The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-09-22
GOV. MANNING ADVISES FARMER
NOT TO FORSAKE THE SOIL
Select d Plot Of Land near Good School House and
Buy it ON Long Terms, He Advises, and Build Up
the Soil. Grow Products for Home Use and Make
Cotton the sVevet' Crop.

methods OF farming. 1t has been my
hope and my ambition to see the day
when as good educational advantages
are offered to the child of the rural
and mill communities as are given
to the children Of our cities. BY this
| mean good, sound, practical horse
sense education without any frills. In
your own county educational progress
has been remarkable. If you are not
now living near good country
school. | would advise you to cast
about this fall, and find piece of
land which you will be able to culti-
vatc successfully, that is located with
IN convenient distance Of one of
thcSc schools. When you have found
thiS piece of land my advice is pur-
chase same II possible, on easy terms,
paying little each year. Then map
out your plans to farm on business
OASIS don work your farm in hap
hazard, happy go-lucky way. | would
advise you to consult Clemson College
iarm demonstrators and ask their adj
'icc in farming methods, especially
winter cover crops SO as to have ex-
pcnSc in fertilizer.
Write to the Clemson authorities
and have them send you all of their
bulletins. Study these bulletins; =
study your soil and try to plant and
cultivate the crops that are best suit
ed to the conditions. One Of the main
troubles With our people is that they
Lave been slaves to what is popularity
called the "onc crop" idea. We all
know that forever and Il day cotton
must be our major crop; but our soil
IS capable of producing the very best
OF cvcry Kind OF food crop. You should
not iorsakc cotton, but you should
use it as your velvet crop-your extra
money crop. Raise first your home
supplies. You should consult your
land and consult With the county
farm dcmonstrator and find out lust
what food crop grow best on your
land
every yca, in South Carolina, mil
lions OF dollars arc sent out of our
state in exchange for little cans and
Packages from other states. These
cans contain food. practically all of
which can be raised at home. II
would suggest that each year you put
up as much canned vegetables, canned
fruits and other foods in cans, as pos
Slblc; big amount can be saved in
this manner. Take, for instance, i'll
%ou should move to town; whenever
your good wife wanted can Of tOma-
toes ten cents would have to be de-
posted at the corner grocery store
You should grow sweet potatoes, Irish
potatoes and all kinds of vegetables;
there should be Il small can patch to
make your molasScS; YOU should
plant bur clover and COW peas; you
should plant some vctch with your
oats, and in this manner you would
hclp 10 feed both your family and
your live stock and at the same time
improve your land
The farm offers greater opportunity
to man than any profession or trade
that | know Of in the state, and II
would urge YOU, Mr.. Phillips, to re-
main on the farm where you can be
contcntcd and happy. Find that coun-
try school and keep your children
there Just as long as possible. 1t is
fact that our rural districts during
the past ten years have been depleted
o. large majority of sturdy people
winch mas caused a serious setback to
the people Of the entire state Our
people must come to learn that the
basis Of all prosperity for all The
people is a successful farming class.
Until VIC set most ont Of The soil in
this state and make moro comfortable
homes for cGr wives ana daughters,
We cannot hOpc TO have the better
Things of this life and TO keep oar
12N* and girls on the farm.
want 10 zee more OF our white
tenants own homes; his Is the most
important problem before us. trust
that as our attention and interest are
conferred in the solution OF this ques-
tion, that we will be able soon to
nave a practicable working plan by
which the desired result can be ac-
complishcd
! would like for YOU to write me
from time to time as to just what pro-
srcSs you are making; write me about
any problem that may come up. am
intensely interested in these questions
and you may command my services at
any time TO give You the hest possible
information mat | am able to.
am, with best wishes,
Very truly yours,
lSigncd) Richard |. Manning,
Governor