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THE BAPTISTCHURCH CANNING precautions r!titri!ln?S8 Is ens of the !niport>iut secrets to success In canning. Bo ab solutely clean in every operation and keep all tho surroundings the same. Carefully sterilize with boiling water every utensil before it is used. Also the Jars, rubbers, and cans. In buying glass Jars, secure tho bost. Ono of tho most satisfactory types of J:\rs is the "lightning Patent" with a glass top held In placo by a simple wire spring. I'so the bost grade of tin cans oven though they cost a llttlo more than the cheaper grades. With glass Jars always use new rub bers. Fruit for conning should be ripe but tlrin, Do not use overripe specimens. Vegetables for canning should be young and tender. Fruit and vegetables aro better for canning If gathered in the early morn ing and kept in a cool place until ready for use. Fruits and vegetables must bo thoroughly cleaned before being put in Jars or cans. Do not attempt to can decayed or dirty fruits or vegetables. Write the Horticultural Division, Clemson College, 8. C., for circular No. 27, "Home Canning of Fruits and Vegetables," also "Home Gardening" bulletin. THE STUDENT BODY Every year tho number of applications to enter Clomsoh College cxcooc's tho capjLciiy of tho institution. Karly In August ?t Is necessary to begin a "waiting list," as all available rooms in tho barracks have boon taken. This session tho enrollment (not considering the 124 enrolled In the summer school) was 851. The following data on 843 students enrolled in College this session will bo of Interest: (1) Average age, 19 years, 6 months. (2) Average height, B feet, 9 Inches. ^3) Types?blondes 391, brunettes 455, or 53.7 per cent. (4) Living in country and small towns, 60b or 71 per cent. (5) Living in cities and towns over 2,500 popoulation, 246 or 29 per cent, (6) Horn in the country, 553 or 66.4 per cent. (7) Averaging 14 years on the farm, 610 or 7 2 per cent. (8) Sons Qf parents who are now, or have been, farmers, 706 or 83.5 per cent. (9) 246 students now in College have had 388 brothers to attond, of whom 121 graduated. The distribution of students by courses is as follow*: Agricultural courses 473 or 66.1 per cent. In all other courses 370 or 43.9 per cent. Clemson's Finances Tho publlo has a right to the fullest information In regard to tho fiscal affairs of u State institutIon. It would not t>e possible to make a fullor or more detailed report than does Clemson College. Not only does tho Treasurer's annual report to the legis lature contain the usual summary of receipts ami expendi tures, but this report of 150 pa?os lists eaeh Individual bill paid out of College funds Is shown. Since the support of an educational Institution Ih of Intorest and importance to us patrons, the following brief summary for the last fiscal year should l>o of Interest: itexoiinvs. 13a la no o brought forward from June 30, "10 $ j . o i ^4 Income Privilege fertilizer Tax $171,018.53 Morrill ?& Nelson Fund it'. S ) 26.000.00 Interest oh l^unsciipt 6,764.00 interest on Clemson Ikquest 3,512.30 Tuition from Cadets 4,670. 00 State Loan 6?,400.00 Sales, Interests, Rents, Kcftimls.... 7,634.96 f279.US9.84 $ J s <>, 1; <j 0 . X 8 Repaid on I^oan -1,611.41 Total availaldo resources, '16-'1C $ 268, 1 79 . 4 4 The above total represents what was available for the use of the College, including its local development and Its Public Service. Tho South Carolina Experiment Station receives $30,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture for conducting agricultural research, hut none of this money ran he used b" tho College. likewise tho funds from tho Federal Sinith-Levor Act can bo used only for demonstration and extension work, under Foderal supervision. Tho money paid in by students for board, laundry, hoat, light, and water, medical attention and Incidentals, 1* hold In trust by tho College for tho use of tho cadets, and Is not used for College expenses. Tho following is a condensed summary of expenditures: Expenditures. 1. For operating exponses of Colloge (Salaries ot teachers, laborers, insurance, coal, shop and laboratory maerials, etc.) ...$ 145,697.24 2. For buildings, permanent Improvements and additions to shop and laboratory equipment. 6,309.66 3. For public work (fertilizer inspection and analysis, vetorlnary Inspection, scholar ships, branch stations, etc., etc.) 86,720.15 Total $236,727.04 Ralanco carriod forward July 1, 1916 31,462.40 Total $268,179.44 Unpaid balance on loan carried forward.........! 40,888.66 THE MILITARY STAFF BASEBALL. GAME OX HIGGS' FIELD Y. M. C. A. Building:, Agricultural Building, Textile Building, Administration Building and Barrack* No. 1 in the Background. Award of Scholarships and ?f Free Tuition The State Board of Charities and Corrections is charged with investigating the financial standing of all applicants for four-year scholarships and free tuition, and reporting their findings to the Board of Trustees of the College. This Board passes finally upon the matter, accepting as correct the information gathered by the SJ;ate Board. Appeal from the decision of the Trustees may be made to the State Board of Education. The College will furnish blanks to all applicants for scholarships and free tuition. BE A FARMER PATRIOT With the packing1 house assured for the State this fall all farmers should recruit at once In the army of meat producer* which will put South Caro lina on a self supporting: basis, as well as help feed the millions of peo ple who are now dependent on the United Statefe for food supplies. This is the time for the farmer to exert himself more than evor to grow plenty of food stuffs on the farm. The possibilities of a good wheat and oat crop are very poor, and this makes It all the more necessary to prepare to grow more feed stuffs and to grow more meat than ever before. Be a farmer patriot. I HOG CIIOIiERA Every Parmer Should Know How to InJcct Cholera Serum. Write to Dr. R. O. Feeley, Clemson College, 8. C., and request a free bul letin on hog cholera symptoms, and post yourself. When your hogs show these symptoms phone or wire your county demonstration agent at once for aid, unless you have already had his services, in which case you ought to know how to proceed without his help. It is impossible for him to see every man's hogs, so it will be neces sary for you to learn to treat them yourself after one demonstration. "Prevention is worth more than cure" is an old adage which applies especially to this malady. PEN PICTTUIUE OF CL.EMSON COLLEGE Works for Welfare In Many Ways. Picture a country estate of 1,600 acres, with stately buildings placed at elevated points to form a great irreg ular circle of half a mile in diameter. Inclose in this circle a . beautiful grove of native oaks, threaded by smooth drive-walks. Turn to the north and for a back ground outline against the sky at a distance of 20 miles, rango after range of moun tains, the home of the High lands, of Caesar's Head, Whitesides and other lofty peaks of the Blue Ridge. Think of these mountains as in summer clothed with ver dure, standing out black against the horizon, and in winter often whito with snow. Take for the southern boundary a river of Indian lineage and follow in Its sweeping crookedness the swift and turbulent Seneca as it twists this way and that to mark the confines of the estate. And to this setting add broad expanses of river bottom lands green with corn, steep hillsides ulnuous with level grassy terraces and cool pastures with winding brooks and graceful shade trees and you have n picture of Clemson College, not colored to suit the can vas of an artist, but as seen every year by nearly a thou sand young South Carolin ians. who seek, amid these surroundings, an education that will prepare them for self-respecting, self-support ing citizenship. A Large Plant. The college tract contains over 1,500 acres. On the property there are 23 prin cipal public buildings, 70 dwellings and 64 minor buildings. The college has in its employ 116 teachers nnd officers. Its inventoried property ' is $1,327,728.57. The officers of the college send out yearly over 36,000 letters and over 435,000 other plpces of mall matter, most of which gives agrlcu tural Information. In addition to the parent station, the college maintains two branch experiments sta tions?one near Summerville and the other at Florence. One more Is to be situated In the sand hill sections of the State, Just as soon as funds will permit, will com plete a system representing the principal soil types of the State. IIOMU CANNING Every farmer should have a small canning outfit for use in preserving fruit and vegetables for winter. An abundance of canned pro ducts of this sort adds com fort and health to the family, and often there is enough surplus to give a nice little income. it is seldom that canned fruits and vegetables of fine quality fall to com mand a good price. With a good fall garden one does not so much fcol the need of canned vegetables, but there are a great many of the ten der sorts that will not grow at this season and must be preserved In cans. Think also of the number of fruits that may be canned.- Even where one has neglected to have a good orchard there are In most localities an abundanco of blackberries, blue berries, huckleberries, grapes and cherrics growing wild. In case enough vegetables have not yet been planted to fur nish a surplus to can, it is r good time now to make up tho deficiency* Tomatoes, -nap beans, lima beans, sweet potatoes, and other vegetables may yet bo plant ed for canning during tho late summer. Any one in terested in canning should write the Horticultural Di vision of Clemson College for Circular No. 27, "Home Can ning of Fruits and .Vegeta bles."