The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, July 07, 1920, Section One Pages 1 to 12, Image 11
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THE FARM WOMAN
JELLS HER OWN STR
(Continued from page seven)
dist.nat, to market the eggs and buttet
anil to bring back groceries and other
vupplies. An automobile is part of
the equipment on 62 per cent of the
fainms reportinv.
The End of a Busy Day
It may be the growing season and
the garden requires attention; 56 pei
cent of the women spendl sonme time
weedirg, hoeing, and tending the vege
tale and~ flower gardIens.
It may be that. by this time a child
has returined from school to claimr
some of mother's attention. Mother
also recalls a community gathering tC
he held that afternl(on, but wvhat single
.ask coit avi ne been put aside to eni
joy an hour with her neighbors ?
"'The day is dyinig in the wvest and
ec lowing herd"' is moving toward the
barnyard. So is the farm woman, whc
again takes her pi"li and spiendls some
time in milking. The eggs from ai
average of 90 lhens miiust bet gathered;
a pleasant. duty, no doublt, for the 1I
~pcrt cent, of women who have the egg
money fo rtheir personal use.
It is time for the eveniing meal. Per
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(Siding, AUEfKF'
Cainug,
F'ramning iLumber,
IRed Cedar Shingls,
P~1Iinl~ and;ypress Shingles,
Metal and Composition Shiingh
D oors, Sahh and lilinds,
P orch Columns and llallasters
IBeaver Bloard,
S Valley Tin and Rtidge IRoll,
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I oP 0nly one man returns hungry
from the field, but there may be five or'
Six, depending on the time of year and
whether thle silo is to be filled, the
grain thrashed, or the corn cut-work
which requires an average of fixe ad-.
ditional men for at least six weeks in|
.he year on 80 per cent of the 6,083
farms reporting. The supper dishes
arc again augmented by the milk pails
and separator. In adidition to these
varied household tasks 24 per cent of
the women reporting spend an average
of six weeks in the year assisting with
some part of. the fild wvork, and 25 per
(('nt help to bed and feed the live
stoc'k.I
Set tinog the sponge for tomor'rowv's
bread bak ing may be among the' last
of t he day's duties, or it may be that
those whoc keep farmt accounts (32 per
cent.) anid home accountis (30 per cent)
will get out, their dayhooks anid ledg
ers anid check iup ox pend itures.
ifSmall wonder is it when th is is done
ithe ave'rage farm wvoman leaves the
tiemptinig inew hook or maigazine un
(opened, post pornes writ intg theii long-de
hiayed letteri, or ('een forigit s [hi' bedl
timei story or confidence of small son
or daughter as she calls this clay fin
shed, in whluich labo r has been so spari
lit l y balani ced w ithI le isucre and r
('reat[ion.
', Buil1ding N
'Pl"t'; M a..~ terial 2
lire firick, Si
Fire (lay, - 1
Sewer Pipe, 11
Stove Flue, I)
TJerra Cotta T1himlels
5, lortar Colors and Stains, i'
WVater P'roofing MIinieral, I'
,Corrugated Metal Roofing, I,
Asbetos and Composition Rloof- (
mng.
.I' FENCING, IICON AND) W'OOD PC
rything for the H<4
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Su&nnter. S. C.
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EConoinic Importance of the Farm W<
'I'le loss to family anid communit.
by the waste of woman's energy her
described could be prevented by a rea,
onabile amcount of plani ndg an wel
directed investmlent inl mlodern equipl
ment. There is much talk nowaday
of the economic importance of a con
tented rnral population willing to sta
on the land and help to build it ll
Perhans the greatest factor in bring
ing this about will be the healthyI
alert, and expert home maker, wh'l
will see to it. that a part of the in
creased income from the farm is di rev
edl toward the imorovement. of th
home as a meanus of con tentlmentI anu
st ;ill fort farm work. Economists 0
Our countiry, seeing the st eady m igra
iion cit vw-ird, re'ogmzm/,jJa the dleart
oCf farm labor as a linmiling factlori
nro'dd'ion't0, and conjneet ing this wit
the isolat inn ande conven ience of ru ra
living condeit ions. are pointine: out flha
whe're these ex ist it, is eloneht fedl busi
ntess nliev to use150 inc reasedl income
he'v moee lendl withI he'avy interes
''trces :wa;i''st it rather then teo spen?
w it eef t hat iiene ine raisine: staend
ir-is cef livineg so that farm womnen ma
fiind centeintment in comifeert able, cf
tie'ientf hou ses. a nd on g peoeple wi
neot eer essar ily go io the c'it iesi
'"H ardw are,
2"; Paint, Oils
atchets,
odor langersc,
ad pe'n ter'se Toobs,
iint. IBrnses,
ainits ancd Oils,
eside D~eor'ationts,
alsoemines and C'old Water
l'ainits,
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search o at ci lvn d i
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and amuitsementi.
Ilence the intkrest of, thek Depjart
menlt (Of Agriculiture in) fthe returns
frloml these ::ttulices as to labor, work
ing equipmient1, and)( (om pensat ionls of'
1he ;.rm ,,m n : , pr-actien . ;it
-inten'st inl farm studies re ahg the
la1bor, m1achiner-y, and crop rntrnsl. of
the famrand for the samle general
reasonl.
with* \\ek\rwig hv-ihin
undofel :ith~ebt frae crop forh~iti~n
On4 an avterage re of thermam-nt-I
4)omei of thre heav-yibin h qtus
rown forge crop (M s tol hi' nor-h
peru',ma in V am atre z et n~
-Therei1)01a14 houh he mtue ropme geeal-h
~'Iasl. ean o en.paus rvi
- PS''1RI~SAFl" NEl'(;NSsARY
ve beans for tineisisnth a inth
- aelln Outsl() rye and what ( ivf satis
facor w4'1inr grazing.53 1)lnene
Green forak-4'galoea is-littl heer
than ar1~ m oaintenaceo rai o ift ratis
- a i adid, 4'the(~f hogs dlouM1
have a 4libeal tllownce of rain. The) ~l
rule shoh b"Alheranhywi
peat 43 w it o u wase."jl I ( ':41 j)44
- GrowVig frae cro4ps andi "44 -raz-1 j1
me them1 off"(l4 1)n 4the md is4: an ei
eiet ~ethods of) Ii~~iprving soils inplt
d in torgaile! matterin.
(4144 texercise ob01t ltained1 e ingagx.
ma bntenaifnce n. te healh
'The) best. pI'enmn et pasturs ~)i the
Sou44t I1hern 1 State consist~c of a~; mixturIe
of ',i 1ermuda grss, 4 esedza'hr'
eloverl4141' and4wie hloer Blai c eie j
('is useulm al in Hermuda-gasos dpas-t
11res as l iO reseeds itelf i th same. ii s (
bur cllover tand clesiedezfa Alfaltar"
a1nd sweet, elover may be4 considIered4 as
perman'lll(ent pas1ture' plan14ts ini the local
i ties4 where the(y fow rem I'(lily. Car-i
pe(t gralss will thr'ive be~tter1 than 1Her-- I
-mudla grass in the sandy soils along i
the C oast, and St. Augustine grass, j
which is very sim1ila4r to Carpet grass
in habit and4( growth, seems best
su1ite'd to the Atlantic Coast South of'
patrsmay be imiprovedl by a little I
attentIon in the fall. D)isking the sod I
and( seedinig to either rye grass, bur j
clover, white elever. or narrow..laft
Atch, or some combination of th
'ill add to the winter grazing o
ermuda-grass or carpet grass 1
ire. The clovers and vetch usui
Dlunteer for several seasons, so 1
anding may not have to be repet
very fall.
The various forage crops for ho
re corn, sorghum, winter grains,
ilfa, black medic and hop clover,
lover, red clover, crimson clover,
cans, velvet beans, cowpeas, chu
wect potatoes, mangels, and rape
If you have not received a copl
'armers' Bulletin 951 "Hlog Pasi
or Southern States," a copy of
ulletin can be had fret oin applica
a the Division of Publication, Uni
tates Department of Agriculture
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MAY BREAK ALAL RE('o(RIM
San Francisco, CaL, July 5.
'rancisco had intended to hold a
'ourtlh of J1uly celebration in the
itorluni toniight, but it looks as if
W e Are He
Nitrate
1 in quantities
fi
f upwards. We
V' the past ten
F age of this m
prices have a<
past week it i.
:i pared with o
6. Get our price:
MANNIN(
DoYouX
f Begin the year ri
fjor repa irh11- the one
f -I sma,1ll bill of lumnber
Sav y YOU mally doih
either. Write uts for
fi
2 AVERY I
,g South Harivin St.
Gasoline & I
Sto 12 I I rse l',,wer l'ort:
A ny dt't iep :in l
COL)IUMBIA
Coil
* OUR BA?
fINSEPARABLE
A goodl future wVith2
dos't often happen
E Our inst ituItion) is
land1 investing bank.
aiWe solicit the patr<
ly deOsire to becomre su
1You never regret
Suse to regret when it
The Bank
1 JOSEPH
T.M. M(
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Dm, building will be engaged by the sane
f a party that had it for a week, and the
as- city has changed its plan. This con
illy vention z.iay break the record of all
his national conventions for the. nwnbpr of
tcd ballots.
>gs, CITATION NOTICE
al
red STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Clarendon
By .1. M. Windham Probate Judge:
fas, Wh ereas, David C. Mason made
suit to me to grant him rLetters of Ad-.
of mimistration of the Estate and effects
of Charles M. Mason.
, These are, therefore, ti cite and
this admonish all and sintgdar the Kind,
Lion red and Creditors of the said Charles
ited M. Mason deceased, that they be and
appear before me, in the Court of
Probate, to bei held at Manning on the
5th1 day of July MIext. after publica,
tion hereof, at 11 o'clock in the foro,
noon, to show cause ,if any they have,
Swhy the said Administration should
san not he granted.
big Given under my hand this 21st day
of dun. Anno Domini, 1920.
tu- J. M. Windham,
h is d-Judgfe of Probate.
adquarters for
of Soda
from ten tons and
have sold during
Jays a large ton
iterial, and while
Ivanced during the
; still cheap com
ther annoniates.
before you buy.
"OIL MILL.
ant a Home?T
,ht by beginning your home
you have. A few shingles or
used at the pr)per time maY
Ltrs. We can help yoN with $1
prices, grades, etc.
,UMBER CO.,
.Siuter, S. C'.
Eerosene Engines
GaoK n and rwe1:giefo
uthi aviaw Ris (;soluet.:niin that
lat I)'geer sru e ~of~' S.:ninet
forg Sou'thHee wahoes.'l5
N seand ths V( 'a'a~
rot save ri ehin ha
is progessvoeysvn
of Manning
SPROTT, President
)12ON. Cashier