The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-12-01
TIE Farmers Meeting.

The farmers meeting held in Man
c;cc las, Wednesday was not IS largely
attended as It should nave been. but
those who c.5 attend consider them
selves amply repaid !or coming. They
rerresen,e61he Intelligence and pro-
sressireness OF the county, and, alto
se,he- being as i; was, from s!l sections
splendid gathering.
Captain ". c. Davis, OF the So' OF
Trade. presided and in apprcp ate
speeches introduced the speake's.
Col. James Cossrove Of Charleston,
who has won ueriteGfame as an advocate
o. drainage and the rec!alming OF
swamp lands, and who has demonstrated
its prac,icibility on the low-lands near
Charleston, was the first speaker, aad
in his usual buSieesS-like manner OF
dealing with matters, proceeded TO
show he value y! drainage, FROM ao
economic and health standpoint. the 10
creased production, and the increase 10
land values. Col. Cossrove's speech
made good impression and We believe
he made converts here.
CONGRESSMAN Lever came next and
those who heard his address were so
charmed with it tha, we would like 10
reproduce it, b1s space this week Tor
bids. Lever has been one OF the hard
est worked men q congress, no: only
looking out for the interests OF his own
district, but since the illness OF our
own George LeSare has looked out foc
that coagresSman'S district also Lever
has done more work for the agriculture!
interests OF South Carolina than all OF
the other delegates in congress from
this State pu, together. Beth Lever
and Legare made the farming Interests
q specially.
| Professor J. y. Harper, Of Clemson
College, entertained his audience With
discussing fertilizers, their application,
and be drew some practical lessons from
the work done oa the farm q, Clemson.
Mr.. \ G. Smith, State agent, made
very Interesting talk on plant IL
dus:.y, winter cover crops, oarnyard
manure. etc. Se advocated the SOWING
OF vetch, burr clover, and !egumeS OF
all sorts 70 furnish q covering for land
20 preven. washing and protect IL from
teaching and the general improvement
Mr.. r Z. Welch, from the Unitco
States Department OF Agriculture, alse
made az interesting talk on daIry!ng
as profitable system, the feeding o.
cs.tle with cotton seed meal and the
tendency OF building up the lands.
Mr.. w. E. McLendou, who IS no"
engaged ic making the soil survey !o'
the United States government, gave ar
Iexp!anation OF The work he was sem
here 70 Go, and its great value 10 ;he
farmers what it Will resul, IN. and =:
an iu,elligea, means 10 supply in!orna
t;on 10 outsiders Us 70 the value anc
character OF the various soils 10 thi
county.
The las. speaker was Mr.. Ira "
Williams, the head OF the State demon
s,ration work. Mr.. Williams Is alway:
interesting, for the reason ne AWAY
has something sood 70 say, and he al
WAYS says it we'll His talk was prln
cipally on tie educational value 10 th'
BOYS corn clubs and he urged them no
70 let the in,eres: lag.
The addresses were given most earc
es, attention, and the meeting did good
We regret that Charlton Dutau;, Esq
was forced 10 be away, as he IS larse!.
responsible for the bringing so man.
good speakers 20 Manning, and W.
| hope there will be 3 similar meetlc;
again in the near future.