The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-10
ADVICE TO FARMERS
CAPTAIN PETTY GIVES THEM q
VERY PLAIN TALK.
Every Farmer Who Heeds 1t VIII
Be Grateful for 1t When Harvest

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In his talks to farmers through
the spartanburg Journal Captain
Chas. Petty, who is an Intensely
practical man on the farm as any
body else, gives the farmers the fol-
lowing good advice, which they
would do well to heed:
Intelligent farmers do not need
tie binding force Of resolutions to
direct them in planting their crops
next year. Their common sense
should be their guide. II two or
three Of the best grades Of cotton
should be selling at 10 to u cents
next march resolutions and pledges
would not be regarded. The usual
acreage would go in cotton.
See how the case stands on the
first of the New Year. The world
has an abundant supply Of cotton.
Egypt's crop is somewhat late and
the demand lighter than usual, be-
bause American cotton In many mills
mas been substituted for the EgyD-
tian II this country should make
fifteen million bales, which can be
easily done after cutting the acre
age, the price would be as low as It
is today.
There Is a scarcity Of grain In the
State. Before the middle Of sum-
mer there will be a great demand for
money. Another crop Of cotton at
8 to cents will make money scarce.
Now let the farmer take q sensi-
Bile view of the condition. It is not
too late to SOW oats for stock feed.
Two acres for each animal on fair
land will furnish best feed. Then
an acre for each horse should be
broken during the winter for a seed
pea-patch. Select the kind you Ike
best, plant in 4-foot rows and culti-
yate them so as to make seed and
improve the land. a lot, and the
richer the better, should be planted
in sorghum for hogs and mules. II
you wish cheapest and best food for
the mich cow and hogs plant an
acre in soy beans. That will keep
the hogs growing ard the milk doW-
ing. These are suggestions as to
cheap stock food and the improve
nent Of the land az the same time.
When you have set apart your lots
for these crops take your pencil and
make some figures as to the corn
you will need. If you are trying to
live right they will run about this
way.
25 bushels for fowls.
25 bushels for bread.
IS bushels for horse or mule.
60 bushels for four hogs.
That will be $50 bushels FOR the
one-horse farmer. It will take that
much to make him feel Independent
and happy.
OF course the one-horse farmer
can get on and live by cutting out
corn for fowls, hogs and half the
allowance for bread and horse feed.
That is he can pull through on SO
bushels in some way.
Which plan will you adopt? The
latter will be much easier for you,
for you will be saved from the trou-
BILE Of feeding chickens and hogs and
your horse will never be in danger
Of dyspepsia from over feeding.
Let The cotton be the last consld-
Grafton. After you have planned for
these feed lots mentioned above and
the corn crop indicated, then set
aside the balance for cotton. II 1t
is only eight acres prepare and fer
tilize and cultivate it so it will make
ten bales. If you plant only SIX
acres make 9 bales on it. This is
the way to make cheap cotton.
Work this plan from the right
end, beginning with oats and work
Ing up to cotton. The usual plan IS
to begin with cotton and then take
odd corners for nubbin patches.
Then give up the feed lots rear the
barn, as they will interfere with the
working Of cotton.