The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-13

Prof. w. w. Long, of Clemson Col
lese, State Agent of Cooperative EN-
tension Work i'm Agriculture and
Home Economics, while in Sumter
Saturday with Secretary Of Agricul-
ture David f. Houston, and DR.. Brad
/ ford Knapp, discussed with Secretary
Reardon Of the Sumter Chamber of
Commerce, two important matters of
i'll, rest to the agricultural districts Of
sumter county. Prof. Long informed
the Sumter secretary that he would
upon his return to Clemson, take up
with the Sumter Chamber of Com
merce the question of the establish
ment of a government creamery, and
dairy route in Sumter county.
Prof. Long also agreed that Tues
day and Wednesday, October 2Gth and
27th, would suit his department for
the two-day county campaign in Sum-
ter county to encourage the planting
of wheat, winter cover crops, and eX-
tension of the live at home" and di-
versitication methods on the farm,
raising of more and improved breeds
OF cattle. swine, and poultry, this
campaign to be in conjunction with
the State Department of Agriculture,
If Commissioner Watson will cooper
ate, and the Sumter Chamber of
Commerce.
The establishment of q government
dairy, and creamery route would
mean much for Sumter county as it
will educate the farmers to the val
ue and Importance of maintaining up
to-date and sanitary dairies along
business lines. increase the amount of
pure home-raised butter, and the sup
ply of milk and cream, and provide
quantities of butter and cream for
shipment or for local consumption.
Prof. Long has stated before that
he has been anxious for some time to
take up some important work in Sum-
ter county because of the very enthus-
iastic and Intelligent cooperation be-
tween Sumter county farmers and the
Sumter Chamber of Commerce, with
Clemson College.
But 1t must be understood that the
establishment of government cream
cry route means that The farmers of
sumter county, and The business men
and banks OF Sumter city viii have to
do something too 10 show that such
an enterprise is wanted, VIII be main
tanned, and patronized.
The United States government and
Clemson College will not do all of the
work, provide all of the money, or
leave the enterprise to take care of it.
self after it is established. There
must be local cooperation and work
too.
The details will be worked out by
Clemson College, the Chamber of
Commerce secretary, and Local Farm
Demonstration j. Frank Williams. Then
IT will be up to the cattle raisers, dairy
cattlcmen in particular and the Sum-
ter business establishments to cooper
ate, III the enterprise is to be establish
cd at all in Sumter county.
The establishment of the dairy bus
incsS in county, under scientific and
businC ss-like governmental supervis-
ion. will mean many hundreds of
thousands of dollars saved in the flu
ture to Sumter county producers and
consumers, and much Sumter county
money kept at home, besides bringing
In thousands of dollars TO Sumter
county from other places.
The corn seed breeding station of
the South Carolina Plant Breeders
Association, under Clemson College
supervision, to he established in sum-
ter county beginning i'm 1916, is anoth-
or valuable government plant that will
hc worth much to Sumter county. The
sumter Chamber of Commerce has
been positively guaranteed that this
station viii he established upon tract
of land on the plantation of Mr.. II.
Lee Scal borough, near Rocky Bluff, in
the eastern portion of the county.
! If the government and State de-
partmcnts can spare a sufficient num-
bcr OF experts To cover the various
subjects during the two day "givc at