The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-04
CLEMSON OUTLINES
FARMER PROGRAM
Certain Proposition to Meet Condi-
tions. Gives Timely Advice

Clemson College, Feb. 26.-The
extension service representing Glenn
son college and the United States de
partment of agriculture is advoca-
ting this year principles in farming
that have always proved sound even
under the abnormal conditions of
the last six years. The principles in
brief are as follows:
(1) Soil building through the use
of clover crops, legumes, livestock
and crop rotations. Economic pro-
duction is based on large production
per acre and this means fertile
soils. Economic production is syno-
nymous with profitable production.
(2) Living at home by filling
barns, corn cribs, smoke houses,
grainaries and pantries with home
raised products sufficient not only
for the families of the landlords,
but also for all tenants and live
stock. Many white landlords now
practically live at home while buy
ing Western foodstuffs for tenants.
This system should be corrected and
the entire farm made self support
ing. The attention of farmers is
called to the fact that the increased
freight rates will add greatly to the
cost of imported foodstuffs this
year.
To Produce Cheaply
(S) After the above has been
planned, arrangements should be
made for the economic production
of the surplus or money crops.
In conducting farming business
this year it is particularly necessary
to live and produce crops economi-
cally. As one county agent has ex-
pressed it, "This is year to patch
up, fix up and go ahead"
Closely associated with economic
production both for the market and
for home use, are two important
lines of progress which the extern
sion service is promoting. These are:
First, the skillful selection and
use of pure bred seed by communi-
ties and counties.
Second, the improvement of live
stock by the use of pure bred sires,
and an increase in number so as to
insure the necessary improved live
stock on each farm to supply the
needs for milk, butter, eggs and
meat and to utilize the feed crops
resulting from "a diversified farm
ing program.
Farmers who are growing any
money crop for the first time are
urged to plant only experimental
acreages. In planting crops for
home use full acreage should be
planted so as to insure adequate
production even under poor crop
conditions !
The situation now existing in the
cotton industry is unlike anything
before. During the war central Eu-
rope was not customer for cotton
but production was curtailed so that
notwithstanding that fact, prices
were maintained in keeping with
costs. Cotton growers generally be-
lieved that following a cessation of
hostilities Europe would demand a
normal supply of cotton. The fol-
lowing figures are quoted from the
market report published by the Uni
ted States bureau of markets under
date of January 29, 1921.
Bales. -
Worlds supply of cotton at :.
close of 1s1s-2o season !
(July 81, 1920) -----5,S46,0O0
Worlds production season
1920-21 ----- ---19, ,788,000
Estimated worlds consump-
ton fors eason 1920-21 !
vided consumption con-
tinues at the rate 50 far
13,136,25O
Total worlds supply for Il
season 1920-21 -----25,264,0 ZOO
Estimated worlds supply i
based ON above provision
July 81, 1921 ------12,457,750
This would be the largest "carry-