The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-02-07
WORK ON ;THE FARM
SOsE PRaCII-AL SUGGESTIONS
LyA PRACTICAL FARMER.
Sc Urges His Brother Farmers to
Push Their Work slong
I'll Lines.
Dr.. Fl. F. Freemao, OF Wilson, \

!! c offers some practical suggestion
tu MS brothsr farmers in a ccnnuai
cation to the Progressive FAlmer @
Raleigh, n. c. Nuw Is che time 10
our farmers. says Dr. Fi3emau, to be
gin to do all the plcwing they can
Where the land has nuc1 litter OF it
OF where it lay ou5 lAs5 year, thes'
lands should be b:oken now and agair
before planting.
You should remember that for some
years now our springs have been latt
and the land wet, so it was hard t
get land broken in tine. So look oui
for the good days nov and start The
two horse pioWs from six 10 eight in
shes deep, and where the land is rough
pulvsr:ze it with harrows.
Nov is the time 20 clean out ditch
ss and let off water 50 the land can
cry out thoroughly: This eau not b
done TO the best advantage just bafore
planting. Clean out, Gear up and
keep clean every foot OF space alb )ui
the home and farm DOW while you
have time.
II ycu have not already plowed up
your garden do so the first nice day
that comes. Pow deep and spread
broad. cast with any rough litter ma
nure you have en- rcp atsec the plo1
Do this twice this spring before plaot
ing and you VIII have good garden
if the reSs is Gone as we'll.
Taere are hundreds Of little things
that you can do noN, which will ado
wondertully to your success this year,
il you will look out for them and do
the m now while you have time. RoW
about the COW and cali? What are
you going to do them this summer?
AUD those s5oats, wa:ca you expecs
TO make sour neas from nex5 Decem
oel? Whsre sre you going to keep
them? Can you get to your hors 8.
COWS, or hogs, without jumping from
tl.ce to place TO kssp frcm goiog into
5he mud up to your sh g strings?
Where is the stove wood-ueoer t1e
wCodshed OF out in the mud some two
cund:ed yards from the k!tcaeE?
Now, my friend, you see al these
thi2gs TO be doae; but don't get GOO
ous7 to be organized into the Cotton
Growers organization. This Is the
most important taing you will bs
callsd upon TO Go this year, for the
general good. The agent will soon be
in your county. Be sure to look Gu.
tor him and help him all you csD.
Take up this matter and get all the
information ycp can, so when the Or
gsn z:r comes you will be ready &c
Aslp him. B. sure to sec that every
nan ia your township goes to the
township msetings When the time
Gene.
Nov, By the fist Of April every
5owsship should be organized il South
Carolina. b sure to keep down the
acreage. Il planning for this years
55co don't forget 20 Cat tee ootton
crop and su5 in plenty tf c3rn. Eeas
potatoes and garden crops. AS tas
EC0LCu OE3WS;S aSSOSlSesU4 IL W
lumbia good men were elected d;ric
tors, who will have caarge OF the bus
aess OF the Association. Thess axe
Is good men as ". have In the State
ard they will 90 al ia their pover for
ane good ct our farmers. So be su1z=
50 cooperate with them and help IN
sysrg way you can. roe cost Will b-
Only shces to ten cents en- eaca bale Il
cotton you made last year. The As
scia.ion has already raised the price
s20 OF the oale since il ~as orSan:z d
N;w OF this S2o galnsd =, can easily,
ani lam sure willingly, psy three 90
sen canss on the ba!s. Look cut for
the agents.