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Supplement to THE BARNWELL PE OPLE, Barnwell, S. C, June 10, 1915. a pen Picture of CLEMSON COLLEGE Work* for Welfare in Many . 'Wan. . -f' Picture a county estate of 1,500 acres, with stately buildings placed at elevated points to form a great irregular circle of half a mile in diameter. Inclose in this circle a beautiful grove of native oaks, threaded by smooth drive ways and paths and cement side walks. Turn to the nor^h and for a background outline against the sky at a distance of 20 miles, range after range of mountains, the home of the Highlands, ot Caesar’s Head, Whitesides and other lofty peaks of the Blue Ridge. Think of these mountains *s in summer clothed with ver dure, standing out black against the horizon, and in winter often white with snow. Take for the southern boundary a river of In dian 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 adtP broad expanses of river bottom lands green with corn, steep hillsides sinuous with level grassy terraces and cool pas tures with winding brooks and graceful shade trees and vou have a picture of Cletnson College, not colored to suit the ranvas of an artist, but as seen every year by nearly a thousand voung Soutn Carolinians who seefc; amid these surroundings, an education that will prepare them for self-respect ing, self-supporting citizenship. A Storied Spot Clemson College is a unique blending of the old and the new, of the histone with the now. Just across tlie road from the cadet dormitories, which every session house over K00 young men, and in sight of tin* new electric power station that day or night beats as the industrial heart of the com munity, is the white columned mansion of the illustrious John C. Calhoun. One can almost pic ture the great statesman, as with hands behind him he paces the avenues of i^dar and oak, putting into form Those matchless ideals of patriotism whose fulfillment he never lived to M*e. About 50 yards to the rear of the mansion is a queer little one- atory room structure with col umned porch to match the man sion. This was the “study" of the great statesman, and here were written many of his great ora tions. Under this little study, which is alioiit 20 feet square, is dug a deep pit in which ice cut in winter was stored for summer use. How the seasons must have changed, for only during one or two winters of the 20 wdiich the writer has spent in the “up coun- try" has ice formed in sufficient thickness to justify such ample storage. In the old mansion are many historic relics, including a chair used by (ien. George Washington, and a seven-foot mohair-covered lounge on the back of which is carved the American eagle. It is said that the- engraving on our coins was copied from this carv ing. The old mansion with its his toric memories, the peer of the Hermitage, Mount \ ernon and Monticello, is a priceless State and national asset,', and should be a perennial source of inspiration to succeeding generations of young South Carolinians who are priv ileged to live for four years in the shadow of its historic walls. Many are wont to ask why the college does not bear the name of Calhoun instead of the name of his son-in-law, Thos. G. Clemson. The answer is that nowhere does it appear in the records that Mr. Calhoun ever wished or planned £he erection of an industrial and teenJjical college on the old home- srtead. .The complete story of Mr. iClenwoirs part in the founding of the college is too long to be told here. A Vast Plant. The college tract contains over 1,500 acres. On the property there are 23 principal public buildings, 70 dwellings and 64 minor buildings. The college has in’ its employ 401 teachers, officers and laborers. Its inventoried property is $1,327,728.57. The of ficers of the college send out year ly over 35,000 lettei's and over 435,OO0* other pieces of mail mat ter, most of which give agricul tural information. In addition to the parent sta tion, the college maintains twd branch experiment stations—one near Summerville and the other at Florence. One more to be situ ated-in the sand hill section of the 'State, just as soon' as funds will permit, will complete a system n-presenting the principal soil tvpea of the‘State. The enrollment has grown from 446 students in 1893 to 834. Orig inally there were but two courses of study-r-now there are 18. In addition to these regular degree courses, there is' a four weeks’ course for farmers and a one-ses sion practical agricultural course extending from October 1 to June 1 for men over 18. . Public Service. But the trustees of Clemson Colic an liege have not only organized efficient system of fertilizer in-' spection and analysis, by which tne farmer gets value received from the tax he pays, and built and maintained a great agricul tural and mechanical college, but they have gone a step farther than is requirea by their compact with the people and have sought to re turn to those who pay tne tar in the shape of direct service, all that could oe spared over and above the cost of operation and build ing. The public service has grown as the fertilizer tax has grown, now reaching an annual total of over $100,000. Clemson College, with its plant well developed, its patronage as sured and overflowing, its lines of public service popular and effi cient, has behind it a creditable record of achievement, and before it a future bright with the prom ise of usefulness to South Caro lina. ClemsQn’s Agricultural Service. room, and a men’s retiring room, each with.toilet. The first floor will have as an entrance a loggia 12 feet wide, floored with quarry tile. From this loggia one will enter a large y flanked with rooms for games, reading .and correspon dence, lounging and smoking. A ladies’ room for club and church meetings is provided on this floor The, main offices of the buildinf will be located directly in front o: the main entrance on the rear side of the lobby. HOG CHOLERA AND HOW TO CONTROL IT TICK ERADICATION. CLEMSON’S HANDSOME Y. M. C. A BUILDING Association Structure Now Being Built at Agricultural College Will Cost $75,000, and WiU Rank Among Finest in Entire South. An auditorium with a seati capacity of 400 is to the rear o the lobby. The lobby and adjoining rooms are to be fitted out with large, comfortable chairs and lounges and are to be made attractive and homelike. . The game room will have French windows opening upon the terrace over the swim ming pool. On the second floor will be a large hall, specially planned and suitably equipped for the use of literary societies and other stu dent organizations. On the south side of the build ing nine well equipped bed rooms will lie provided, one of which will be reserved for the secretary and one as his guest room. The others will be reserved for the use of the alumni, when they visit their alma mater. The north side of this floor will be devoted to Bible study rooms and a hall for the use of the local lodge of Ma sons. The entire building is to be made as attractive as possible for the cadets, giving them ^ , ___ D a home- Just north of the textile school tike place where they can spend There are two principal meth ods of preventing hog cholera; one by tne use of serum, and the other by taking care to avoid th« methods of spreading the disease, which are here outlined briefly. Hog cholera is spread by fail ure properly to dispose o$ tne car cases of dead hogs. Buzzards, dogs and other animals feeding upon these carcasses can carry in fection to other premises. All car casses should be ourned or buried immediately, and buzzard* should be - destroyed in tpommunities where they are not protected by law. ' In communities where these scavengers are thus protected, the law should be repealed and the birds destroyed. Another very common method of spreading hog cholera is walk- at Clemson College there is being reared a magnificent structure that, when completed, will become an important factor in the social and religious life of the student body at the State’s agricultural and mechanical college. It is the building of the 1 oung Men's Christian Association, one of the first association structures in the South, and one of the finest col lege association buildings in the country. It it costing $75,000 and was made possible by the generos ity of Mr. John D. Rockefeller, who donated $50,000 on condition that $25,000 more should be forth coming. The College trustees ap propriated $15,000, which left $10,000 still to be raised. This sum was made up by the loyalty and contributions from cadets, faculty, alumni and former stu dents. Work on the building is pro gressing well and the contract calls for completion before Jan uary 1, 1916. The work is not be ing done bv the college, but by contract. The successful bidder fs Mr. Thomas W. Cothran of Greenwood.. The architect is Prof. R. E. Lee, head of the division of drawing and architectural engi neering at Clemson. It is a coin cidence that Prof. Lee and Mr. Cothran are both graduates of the class of 1896, the first class to fin ish at Clemson College. The building is to be in the Italian Renaissance style of archi tecture, of vari-eolored texture brick, with colored tile inserts, terra cotta and limestone trim* mings and red tile roof. The in terior finish wifi be of yellow pine. It is to be two stories in height, with a basement and mezzanine floor. It wifi have a frontage of 120 feet and will contain about 36,000 square feet of floor space. It will be heated by steam and lighted by electricity. The basement will contain a large room, 35 by 64 feet, suitable for basketball games, wrestling, exercising, banquets and social gatherings. Adjoining the hall will be a kitchen of ample size with modem equipment, a quick lunch room and private dining room. This will be fitted up in rathskellar style and will appeal to both students and members of the faculty. A store for the sale of cold drinks, candies, etc., lo cated in the center of the base ment, completes this feature. Space is provided for three bowling alleys and for spectators. Two of the alleys will be installed at present. Bathing facilities will be lo cated in the basement and will consist of a locker room of ample size, shower baths and swimming pool. The pool is to be 21 by 60 feet, a standard size which will permit of official records in swinA ming and other aquatic sports. It wifi be finished throughout with ceramic tile. , The main toilet for the building will be located in the basement, adjoining the.locker room. ~ The mezzanine floor wltt con tain spectators' galleries,* storage space for the store, a large room ■- their unemployed time pleasantly and profitaoly. While providrpg primarily for the cadets, ample provision has also been made tor the alumni, faculty and people of the college community. SUMMER SHORT COURSES Pleasant and Profitable tion. Vaca for college publications, a coir Clemson College is this summer offering a four weeks’ course in culture and cotton grading, course begins August 9th and ends September 4th. The school wifi be arranged so that one can get just what he most needs During the first week the subject of dairying will be taught, the second week animal husban dry, and the third horticulture. For the last week of the course agronomy, which includes field crops, soils, fertilizers, etc., will be the chief subject. Any one interested in agricul ture wifi find it to his advantage to attend this school when the sub ject he is specially interested in is being taugnt. A special course for teachers of agriculture has been arranged and fodr weeks spent at Clemson wifi result in greatly increased efficiency. Four weeks' instruction will also be given the winners in the Boys’ Com Club work of the State. Clemson College inaugurates the first summer school in the South for ministers interested in rural affairs. A ten-day course— August 9th to August 20th, in clusive—has been specially de signed for them. The entire equipment of the ag ricultural deparfment will be at the disposal of those taking the four weeks’ courses. The farm, dairy, dairy bam and all the lab oratories will be open for use in instruction. Popular lectures will be given each evening by some member of the faculty or other lecturer prom inent in State or national affairs. The college library will be open during the whole four weeks with its 30,000 books and many popu lar magazines. * Persons wishing to spend * va cation under the direction of a competent faculty, with the ad vantages of well eouipped labora tories, will find Clemson College an ideal place for summer. “Reinforcing” Manure. Manure is the best of all crop producers, but manure needs “re inforcements" to bring out its greatest value and to supply mat ter in which it is deficient. Be sides, the farms are few and far between that produce enough manure to fertilize all the land, even by the most careful live stork farming and by adding brought feeds to the crops grown and re turning all manure to^ the soil. Manure is especially deficient in phosphoric acid and where a crop is fertilized entirely with manure the addition of acid phosphate will increase the yield. On mndy lands, manure will not contain ing through yards or fields where side hogs are kept and carrying the infection on shoes and cloth ing to other premises where healthy hogs are confined. It should be remembered that dis charges from hogs infected with cholera are very infectious, and the owners should not go or allow any of their help to go on prem ises where there are sick hogs. Neither should they allow their neighbors to go among their hogs when cholera exists in the com munity. Healthy hogs should be cared for by persons who have not been where the disease exists, and no one else, should he allowed near the healthy drove. Cholera may be spread by streams receiving drainage from infected premises, by buying hogs from premises where the disease exists, or from public stock yards, or by failure to isolate newly pur chased hogs until their freedom from disease has been ascertained. These three matters deserve care ful attention. When cholera exists in a neigh borhood every hog owner should establish a strict quarantine on his individual premises. When the disease exists on adjoining farms hogs should be protected by injection with anti-nog cholera serum. The sudden death of one or two hogs should lead the owner to sus pect cholera. If upon examina tion , of the carcasses cholera lesions are found, all healthy hogs should be moved at once to new lots or pens until they can be in jected with serum. A farmer finding cholera among his boss should at once ap ply to the Veterinary Division, Clemson College, for serum, which is to be had at actual cost of manufacture, and should se cure the services of his county farm demonstration agent, who has been instructed in the use of serum. It is the duty of all citizens to see that the State law relative to prompt disposal of carcasses is strictly enforced. Great progress was made last year in tick eradication. A larger area (approximately 4.000 square was released from State and .Federal quarantine than in any onq year since the work was organized along systematic lines. Still greater progress is antici pated as a result <rf this year’s work. This is made possible by the close cooperation of the State, through Clemson Agricultural College, and the Bureau of Ani mal Industry, United States De partment of Agriculture, in their systematic manner in conducting the work, on the one hand, and the hearty cooperation of the live stock owners and progressive citi zens of the State on the other. This work is supervised by Dr. W. K. Lewis, inspector in charge, Columbia, S. C. He and.hi| able corps of assistants are pushing the work with all enegrv and speed commensurate with tne appropri ations made by the State and Fed eral governments, that the entire State may be released from quar antine as soon as possible. Twen ty-one counties have been re leased ; the work is in progress, along systematic lines, in ten other counties and wifi be conducted along preliminary lines in the re maining thirteen counties this year. In the free areas a great interest is being taken in live stock im ure bred sires are be- THE ONE-YEAR IN provement; pure mg importea to improve the pres ent strains; more cattle are bein fed during the winter months, an< with the very satisfactory method of marketing that is being con ducted by the South Carolina ex tension department in cooperation with the department of agricul ture in Washington, the live stock industry in these sections is well on to the road of success. In other words, the eradication of the cat tle tick is making a profitable live stock industry possible. The benefits to be derived from this work are of such a far-reach ing nature that it behoove* every public spirited citizen to lend his moral and active rapport to those engaged in conducting it, that our n d old Stats may forge to the t in live stock raising, a po sition that she is asperially adapt ed for and one that aha justly de serves. • Realizing that many farmers throughout tbs could spare neither the tic the money to take a four-year < lege course, Clemson College augurated three years ago the o year course in agriculture, a young farmer after finishing! home school finds it impossible 1 take a four-year college The one-year course is intended give pies rests. ends June 1st. Its purpose is to take a young man already a fanner and malm of him a better fanner. The requirements for admission are that tne applicant must be 18 years of age, must have worked on the farm for at least three years and have had a common school education through abonl the seventh grade. During the three sessions inr which the course has been given, 171 young men have been enrolled. These men were between 18 and 30 veare old. In order to assist worthy men who have accompl something along agricultural lines, there are scholarships provided for out of the yearly in come of the college. These scholar ships are worth $100.00 per see* sion and free tuition Mid are awarded on competitive examina tion. One feature of the course is that it seeks to make community era. In addition to turel subjects each at given instruction m parlu practice and gets experiance in < ganizing and presiding over ~ mgs, institutes, etc. It is hoped that in a few these men will become leadi all things looking to the go their communities and of tbs monwealth. RESULTS OF TOP-1 mittee room, a locker nxuu foi g . potash to produce the beet visit ing teamt, a ladies' retiring! crone. BUTTERMILK THAT IS BETTER AND CHEAPER All bacteria do not make trouble and doctors’ hills; Some of them make buttermilk and buttermilk is a friend to health. It is a cheap beverage and a good one, and is an excellent food besides. Its nu tritive value is high, two quarts of buttermilk being equal to about one pound of beef steak. It Jias also a good medicinal effect. GoocT buttermilk can he made artificially as follows: Add to every gallon of'skim* milk about half pint of whole milk and enough “starter" or clabber to cur dle the mixture in six or seven hours at ordinary living-room temperatures. When the mixture is thoroughly curdled put it in a churn and chum it for half an hour. After churning, cool the mixture down to well water tem perature to prevent its getting too sour. After cooling, strain through cheese cloth to remove any lumps or curd. Thia simple process will give a good, refreshing, tasteful bev erage that is both enjoyable and healthful. THE COTTON RED SPIDER. During di ry weather one will notice reddish areas on leaves of certain plants. It is especially noticeable on violets. The leaves soon turn brown and become dry and brittle. Many people call it rust, but if one stops to examine into the matter closely he will find little reddish colored mites on the under surfaces of the leaves. The characteristic web can also be easily noticed. This is the red spider. It is a dry weather insect, and if not stopped, it often does serious damage. The cotton red spider is one of our most important cotton pests during June, July and August. This, so far, appears to be a fav- ofable year, and farmers should watch their cotton for the first ap pearance of this pest. The danr- age occurs in spots in the field. Poke weed and violet plants should not be allowed in and about plantations, while under brush should be kept down as far as practicable. As soon as the first jnfested E lants are discovered they should e carefully removed and burned. Blood red spots will show on the upper surface of leaves attacked. If this is not done then the insects will spread from plant to plant and in a short time cause the ruin ation of a large area of cotton. This migration has to take place on foot, as the insects have no wings. This makes it at once ap parent that to a great extent at east it is everybody’s own prob- em, regardless of his neighbors. Whenever the infestation spreads and the infested spots become larger, one of several sprays may be given. Soda to Cora Results obtained at Carolina ExparinMBi show that a top-di trate of soda (Ivh cotton, corn sad increase is moat wet year, because this nil already in an immedi ‘ able form, while the the organic sources does not ceed as rapidly ss usual <■_ count of the exceas of moisture i the soil. Ths amount to sere varies with the the toil and the previous tion, but we would 50 pounds per acre on poor up, scoording to the fertility Early applications are into favor. We recommend the soda be applied to corn it is between knee and waist to cotton just as the shapes to form, and to small. grain' March.* Care should be taken to sow nitrate of soda on pknts, because it is likely to a them. It is best to apply it after a rain, when the moi To produce good crops of coi- ton and corn, frequent and shal- It is never too late to use the split log drag. This is one of the best implements ever invented for improving roads and, accordingly, making fife antey. has dried off the leaves of plants, then cultivate with mulch forming implement a*<. as the ground is dry enough plow. BAGGING GRAPES Clemson’s Graduates. The one thousand meff who low cultivation is necessary, E&ik .have been gnufeated from Clem ure to cultivate properly is one i ««• . way of farming at a loss. son College are holding lucrative and responsible positions in thir ty-three States and the District of Oolumhia, in Cuba, Canal Zone, the Hawaiias* Philippine Islands, Germany and British East Af rica. Strong evidence of the qual ifications of its agricultural grad uates is found m the fact that numbers of them have been given Hogs fattened on peanuts and employment bv the United Sutt» I CJ a/ t on the farm pleas- finished off on com make Kama that rank in quality and flavor with the finest Wat that can be obtained Department of Agriculture, while Clemson engineering men are to be found in the largest electrical Grapes can be grown in jali any section of South After the grapes have should be sprayed wit! mixture (see circular No. sued by Clemson College), then be bagged to protect from disease, oirds and bees, ging also prolongs the season ana after rii grapes will hang on a longer time without Strong Manila paper be No. 2 and No. 3) should so ns to resist the weather sharp beaks of birds. The bag should bq*| the bflncn and ‘ closely about the stem, in the bottom of the drain off the rain water. An inexperienced hand on 500 bags a day, and rienced worker 2,000. It you to bag your grapea. Farmers in the South Carolina at at this season the * bean, which is' one friends sad wl