The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-27
IN CHARGE OF BOYS WORK.
H.. IL. Baker now Has Position of
State Supervising Agent for Corn
Clubs

Clubs.
l.. L. Baker of Lee County. for
merly district demonstration agent Of
the department of agriculture under
W. w. Long of Clemson College. has
recently been promoted TO the po-
sition of head OF the boys corn club
work in South Carolina. Mr.. Baker
at present therefore is State SUPER
vising agent Of the boys corn club
work. a department OF the demon
stration work which recently has been
attached to the State department Of
education, as it is intended to especial
~ stress the educational feature of
the boys corn club work.
Mr.. Baker has secured quarters at
Bishopville and is conducting his
work from that place at present. Eff
forts were made to have him secure
headquarters in Columbia, but as it
was so late I'm the season when he
was appointed and took charge Of the
new position he decided not to move
TO that place at present.
Mr.. Baker was in the city on Tues
day on his way to Mt. Pleasant, where
he Is to see John Flemming, a Char
lesion county boy who made the
championship yield of the State last
year. MIR. Baker hopes to secure in
formation Of Young Flemming and
his method OF cultivation OF his corr
However, the present object or the
boys corn club is not record Yields
said MIR. Baker in further discussing
the matter. There seems to have
been q departure from the original
object OF the club, I'm the effort to get
large yields. which was not the OBJ
5ect striven for. We want to make the
corn club an educational organization.
The study Of soils and the various
methods in which TO improve and
build them up by putting in them
the food that they need, is one Of the
chief objects sought, We also want
to have the boy study plant and
vegetable life. learn the compositions
OF his fertilizers and which are best
and how to treat the animals on the
farm in using them to produce his
crop"
Mr.. Baker then went on to say that
this was one Of the reasons for join
ing the corn club work with the State
board OF education. He will have TO
make his report TO the State super
intendent of education each year In
future. u matter which will be ex-
planned i'm full at the teachers meet
ing in Florence. He stated that this
year he had been placed In charge
only just before corn planting time
and he did not hope TO accomplish
any great results. However. he hoped
to succeed in forming an organization
this year better than any which had
ever been had before and In this way
be prepared to accomplish results
next year. At the same time efforts
would be made to teach the boys
what the rea object Of the corn club
was.
Another change In the corn club
work Is the fact that in future the
county agents must devote one-fourth
OF their time to the corn club work.
This Is expected to add impetus to the
work in each county. as we'll as the
fact of having a man at the head Of
the organization to systematic and
regulate II In a business-like manner
Mr.. Baker stated hat he had sew
eral plans in mind which he hoped
To formulate and have ready to put
into execution by next year. II being
too late 10 put them in effect this
year. Mr.. Baker has been district
demonstration agent for "a number Of
years and has done some excellent
work i'm educating the farmers of the
eastern section Of South Carolina in
modern methods OF agriculture and
his loss to that department will be
felt. although his friends are glad OF
his promotion 10 a larger field.
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