The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-11-27

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; ter. I. does no. cos: IS much, in the
long ruD. to build comfortable barns and
sta3ic:oc the proper care Of provendcr
and livestock, as the value Of the result
! ing loss anG waste of food, and the gen.
eraI diminished value and capacity
for labor in the absence of such build
jass.
GRASS.
II The lever part of our territory grass
sccd Kay DC sown throughout this
month, and We would rather prefer
sowing even now than to wait until
spring. We often have winters so mild
through that grass weuld do well sown
81 any tine, even in December or Janu-
ar.
The farmer should remember that
December is generally bad month for
farm work, not only On accoun! of proba-
bic bad weather, but because the aver
age laborer is already beginning to en-
Joy the holidaysia advance of their ac-
tual coming. There are but little over
three weeks Of working time at the best,
ia December. It behooves every one then
to Wind Up the old years work and push
forward everything that he desires to
accomplish before Christmas. 1t is a
good time to pile up the store of cut
wood AID kidding under shelter ready
convenient for use during the cold and
clceress days Of winter. We have
Otter written g word in behalf of the COM
fcrt Of wife aut. children who cannot go
ou: and cut 4 "turn OF wood" to keep
from freezing while waiting for ''Sam"
10 get through feeding" Let every
farmer provide good wood-house or
dry shelter close to the dwelling, and fill
i. viii. fuel ready cut for stove and fire.
place.
TIE OUTLOOK.
:'Its al iii wind that blows no good"
is in the mind of many a farmer when
&c considers the history of the cotton
market during the present fall. The
::cosuer'' of the staple on the other side
tie ycean has played into the hands of
the farmer very opportuEely, and lhe
prices haze been better than for some
years. No doubt the fight between cot
ten bagging and jute has had its irfu.
22cc On The market. since it is known
that the determined stand taken bg the
farmers il their fight against the infa-
nous trust has contributed to strengthen
the selling side OF the market, by sug-
secs:ing 10 the buyer that strong dlspo-
s!t!on 10 hold cotton for more satisfac-
tory prices is but one more step in the
advance. The attitude of the Alliance
is but /: contest for principle, strong
and determined resistance to oppression
and extortion, for while the amount act
ually invol7ed-the difference Of two or
three cents in the yard OF bagging-while
it amounts to large sum in the aggre-
gate, vet il bears but g small proportion
to the total cost OF producing the cotton
crop. We greatly err if the farmers are
"straining g. gnat" and yet are ready
TO '.swa!low a camel'' in this matter.
Tncir position reminds US Of the ''stamp
riot" and the Boston tea party" in
which our torefathers apparently made
great ado over ve:y small matter, d.
the SEQUEL illustrated how grsss
small fire kinSsesh. Il aB SSole
course OF or adult life we have never
known the farmers of the South to occu-
py more commanding position than
that Indicted By the general end intelli-
gent demand for the recognition of their
right to fair and just distribution of
the rewards CT industry, and voice and
vote 10 shaping and cyntrolling the gen.
cral business OF the couatry. 1t is har-
binger of better days coming when the
wealth producers of the ccuntry-of
whom the farmers constitute the great
maiority-begin to awake from their
ietnargy and TO realize that the legisla-
tioa, the so-called laws of trade, and the
business customs of the country. haze
!ocg ago crystalized into system that
dispeases very unequal benefits and ad-
vautages, having very little regard to the
natural rights of the toi'ipg millions, but
filing 70 c7erfowing the Golfers OF the
money kings and monopolists of the
lard. 1t will be, indeed, Herculean
task TO clean out the Augean stables, but
We trust that the peaceful revolution and
may gather strength and
momentum with increased intelligence
and universal cooperation. until the rich
shall cease to grow richer, and the poor
poorer.