The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-10-11
Select Seed Corn In Field

is nearly always the cheapest seed to
use. 1t is not only possible to in
crease the yield Of corn but it is also
possible to very materially improve
the quality and uniformity of the
seed. This latter point is of great
value in case we wish to sell any part
of the crop as corn Of good quality
uniformity will bring much better
prices Oh the market than will mixed
and uneven lots Of corn.
1t is best to make our selection of
seed in the field where we can see not
only the size of ear but the stalk on
which it grew and the number of
ears per stalk.
Seed corn should be selected in the
field from stalks that grow under nor
NAL conditions, that are free from
disease, preferabl yfrom stalks hav-
ing two good ears to the stalk. If
selertion is made in the crib we are
likely to select ears that are grown
under unusual conditions and prob
ably with only one ear to the stalk.
We should also select ears that are
we'll protected from insects by '-np
shuck which covers the ear e'gh'.,
Seed corn when gathercu should
behung in dry air place. 1t should
not 1St,a,s,.,i be allowed wee to freeze until
| olouSHy uIy. AlCef IL is well
cured it should be stored in dry
from mice, rats, birds and insects.
Well-cured seed corn will produce
a much better yield than corn not pro-
perly cured.
Rules For Successful Hog Raising
/. Good brood sows should always
have balanced ration, sufficient ex-
ercise, and good bed.
2. narrowing rails, no matter of
what material they are made, will be
| worth their cost. I
| 3. Many of the pigs are farrowed
between midnight and dawn and it
pays to be there.
! d. A good dry bed, changed often,
makes up for lot of other imperfec-
tions. Plan to have a supply of dry
bedding handy at all times.
+, 5. Contrary to popular belief, hogs
can not thrive in filth. Avoid man
ure piles, dusty stalls, and stagnant
pools. Probabl ymore trouble with
pigs starts with sucking a SOW that
has been lying in stagnant mud
hole than from any other cause, un-
les sit be dusty pens.
G.. Plenty of clean water should be
handy at all times, for the pig drinks
often if. he has the chance.
| 2. Plan to have clover alfalfa,
rape, rye or soy beans at all times
on the farm and cheaper the cost of
production.
Farm Gossip
The following Is list of the Sweet
Potato Curing houses corstruc y in
this county within the last We. and
their capacity in The Manning Cur
ing House, A. L. Luce, Manager,
5000 bushels; w. r. Davis, Silver,
$500 bushels; M. V. Plowden, Gable,
1000 bushels; J. Med. McFaddin,
Manning, 1000 bushels; C. A. Har-
vim, Summerton, 500 bushels; G. H.
Coulliette, Silver, 1000 bushels; A. S.
Rawlinson, Davis Station, $500 bu-
Shells; w. D. Allen, Summerton, $500
bushels under construction; j. c.. Du-
Rant, Jrr!, Alcolu, 1000 bushels, un-
der construction-In addition to these
there is the F. G. Thomas house at
Bloomvilel which was built several
This gives us ten storage houses
with combined capacity of $4,000
bushels.
Next years weeds from this years
seeds are being made now. Whose
fault is it?
The cover crop gospel is having eff
feet. Inquiries from al lover the
county are coming in. Messrs. G. L.
Minis and M. r. Worsham and likely
others of the Sandy Grove section
will plant good acreage Of rye and
vetch.
ID. l.. Tindal Of near Pinewood har-
vested sixty bushels of corn per acre
from some Of his crop this year. A
heavy crop of velvet beans on the
land last year nuff said.
Also Mr.. Tindals check plots show
that calcium arsenate dust on his cot
ton paid him handsomely this year.
Mr.. Tndal used a two horse, three
row Iron Age machine. His best cot
ton was obtaine dwhere he was able
to apply the full number of applica-
tons according to government recon-
mendations.
the farmer cho fails to plor under
cotton stalks in the fall to helm de-
stroy the boil weevil is the kind of
man who "trusts to luck" and is us-
ually unlucky.
Make your land comfortable this
winter by wrapping it up in q blanket
OF green and it will make YOU com
Portable next season by increased pro-
duction.
II it costs as much to fight the boil
! WceVil on land that yields 81 third of