The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-10-27

Trade regarding the TOBACCO expert
mect Station for Clarendon County:
Washington, D. c., October p. 1909.
Hon. q. F. Lever,
Lexington, S. C.
Dear Mr.. Lever:-I have received
yoar recent letter, Accommodation
FROM Commissioner Watson. Mr.. Du-
Pant, and others concerning the pro
posed tobacco work il Clarendon Coun-
", S. c.
We have had the project under con-
siderasion ever since you and Com
missioner Watson and others visited
us last summer and have been hoping
70 so shaoe our work that We could
write more definitely concerning what
! would be done. AS you are aware,
we have gradually been cnrtailing oar
,obacco work during the past three or
four years 50 thas funds now devoted
70 the several projects are less BY oas-
third than they we're y few years ago.
We do not believe the tooacco inter
esss have suffered in any wise. how
ever, by this curtailmen,- You viii re-
call that in our hearings before the
Committee we stated that our general
policy in regard TO the tobacco work
was 20 encourage 10 every way local
interest and sid anything in the nature
tos subsi6izins communities or individ-
ual growers.
we are row conducting tobacco work
10 Connecticut, New York, Maryland.
Virginia, kentucky, anc 70 q limited
extent, in Ohio. We are also conduct
| ing work on the cigar tobaccos 70 Q
limited extent IL Florida, Alabama and
Texas. In nearly all OF these States
either the States themselves or icca!
interests are contributing funds To-
ward the work in question. The State
| OF Virgins is contributing 5000 To-
ward the cooperative tobacco. investi-
cations that We have under way II foGy
| or 'iye Of her counties. We now have
under consideration the eXtencon OF
certain crops Of our tobacco in North
Carolina, where the same sype OF to
bacco is grown as in South Carolina.
ThsdiSerence IN conditions between
me swo sections IS has been reported
by our experts IS as follows:
In North Carolina, In The tobacco
section the production IS abou. 1So, ,oo,-
900 pounds aad the people Of ten or
twelve counties are practically depend
ent 90 eais one industry. This applies
Especially 20 the North Carolina coon-
ties along the southern Virginia bor-
der. To the eastwood is smother Sec
ton Of North Csrolina where condi'
t;ons are different and this section eX.
tends into Marion, Florence. sumter
Clarendon aud Williamsburg il South
Carolina Here there are opportunities
for the production OF good tobacco, br!
aiso opportunities for the successin
production OF other crops. In other word:
II cotton brings good prize the far
liners in this region viii for the time
being abandon tobacco and go into cot
Ton. Any consideration of the Industry
therefore, in Clarendon County goulc
| have 20 take into account the fact tna'
,obacco would, or should offer one croE
in definite and systematic rotation
Ischeme. In other words, the produc
ton Of tobacco should be considered
along the line OF helping the South
Carolina people IN broader and more
intensive diyersiGcation 70 the end o
lupbuil6ins and maintaining the fer
,ih,y OF the soil. The problem. there
fore, would involve not only the pr,c
duction of the proper type Of high grade
tobacco, bn, . consideration OF In
broad question OF farm management
/ AsI understand 1t, the people o
| Clarendon County are ready 20 meet u
in the matter OF standing part OF ID,
4 expense. No work need be undertak
an before next spring, and before tia
| time ne hope TO be able 70 make Ger
tain shifts TO the end Of securing tund
i 70 finance the wcek in South Carolina
4 Twenty-Five hundred dollars woul'
probably be sufficient TO do this with
like amount from the people II ta'
lregion OF the matter OF furnishing u
| facilities for the work.
DR.. Garner, who is IN charge OF oG
sobabcco work, and ,s,tr. Mathewson
i who IS doing specia! work 10 Virginia
| and which would De extended int
iSoush Carolina, are both familiar Wit
| the needs of the situation. We hope
! therefore, by the first OF the year TO ge
matters fully shaped up so as,to take
I'D definitely with representative ma
at Manning. have senta 3 copy OF TN
}, letter 70 Commissioner Watson and MI
DuEant.
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