The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-09-08
WHAT OUR COUNTY
FARMERS ARE DOING

Mr.. H. K. Beatson has a fine way to
get seed velvet beans. He plants
beans ali along his wire fences, the
beans grow all over the fence and do
not lay on the ground, consequently
when the beans are ripe and ready to
pick it is an easy job to pick them,
just as easy as picking bunch beans.
This method avoids having to pick
your. seed beans in the field where
there is heavy growth of bean vines
and corn. This is just another way a
good wire fence is very useful.
Mr.. j. V. Carrgan Of Summerton
says paint is cheaper than new farm
machinery. Every year Mr.. Carrigan
has all his farm machinery painted.
Most people know that more farm ma
chinery is rusted out than worn out
and by painting your machinery every
year you give the rust no chance to
do its deadly work. Mr.. Farmer what
would you say if some evening you
come home in rain storm and find
that your wife had parked her sewing
| machine under tree in the front
yard? You would think it was going
most too far, wouldn't you? Sure,
and what is the difference between a
sewing machine and plow, or mower
or binder or disc harrow? None of
them were made to use in the rain
So why not keep your machine in a
shed and save money by doing it, Mr.
Carrigan has just finished building an
addition to his machinery shed and
now he has enough room to store all
his farm machinery.
Don't forget about the State ,'air to
be held at Columbia from October
25th to Goth. 1t is time right now to
put some of the best spccimans of
your crops in place where rats and
mice cannot get at them and then send
them to the fair. l have number of
copies Of Premium Lists at my office
for distribution to all who will make
entries at the fair Clarendon should
have a better display Of her farm pro-
ducts at Columbia than she had last
year. Let the whole state know what
is doing here in Clarendon.
| have price of 65 cents quoted to
me on Carpet Grass seed. This is
be bought as the supply is somewhat
limited and the demand for this rela-
lively new grass is growing every
year. There is a great deal Of land in
Clarendon that should be planted in
Carpet grass and now is the time to
start. All persons wanting Carpet
grass seed at this price send your or
der to me within the next ten days.
Have you thought about or planned
to grow any cover crops this winter
You should grow cover crops for your
lands sake as well as for your live
stock. A cover crop will also prevent
soil washing and when plowed under
will add great amount of humus to
the soil. A leguminous cover crop
will also add nitrogen to the soil. AS
Nitrate of Soda is higher this year
than it was last year planting a
leguminous winter cover crop such as
Hairy vctch, Crimson clover, Burr
clover, ETC.. will save you money on
your soda bill.
/ | attended n meeting at Florence on
Tuesday at which was organized a
truckers association. Farmers from
all the Pee Dee section of the state
were invited and there were about
|Scvcnty-fve present. This aSsocia-
ton has for it's object the marketing
of truck crops grown in the Pee Dee
section. OF course it will take few
SStiS W ScI VIC proper connexions
and to get the association functionine
in a manner similar to the large CO.
operative marketing association of to-
day, but it can be done. What is need
ed now is for every trucker or Irish
potato or sweet potato grower to get
in behind this organization and push.
Every county is to have it's own COM
mittee. This committee will then
notify the central office which will he
at Florence whenever there are any
crops ready for shipment. The cen
tral office will then get buyer or find
q market for that produce A small
association marketed their Irish pota-
toes in Florence County this year III
that manner and had very good re-
suits. Lets get together in Clarendon
and become a branch Of this organiza-
ton.
A. M. Musser,
ront