The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-23
SOME GOOD ADVICE.

SOME GOOD ADVICE.
FARMERS SHOULD DIVERSITY
SAYS PROFESSOR NEWMAN.
20 Country on Earth Ever Fad a
Permanent Growth on !
One Crop
Tbs OlemsoG car vas st Spring fsld
on Ftlday, ard Mr.. jas. Hs1ry Rice,
Jr., in The SLste SAYS the Cccasion
was notable by reason OF two lecturea,
one by Col. Newman, the other by
Stewart. Col. Newmsn's 8 lecsule WAS
exceptionally dne covering nsw ground
entirely anc souething not touched on
before. Ste sart acquitted himself
with honor and delighted bis audi.
ence. but by request be was compelled
to 90 over much ground already GOV.
cred In previous lecturers, since every"
body wished to hear about the San
Jose scale and psar blight,
Col. Newman addressed himself
suusrely to the capabilities Of the
country. The substance OF what he
said is contained in the folio wing, ii.
though nothing less than a s:enog-
rapher report Wobld do justice to him
and bis subject,
This country is capable OF raising
more things than cotton. There will
be vast increase ir returns II we d.
versify. No country on earth ever had
permanent growth on cue crop. The
tgreat wheat areas OF the WEST fur
nishsd an example CT this, as did the
citrus fruits OF Florida. Whers the
boil weevil had ra7sged Texas most Of
the country was now most prosperous
by reason OF the TACT that farmers
there were compelled to diversity.
They are now shipping fruit, straw
berries, hogs, turkeys and so on.
The orange growers Of Florida had
the same experience, and when they
ceased relying entirely on the orange
they bsgan TO prosper. The farmers
ca1 grow practically anything and have
something growing the whole year
round.
There was $4,000 worth of hay
carried out Of this town Tor farmers,
They do not raise 1t. The nitrogen.
gathering legumes, such as peas, al
falfa, beans, the vetchss and closers
were OF this class. A ton OF cotton
seed meal costs s26 and one acre Of
legunes will supply as much nitrogen
as the ton Of cotton seed meal, or al
much nitrogen IS II to Is tons OF sta
bic manure. Lsgumers will also sup
ply that which is 80 much needed II
Southern soils-nane]y, humus.
The destiny Of the plant Is to per
feet seed, but when We raise grass fc1
hay We do not aisn 1t to reach thai
stage. Why buy Timothy ssicks'
: trcm the Northwest, when we car
raise peas, alfalfa, etc, and improve
lind at the same tim
In answer to question Col. New
. msu said altalfa Wou;3 do as well here
IS anywhere. If land were prope1l!
. prepared and ths alfalfa gowed In tht
fall, in drill. Plant peas, two to three
bushels 20 the scrs, before the alfalfi
snd ycu can cut one sLd one half ton!
Of hay pc, acre While alfalfa Is com
J ing up.
Alfalfa, once started, will not neet
rother sowing In SO year. Alialfs
) differs IN time OF harvest from clcva!
and peas. Clover tB cut. when the frs
2 blossoms develop, bus alfalfa should
be harvested IS soon as it bsgins Il
bloom. he advised planting snal
area first and than watching that
. Iaoculation CT the bed is done by get
ting from 100 to 200 pounds OF sol
from place where alfalfa has teer
grown and sowtdg this on proposed
field. The farmer can easily get from
! 20 tons per acre.
Judge Whitaer Of Anderson has s
patch OF alfals which bas besn grow
log on the same ground for so year!
snd be is still getting profitable crop!
s from it.
Middle country here Is the bes1
plsce in the world for raising stock
/. but mistake was MADE in not provid
inc pastures before getting stock
There are specially fortunate condl.
!, tions here for raising stock. Farmers
can grow pork at cost OF l 2 cents
per pound. They can also grow al.
canned goods We nov buy, having
them fresh and pure.
Grow psss for pasture grass, such
as Bermuda. There Is no danger from
Bermuda, as by planting two bushels
Of PEAS to the acre altar winter stir.
ring OF grsss,you can kill it. Bermuda
must have sun to live. During gum.
mer Bermuda would keep pork In fine
shape without corn. Vetch in fall
on Bermuda, will give fine stock feed
all winter while Bernuda is dead.
Besides grains plant peas, sweet 20.
tatoes, Spanish peanuts, or sorghum.
) Alternate from plat to plat OF above
for hogs. Sofa beans are good also;
they will self-seIl and hogs eat them
when they are seftened by rain.
The Jer. salem art1cnoke Is the
most productive Of I'll tubsr crops. BE
has gathered 544 bushels from an acre.
Hogs delight to root for them. Whi.e
not as nutritious they are as good as
Irish potatoes.
Chufos are another crop Of high
value. The stalk makes fine hay while
the roots are very productive. He has
gotten from 250 to LILO nuts from
cne plant. Price for the dry roots is
very high.
Here the speaker took DEPRESSION
to advise against the. exclusive feed OF
cotton seed nasl and bulls. It kills an.
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