
their terms are over, IS an ever i'll
creasing delight to those who occas-
Ionally see the college ami the boys.
The enthusiasm anu the deep carneAt-
ness. coupled with the accurate and
trustworthy Information possessed by
those who are revOlutiOnizing the
science OF agriculture in South Caro-
lima. created deep and lasting i'm
precision on the newspaper men, anu
thcy understand this uplifting move
ment better than they could ever have
done In reading and studying OF the
work at long range. Prof. Long. who
has charge OF the work In he State
is master ut his work He remind
ed this editor OF the great band mas
ter kryl. or Sousa. standing before
his agents with gayel IN h!s hand,
and by word or look calling from
this great or that at his pleasure.
recital OF the work he had done In
some particular line.
The al'iDurpoae Of the conference
between the editors, Of the daily news
papers and the demonstration agents.
Was to devise means by which eacn
could be more helpful to the other.
Every demoIstratorl runhesitatingly
stated that he considered the coopera-
ton of the newspapers an Invaluable
asset to his work. The newspaper
editors stated that they believed the
work being done by these denopstra-
tors OF the greatest impoI tance, and
were willing to cooperate with them
in every way possible TO spread their
gospel of better farming. Some really
helpful suggestions were made on
each side. and an effort will be made
to build up news feature of the
work SO that concrete examples /. of
what Is being done In every county in
tn State Eiay DO available 10 the news
papers. This Will doubtless be
through the demonstrators
direct. in large measure. and
through the State headquarters at
Clemson College, A system of reports
with special mention of meritorious
work will doubtless be arranged. and
from these reports Prof. Long Will
Gull, what will be helpful to every
county and forward this to the news
papers.
Il was g great meeting. Il is evil
dent that the greatest constructive
work in South Carolina jus now Is be-
ing done by DR.. Long and his corps
OF able assistants. who are using such
sound and logical methods to reach
tho people vino need 10 De reached,
and to help them TO help themselves.
The figures in Prof. Longs annual re-
port were astounding. His work cost
a total of $4,000, thirds of which
was contributed by the National gov
and resulted In profit to
the people Of tho State Of $2,50O. 900.
This total is made. up by such items
as this: Demonstrators mixed ut the
homes of farmers $4,000 tons of COM
fertilizer at n saving to the
farmers Of 81 per ton. Twenty one
thousand eight hundred forty-five
trees pruned and sprayed; $34,131 of
poultry and eggs sold through demon
strators. Corn yields raised from 8 or
s bushels to 35 or 45 bushels per acre.
Wheat acreage increased over 200 per
cent In year; $4,000 acres of cover
crops planted; 19S.240 pounds of vetch
and clover seed saved by the farmers
for future planting, etc. etc
The press of tie State not stand
behind such move ment! AS we'll ex-
pect tho sun TO cease to shine.