The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-02-01

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she ever has been for such an enter
prise. Conditions are most propitious
now. Several factors contribute to
the present circumstances. Chief
among these, the cotton boil weevil
has appeared throughout the state in
such damaging numbers that her pco-
pie are discouraged from continuing
at this single crop, which from time
immcmorial has formed her chief
item Of produced wealth. Tobacco is
an uncertain crop also and the pro-
duction is reaching proportion that
the supply far exceeds the demand.
These "misfortunes" to her two prin-
cipal crops have compelled her people
to turn, quite generally, to more food
and forage crops, in the way of posi-
tive preparation for the advent Of
dairying. They are planting more
peas and corn, velvet beans and corn,
vetch, rye, oats, clover, and some al
falfa, and other forage and grazing
crops in one year now that they plant
ed formerly in 10 years. They have
the hay, grains, and cnsilagc to feed
their stock from the farm, instead of
buying such feeds - 100000
worth Of them in 192O-with their
cotton an dtobacco money, as they
have done for many years. Expcr-
icnce with these crops has turned
their attention, concertedly, to soil
improvement without regard to
stock feeding in many instances. With
plenty of such feed they are pre-
pared and ready to venture into dali
rying, as the most paying of live stock
both for further improving their
soils and for a steady and ready revc-
nuc.
! Accentuating the preparedness of
the state for dairying, Clemson Col
lege now has dairy specialists placed
throughout South Carolina to ha. .tlle
problems confronting the present
owners of dairy cattle and to cult
.Pvate further interest in the industry
These men are the very best that can
be had, some Of them having been
brought even from European dairy
| ccnterS.
During the recent depression of the
market for agricultural products, the
farmers who kept up their accounts
best with their banks, who suffered
least financial inconvenience, and who
were most prosperous, were those who
had good average farm herds of dairy
cattle. Those who did not have such
herds have observed the difference
and are more inclined to add dairy
cattle to their farms according to
their acreage. All this has contribut-
ed measurably to the readiness of the
state to engage in dairying
AS one great prerequisite to enter
ing into the dairy industry, South
Carolina has practically. eradicated
the cattle tick under the direction of
the United States government. The
quarantine now is on only three or
four counties which were late in
starting this work and they will be
released probably the first of the year,
or very soon thereafter.
Recently, through Ioard's Dairy
man, Mr.. M. r. Tolstrup dealt very
frankly with the "Status of Dairying
in South Carolina" He pointed out
numerous weaknesses which are ad-
mitted, but the present impetus of
the industry in the state is expected
to overcome many of these defects,
such as state non-regulation, the fam
lily "peddler" cow, lack Of state in
spection, and other modern measures
Of the progress Of successful dairying
in well developed sections. Most of
these questions are controlled by mu-
[ nicipal government, as matter Of
fact. The state has good law gov
erning tuberculosis in cattle and this
Is enforced yer yrigidly.