The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-06-20
DEMONSTRATION CLUBS
Three DAYS. MEETING
A. BIG SUCCESS
written by J. H. Lesesne.)

and every housekeeper could have at
tended the three days demonstration
work which was given at the court
house last Thursday and Friday and
Saturday. The addresses on general
agriculture, corn planting, fertilizing,
hog raising, and the practical demon
strations in canning and preserving
fruits and vegetables, drying vege-
tables, cream separating; butter max
ing, the preserving of eggs, etc., were
very instructive.
We are not taking advantage
enough Of the opportunities which the
general government at Washington,
through the Agricultural Department,
and our own State government,
through Clemson College, are placing
at our disposal, and absolutely free
to us. Our national government has
realized that if America is to be the
greatest and richest country in the
world, she must develop agriculture,
as the prosperity Of every country and
every people is based upon this. Our
wealth, practically all of it, comes out
of the ground, and the greater part
of it through the means of farming.
or some form of agriculture, whether
it be by raising corn, or poultry, or
dairy products, and the government
has long since learned this.
Therefore, the government is how
spending millions of dollars every
year, in experiments, and demonstra-
tion work, for the benefit of the agri-
cultural interests, because all the
other interests of the country are de-
pendent upon it. The government is
bringing these opportunities to keep
us, right to our own doors, if we
willingly take advantage of them.
, l did not attend all of the sessions
during the entire three days, but I
got enough out of it to satisfy me
that the convention, or session, what
ever you choose to call it, was a great
opportunity for the farmers and
housekeepers of Clarendon county.
There were many who attended, es-
pecially, the girls clubs, but the old
est farmer would have been benefited.
There were quite a number of the
government experts in their respect
i've lines, and various superintendent
here.
Miss Katherine M. Richardson. our
own efficient and untiring superintend-
ent of the county girls clubs, was ac-
tive at all times, and had in attend
ance 70 of her girls from different
parts of the county. She is doing
great work among these girls and
learning them many practical things
IN domestic science. She is teaching
them practical lessons in canning. and
preserving, and drying vegetables,
and sewing, and housekeeping, and
cooking, and butter making, and such
things, and in short that there is
something else in life besides having
passing acquaintance with Bulmer
Lytton and Augusta Evans and other
novel writer's. In short she is bring
ing up crop of first-class wives and
mothers in Clarendon county.
During the three day session Mr..
+. II. Sem, the new County Demon
stration Agent, was active and cour-
teous, and he has begun fine work
IN the county. Then Mr.. c.. A. Nc
Faddln, our own Allan, whose worth
in this demonstration work has been
recognized by the Agricultural De-
partment to the extent Of making him
District Agent over IS counties in
South Carolina was here and giving
valuable help.
Mr.. l. w. Neill, who was formerly
State superintendent of education
IN Alabama, and now supervisor of
boys work over fifteen States, was
here and made an address which it
would have profited eve.y man in the
county to hear
Mr. l.. l.. Baker, the State superin-
tendent of the Boys Pig Club, was
also present and gave some valuable
instruction in hog raising, slaughter
ing, preparing for market, etc.
Mr. ID. ID. Elliott, Of Orangcburp,
dairy expert, was present and gave
instructions in cow feeding, cream
separating, butter making, and such
like
Mrs. Dora D. Walker, of Appeton,
assistant State agent in the woman's
work, was present and gave lessons
IN the new process of drying vege-
tables, picking, jelly making and
things in this line.
Miss Richardson also had with her
Miss Willie Nav Wise of Mouho,..,