Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-08
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Boys Short Course.

The agricultural short course for
boys will be held at Clemson College
this year from July 18th to 22d, in
elusive. All boys who were members
of the corn, pig or cowpea clubs dur
ing the year 1920 or during the pres
ent year are eligible to attend. They
will be charged $l2 for the twelve
days, for board and tuition.
The two winnors in the Corn Club
last year, Raymond White, of South
Union, and Lloyd Bell, of Flat
Shoals, are entitled to free scholar
ships this year. The two who make
the highest scores this year will get
free scholarships next year.
All other club boys who possibly
can should arrange to go this year.
This is great opportunity for boys
to get taste Of college life; to get
instruction from the professors
there ito get we'll acquainted with
the work Of the college; to enlarge
their vision at a very important point
in their lives, and to fire in them en-
thusiasm to complete their educa-
tion.
Our State Agricultural College is
right here within your borders
easily acceIjible and ready to receive
you, the club boy, along with the
hundreds Of other boys Of your age
and training from throughout the
State.
Last year Louie Brandt, Of Blue
Ridge, took the course, earned his
money to pay for it, and this year is
enthusiastic about going back for
another course. He came very near
getting on the stock Judging team
which went to Atlanta last fall to
compete for the free trip to the
Royal Livestock Show at London,
England. The boys will compete
for the trip This year. VIII you be
one Of them? If you are planning to
go, write the County Agent.
Barker's New Glover.
Those who travel along the road
between Walhalla and Westminster
will notice, just beyond the Barker
residence, an old cabin on the oppo-
site side Of the road, with some big
plants growing around It. resem-
bling weeds. This Is patch Of sweet
clover-Meliotus Alba. Some years
ago the seed we're sent here from
Oklahoma. Little more was thought
about the plants. Now they are from
four to six feet tall, growing on a red
quilted hillside.
The agronomist at Clemson, Prof
blackwell, writes rs follows REGARD
ing this sweet clover:
''lt crows very satisfactorily ia
most any part Oi the Piedmont sec
good soil-buildng crop. It Is inocu-
lated with the same bacteria which
inoculates alfalfa. II inoculated It.
is valuable crop for poor hillsidcs
as soil-builder.
If it Is planted thickly and cut at
the right time it makes a good quail
ity OF hay. However, stock have to
be taught to eat it, as very few stock
like sweet clover naturally. Once
horses and cattle are starved into
eating 1t, they learn to like it, and
usually do we'll on it. The stems are
rather coarse If allowed to grow old
OF II too thinly seeded"
81 would advise you to encourage
the planting Of it. BY distributing
the seed over pastures. waste ground
and quilted hillsides and roadsides,
1T will be worth much as a forerun-
ner Of alfalfa and as a soil-bullder. !"
He Believes.
While In Anderson one day last
week inspecting clover, alfalfa and
vetch demonstrations with the
county agent, Mr.. Byars, we visited
the noted farm Of Wade Drake. An
old field. which had formerly had
gullies In 1t large enough to bury a
small house in, was planted half in
corn and velvet beans and half in
Vetch. I asked Mr.. Drake what an
swer he would give a farmer who
said he would plant velvet beans in
his corn, but it pulled the corn down.
Mr.. Drake answered, "I would get
rid of the corn" which shows how
firmly he believes in the great value
OF velvet beans as soil builder.
Geo. R Briggs County Agent