The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-07-14

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Westdndies, owing to the forcing efecto
atropical climate, which occasioned th,
stsik.ss grow up too lsis;sr;;t II II se a,es
the bolls to mature, have almost abandon
ed the growth Of cotton 20 the Southerr
States of our Union. England has expen
dedmillions inlthe effort to raise cottor
in India. but though she procured the aid
Of persons familiar with the whole process
of making cotton, her efforts have been in
vain. Similar i'll success has attended hel
efforts to find subtitute for cotton. The
sense of dependence on us for q supply Of
the raw material is CALLING to her pride,
as well as wholesome check on her char
acteristic insolence and grasping ambition.
Hundreds and thousands Of her subjects
depend, as much as the infant does on the
nutrition it draws from its mothers breast,
on our Cotton for the pittance that ena-
bles them to keep body and soul together
and hence no prophetic ken is required to
predict the deplorable consequences of a
war to her population.
Such being the paramount importance
ofCotton in commercial point Of view, il
well deserves careful consideration. All
schemes for regulating thepriee of Cotton
are idle and visionaryA-a in all aproba-
bility would produce a reaction as dis
tressing as the evils which were designed
ed to be cured. Liberal sentiments, mod
crate duties, and fair interchange of
commodities, will be found more conducive
to the maintenance of remuneratiye prices
than all the wild schemes that have been
suggested. The only feasible wsy Of pre-
venting a depression in the price of Cstton
is, to diminish the amount of the crop -
yet the certain success of.such diminu-
ton of the crop, by no means, helps us In
the solution of the original difficulty-in
asmuch as neither eloquenee nor seleinter-
est can induce men to forego present gain
Tor remote, prospective increase of their
incomes. Their minds have so long been
...aught to look upon !" a bird in the hands
IS worth two IN the bush,r that they sell
lom look beyond the present. Exhaust
ID nature will necessitate curtailment of
he cotton crop, and force farmers to seek
,ut new channels Of. profit. '2 90. o.. .''7a
The purient itching of many farmers to
De rich, has blinded them TO the ruinous
effects Of their careless mode Of cultivation
md LEFT them neither inclination or leisure
o restore their worn out lands. II this
node Of culture is persisted in, lands which
now yield a fair crop Of cotton will be
hopelessly exhausted-the country will be
orernatarely worn out-r-our population
will rush 20 new States in search Of richer
andr-and every branch of trade win de-
sline'and languish. The reflection is ,,el
ancholy but we are assured that tits well
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ounded, whenever we pass field which
has beenlexhausted beyond resuscitat:on.
What shall we dor" is now the engros-
ing question with Planters. How are
'ur impoverished lands TO be =. stored ~
These are questions Of vast import to Far
ners, and need no gew-gawsr of Rhetoric
@ commend them to attention. IL they
would not bequeath to their children bar.
ensiworthless lands, il is full time for them
0 begin the work Of restoring them. We
must alternate our crops, SOW small grain
IN worn-out lands, husband hssn-yard and
table manure, and apply Il 10 small lot
If land every year until all Is manured,
ind be always on the watch for gullies
md stop them in season, We need agri-
cultural papers TO disseminate correct prin-
,iples; explain the utility Of new improve.
ments explode hoary. fallacies /; 10 snatch
Agriculture from the slough into which it
has fallen, and elevate'it in spite Of clogs,
10 its legitimate position in society, We
need county societies, 10 beget e,nulation
among us, by bestowing encouragement
onskill and management in all the branch
es Of agriculture, sadto familiarize US with
each others mode of culture. 81 :,
Ihsve not the vanity To- suppose, Mes-