The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-21
A G:s.6 Gathering.

a G.SSS SSLac.soS.
|, The meeting ;n Manning las: Tnu=S-
dav, under the AUSPICES oi the Man
u;nr Board of Trade. waS the best, and
most successful public gathering here
10 many years. It was farmers meet
ING, solely 10 the in;eces. OF farming,
with rlew TO arouse the farmers OF
Clarendon 70 higher agricultural in
csl,ieence. The court room Of the old
cour. house was we'll filed with men
from every section II was = fairly rep
resen,ative body, numbering between
$50 and 100. and from first 70 last ~
interested attention was given 10 the
speakers
The Manning Board of Trade has
been laboring 20 attract The attention
of the governments agriculture! de-
par;mea, 10 the farming Industry OF
this county, 10 this, i, has secured the
valuable assistance OF Hon. +. j. Wat
son. commissioner os agricui;lre: Prof.
Harper OF the States experiment So
ton, and Congressman Legare, and
DOW that il has been recognized by the
te6e.al agricultural department, the
effort is being made 20 have established
in this county central co5acco expert
mental station. 70 De conducted by ,ae
coyernr,eo. aud uut!er its control. 4!
the Soar3 Ssccee.iS in securing
this 'cec.c.! station then Citr-
ea6oo becomes u sciloo! o! Instruction
for tobacco culture.
The speakers we're Prot. j. y.
Harper, director and a@ricu!tur:s: Of
the South Carolina experiment station,
=, Clemson College: Mr.. + II. Mathe-
son of :he tobacco department .: the
bureau of p!snt Industry OF the depart
,nept o: agriculture ~ Washington:
MIR. a. G. Smith, of The division OF
farm management, for South Caro!iaa:
Mr.. Ira ". Williams, superintendent
OF the farmers cooperative denonstra-
ton work, and Hon. e J. Watson,
commissioner OF Agriculture OF South
Carolina. The addresses were 40, con-
fined solely 20 tobacco culture, they
went over wids range O! agriculture,
including stock and poultry ra.sio".
dairyins AID truck, tsrtisiziug and the
raising OF home supplies. The talks
was prac;ica! and always interesting.
Captain ". (. Davis, president OF the
board. presided, after stating the meet
ins's object, and expressing his graft
Sca,ion q, the large attendance. BE
introduced Professor Harper as the
frs, speaker. Unfortunately for THE
TIES editor, circumstances prevented
his hearing all OF the speeches, aod he
will sherefore give the brie. SKETCHES
made by the representative 0! The
State:
The arst 70 address ise aiect.aS waS S7o..
Harper o. the SoGia C1fo!iuS experiment. ~
lion. He Impressed on The planters sssc ncccs-
si,y 0. careful selection Of seed. thorough pre-
paraSon OF Tie plant beds aa2 insisted oc par
ticu,:- care IN handling the leaves when taken
from the plant Experiments proved th2: The
,nos: economical and perfect way 20 barn the
plant bed vas the use o: and o. burner. manu-
tacture6 .oc :ha: purpose. He stated that thc
ootac!s.S o; a.S department: were always ccacy
20 aSsIs. IN naming and suggesting remedies
fer diseases OF the plaa: and asScc tsa. N case
OF any OF these :ha; plants should DC sent 20
them 70. examination.
The next speaker w2S Mr. Matsc>oa, wso -
- the bead o. The ooaacSo SiE:S.oa .. 'Sc &C
instructive photographs With him. taSec IRON
plots Of growing tobacco q: ;hc tobacco e2pc::
men. static: - pitt county. y. G.. where tee
soil Is vc-y much like this OSc o. lecse &C.
aonSsra,cd = vc-y inexpensive method 81 S:tv-
this plan IS the purchase Q! aooIt dozen ~
poSsS psg orse y. sr.i No. ioose,l ,uS. b.:
soSe ;sey Ses!n 20 bloom and the ends o. the
bags are tied around the stalk JUST below shs
Pos poo III e .s es sssp;a,ed stsSh ssSes sro
them By :ol!owtaS these simple directions
the o.an'es Is eaao.es !" @ Ss srfi S .nA' n.tn
DroTec bT his ccpar; men: ;sat The principa!
e,c-nca,S needed in ;oaceo se.ti!zc: arc nitro.
Sea: potash and Ssia paoSpaa:eS. anG u II e'
80 S.si,s o: the Dian: lie bureau .. the
| AGRICULTURAL department, was :hc nex; >pcassc!
His talk was mainly on winter cover .1 G .Sga ~,
ainSus PAM .ss. h:,-r cioree car BE- successsu!y
grown in this State. He explained 70 The :ar:s.
I q, ynich. have their lands .CocU.2tcN