The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-15
Esper;neu. and Demonstration To:k.

Preparations are Dew beiug made for
the conduct OF experimental farm work
1T this place. under the direction OF the
United States department OF aSricu.-
ture. Sixteen acres Of desirable ground,
sbou: mile from the court house have
been secured, ten acres ou the public
road leading 10 Summertoc. and SIN
acres on the road TO Paxville. All OF
the above mentioned land is 10 what
nigh, be termed a comparatively poor
state OF cultivation, but the type OF soil
might be classed IS typical Of Claren-
don coun,y-that is 70 say. = sandy loan
as TOD soil with red clay subso!l.
Owing 10 the recent increase in the
marke: value OF farm lands in this sec
ton. it was rather 3 dithcul; proposition
TO lease piece Of ground for any length
OF time, out through the uut!r.ng e.
forts Of Mr.. Charlton Dulsant and other
members OF the Manning Board q
Trade, the Is acres was finally leased
for . period o: eight years, and 1t is now
understood :ha, the department OF asri-
culture viii! take hold and io co-opera-
t!on with the Manning Board OF Trade
thoroughly and Systematically carry
ou: the proposed experimental! work.
Limited experimental work il tobacco
alone was very satisfactorily conducted
here las, year by the department OF
agriculture. under the Immediate Girec-
tioa Of Mr.. ". ". Lunn, who is q grad
ua,e C! Clemson College, AID who since
his graduation has been engaged II
special work 10 connection with the
~
,uce. Mr.. Lunn has beec here Tor some
time, engaged il maxim" preliminary
arrangements. and when seen today he
made the following statement a> 70 the
work contemplated:
Not as yet has the definite plan OF
the work been outlined, bu, il IS the
purpose OF the department OF aSr!cu!-
ture 70 conduct on small! scale q series
Of experiments with tobacco ia rotation
with cotton. cora, wheat or oats, and
cowpeaS. This work will no doub. be
0! practica, interes. 70 the farmers.
especially those who are interested IN
the growing OF tobacco. The object OF
this work is not only 10 show the beS.
formulas aud fertilizers for tobacco. bu:
at the same time 10 determine IS far rs
possible which one OF the above nen-
toned staple crops tobacco does bes;
after, or follows best. We expect TO
test number OF fertilizers in various
quantities In other words, we wish 70
determine as best we can the best fer
tiiizers rs vel! Us the beS; formula FOR
tobacco grown in this section. y num-
Der OF forms and amounts 0! nitrogen,
or ammonia, phosphoric acid. and pot
ash will be used, but jus, the kinds and
amour, OF fertilizers that will be used
remains We: 20 be determined. Ia add!-
ton 10 the regular fertilizer tests with
tobacco. we hope 10 test number OF
! varieties ot tobacco grown in this State.
/ in order 70 determine as "a. as possible
the bes, type OF tobacco for this section.
1. is hoped and expected that. whec
this governmental work is fairly under
way, great many farmers from other
sections will DE attracted TO Manning 70
see for themselves the progress and de-
velopmeo;s OF the experiments. and thus
the work here will prove Of immense
value 20 the State.