The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-02-05
SAM TATTLER
Talks About Tobacco Culture and
Crops Generally-Advises Farm
ers to Plant Small Crops Of
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Talks About Tobacco Culture and
Crops Generally-Advises Farm
ers to Plant Small Crops Of
Cotton-Other Items.
EDrToR TIE MANNING T1MEs:-As it has
been sometime since I have written any,
thing for publication. ] thought I would
try and hunt up few items for you if they
do not find their way to the waste basket or
a cullliug and slicing.
Well. the new year is in and the people
are preparing for planting new crop. and
as this is leap year and campaign year we
expect a aew crop of candidates for matri-
mony rs we'll as official honors.
We learn that cotton has an upward ten
dency just now. Brother farmer. do not
let this deceive yon to plant heavily Of that
crop. Last year should have taught US
beneficial lesson. for there was short crop
and prices were better than they have been
for three years past. Now We see that by
planting less We receive as much as when
we plant so heavily and make so much
that We glut the market or place ourselves
more completely in the hands Of the specu-
lator. Now. don't let's act so silly as to
want to kill the goose that lays the golden
egg to get all at once.
We learn that some of the farmers in
this section are going to plant tobacco this
year. We think they are doing the best
thing for themselves. provided they have
suitable lands for it. Jnst here allow me
word Of advice: do not undertake too much
at once. A tobacco crop requires close at
teution but not as much actual labor MS
some people think Another view that
should be taken in the culture OF tobacco
is that it is not the quantity that brings the
money. bat the quality.
We learn that Foreston is 10 have ware
house next fall as well as Manning. That
is good; the more the bester. aid may be
some of we poor devils can get chance of
drumming for them, and We will all be
benefited little.
Hog cholera is playing havoc in this Sec
ton. We say cholera. but am not so sure
that it is cholera every time. If hog sick.
ems and dies we say it is cholera. but We
think more diseases get among hogs than
cholera.
It's measles measles! on every sile.
and We have not had them and have ha,, to
keep pretty close.
We sym patbize with Mr.. W. E Tucker,
of this section. and think him one of the
most unfortunate men We know Of. Since
last October be has lost his wife and three
children. and some time ago some one was
mean enough to break into his house and
rob him of $1,000 Who in the cosnty has
been y ore unfortunate?
We paid Salem q short visit last week
and found the farmers going right ahead
with their work. While over there we
learned that tbs Rev. Theodore Harrison,
one of the famed twin preachers of the Free
Will Baptist demonstration. had left them
and joined the Missionary Baptsts.
We learn that Mr. B. G. White. son OF
DR.. A. J. White. will leave soon for Flor
ence. s. c.. for the purpose Of studying
dentistry. also. that aIr. A. j. White. Jr..
will leave 10 few days for Maryland to
make it his future home, for while ut
least
Well, news is scarce. Corn, molasSes,
aud horses are cheap.
SAM TArTLEg.
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