The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-08-27
The Colore6 Farmers Institute.

The farmers conference held in the
graded school auditorium, August 22ud
goes into history as one of tn: best
meetings that was ever witnessed by
farmers of this county.
Hon. r. Shaw Wilkerson, president
of the State Colored Agricultural ard
Mechanical college. located at Orange
burg, was the principal speaker, hav-
ing delivered a very good and interest
ing lecture on farming. He discussed
cattle raising, care of stock, and em-
phasized the Importance OF more sclen-
ti6c farming. He also emphasized the
necessity of our young men improving
the farm, first by remaining on them
and making 4 study of the soil so rs to
be able to fertllize his land without the
use of so much commercial fertilizers.
In ORDER 10 do this successfully, he must
keep something growing on the land at
all times yielding to the nitrogen that
goes TO them from certain vegetation,
as he gets a clear knowledge OF land,
he should be able TO obtain from year
to year q greater yield of produce on
the same acre.
He also spoke of the disadvantages OF
two much time wasted; called iaring by.
! He should work the year round that7he
may produce on his farm what he neeoS
and have some to sell. In his lecture
| he made some very interesting and
| helpful remarks concerning tom o
growing and canning which inspired
the girls very much, assuring them that
they could tnG market for every can OF
farm products that they could make.
Prof. Wllkerson also spoke very IT,
terestinsIy of the care OF the home and
sanitation, advising that we make more
preparation to live by doing those things
that would drive away the diseases that
is causing such an alarming death rate
among US. He then spoke of the educa-
tionai advantages given at the State
college. The State is annually spend
ing large sums of money for the train
ing of our boys and girls in scientific
farming, poultry raising, darying and
various trades with an education lifting
them for better citizens Many inter-
esting questions were asked him by the
various farmers and ne answered them
to the satisfaction OF all.
T G. Ragin, one of Clarendon's most
substantial farmers whose farm is said
to be worth 1915, 900 or 0.000) fifteen
or twenty Thousand dollars, delivered
very interesting address how they coulo
by honesty, integrity and thrift own
and operate farm. his hand primary
showed where many farmers have home
raised meat in the Smoke-house and
corn to sell.
Rev. A. W. Timmons, Of Man
ming, formerly of Mississippi, told the
farmers that they were wonderfully
blessed not to have the little destruc-
tive boil weevil among them and every
care and precaution should be used IN
their selection Of seed.
Rev. Jackson A. Collins and S. NJ
Walker spoke very highly of the State
Fair. They also have the promise OF
many valuable articles TO put on exhibit.
The farmers express themselves as be-
ipg highly pleased with President R.
A. White for the success of the meet
ing, although he is but a truck and
patch farmer, he was unanimously
elected president OF the conference for
the next year.
We expect to have with Us. at our
next meeting, Prof. Hubert OF the State
college Tobacco culture will be dis
cussed as side crop on all farms at our
next meeting.
All went away with a stronger deter
miuation to give more attention TO their
farms in the future The officers elect
ed are as follows: r. A. White, Presi-
denU; T. G. Rasin, Vice-President; G.
D. Nelson, Treasurer; Calvin Johnston,
Secretary. STELLA WHITE.