Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-06-10
a LETTER FROM LOUISIANA.

A letter from one Of our subscribers living in
Bossicr Parish, Louisiana, has just come into our
hanls-a few extracts from which VIC intend pub
fishing for the benefit OF patrons especially that
portion of them engaged in the planting interest.
After paying all arrcaragcs due our paper and
proficring very handsome compliment TO our
sheet, our correspondent writes as follows: have
nothing of interest TO communicate, only that am
very much tcascd, by the planters in my vicinity,
about the fine crops they saw mentioned in former
number of the Adrcrtiscr particularly a certain
ono made in about one mile Of Edgcfcld-which
said crop of 500 pounds per acre was considered,
by the good citizens of your district, as something
very remarkable, and in fact, worthy Of place in
your columns. My dear sir allow me to say that it
will not do for Your planters to publish their sue
cess in farming provided they cannot give larger
figures than 500 pounds Of cotton per acre.
trust You will not deem it boasting nor at all dcro-
gatory of your good old ycomcn, when assert that
you arc literally doing nothing in the way of farm
ing. TO prove this will give you very moderate
and truthful statement of farming hcre-say from
from 80 to IS bushels Of corn, oats, potatoes &c.,
in proportion. You may also state that we fire.
qucntly plough in much cotton as your big crop of
500 pounds. Some Of my ncignbors have gathered
as high as lG bales of cotton to the hand, and
weighing 500 pounds ut that My highest was
II SIS to the hand of the last mentioned weight.
"Wc did not make more than half crops last
year, but sorry they were, they arc ahead of S.
S. r., by several hundred. After all old Edgeficld
is u pretty fair place, and there is one thing can
never forget and which am ever proud to mention,
that is my first breath drawn in old Edgclield,
there my eyes first bchcld the light in an old log
cabin.
"Thcrc is ono thing I can say Of this State, that
as to the farming interest she stands in the foremost
rank, and in the commercial second only. But
when that is said, all is said, for she stands ALL but
on no foundation in regard TO the great issue be-
tween the North and South, although she should
be first on the Southern list, as we have the key i'll
our hands of several Norh-W Western, Western and
Northern Statcs-all of which are opposed to the
South, but VIC have their shipping points and should
use them as we think best. The time is close at
hand when we will have to make use Of all the
means in our power, and for one, say the sooner
the better
~ will give you short account of our present
crop. Corn is not as large as we have had at this
time of ycar-thcre will be tlsscs and silks in
week. Cotton is small, but looks healthy and grow
ing fast. On the 18th and 10Th OF April we had
a severe frost which put every thing back. Cotton
is limbing off and forms on it. If the seasons are
favorable large crop will be ,nadc in this section"
Ircmain yours, &C., W. M. B.
We have only to say to our correspondent that
Mr. S. S. Ts is model farm, and that 500 pounds
per acre is astonishing in this district Our thanks
to Mr.. =. for his information and also for the ten
dollar bill enclosed in his very interesting letter.