The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-07-25
TRE FIRST FARMERS 1NsrlTUTE.
Several Matters Of GREAT Interest to Agri-
culture Discussed by Some Experienced
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Farmers
(From the Charleston world)
ORANeEBURG, July 1S.-The great
Farmers Institute opened here to-day,
and Judging from the three sessions held
so far-morning, afternoon and evening
it promises to eclipse anything in the
way Of farmers gathering ever held IN
the State. The exercises were opened
with the morning session by President
j. E. Wannamaker calling the meeting
to order, and requesting the Rev. l.. r.
Beatty to invoke blessing. President
Wannamaker then delivered an eloquent
address of welcome, and assured all that
every one interested in agriculture would
be benefited by the speeches, etc., which
they would hear at the institute.
Prof. George F. Atkinson, Of the
South Carolina University, was then IN
troduced to the meeting. The subject
of his address was ssThe Cotton Worm,
and other Enemies Of the Cotton Plant.
The address was an excellent one, and
was delivered in style which made
everything clear. The speaker was com
PEELED to use great many technical
terms in giving the various enemies OF
the cotton plant, but his explanations
were so very plain that all could readily
s.csteh on" to the idea. Among other
things, he said the cotton worm is an
immigrant. Its original home is South
America and the West Indies. 1t was
known in the West Indies by its work
from the earliest time of cotton cultlva-
ton there. The first known recorded
instance Of its appearance IN North
America was in 1888, more than CEN
tury after the introduction Of cotton
culture. In that year it did great dam
age to cotton in South Carolina and
Georgia. It appeared again in 1890,
and from that time to the present it has
become too familiar by the oft-recurrlng
years of great loss. The speaker fol-
lowed mp the whole history of the moth
and the caterpillar, giving In detail the
history OF the Matching process carried
on by them upon the cotton stalk. One
method of destroying them was to place
lights In different parts OF the field, so
as TO sttract the moths and destroy them.
Besides the caterpillar, there were other
worms mentioned as being injurious to
the cotton plant, and other enemies even
besides insects, for all of which the
speaker gave some means Of retaliating,
and sometimes of efectually destroying
the enemy.
The question box occupied the
attention OF the convention until 2
o'clock, when recess was taken until 4
O'Clock.
This session was occupied by the very
timely and important address of DR.. j.
w. Summers, upon Chow to raise cot
ton. Dr.. Summers is resident of
Orspgeburg county, and has the happy
faculty of the always appearing before a
pleased audience. His address was not
very lengthy one, but what was said
was 20 the point.
He showed how much and what
ingredients were needed to be In exact
proportion to the different advantages,
or the ingredients possessed by any Ger
tain piece of land, and gave the different
manner OF msnuring to secure these
proportions. All manure of every de-
scripson should be put out early; not
later than the first of April. so that they
viii be- IN soluble condition, ready to
be taken up by the young plant as soon
as the seed germinases. In seed manur-
ing the best bearing and hardest vare-
ties should be selected, and none but
sound seed should be planted.
Rubbing the seed gives quick and
.rnsnirnous stand. The time OF planning,
Of course, depends somewhat on the
season; on light lands, from the first OF
April to the first of May. Clay or dark
lands may be planted later. The speaker
closed his address with some Of his own
ideas of raising cotton, and the cost of
the same,
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