The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-01-28
WHAT OUR COUNTY
AGENT HAS DONE

49, o"'''S "oiluSI why lne county
Agent does not visit them more often
or as soon as they send for him when
wanting some particular thing. The
following are some of the duties of q
County Agent. l started to work as
County Agent of Clarendon County
on May 9Th, 1919. | had 10 davs
vacation last year which left about
seven months and half of work done
up to January first, 1920. In those
seven and one-half months | travelled
17G6 miles by automobile, visited 563
Demonstrators, other farmers, busi
ness men and boys club members. lG7
persons visited me at my Office and
48 called me on the telephone. |
wrote 455 official letters and 81
articles for publication. I. prepared
seven different circular letters of
which J sent 21G9 to farmers of the
county and to boys club members. |
distributed $50 U. S. Department
Bulletins and 81 State or Clemson Col
lcge bulletins.
In the wire fence campaign / aided
in getting up orders for 10 carloads of
wire fencing and steel posts. 2G boys
are enrolled in the Boys Pig Club and
they have purebrcd pigs valued at over
100000. / assisted in establishing
Is acres Of permanent pasture and re-
novating 4S acres of old pasture; in
duccd four farmers to remove stumps
from their fields and one farmer to
DO some tcrracing. Advised So farm
crs regarding the proper use of fertili-
zers and ordered 35 tons of Nitrate of
Soda fcr 3 farmers.
a total of 270G hogs received in.
oculation against hog cholera, of this
number | gave 1853 the single treat
ment and 1913 the double or simul-
tancous treatment The latter treat
mcnt makes hog immune for life.
l lnoculatcd II head Of cattle for
hemorrhagic scpticcmia. Treated
387 hogs for lice, 29G for mango and
l27 for digestive troubles. Assisted
IN placing III .purcbrcd hogs in the
county and induced 20 farmers to
start hog pastures and 80 farmers to
start growing grazing crops for
hogs.
There are six demonstration home
orchards in the county containing 500
trees which help their owners prunc
spray, fertiliZe, etc. / inspected IS
orchards containing 1920 trees, advis-
cd people to prunc 81 orchards con-
tanning 2247 trees and spray 2S or
chards containing 1862 trees, and
helped with the work. ! sprayed 29S
trees, pruned TAO trees and dug bor-
ers out of 435 trees.
Aided in treating acres of Irish
potatoes for insect pests and market
ed 40 bushels of potatoes for one fnr-
mer. influenced II farmers to plant
soy beans for their hogs, 10 to grow
Durr clover in pastures and ordered
80 bushels rye for farmers. Aided
III treating n acres Of tobacco for
insect pests and instructed three far
mcrs in harvesting tobacco. Aided IN
treating 81 acres Of cotton for insect
pests and disease. assisted in on
ganlzing and holding two community
fairs and in putting on exhibits at the
state Fair. Also assisted in the
campaign for members in the Amcrj-
can Cotton Association.
Since January 1st, | have alrcadv
inoculatcd GGO hogs and pigs. At q
low estimate Of $1,000 per head have
saved $G,G00.00 worth of meat for
Clarendon county. am thus starting
the new year in Il very good way and
nope to be able to be Of very much
more service to the people, and cs-
peciaily the farmers Of this county,
than | was last year THOUGH inoculot
ing 2fO6 hogs was no small Job and
you can figure for yourself what saw
ing that number Of hogs from cholera
amounted to. With the hearty co.
operation Of the farmers of the coun.
ty | can be Of more service each suc-
cccding year.
| now have a telephone in my office
the number is ia and on and after
February 1st, I will be in my Office
from 8 a. m. to 9:30 a. m. as well as
all day Saturdays. If you can't come
to the office telephone to me.
A. M. Musscr.
County Agent.
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