The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1851-04-19

farm, and have sevenssas slsk ID market:
allow these to produce twenty bushels each,
and we have $40 bushels of corn for sale
which, at one dollar per bushel, will make
S34O, showing difference of 500 in favor
Of the corn. have said nothing about the
bagging and rope for baleing the cotton,
but have allowed these to sell for as much
as they may cost, and have omitted to put
down any thing for the surplus fodder and
shucks. There would probably be four thou
sand pounds of fodder from the produce of
the seventeen acres Of corn which was
cultivated for market, this will throw in
as sett-of against the cotton seed, leaving
the balance of ninety dollars still, in favor
OF corn, provided my prices are right, and
think those who will look into the pros
poets for tie aert gear, will admit that about
MI market towns, where there are MANY
consumers, corn will be quite as likely to
sell for dollar buslleI, us cotton for ten
cents 1t is objected that corn is a wasting
article, and delivered slowly and at as much
cost. This l will admit, but If our arrange
ments were made for it, as they could easily
be made, much of this objection could be
removed. And then the fine corn crop.
with lots of peas in the bargain, could be
saved in one-tlird Of the time required for
picking and preparing the cotton for mar
ket, leaving all the balance of the fall and
winter for making manure, and putting ev-
cry thing in fine order for another year.
And lust, though perhaps not least, ample
time could be allowed, about the last of Au-
gust and through September, for turning
under all the pea vines, and grass and weeds
upon all the lands upon which such vegeta-
ton might be found, and then such wheat
crops rs would be seen next winter. and
such renewed vigor as would be impaired
to the lands next year, would astonish "the
natives" My estimates may not be right.
think, however, they are pretty fairly made,
turn them over and modify them TO your
own liking. and if you are not convinced
that It wall be to your interest to make some
corn for the town folks, the mechanic, and
the manufacturer, at least conclude to make
enough for youself PLANTER.
REMaRKs.-We can not too earnestly
invite the attention of our readers to the
serious truths which are here, so forcibly
presented by our correspondent. They NAV
now have the aspect of speculation, but uri.
less his recommendations are needed. we
fear they may, in tl,e space of one sl,or,
twelve month, assume the dignity, Of stern
realities. We almost shrink back IN dismav
from the contemplation Of the picture, which
fancy sketches, If what mayte Tie conse-
q"ence of large cotton, and small proyiis.
ion! crop, for ttlris year. Even ,ats psesen,
prices for cotton, the planter who has "a
buy his bread and meat at the bic rates they
now command, will find but small balance
IN his favor at Tho end Of The yesr; .6us sup.
pose cotton tsliouid go loaer, ands,cosn
and bacon higher, what then2ss Wefnigfit
well apprehegd A, ,reys)si9p. unsurpassed in
the history Of our country {; and aaot a, .se:
vuhion merely, 'butsan iInnenss anisount d
praVatics, wantand dabsoluts suffering. .WclI
cotton 'oilk iDsyitsb!ys % lower, II lie plan
tsrs'determine 10 Aped ihe country with an
oyer-productiou; and corn scill 20 higher,
if our peopte psss6sstsi i1nAsseff0A rs cpl.
tufe Etostte hops htos d. JArTs Ts lols aa hSfot,
.ass sjSS s5lBS iasselk
gsplsse ofieSsEy plabter tw3l sTsndily. admit
but tue great diic0ity is, tlsat tl,eyi are al.
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