The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-01-10
From the South caroIinian.

Ma. EDIroR: In the number Il yos
paper Tor Nov. IL. yon lead OF hy askin
-"whaI will lhr cotton Planters dol
And mos, rxcrlltni .d.irr give. 81
will il avail! .Whal will the Cation PiaT
tiers dn!' | Will tel Won. They will =
a body do precisely a. they have dome
They will complain Of hard limas ani los
prices; lhey viii fild fault with commits
sion merchants aud farIos; ihey will a
bnsr loreign capitalists. and domestic lav
max rs; lhey will wait for heller times
anl do nothing 10. bring them about.
Jnsl turn over yonr paper. AMI l.ok al
"comnrrcizl." ..Columhla Market" and
see Coinn n 81 ia5 i5-IOO; Corn a,
SO =; Fodder a IS IL sl.00; Oals 80 10
80; Rye IS 10 sl.Ou: Peas rs; Fluur 80.
10 81; Bacon 10 IL: Lard 10 10 l2; But
Ter Is 10 20; Eggs Is 10 30.
And upon this reference ask you. or
any Other Cotton Planter. Il. Judging from
The labor required To make. and The capi-
al invested. The FIRST named srilcle ought
not 10 be 10 5 cents. 10 equal Tie Pri-
ces &c the remainder! Or in other woT,!e,
can the Planter mol realize as much mon.
ey upon Corn, and the niher articles pri-
ccd as abnye. Than Il Cotton was. say an
a erage IL 10 cents, And yet. with lha,
light hefnre Them, they continue in the
pi,h their grand,ires nod.
have seen farmer bring in his crop
Of one. or two. three. or four bales. and lst
Oui every cent. quite satisfied, as lie Wa
a Cotton Planter; whereas, had he Plan
ted Corn, Grain. Potatoes. Peas. Beans.
Broom-eorn. &c.. &c.. he could have sold
Butter, Eggs. Corn, Peas. and Potatoes.
Beans. Bronn corn and RYE. al different
times Of the year, aud ! verify believe.
would have taken homo al he bought with
his Gotten. and bad bis Pork aud other
liule matters clear gain.
Ii is TOO small business 10 sell few
hundred pounds of Bro im.rnrh; il s;sSt!e.
grading To sell Butter and Eggs; il is de.
parting from the high standing OF Plan
ter To sell any thing bat Couon-a sorI OF
Yankee peddling, 10 be bartering of Chic
kens and Eggs.
The fact Is, we must establish n better
test, whereby TO Judge Of the Planter or.
Farmer, than III times gone by. Judge of
the good management Of all. BY the inn
prosemeni Of the land. Let il once be
known and believed. that the man who i'm.
proves his homestead e. the greatest ex.
tent. improves his land 10 the greatest pro-
dnctive capacity. insea,l Il wasting away.
will be regarded as the best citizen and the
best planicr--lhen we viii see change.
There is species Of vanity attending us
all, and we all love 10 say "we have made
five. or six, or seven, or eight bales per-
hand;" whereas, il the test of quantity Of
bales was thrown aside, we would soon
get TO saving, " Il have made Corn. Meal.
Fnddpr. Oats. &C., &r.. to spare: my coop
Of Corn was better per acre than ever
made. have been able 10 feed my stock
better, haul out more manure and give my
land slight repas,.
have seen 50 much advice given 20
Planters, that really il seems as if it were
labor LOST week after week, monll, after
month. year alter year, has the same adj
vice been given, and every crap demon
stTaing that the advice was good and vel,
again and again do we hear, what shall
we do TO he saved.
cannot ask Planters 10 drop nne third
nf their Cotton crop. because il is asking
no much; NOT that think il all ofus would
irap one-lhird. we would not make over
,ae-third more; hut il is asking more than
hey viii think Of.
would ask ol them, 10 he certain 10
plant enough land TO Com. 50 AS 10 count
certain upon having 80 bushels per hand
% spare. Sow Spring 0ats, too late now
OF Wheai.) plant largely of Sweet Poia-
oes, Pinders. Cowpras. DO all The win.
er ploughing Won can. 80 as to put YOU for
ward in The Spring. Repair fences, bull.
1ings and bitches, drain I'LL moist land o.
yer: husband everything that viii make
manure; save your shuks Tor mnes, COWS
and calves; push forward fnr Young pigs;
-ndeavor To increase your hog and sheep
stock; and when planting time comes on,
plant as much Cotton as you can cultivate
well-having fully and honestly attended
10 the above. BY this course, though Cot
on may be low. cheap as dirt, yet, hav-
ng such supplies. you can laugh a, fac
ions and lay your Cotton up. The more
cotton is made. The sooner must Virginia,
Noriiraud Sonih Carolina, Georgi,. North
,labama and Tennessee quiz. aud be.
iese the sooner this i, done the better.
Those Siaics vii NJ, lie independent
Nhiii hcy are 10 | cnn,nlae mind AMI