The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-09-27

profession that has made greater
strides within the past five years than
farning. Where our lands used to
produce 10 to Is bushels OF corn per
acre raey are low made to procuce
from 30 to 40 bushels. Where 3oo
lbs. of seed cotton YVES produced per
acre to-day we gather from 1000 to
1900 huadred pounds and who're we
never made any before, We low see
from one to TWO tons per acre raised.
TIE farmer has realZ q that he can
no longer farm with the OK and OLD
wooden plow stock with half shovel
OF ewo. To day, he takes from two
to three large mules with al iron
beam turn plow OF q sulky ploW to
prepare his lands. One hard and two
good mules do the work now that was
formerly done by four hands and four
mules. Where stumps were formerly
burnt or dug cut, requiring so much
time. and then the work Improperly
done; TO- day We use a good stump ma
chine with tEo heavy mules ano clear
the ground of all parts Ct the stump
Where it took cne hand with SUCK
10 knock one acre OF cotton stalHs'
We now take q hand, two mules anu a
good chopper which will go over eigaV
acres per day and DO tie work Tar oct
ter. Where we used to chop, pick up
r;le and burn the CORD stalks, we no"
with one OF the large turn plows turn
them uader making humus IN the soil.
Not few have realized the gain By
shocking, shredding and making the
whole corn stalk into stover, which
furnishes an abundance Of dry food,
as ~elI as litter for bedding. In the
place CT scratching our lands TWO to
three inches deep in preparation, we
:urn or open them six to seven inches
deep and follow with subsoll break
ing toa depth Of from twelve to II
teen inches. Instead OF plow1ng
when the soil is wet, making brick
bats, We p,ow when the soil is Cry,
making a deep, fine seed bed. In.
stead Of fertiiizing to make a large
seed, we are combining cur fertilizers
IN such a way as to yield fruit. In
stead CT placing the same kind OF Ter
t:lizsrs on allsoils, re study cur soils
snS use such fertilizers as will give
best results.
Again, in the selection OF seed We
have realized the importance OF select
ing those kinds each year thst will
give best results. In Iowa, a country
scho., +eacher began by planting a
small patch OF corn and inStTuctlng
his pupils in the preparation OF soil,
using select ssed and being careful in
cultivation. At first he was laughed
az but soon bis wonderful results
showed forth and be vas ere long not
only elected professor CT Agriculture
in the State College, but was employ
ed By the State to travel from place
70 place, giving instructions from a
special train provided for tnst puE-
pose. To-day, gentlemen, projecting
from the instruction OF this Country
school teacher the yield OF corn per
:.cre has been mere than doubled
throughout the State. This is but
an example CT what can be done With
sil plants throughout cur country.
Sou5h Carolina, a few years since, pro
duced tie largest yield OF corn PEI
acre that has ever been raised in tie
world. Toiok OF producing 256 bush.
els OF corn per acre! Now if this is
possible on land that had the advan-
lags OF being wstered, can we not by
proper preparation, fertilization and
cultivation b1;Eg our lands up to Is
bushels per acre? While We s:e ad.
v1nci4g We are ssi!l at the grea:
threshold ott-us 1arniug.
We have q climate u surpassed by
any il the world. Not only can we
grow am >st ary crop, but We have
the advantage Of raising al kinds Of
stock. Think Ct the Geld North Yves,
locked up N snow from three to five
ncEtt:s duTu ne year and yet We
buy cur t,r. nd nUles from them.
Isis not 5ar: sion upon Us when we
gire from 81 &c 81 so for 6 mule OF
horse when We csn raise that mule o.
horse here for Sl00? There are few
nen il our state from whose eyes the
veil has fallen and they can show TO-
day as fine mules raised here IS the
West can produce.
Again, ho1 many there are OF us
who depsnd upon the West to furnish
US our bacon. Here, by exercising
proper judgement, We may feed our
nogs nine moths in the year from
the fields, using comparatively little
grain from our houses; certainly we
can produce neat nuca cheaper than
we buy it. La the sane way we may
aroGu5e as dre q .ahty OF bay as the
West aaG as much as We use from
cur 81 fields, ani at the same time
in proving cur soil. We must learn
the Importance Of making on our
farms sll or very near all that we use
in cur hcmeS. We must live at home.
Il has been said let the West make
the grain and bacon, and the South
her cotton and the market give Us
ten cents for this cotton and we c.n
afford to buy our grain, hay and bacon
from the West. A greater mistake
was never made. 1t is true We do
not want to compete with the West
for the sale OF corn and hay, but we
DO want to supply all that we need
and haYe a small surplus to sell iD
our markets. By this method We may
supply ourselves with pocket change,
keepirg down the running expenses
ard making our cotton altogether 8
surplus crop. Let US see, for instance,
what can be done along this line,
Raise enough grain to supply your
farm and stock; make enough meat
for your family and servants with
few extra hams and several gallons OF