The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-03
RAISE HOME SUPPLIES
SOUTHERN FARMERS SHOULD DO
THIS NEXT YEAR,
Thus Keeping Millions Of Dollars at
Home and Raising Cotton at a
Good Profit.

Good Profit.
The government prediction Of a
crop of 14,SS5,0O0 bales of cotton
has caused no CONSERVATION, nor ev-
en- surprise. The crop was the logi-
cal outcome of conditions the most
favorable that have ever been known.
And, moreover, the crop was made
in response to reasonable and ur-
gent demands of the commerce Of the
world which had been suffering from
the greatest cotton famine since the
civil war.
The crop of 1904 approximated
nearly the crop Of 1911 than any
other, with total 13,43S,012, exclu-
sive of linters, was grown. The crop
Of 1910, which was 11,608,616 bales,
with value of s963,1S0,000, was a
world-beater as regards the amount
OF money it brought to the country.
The crop Of 1911 was made under
conditions as near perfect as could
be. From the first day of January
Of that year there was scarcely day
when the active operations of the
farm were interrupted by the wealth
er. Consequently there was more
land broken by the first Of April
than the entire years before.
The land was put into prime con-
dition, was highly stimulated by fer,
tilizers applied in the most scientific
manner. Intensive methods of cult
vation were employed and toe high
est results obtained.
The demonstration trains of the
agricultural colleges went touring
round the different states, teaching
the farmers the best way to do exact
lily what they did-how to get the
greatest yield from the smallest acre
age. They also taught hog and hom
liny in abundance.
This the more proVident have dom
and located their corn cribs ant
smoke houses on their own premise
and that class is now in good fnan
cial condition and holding portion
OF their cotton crop till it brings bet
ter prices, which it is sure to do. Th'
less fortunate are at the mercy. of tn
bears and still keep their supply de
pcsit in the West.
Thus it must be seen that the mucl
advised and greatly rallied at cottol
planter has made no mistake. Ma
ture has given a grand demonstration
of the potentialities of the soil an
the crop that they produced was to-
bulky and unwieIdy for the bank
and warehouses to handle and mar
ket conservatively.
But there is nothing in this to dis
hearten the South or set her back
rarticle. On the contrary, there
every reason for her to take hear
and go at it with greater determine
ton than ever, now that they Sc
plainly their limitless possibilities a
we'll as where their danger turks.
| It is said that the total value Q
the south's agricultural productio
for 1911 will exceed the total yalu
of the agricultural production OF tn
Union in 1890 by 100000. 1t
also true that the present cotton Gro
will bring more money than an
preyious crop with the exception o
the crops of the two previous years.
The British spinners know tha
cotton is too cheap and they are Jus
now laying in supply that will las
them two years. American mills tha
curtailed their production by shut
ting down for four and six month
threw the hands out of employment
who were consequently forced to g
into the cotton fields and swell tn
enormous crop then making.
Both the British mills and tn
American mills were after cheap col
ton. They had been suffering tro1
high-priced cotton as well as no col
ton at all. They went after plent
OF cotton and low-priced cotton an
they got both. And now they ar
making goods at a profit and en]oyln
season of great prosperity.
When they got through spinnln
I'D the stock of cheap cotton the
are now buying, they will boubtles
has improved their financial eonidtlo:
to such an extent that they will D
able to pay the advanced price 10
cotton that is Inevitable.
The world was clamoring for ol
CROP when this crop was pitchec
Nothing was said about the price
which was at that time Is cents. Bu
after it was found that the crop tina
Itad been made was too big for tn
South to manage, they knocked tn
price down to nine cents, and lowe
grades still cheaper.
There are two lessons 1or u
Southern farmers which are empha
sized by the experience Of 1911, an
they are:
First Raise everything at hom
possible that is needed for consunp
ton, for the maintinence for tn
home and farm and make cotton
surplus crop.
second-Be careful not to max
more cotton than can be gathered
readily and economically.
Those Southern farmers who haE'
adhered to these two principles ar
now luxuriating in plenty. Some o
them have their cotton stacked
around their gin houses waiting 10
Is cents, while they with their fam
lies are living on the fat of the land
pnNSJTHyEJ n re EGNROIIS