The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-04-24
SOME GOOD SUGGESTIONS.
4 Practical Farmer Tell, Is How to Make
Money on the Farm.

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DO not look beyond your reach fol
wealth. when it lies all about you,
says H. W. Buckbee in the Southern
Cultivator. In the wonderful age OF
improvement. you must move on in
the line of march. or let your next
door neighbor dig the jewels from the
soil. Many of our young men are not
contented with tie beautiful old home
stead, the green fields, and much that
makes one independent on the farm
but in their anxiety forgain, push out
to large cities. or some distant land,
where III nine cases out of ten. they
would have been happier and wealthie1
men had they put that same life and
energy on the farm.
The world demands men who will
work. The curse of our country to.
day is the multitudes of idle ones who
demand not only living, but even
luxuries thrown in Nothing in this
life can be gained without hard work.
Be careful in choosing an occupation,
start right and the outcome will be
fruitfulness. If you are interested in
your vocation, and are industrious,
your work, even though hard, will be
a pleasure.
work. To do this you must encour
age them in their small beginning.
Stake out one acre of land for your
boy for his own use. By this l dc
not mean the poorest land on your
farm, but the very best, and see also,
to commence with, that it is well en-.
riched. Start them right, as the first
years trial will be apt to decide their
future.
Put in something that's in demand
aud that always commands good prices.
How many farmers have frst-class
seedcorn that will test 95 per cent.
when planting time arrives? a fine
grade of seedccrn that your neighbors
know is right in every respect, will
prove very profitable investment for
yon. When you have an article tc
sell. give your customers something
that is value received, and your trade
is established. The same hints may
be applied to all varieties of grain.
There is a good income awaiting you
at your very doors; seize your grand
opportunity. There is always money
to be made in growing early onions
for punching. Try few of the best
bottom sets to start with. They can
be planted in rows one inch apart,
(; fourteen inches between the rows, as
soon as the ground can be worked IN
.ne spring.
'.Do not plant any crop until you
have first given proper attention tc
the preparation of your ground. PloW
thoroughly and do not leave any deao
burrows. unless ground is apt to over
flow. If such be the case, it is best tc
back-furrow every forty feet, leaving
dead furrows to carry off surplus wa
Ter. By continuing this method two
seasons, the land Will be properly rid
ged and will dry off quickly. Thi:
treatment applies to low land only
Harrow the ground as soon as practlca
! BE so as to pulverize all Jumps, the1
plank one or both ways. 1.-THE grouno
is not then in fine condition, harrow
and plank again.
Onions from seed are one of the
most profitable esops that can be
planted. They do best in rich, light
Ioamy soil, and unlike most vegeta
bles. succeed well when cultivated
on the same ground for successive
years. They may be planted as early
| in spring as the ground can be worked
allowing four pounds per acre. Sow
thinly in drills about one.fourth Incl
| deep and one foot apart between th'
rows. When the young plants arr
strong enough, thin gradually so they
will stand about three inches apart
keeping the surface of the groune
open and free from weeds by frequn
hoeing, take care not to stir the sol
too deeply or to collect it about ths
growing bulbs.
Peas are also money-makers, anc
should be planted the very first day
in the spring that the ground can bt
worked, as few days make a great
difference in your returns. Three tc
four hundred dollars are often realized
on this crop. One of the best early
peas is the Lightning Express, and fol
a heavy yield and earliness, they are
hard to beat, as they ripen very even
ly and are sure cropper. The sweet
est early pea for family use is the
American Wonder, or McLean's Lit
tie Gem, and always command the
highest price in the market, but are
not as heavy yielders as the Lightning
Express. For market use, plant in
rows three feet apart, sowing quite
thickly in the ro% to a depth OF three
| inches. From one to two bushels OF
seed are required to plant an acre IN
this way. By a succession of sowing
about two weeks apart, fine peas may
be had all summer. By giving youl
best attention to this crop, keeping
free from weeds and well cultivated
you will feel richly repaid. Care
should be taken in having your peas
picked at the proper time, as custom
ers desire them fresh and tender. See
that the stock is clean, give good meas
ure, and cover baskets with rheubart
leaves so that stock will present a clean
and fresh appearance when offered fol
sale. By a little such care and fore
thought, YOU will very soon build up
a reputation for your goods. that will
enable you to quickly dispose of them
at the highest market price. When
peas have all been marketed, plan
your land and prepare for crop OF
late cabbage, and thus turn your soil
to account each day OF the season.
"One Of the best late cabbages is the
new Christmas King, Seed may be
sown in May and transplanted to field
the last of June or first of July, three
to three and one-half feet apart, so as
to admit of cultivating with horse
cultivate both ways. The crop needs
rich soiland good cultivating while
growing thereby insuring you a prof
table Investment. These hints, with
! others which will suggest themselves
to you, wiz, I trust, crown your labor
with success.