The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-08-13
PUT MORE LAND UNDER fence

'SoNh VII iIe 1dIIIlS. IL HeeuS more
livestock not only to make the indi-
vidual farmers pocketpook fatter,
not only to make the land richer, but
for the sake Of the County as whole.
The farmer is now up against a very
difficult problem; the labor situation,
and as there are no signs of abate-
ment of the labor shortage for num-
ber of years something else must be
DONE
In few more years the farmer will
have another knotty problem to solve.
At least it will be knotty for some,
when Mr. Boil Weevil walks up and
knocks on your front door. Will you
greet him with dose OF poison gas
in the form of arsenite of lead, or
will you be growing variety of
crops that Mr.. Weevil will not feed on,
or will you be one of the many who
will be prepared in no way to farm
under boil weevil and labor shortage
conditions. Washington said, "In
time of peace prepare for war; The
now at peace with the boil weevil but
as everyone has been warned years in
advance of the coming Of this de-
structivc insect all should be prcpar-
ed. Immediately the question is ask
ed, what can be done? What pre-
caution must be taken, what changes
must be made in our system of farm
ing so that we can raise large crops
lust as we did when we had plenty of
labor and no boil weevil?"
There. are several answers to these
questions but the first plan and the
one that will bring in the most profit
is, "Put more land under Fence and
Raise. more live stock" Again the
questions are asked, how much will
fence cost? Where can / get it?
Where can get the stock with which
to start? How will I be sure it is
good stock? Where will l find a mar
ket after my stock is grown and fat
tened! How will raising live stock
help me under labor shortage condi-
tions?.
We will answer the last question
first. The farmer who raises live
stock will have steady work for his
laborers the year round and can af-
ford to hire and will be able to hire
a better class of labor on yearly con-
tracts than he can hire laborers for
only season. Besides, the farmer
whose operations make possible the
distribution of the maximum amount
of labor throughout the year is in a
much stronger position from every
standpoint than the one who is COM
PEELED to call in larger numbers of
temporary helpers at critical times.
Live stock is also cash crop as well
as one that can be used at home.
When farmer takes his stock to mar
ket he comes home with a check in
ms pocket. Again, in live stock rails
ing the farmer need only grow the
crops and his stock will harvest it..
This will save the farmer large
amount Of labor not only at harvest
tine and IN ..-.uli.!g manure, and at
the same time the stock get the neces-
sary exercise they need to make the
best gains. Finally the crops that
fatten stock do not fatten boil weevils.
Now l have come to what I have
been wanting to say ever since
started this article. When you want
to get more fence, buy live stock,
raise live stock and then sell live
stock let your County Agent, Glenn
son College, and the u. s. Depart-
ment help you. Just Aow l am get
ting up an order for carload of wire
fence. The Animal Husbandry Exten-
sion Men at Clemson College are get
ting prices from various manufactur-
ers for carload lots. This will give
the farmers who wants few or many
rods of wire the advantage of the low
est price obtainable. Any farmer in
Clarendon County can take advantage
of this wholesale price by getting in
touch with your County Agent.
Likewise any one wishing help in
selecting. buying, raising or selling
live stock can have the help of the
County Agent and the animal Hus-
baridry Experts of Clemson College
and the u. S. Department of Agricul-
ture. This fall and winter I am 90
ing to ship a number Of carloads of
hogs comparatively. Any farmer
wishing to sell hogs this coming fall
and winter and in succeeding years.
whether he has few or many. one or
hundred, can do so and the man
selling only a few hogs can then get
the sameoprice as the man selling a
carload. But the big thing to remem
Der is that when you have raised your
stock you are assured of a market
and one that will be too big for Clar-
endon County to glut. Start now to
prepare to give the. boil weevil warm
reception and alta profit to yourself
A. NJ. Musser,
County Agent.
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