The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-11-27
AFARMER' S THOUGHTS,
SOME SUGGESTIONS FRON CON-
PETENT AUTHORITY.
What Work the Good Farmer Nay 80 IL
This Season, With rieasur: aI:d i'roEi

80,
rms season ''''h treasure '''''' -''-'
10 iin,se... rsas's .,,o southern c,,,,f,.,,,r
fo-'t ,1e .',',
LIS ni'a'H s-'0'-'a y w. 80 80 -,
up OF TIC cotton harvest. Every DOL
that opeus in November should. )! posi-.
Bile be pjcked before the frs. CAV Q.
D.'...,s- r,..o. oro, :, 10
oeosAno,'. -, 49," ~" 80
heid VIII on!E cete7ioFa.e "A 'ai''e 'si5
rapidly unocs ire IDIuence q c;s", [.!A'
cold and VINO, 9ut me "o:N . i''cH!~ 9
will be very SLOW aau oi5a9s@c-2!2 u t.c.
the close OF the mortn. :@efe are ost
few JOBS necessary to be 'ioac It'&; vi. j.:
seriously interfere "i:n tHe "'fA .
housing tne remnant q 'ao c'.'''' crop
SOWING WHEAT AND OATS.
Ia the por,hcrn portion Of the cotton
belt the wheat crop has been put in. IN
those portions OF the middle Sbcic tie
old rule of Ozark nights in October as
the time to SOW has had Its advocates
from time ;mmemorial. We refer to
this rule partly to give occasion 10: the
remark that we do not believe either il
sssowiDe in the moon &C ia being gov.
erped bvits phases in performing any Of
the operations Of the farm ana gagdea.
Our own rule for sowing whcas j. to
commence about the time when :hc frs.
severe frost usually OCCURS, which is
generally-in the region last referred to
about the first week il November. Il
has perhaps been noted By ha5ltua! read
these Thoughts" does not insi.: tha:
every farmer should 50" |aes'. y &C.
pe1us S on e:.Suns.al aasta, ntaT 'f.u e.,
e,ans DIS oDI arS 49, os,ec;aii i. SSmg;ed -
ssaa. 10 as.'"o.T Tha e"ui 6octfin, t6at ta,ms-
s,s'I3 neH ,-'I ~ ~ a,.a.r.;,;.. bo ~eo.,i-ss
snoe.u p'ou uoI e'e. .-,o -. -. 49,. ;.
mas It's reasonable Is wei! Is rs ""So:a'1
limitations. A iaFmcF IL ONO iS ~oso
lutely prevented from growing cotton
and sugar cane, ana yet re mus. nave
cotton shirts, sheets ana n:aEoe nl&tsfes:
ses for MS bed. sugar ioF ms c9Hee ana
syrup Tor ms nasty paaa'ne ~ % i
farmer IN georgia OF A!soa.'@ "Cutu oE
De unwise 10 pelIlst IN soS'ns .',I %Le"s -. J..
MS oes' cno'ce oi pt:'au 80 gn,! ~.
Aieio II al a ccsS 0. e'sn' upt.''s t'e. go "a.
rel oI nJul, Saen @ ne Lia L;s dn:r 10y so- - -.
sitic'e' iatu ~ uo"u ~ N,s o,.',r,o.'. @ -
ool!ars. Iee sa"e ~ 49, app.tS?
with equs! lolcc 10 mary o ota9' ~tS:o.es @ 80 %
ordinary consumption Du. ih"ny ,. t'''-
mels IN the 'elii couE'tS .. Ite 80
region can anc ought 70 raiSe 'heis o"h
wheat, IN connection Win :, oshct sl:@;. y:
Sralc. = n'Sn a1o G's :I:y -.t.. SI' - .,.I
u., "tr ~, fn- 80 ~ cbaat r i hctinr 70
follow cotton, or peas, with wheat,
though corn land, II rot TOO foul, WI!
do. Rich virgin, or naturally ricn so;!
is not requisite; 1t is better to eEHcn ~
fertilizers. Wheat requires large per,
centage OF nitrogen, a1a the .ahd sAoute
Therefore be1nsante1 "Itl an l1;: 2&LaoEs-
ated fertilizer. Ihis tact is "e', :.'"s.
trated IN the generally gooa f2s-its Q!
cotton seed as g fertilizer. i . more
economical TO use the Gotten see" zne"l
than the whole cocson scec. E"' am
monia (n!trogcn) is not the only clement
required by wheat; it must have potash
and phosphoric acid also. For the aV
erage worn soil Of the middle region
compost OF neal, acid phosphate ard
kainit in the following proportions will
give satisfaction:
Cotton seed meal. 800 pounds
Acid phosphate LOCO pounds
KANT. -. 200 pounds
Total. ............2, 9, coo poaads
n, frosb orar;,ic soils nossibjv ,ae
,.o;n;. 80 b 5;snc,sed viii, u1iess ?
Har. Ha..'s SaDay nS ~ an,Iica;,or he made Frcm
eelS eoG ~ S -n6 na1n1s spp ,o- acre ~ TIE aooye
Ovv Oo,;S ~ poo bo goul ouder.fe $50 and sbouIS
"ou'u W is Il0oS. " go .,-a,, 10 1,rsSn,. #
o gtse ~. lelo o,oan oa 10 co..oo =. i.n,i GOOD
S,nsa Tnea ~ o a., t,,~,i,,. sceotc-s o.
oioSe ood p'U~ .,rn;5o i( Nov - ~ followed b.
O SeUu SorroU Il necessaTy viii nut the ,and
in oood condition % receive tae seed.
So g. 5 no Good in = limestone ISOLATION Of
ooon .HS