The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-21
sing and ties (s7oS) and hauling to and

~ cents per acre LOT TWO burrows and all
hoe work at 40 cents per acre.
Now if had had 20 acres of land-nat
ural or improved. to make 110S pounds of
seed cotton, and if he had planted this
seed Of cotton to yield him 4l9 pounds of
lint per acre-37 1916 lint per acre-at
cost to work, gather and prepare for mar
kct at cost of S14S0 he would have r..
allied, Il he had received $40 Ger cwt.-
net-SS.2 20. Prodig;ous! in the words of
Dominic Samson. And if
He HAD PLANTED THOSE TWENTY ACRES
to the mule he woald have gotten fer his
experience, his supervision and his wears
work (if he could have hired plow aud hoe
work TO the day as needed on the twenty
acres as on the four acres) SlG4. II hc had
done his OWE blowing, hoe work and pick
ing, how much he would have saved BY
th:s economy of labor. But-then he
could not have gone to alliance meetings
to discuss finance and reform and ubnSe
the newspapers. See?
Now, in the northern soldiers homes the
cost Of living is reported to be about 81
cents day-eXclusiye of clothing, shoes
bedding, etc, if I remember correctly
They have, of course, no taxes to pay
costing the institutions per anrum for
each inmate S9S55. They are furnished
fish, fresh meat. sugar, coffee, pie, etc.
Their daily bills of fare, as published in
one Of the leading maSazipeS-th the Century,
think it was-lnade my mouth water, and
I am sure the reading Of The menu would
have filed you with envy.
Say now that 4 gets Sl64. and spends
40 T.. 4 Ho~ l.
maintenance. for his 'cbcnlically pure
sometimes es-o"casionally as often as he
goes to Manning or somewhere clse-uud
there Will be lett $G5 40 for the wife and
children. Slim rnipns and clothes for
them, isn't 1t
Hold hand primary and let's see who
got SlG4 net from twenty acres this year or
last year -count-not one
The State of South Carolina may Lave
averaged a bale of cotton to three aces
for the past four year--not more, but less.
think the statistics are not before me.
But say that the yield has been given. and
now let US zee il we could have existed ut
scent cotton for single year. It takes
ordinarily 1900 pounds to make 500
weight bale This is 500 pounds seed co..
ton the acre. Let US estimate
Rent OF three acres. ........S eco
Guano-3OO pounds at l2c
per pound-lO0 pounds per
acre. 4.5U
Ginning, ETC., one bale cotton
600 pounds). ............ 2.25
Flowing 81, hoeing $780,. 1850
Picking, at 40 cents. ..... 0O-S35. .2a
BY 500 pouads middling ut 5 cents s25.O 90
Loss on three acres ..... 49,. $40 IS
Or 50 40 per acre.
Again, let us make another estimate with
more guano and larger yield:
Rent Of two acres .,......S 4.0U
One sack per ac.e at $50 per
ton. ................ G.uO
Ginning. baiing, etc ..... 225
Flowing Sc, hoeing S.. ...... 1l.00
Picking, $500 pounds at so
cents. ............. 1.50-SSO.75
By 500 pounds at 5 cents. 49,. go. $500
Loss. ......... ........ .....S 5.15
This on land producing bale to two
acres
Suppose, now, :ha. ne does his plo~ire
1857 and his own hoeing (s5)-impossible,
OF course but say that he has done these,
and that will leave him cost on two acres
Of Sl9.95 (S9.S7 per acre). and be receives
S25 for bis bale of cotton, G profit Of $50
(S2 G2t per acre), anal Il profit Oh twenty
acres Of S32.5O?
The proposition of hoe to plow force was
always estimated at two to one, thus giving
three hands 10 one mule. Th"se ordinarily
cultivated thirty acres--twenty in cotton
and 10 in corn, besides potatoes, etc.
These three hands would eat
OF corn meal 80 bushels, nj
80 cents. S3l.20
Per day II pounds oi bacon,
per an,tnnl SAT pounds Of
bacon, al ~ ceatS. ........ 81. 7O-SS5. 80
Bv rc proceeds o: t-li Gtcs OF cot
toa frou: twenty acres rs............ So so
Loss 80. Sc33. 40
Tn,. man mIi.i bis family lose only this
amon.t AMI he can not find so much nv
t::iS II the community to steal. So look
ont icr Yourself. merchant!
rs RECORD OF COTTON
;,!aHt,..! 1854 on fort: eight acre;
Stone nci,i-oo acres. H-iooI lows
l720 pounds per acre. .......... &c, POS
Patch field acre, 5-toot rows 2O43
ponhds per acre ...-.......... 2,U43
Shop fsld-two secs 5-t")t rows
1872 po3nG:; per Are. ............ 3, ,T45
Shanty tield-lU acres, I.too: VOWS
lUG5 pounas per acre. 1t. 65S
Total on forty. eight acres. ....... "a. G51
giving an average per acre of 1850 pounds
of cotton, which yielded 35 per cent OF
liEt-542 pounds lint cotton per acre
which sold at an average per pound, OF
4l cents, thus giving S:4 80 cash yield per
acre. The seed pays at 10 cento bushel
for hauling ginning. basging and ties.
The rent OF this land is
placed, per acre. at. :....S ZOO
Mun,rres. Der acre. $50
TO plant per ucre e... 80
Seed, per acre. ..... .3O
HauiiUg out manureS, per
To pick. at ~ cents per acre. 20
Hoe work. per acre. ........ LOO
Prepare AMI pillow ...... -. 39O-s24 90
By sale of lottoIi i................. "a. 80
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