The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-09-15
WHAT OUR COUNTY !
FARMERS ARE DOING

Mr.. j. H. Touchberry Of .Summerton
has built warehouse in which he
expects to store his cotton and cotton
seed this year. Clarendon should have
more of these cotton storage houses
for in order to borrow money on cotton
it must be stored in a bonded ware
house and the warehouseman's receipt
taken to the bank as collateral. Cot
ton should always be stored under
cover whether the owner expects to
borrow money on it or not for in past
years there has been an average loss
due to"wcather damage of $500 bale
for the South's whole cotton crop.
That amount of loss for one year
would have built quite lot of ware
houses.
The Davis Brothers silo is now
built and last week they filled. it with
corn slage. This silo holds 81 tons
and will provide their COWS with sue
culent ration this winter when there
will not be much green pasture to be
had. They also >have 65 acre field
of corn and velvet beans which they
will pasture as soon as the corn is
pulled and which will furnish pasture
for their herd almost all winter. Ami
mails must be well fed if they are to
produce profit for their owners and
the Davis Brothers are good feeders.
Likewise they are getting results. Go
and visit their dairy some time.
: Mr.. r H. Belser of Summcrton
made 80 bushel sof Abruzzi rye per
acre last year. That is fine yield
and speaks we'll for Mr.. Belser as
farmer. He intends to plant Abruz-
ia, ,{,
we'll as grain. Mr.. Belser threshed out
100 bushels which he saved for seed
and as far as know he is the only
farmer in Clarendon who raises pure
bred grain seed for market. We
should have more farmers in this
county raising pure corn, oats, rye,
cowpcas, etc. They will find a pretty
good market in this county and the
buyers will avoid paying high
freight rate as well as see what they
are getting before they pay for it.
In going around the county this
summer l notice there are quite a
number of farmers who have cut and
shocked their corn instead Of pulling
fodder. The loss in the corn crop due
to, the practice Of pulling fodder is
from Is per cent to 30 per cent. If
the whole stalk is cut at the right
time no corn is lost and the whole
stalk is saved foi fodder. When a
man has number Of cattle and mules
it will pay him to get shredder and
shred the whole stalk. Pulling fodder
is a losing proposition. The value of
the fodder pulled is not as great as
just the expense of pulling it, which
suggests the idea that perhaps pull
ing fodder is just a Torm of amusc-
mcnt which a large number seem to
enjoy.
Don't forget that fruit tree plant
ing time will soon be here. November
and December are the best months to
plant fruit trees. Nursery stock is
scarce and high priced this year and
it will be the man who sends his order
in early that will get the trees. Or
der from a reliable nursery now but
tell them not to ship the trees before
November or December. Order from
only reliable nurserymcn and when
the trees come into bearing you will
not be disappointed. I will be very
glad to aid anyone in purchasing
their fruit and ut trees.
On next Monday, September 21st,
there will be at Manning at the A. G..
J.. Depot between the hours Of 1920
u. vi. ana L. NJ, the South Carolina
Sweet Potato Special This special is
a car Of exhibits in the proper hand
ling, storing, : ld preparation Of sweet
potatoes for The market. These ex-
hibits will be shown and explained by
the Horticultural and Marketing
Divisions of the Extension Service of
Clemson and the Agricultural Agents
of four southern railroads. All inter
ested in sweet potatoes should attend
and learn to save and Prepare sweet
notatocs for the market. Since we
have the boil wcevil with us sweet
potatoes if properly cured and handled |
will prove to be GOOD cash crop. !
Visit this Sweet Potato Special and
learn how to prepare potatoes for
market.
A. M. Musscr,
County Agent.