The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-24
Oakland Hints.
Special to The Manning Times.

There is general expression OF salts
faction as to the result of the recent
primary election. Especially so is the
universal approval of the nomination OF
governor.
It is the general expression of the
people of this section that action will
be taken by the new legislature to pro-
vide pay for regular constable for the
magistracy at Manning.
There is great need Of two or more
well trained blood-hounds in each mag
istracy of the county. The local con-
stable could keep the dogs. The pur.
chase and keep of these beasts would
entail an expense to the taxpayers OF
the county of about $4,000 the first
year, and about $4,000 per year there
after. But the presence of these
sleuths in the county would save to the
people four times their cost and keep
each year in the protection OF Life and
property, court expenses, etc. There
would be a decrease of Is per cent in
crime. Full blooded dogs cost from
$3.50 to $4,000 for year old puppies
and trained dogs cost from 5000 to
$4,000 each. They cannot be obtained
in this State. There is kennel in
Lexington, KY, where these hounds
can be purchased under guarantee.
The cotton picking season is more
than half over. The yield OF the sta
pie is below the most conservative eX-
pectations. The tenant cotton IS gen.
orally three-fourths of the entire pro
duction, and none of this is or can be
held for higher prices.
Very little cotton seed has been sold.
except to the local buyers who use this
valuable product for fertilizers.
Corn was irreparably injured by
drought in July though late planted
corn is fully matured and is of much
better yield than earlier planted.
The pea crop is three weeks late, and
probably will be seriously shortened by
early frost.
Tobacco farming has become one OF
our staid ventures. The weed will be
more generally planted next year than
heretofore.
There is excellent prospect for a
bumper nay harvest.
General results this year prove the
superiority of home fertilizers, such as
cotton seed, stable and litter composts,
to the commercial guanos, like 2 and
8 per cent ammoniated guanos, and cot
ton seed meal, as far as available solu-
bic nitrogen is concerned.
1t is gratifying to note that cotton
seed is not being sold, or exchanged
for meal and other commercial fertlll-
zers, but is being kept on the farms
where they have been proven to be such
an indispensable adjunct to the best
production of crops, and at the same
time of great yalce to the permanent
Improvement of the soil, notwithStand-
inc the advisory advertisement of the
cotton oil interests (of late seen in the
county papersl to the contrary.
1t is to be hoped that the next legls-
lature will either so revise the 49, ont
lien law whereby it will bet ."sy2 e
the ends for which it was -, 0r
repeal the law absolutely. = "a zen
suggested that possibly the law could
be so revised that no lien be accepted
for recordation unless it have appended
mortgage or bill OF, sale OF chattels
valued according to the assessed taxa
UlS EStlUdG1OU pCI SloNiSOA = tSoSA A>o'
and also that same valuation be at
least one-third more than the stipulat-
ed amount of advances to be made,
Ito provide for the eXigency. of loss or
destruction of chattels so mortgaged:
to provide more expeditions manner OF
procedure in the foreclosure of lien
and mortgage, whereby in case OF nc
extension Of time of payment being
granted, the party accepting the ller
and mortgage, will have the right and
power, without order from the courts,
to seize or have seized, the crops upon
which the lien was given, to sell same
in the open markets to the highest bid
der for cash, and in the event OF the
sale of crops not being sufficient tc
liquidate, to seize the chattles mort
gagged and sell in the open markets for
cash to the highest bidder, applying
proceeds of sale as usual, and the
owner of said lien and mortgage filing
with clerk Of court affidavit settlns
forth the details of such sale under
foreclosure: to fix the time Of payment