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THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
Thursday, December 17, 1908
WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISH
ED IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
(Continued from Page 2.)
are coming in from other sections of
the State.
The hearty co-operation of the
State Department of Agriculture has
been largely responsible for the suc
cess of the demonstration work in
this State. Mr. Watson has not only
helped to make the work a success,
but has advertised it in such a way
-as to create a demand for the work,
which together with his ' own per
sonal effort has brought bout an in
crease in the appropriation since its
introduction one year ; ago, j from
$8,000 to $13,000. ' I
We have had also the hearty co
operation of the agricultural schools
and experiment stations, , business
men and the Farmers' Union. All
these have helped in establishing
quite a number of farmers organiza
tions.
Perhaps the most Tbeneflcial mat
ing during the entire year was that
held at Sumter, on. May 8th.
There were present about 500 busi
ness men and 500 farmers. Secre
tary Wilson, Dr. Galloway, Chairman
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the speakers of the day. The dem
onstration agents ware considerably
benefited at this meeing and have Slate's GOlU Leaf, - - OUC. Dei 0Z.
been very enthusiastic in the worK
ever since.
This meeting also did more to ad
vertise the demonstration work in
the State than perhaps anything else
we have done, and we are constantly
receiving requests from farmers in
every section of the State to extend
the work into their locality.
The requests were so great, in
fact, that Dr. Knapp had to secure
a second donation of funds for the
extension of the work in 1909.
The General Educational Board
made an appropriation of $10,000
for the work in 1908, but so many
Calls have come for its extension that
an additional $3,000 was appropri
ated at a recent meeting. With this
amount 21 counties will be worked.
The agents are now being appointed
to assist the State Agent.
All agents are appointed collabo
rators by this Bureau at a salary of
one dollar per annum and are paid
by the General Education Board.
- IRA W. WILLIAMS,
State Agent.
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What the Demonstration Work Has Already Accomplished in
One Virginia County.
With the close of 1908, Halifax
County will have had the most pros
perous year of her history and one
showing more varied improvements
than any. . Besides .the great num
ber of other improvements, her im
provement of soil has been wonder
ful. Among the many causes have
been .the efforts put forth by the
Stanton River Valley "League to
bring good speakers to its meetings
the past summer and fall, to tell the
farmers what great things are being
done by the different (Experiment
Stations and by farmers in other sec
tions of the country. ,
Another prime factor in the reno
vating of worn out soil is the efforts
being employed by the United States
Government to help the Virginia
farmer - through the co-operative
demonstration plan. The Govern
ment's special agert has spent con
siderable time in Halifax County the
past year, and through his advice
many farmers point to ' largely in
creased corn and hay crops. In sev
eral instances, by following the in
structions of the National Govern
ment's special agent the increase in
corn nas Deen as nign as 3UU per
cent. A great and good work is be
ing carried n, free to farmers, and
of purely special advantage to them.
No farmer need hesitate to avail
himself of this great opportunity and
should surely get in line for the com
ing season by becoming either a
demonstrator or a co-operator. Such
co-operation means money and good
feeling for the Virginia farmer.
W. H. DORIN,
Local Agent.
WHAT FARMERS WANT TO KNOW
Continued from Page 5.)
pare and apply to make one
hundred bushels to the acre?
C. P. MOORE.
Pender Co., N. C.
The special need of your black soil
Is potash and probably phosphoric
acid. You can plant corn four feet
by four feet and have two stalks in
a hill, but to get a heavy crop you
must hav plants enough to make it.
I would advise a mixture of 400
pounds of acid phosphate and 50
pounds of muriate of potash per
acre. Resting land by letting it grow
up in weeds is bad farming. Better
follow the corn with oats and cut
peas after the "oats are harvested.
Cut the peas for hay, and in Septem
ber sow crimson clover fifteen
pounds per acre and turn it under
for corn in spring after applying
the fertilizer. In ; this way your
land will Increase in productiveness
and the oats and peas will pay as
well as the corn.
SOW RYE AND PROTECT YOUR
LAND.
Messrs. Editors: 'Please give
advice as to sowing rye during
this month (December) at
$1.25 per bushel, also as to sow
ing crimson clover In early
spring, say when sowing oats,
then let go to seed, and disc in
at the fall, for corn in the fol
lowing spring.
H. F. MOORE.
nioitonai Answer : it win cer
tainly pay you to buy rye at $1.25
per bushel to sow on the land you
nave cultivated toe past summer
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winter rains. You can pasture the
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der before it shoots up to head. If
plowed down when young it will de
cay readily. One of the first les
sons the farmers of the South must
learn before they make, their soils
what they should be is to never
leave land that has been cropped
bare during the winter.
irxuisun ciover is essentially a
winter growing crop an almost
ideal winter cover crop on lands that
are in fair condition. It will scarce
ly pay you to sow it in the spring.
August or September are the months
to do that. If you leave your land
till spring, let it go on until time
to plant cowpeas or soy beans.
Tobacco growers and business men
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December 29th, to consider means to
secure a fair price for tobacco. Mr.
S. C. Adams, Red Oak, Va., is presi
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