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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, November 19, 1919, Section One Pages 1 to 20, Image 2

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HOW 80ME ORCi A FAMRER8
Aft BEAINE BOLL WEVIL
il:w that the bo!!. w-evil is in
South Carolina in large numbers, is
rapidly advancing and will sono rav
age the entire cotton area of the
State; the following liberal extracts
from a letter written just one year
ago today by the A. P. Brantley Co.,
Blackshear, Ga., to their customrs and
friends should be of interest to South
Carol inn biankers, business men and
farmers.
The Icier is rather lengthy, but it
is wel worth reading, as it is appli
cable to conditions existing today in
many' South Caroalina communities:
Blackshear, Ga., Nov. 6, 1918.
"The time is now he re when those
who umke their living out of the soil
must give serious considleration to the
question of what crop to depend up
on for a money crop. The boll weevil
makes it qluestionable if it is safe to
rel upon cotton as hesetofore. While
we do not advocate the entire aban
a:mat of cotton for the present at
lerst, at the same time it (does not
now appeair to be the part of wisdom
tord uo that crop. UJntil we
knowamore abouit the boll1 weevil, and
how best to control his ravage, it is
-(onl a coimpa ratively small acreage to
cottoni. Meawhile, what wvill the far
n: er io ? H cannot a 1'ord to stand
stil. Ife must go farword or cease
to eat : ionhting time will soon
bfe here! Plainly, therefore, a decis--I
an nmist he reached and efleetive
p as accord inugly lid . The udesi re to
aid you in this :-riti'al situat ion is the
simple purpose of this circular.
Tobacco looks geood, and, after
pretty thorough investigat ion, we he
l ieve' (here is the possibilityv of splen
did profit from its cultivation. Far
mers a roundl N ichols and D~ouglas
h a madle a great deal of money out
of tobacoc this year. Our informa
'an is that profits have ranged from
00IG( to $-100, and eveni more, per
aere. Tobacco does not reciuire the
n t growing season that cot ton does.
The crop is made nnd the money is in
y ur nocket by the time cotton is or
dinarily ready to be picked. There
fere, tobacco would not interfere wvith
ent ton if you w"ish to devote an ac
reage to both. Further, ft is believed,
le those competent to judge, that the
tlbacoc market will be high this year.
With average success, therefore, one
crop should pay al lexpenses and
V ave a comfortable profit besides. It
rat he undlersto''I in growing tobac
co the first year .1 expert advice is
eIul to success. It is very probable
that a competent and reliable expert
tobacco grower enn he secured for a
compensat ion of ten per cent, of the
value of the crop actually grown. For
Ou t-o f-do4
or In
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community, where the farms are rea
oonahly convenient to each other,
s;iould all plant tobacco. The reason
for this is that this plan makes it pos
sible to secure the necessary expert
advice and supervisio at the least pos
::bc expense, and in addition makes
possible the interchange of necessary
labor at the harvest season. This last
is a very important consideration. The
curing of tobacoc is a matter of prime
importance, and for this purpose a
properly constructed curing house is
necessary. The curing houseseare not
necessarily expensive. For instance,
a curing house sixteen feet square,
which would be amply Large to care
for five acres of tobacco, can be built
it a cost of $150. to $200. A house
eighteen feet square, which would be
large enough to care for seven acres
rof tobacco, would cost proportionate
ly more. If you decide to try tobacco
for a money crop it is essential that
you first interest your neighbors in
the project so that arrangements can
be made to sebure the necessary ex
pert adlvice. If tobacco looks good to
you we cannot too strongly recom
mend that you arrange to visit the
Nicholls and Douglas sections and find
out for yourself more about the
trouble andl the profit of tobacco
growing. You can make the trip by
notomobile in a dlay, and if it is made
it may easily prove to be the most
nrofitable trip you ever made. If yc.u
have any thought of going in for to
bacco as a money crop we very
strongly urge prompt action so there
may be plenty of time to make all
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necessary arangements before time to
plant. We wish to ad (Ithat if as many
as two thousand acres are planted to
tobacoc in the territory tributary to
Blickshear next spring we will under
take to see that a suitable modern to
bacco warehouse is built here in good
time to care for and market the crop.
Sweet potatoes, when of the proper
duality and carefully graded and cur
ed, is a crop that will always com
mand the ready cash. 'ro get the most
out of sweet potatoes careful atten
tion must be given to varieties, grad
ing and curing. The old fashioned
banking method must be supplement
ed by a modern potato curing house,
because potatoes cannot be success
fuly cured except in a properly con
st ructed and operated curing house.
TIhese houses can be built of any de
siredl capacity and the cost depends up
on the size. The great advantage in
curing potatoes is found in the fact
that cured potatoes can be kept as
long as dlesiresl and thus put upon the
market when the demand is .greatest
and the price is best. By the old
banking method fully one-half the
crop is perhaps annually lost, from
rot. A potato curing house would
save that annual waste and put just
that much additional rash' in the far
mer's pocket. A potato curing house
should be built upon the c'o-operative
Iplcn, and we believe it is quite p's-,
sib)le that the profits of the first
year's operations would more than pay
back the' whole investment.
Peanuts is another crop that is
rapidly to the front as a money crop)
in southern Georgia, and elsewhere,
and there is no doubt they would
prove profitable here. In adldition to
being an excellent stock food the pea
not andl its prodlucts are being more
and miore extensively used for human
food, andl desirable food products
must always commandl a ready sale1
or. the market. Besides this there is
a decidedl advantage in growing a
good acreage of peanuts because youj
can always fatten your hogs on thm
Sfthe price offered is unsatisfactory.
If a sufficient acreage to justify it is*
planted to pcanuts in this immediate
section the local notton seed oil mill
will afford a mar'et for them. This
in turn wouldl mean that you would
have an ample supp~lly of peanut meal
available to your hand for stock feed
im-g and there is a better feedl for
this purpose.
Sugar cane is an old crop that can
he coinverted into a profitable money
crop wvith careful attention. This1
means, of course, that the cane must
be made into first--class, heavy bodied
syrup). Because we have not in the
past given sufficient attention either
to the making or the grading of our
syrup large manipulating plants have
come into existence, where our syrup
is taken and proceeded, that is, made
of uniform body, flavor and color andl
then put upon the market in fancy
mners at a handsome profit to the
nulators. There is no reason
the farmers of a community may
'tet together in the matter of
., production, and -thuis reap this
t for themselves. The proposi
can be handled upon a co-opera
plan and the investment needl not
-eavy. The main thing is to pro
* the qualit.y and character of
p the marktr- demmad. fis ~s
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Contan emd rftbecs
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one there is no reason why it might
ot prove very profitable.
Corn can e made a profitable cash
rop if the proper attention is givee
o it. The corn weevil and the raj 1
robably cause a greater annual
naste than the boll wecvil despite the
act that it its entirely possible to L
re the premises of both these pests.
The proper use of Carbon Disulphide
v correctly constructed buarns ill
re the corn of both t he weevil and
he rat. yBecause it can be done it
ught to be (lone if for, no other rca
hz than to reduce the number o
>res actually needed to ae planted to
> rf to meet all of the farm needs.
Veevil infested corn is unmarketable
nd besides it is unfit for human con
he~ setion aceig ei to tlchea aee |
'eei mil wilt bed witbliser atetio |
rhi ouldt afred marketa cah bmar-n
'e or ':ral thubanis of con, eithe
hluced n akdo itesuk
Velve bans areways oen a maien
ld there iproverybt rean -obesev
hatie intwell.n areno ac reed coud
)ckn ploanis cointg neret ten us
,i.l isthn tie adkif an sin much
ought werd hilyarletheir a fueed
,vul ctte atock.ur loan maresgfo
uyat findigei toheirants soue
>fwelth ise plnel teve ean thou
hadof tondcsi to rdbacsna a
am s woul affod prot. Wahe mar
hcy thinkl they bsw ould pro- kl
nduce. Eeyfre a i w
iurng hous'eain wich hea usecionso
mital ether ebut krls -the heliv
hogs intelliget atntiondy to beirn
aeo thermae the prataly noclossl
rom theifarment. ofThre Brounty Then
yakn plans wothinvesartng.s
3rok Cou i, n i notufarcaway and
mtpy farerre villad theow byers
'oit cos oe. loa mret o
;herce ofwathtThe farmers of ok on
Pierc Coniy.i Ntere hogs aivenuc
acl woefpun ofima e ad blend
'ange coutry that pougt. When tken
)avnpant o no ehe u ricek
heydictin they shold give the illk
'reo cue. b~y faeren haf his9 wic
ureans hous win bewosihle use icroduc
ublwethe bu kill wnA te
ios refa ad ry. B athei
yonsol eat.ahe Brokws Cm
vta is worth sinstiating.
i beter strains of beef cattle into
ie county without, fear of loss.: Every
ttention should now 'be gjyen' to so
uring the foundation of a herd and
ist as rapidly4as pusible the Infer
>r strains we now have should be dis
osed of. It Is just as easy, and costs
o more, to raise a 1,200-pound steer
s a 600-pound one. There is a whole
>t of difference in the profits. Qth
r sections have grown rich on cattle
lone, while we have long neglected
a utilize the blessings nature has so
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Sumter,
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A SUR
to save money is to put it in a bi
PUT IT IN OURS.
Itd not wahat you might have
Remember, wvhen you spend a (10
another man place hais foot above
The great game is to slave andi
A great game is to SAVE.
There is much more field in the
institution and begin NOW.
The Bank (
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T. M. Mou
A dandy little I
FOR
Five rooms, a nice
2 stall stable, smoke-h
and gardeti. Ceiled thi
Apply to
The Mannine
abundantly lavished upon us. -.Right
now is he time to. begin planing to
bring in the improved breed. .
:elligent attention to cattle.will bring
sertain and increasirig proits.
'Keep it in mind that in -all sections
f. the country where diversiflaction s
the rule prosperity is much greater
than in those sections where the all
:otton, or one-crop; rule prevails."
Adopt your program for beating
the boll weevil and go to work. YouA
can bet your lift "Billy Boll Weevil"
is going to give you a stiff fight, but
you can whip him if you try.
.G. A. Cardwell,
Agricultural and Industrial Agent,
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Wi
rnington, lI. C.
- NTvCE OF DISCH ARG
I will apply to the Judge of Pro
bate for Clarendon County,. on the
10th day of December, 1919, at 11
o'clock A. M. for Letters of Discrage
of R. C: Burgess, deceased as Guar
dian for Martha Jane Gamble, minor.
A. L. Burgess,
-3t-c. Administrator.
New Zion, S. C., Nov. 4, 1919.
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les from Acolu,
lic Road. And
f good school
iformation See
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hail, two good)porches,
ouse, wash house, barn
roughout. City water.
Grocerv Co.

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