The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-23
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sen OF full appreciation Of
his needs and condition, real
ICES that he is an important factor in
breaking the bondage ugder which he
rests, that the freedom and indepen,
dence Of his business may be once more
established, placing him on that high
plane Of prosperity which was made SC
conspicuous in the early days Of ouI
fathers.
Fill your granaries and smoke houses
with the products of your farms, stock
your pastures with cattle, sheep and
hogs Diversity your interest and pre-
pare to 60 into the markets of your
country with dozen staple products
where you now only attempt one. Cut
down your cotton acreage and diversity
the crops planted. We can gradually
get into the supply business, and raise
enough cotton besides to meet the de-
mands of the world, and the price. for
which it is sold will be profit in our
business. Every farmer who has here
tofore operated his affairs entirely on
the credit system must make strenu-
Gus effort to use more cash in his busi-
ness for what he is forced 70 buy and
raise everything al home which his
land will produce.
LARGER ACREAGE IN WHEAT THIS
FALL.
am satisfied that larger acreage in
wheat will be planted in the South dur
ing the coming fall than for many years
past. We need sbrewd business men
on the farm as we'll as in other depart
ments Of life Broad, liberal thoughts
find birth IL higher education. The
farmers will only combine their COM
mon interests when confidence ia the
business ability Of each has been gain
ed Unity among the farmers is one Of
the greatest needs of the present day.
4 careful, thoughtful study of the re-
sources Of the country will open up a
system of diversified farming, which
will bring profit and pleasure to the ag
riculturist. Every farmer should have
thorough knowledge of commercial
paper and understand some system of
keeping books. At the beginning Of
each year detailed account of what he
owns should be taken down, represent
ing his capital invested. An itemized
account of every dollar expended.
whether cash or credit, should be care
fully entered. The cost of labor en-
ployed and the materials used in the
production of the various crops should
be specially accounted. At the end Of
the year his books will show the profits
or loss Of the business. Wherever er-
rors existed in the management, the de-
fects could be readily found and rene
dies applied. The boys growing up on
the farms will catch the inspiration Of
systematic methods and business train
ing, which they will be able to utilize
with profit to their own advantage in
future years.
FARMERS INSTITUTES.
l appreciate the fact that the day of
schooling, as We ordinarily use the term,
for the adult farmer has passed: that
the only hope for the present and fu-
ture cultivation of his mental faculties
and the bstterment of his material
prosperity must lie in the local organi
zation of farmers institutes. The farm
ers' institute is without cost to its
membership. want to give my aid
and encouragement to their establish
ment in every county in the South as
rapidly as possible. If you have no in
stitute in your State organize and begin
the battle for greater success and pros
perity in your farming methods. In
these institutes the interchange Of ideas
experience meetings, discussing and
adopting the most successful plans per-
tanning to our business would meet and
overcome many serious obstacles, which
retard as stumbling blocks, our future
pathway. What the farmer needs most
of all at this time is encouragement
and aid in the solution of such prob
lens as will help him in his life work
and the building of future filled with
contentment, happiness and prosperity.
Organize and attend your Institutes,
with full appreciation of your needs
and surroundings.
There are no people who have better
opportunities for self-education than
the farmer, and he should be quick to
take advantage Of the circumstances
which place this highly desirable feat
ure Of his avocation within his reach.
That farmer whose business is operated
on a self, Sustaining basis, who exercises
intelligence, foreihought and correct
methods in the conduct of his affairs,
fears no panic. The Tightening of the
money market, the crash Of falling bus
mess houses in the great cities, reach
his ears only through the medium Of
the heavy headlines of his newspaper.
He is happy, peaceful aRd contented,
and only responsible tc his Maker.
NORTHERN LOAN COMPANIES.
But what of the farmer whose home
is mortgaged in the Northern loar COM
panies whose stock and crop furnish
collateral for the purchase of supplies?
When the stringency comes the crop
fails to settle the obligations; the loans
fall due, an extension is asked md re-
fused The iron grip Of the law is
evoked: the property is advertised for
sale and knocked down to the highest
bidder The wife is torn from home
which she has long learned to love: the
little children are forced from the cher
ished playground and another heartbro-
ken farmer is added to the long and
rapidly swelling lists Of tenants, while
one more Southern home passes into
Northern control. This picture is not
drawn from fancy; its realism is too
often heralded as one Of the misfortuues
Of our present farming system.
The solution of the race problem is
matter in when the farmers of our
country are more largely interested
than anyone else. The field of most