The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-17
R. D. COTHRAN WRITES
TO CLARENDON FARMERS
Editor Manning Times,

we are about to bring to q close
one of the greatest tobacco seasons the
successful tobacco grower of the Caro-
linas and Virginia ever had. Tobacco
prices for those that were successful
as have stated above in making good
expectations. Farmers in South Caro-
lima as we'll as Virginia and North
Carolina sold tobacco for prices never
before attained in this country.
We have sold tobacco now in Virginia
for the last two months that has aver
aged around sixty-five cents and has
hinged in price from twenty to one
hundred and forty per hundred, of
course these tobaccoes are more de-
sirable for domestic purposes than our
South Carolina tobacco. The crop of
tobacco in North Carolina and Virginia
was much shorter than the companies
any time thought it would be. South
Carolina has q decided advantage over
the North Carolina and Virginia
grower; before tobacco can be mar
keted in these states it has to be grad
ed. The cost of grading, tieing and
loss in weight, coupled with the high
cost of labor will easily aggregate an
overhead expense to the grower in
these states of at least $500 per hund-
doesn't have. We have another big
advantage over our competitive states,
too we can produce more pounds per
acre. | much prefer our method of
growing and selling tobacco in South
Carolina. The farmers here in Vir-
glnla scores of them haven't gather
ed their corn crops yet. Many of them
did not get to sow their small grain
on the account of having to grade
their tobacco.
Now have lived in the three states
and one thoroughly familiar with the
conditions existing in these states and
know whereof l speak. South Caro-
lima is by far the most desirable and
most advantageous to the farmer,
am proud Of the fact that have pitch
cd my tent in what may be very cred
itably said the capital as heart of
Dixie wiz South Carolina. l will go
further and say that Clarendon coun-
ty and the city of Manning are the
spots most desirable to me. Our coun-
ty and county seat, Manning, our re-
sources, our productive soil and pro-
gressive citizens arc well worth being
proud Of. | was in Manning two
weeks ago. My first trip since Sep
tember. The street work and the new
store of D. w. Alderman & Sons Co.
have added much to our city. We are
omlng to the front. You can not keep
Manning down. We are going to
have one of the largest tobacco mar
kcts in Manning in South Carolina in
less than five years. We are going to
have in an other season Il well equip
ped and up to date redrying tobacco
plant. Mr.. J. f. Satterfeld, one of
the proprictors Of the new warehouse
in Manning whom bought out last
fall will have charge of this plant
Mr.. Satterfeld is a gentleman of high
character and sterling worth in the
tobacco business. We are indeed for
tunate in having him launch an in
tcrprisc of this kind in our town.
The new warehouse will be operated
by r. d. Cothran and r. B. Terrell.
We have named this house the Plant
ers. The other three warehouses will
be operated as usual. But as do not
know at this writing what the styles
OF firms will be | can not name them.
We hope to have PriZcrics in Man
nlng by another season, sufficient to
pack all the tobacco in. I hope the
growers of tobacco will make ample
preparation for an early crop this
coming year. See your ncighbors and
get all the seed you can, and be cer-
tain and do not waste any seed fear
we are going to have a seed shortage
Of the kind we usually give out.
heard from the seed company this
afternoon and they expect shortage
and quote them at $500 per lb. so the
high cost Of living has reached them
too. | wish the farmers in the coun-
ty that have more seed than they will
need to look out for their ncighbors
that hasn't got them. ! wish right
now to impress upon the minds of the
tobacco grower by all means in the
future to sow his own seed. We know
from observation and from selling che
different types Of tobacco that the
man that plants his own seed makes
the best tobacco that we handle. Such
Sardinia McFaddin Mcintosh of New
IioN. Calvin j. Haley of the Bloom
vile section and others always save
and plant their own seed.
Now Mr.. Tobacco Grower these
gentlemen I have mentioned have
never failed in crop of tob;.. O
since | have known them. am posi-
lively sure that my contention is cor
rect that acclimatcd or home grown
tobacco seed are by far the best and
s:.rcst to SOW, and too, you know
what kind Of seed you arc sowing
when you sow your own seed. The
money that is sent out Of the state by
the various tobacco warchOusemcn
amounts to thousands OF dollars every
year. This waste should be stopped.
and especially since the farmer will
be benefited by il.
| will have tobacco seed for free
distribution at the five tent and twenty
cents store, Mr.. s. l.. Huggin's store.
The. seed will be distributed after
Christmas.