The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-04-10
as money crop since the war, and al
ways raised their own meat and bread

dS q ulouSS ClOp SIuCS lllC w al, ou4 q l
ways raised their own meat and bread
stutfs.
The very lowest general estimate
that can be made for the county gener
ally is reduction of 25 per cent. IN
the acreage, with the use of half the
fertilizers put in the crop last year
The record of guano liens in the clerk s
office amounts to practically nothing
a bakers dozen, up to this date. Liens
for supplies are two-thirds less than
last year, both numbers and amounts.
These facts 90 to show that the farm
ers are going to reduce the cotton acre
age and not do as they have hereto
fore, try to cover the country with cot
ton fields when planting time comes
OCONEE.
TUGALoO. April Your CORE
spondent has interviewed not fewer
than twenty-five farmers, all OF whom
are landowners within radius Of
three miles from this place, on the sub
iect of the cotton acreage for the pres
ent wear. a careful calculation shows
that these farmers will reduce tn. area
of last year one-fourth. One Will
plant more, three will plant the same,
two will cut down half and one, who
runs several tenants, has reduced his
acreage two-t thirds. 1G is safe to as
sumo that the result given as to the
area named is fair index for the Ell,
tire country.
oRANGEBUBG.
ORANGEBURG. April 1.-The ex'
tremelv disagreeable weather Of Feb
ruary and the first part Of the month
of March, when it was necessary for
preparations to be made for the plant
ing of this years crop, has greatly de-
laved and retarded our farmers In
their preparation and arrangement OF
their land for planting. During the
last week of March they have all been
very busy actively engaged IN turning
over the fields and many Of them have
been planting. Up to this time. how,
ever, there is very little seed in the
ground in the county. All things
considered it may be safely stated that
there will be 25 per cent less cotton
produced in Orangeburg County dur
ing the year 1895 than during 1894:
The lack of fertilizers in the fields will
reduce the production of those lands,
so that a plantation with even the
same cotton acreage that with fertlliz-
ers produced so many bales Of cotton
last year will produce much less cotton
this year. There is one thing certain,
the cotton spectators need not count
on as much cotton coming from Or
angeburg County during 1895 as they
received in 1894, for if they do they
will be disappointed.
sPARTANBURG.
SpARTASBURG, April Public in
terest is concentrating around the cot
ton acreage at this time. The farmers
have Just begun preparing their lands
and they are two to three weeks OF
solid work behind. During the last
week your correspondent has received
estimates from farmers scattered over
the county as to the reduction of cot
ton acreage. Very few report no re-
duction, and give as their reason the
fact that they were unable to SOW oats
from the 1st of January to the 25th Of
March. That left them with their
land on hand to be planted in some
thing. After averaging the various
resports received the reduction in acre
age will be % per cent. All the farm
ers report a reduction in the purchase
of guano. the average being 40 per
cent. Taking the speedy preparation.
reduction of acreage and decreased
amount of guano used the indications
point to a decrease in production, as
compared with last year, OF Sc per
cent. Such is the outlook today at
the close of the month. The weather
has been very favorable for the last
five days, and if the farmers can have
two weeks of good weather for plough
ing they will do a wonderful amount
of preparation.
SUMTER.
SUMTER, April AFTER careful in
quiry and investigation your CORE
spondent finds that there will be a re-
duction of at least 25 per cent. The
following gentlemen, from different
sections of the county, say the reduc-
ton in their townships will be: B. F.
Wilson and Peter Thomas, Of Mayes-
vile, at least 25 per cent; n. S. Nc
Leod, Swimming Pens, 33t per cent;
A. K. Sanders, Rafting Creek, 25 per
cent; Col. W. D. Scarborough, Prov
idence, 33t per cent; D. E. Keels,
Lynchburg, reduction of 25 per cent;
W. A. Nettles and W. O. Cain, Priv
ateer, between 25 and 40 per cent, in
some cases 100 per cent; W. S. James
and J. S. Corbett, Bishopville, 25 per
cent: R. N. Pitts, Sumter, at least 25
per cent: w. NJ. McCaskill, Smithville,
no reduction; W. J. Rees, Statesburg,
333s per cent reduction; R. NJ. Cooper,
Mount Clio, 40 per cent; F. E. Thorn
as, Wedgefeld, 33s per cent.
The above are only few Of many
interviewed, and all are agreed that
there is at least 25 per cent reduction
in the acreage, and with the decrease
III luc uSe VI IcIIl11LtIS tuC SOlVOll
crop of 1895 will be at least 80 per
cent less than that of 1894.
YORK.
YoRKvILLE, April From the best
information obtainable at this time
the indications are that the cotton
acreage in York County this year will
be from 20 to 25 per cent less than last
and it is estimated that not exceeding
one-half as much will be used. OF
course it is impossible to tell exactly
what the proportion of fertilizers used
will be as many farmers who imagined
three weeks ago that they would not
use any commercial fertilizers this
year unless the manufacturers accept
ed their terms are now buying it on
the terms fixed by the companies. 1t
is not propable that the amount used,
though, will exceed 60 per cent Of last
wear as the agents will not be in a