The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-03-03

IN round numbers about 45,OOO,O0O
shorter than 1913. The United States
government report at that time for the
tobacco crop showed a condition of
1876 for the entire United States. This
was based on October forecast. First
government report, which forecastcd a
production of 1 278,Ol2,OOO lbs. The
crop condition, September 1 1918, was
85 per cent and the United States re-
port for 1916 was. 1,3,0,019 600. Later
reports gave North Carolina 6S per
cent of q normaN crop, with an IN
creased acreage of IS per cent over
1918. And note another appalling
statement that her quality was 80 per
cent, think the finaf reports will
give North Carolina about 315 900 900
Tho reports that were abroad at the
timc referred to no doubt helped
North Carolina in realizing hig her
prices than she would have otherwise
reallzed, notWith Outstanding that she
raised the finest bright tobacco grown
IN IN the entire world, and leads I'll other
States naturally in sales for her prod
ucts, viz tobacco.
80 to sum up, North Carolina. grew
$50 pounds per acre. her condition was
68 per cent and her quality so per
ccnc. Now l can not see how my
trlen0, Mr.. Sprott, or anybody else
can see why she should not have done
exceptionally we'll under these circum-
stances.
Now Mr.. Farmer the thing for us to
40 IN the future is to give more at
tcnt,on to better methods of cultiva-
ton. Let's drain our land, let's use
more good wood in curing our tobacco
let's be sure that we cure wnll. | know
plenty of new planters in South Caro-
lima and especially in this county that
did not have enough wood last season
to cure properly two curings of to-
oacco will say, out Of five that he
mad grown. What else do we need
we need to exercise more care about
letting too much moisture get into our
tobacco, keep your barns closed in wet
weather, and be doubly certain that
you have killed all your stems when
you cure. Should you find any why
take them out at the barn, and by all
means keep them out of your cured
tobacco. Run them over in the next
curing. You should give every phase
OF tobacco growing marked attention.
This certainly is done in North Caro-
lima.
Let's prot fiby what our sister State
ia accomplishing Use good common
sense in producing tobacco. You can
not treat it like cotton or corn. and
expect good results, you certainly will
be disappointed. Cultivate what to-
Dacco you can reasonably attend to
with good care, and be sure you do not
neglect other crops, which | have
enumerated that we can grow and
profit by along with the cultivation of
our tobacco. l want 20 see South
Carolina tobacco stay in good demand
ana this can be promoted and fostcrcd
by the methods mentioned above. I
have been handling South Carolina to-
bacco for more than twenty years and
am certainly in position to know
where of | speak. My position about
the grading Of tobacco isn't new with
me. when 1t was 2gitatcd in 1915, I
then opposed it anu wrote several ar
tlclcs to this paper in answer to one
by Col. Sellers, of Sellers, S. q.
Mr.. Sprott made spccia! mention of
the TACT that we need more time to
handle our crop. / think his su9gcs
tion timely and am highly in favor Of
having more time, I think the middle
of September Or first of October would
meet the required demand along this
line. | find in my business that the
farmers, want to sell reasonably fast.
as he wants to get through with to-
bacco, so he can handle other crops.
cotton, hay, etc. Now about the South
Carolina markets being so crowded
last season that my friend referred to
IN his last article, this was largely
caused by tho railroad strike in Au
Etist. The came condition prevailed IN
Virginia and North Carolina Thorn
was one continuous rush from start to
finish. The tobacco warchouscmcn IL
Virginia and North Carolina worked
night and day. South Carolina wasn't
crowded in selling like the above
named States. North Carolina alone
sold ll7,OOO,0O0 pounds during the
month Of October; Lexington, XIV.
sold AZ 100000 pounds on one market
m about two months. You can not hold
the boys down when tobacco sells to
suit them.
r. y. Cothran.
Manning. s. c., Feb. 27, 1920.