The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-04-03
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Policy of Southern Planters.

'ci'Hiho dI'lI'PiiaLe w tiiS SSa-ohs "uu "c"-
ing upon the true policy of Southern plant
ers, US derived from the experience OF the
past.
In many portions Of the South, agr;cul-
tura interests have prosperc,l i'll spite of the
defective systems upon which they have
| been conducted, as well us the entire alb
scnce Of any system, us is the case in uu-
merous instances. A pr"pitious heaven
and generous earth have overcome the or.
rors of man and l'ro>pcred his ill-direcIcd
excrtions. There are many portions of The
country. however, where these blessed intlu-
ence> are less lihcrally felt to he found chief
ly where the population has hccone dense
and the capacity of the soil exhausted by
over taxing. Here Judgment and system
l'ce"mc necessary in order to secure u rpa-
sunablc remuneration To- labor; and it is To
those occupying such less favored sections
that word Of advice may not hc wholly
| out Of season or nnlinii,alle.
The over production of cotton. to the al
most entire neglect of cereal crops, and con-
sequcntly the animal products 'lrl,cm'rnt
thereon, we have long felt convinced. has
;; constituted the principal obstacle to the SUE.
! Cess Of many IF our planters. 1t may he
worked out on paper that it is better to
plant cotton and buy bread, pork, mules
! and horses, with its products; but it is II
notorious fact that our planters who act on
different principle and pursue exactly the
opposite course, have become the wcai,hirst.
most independent and comfortable class OF
the community. The truth is. the wealth
of the country IS to-day in the hands "f
just such men, and we invite amy one who
doubts it to look around among his nrigi,-
bors. an'l he will find practical atteSta'i"n
of its truth. 1t is the two and three bag
planters that own nearly the entire c""ntry:
lend money annually to the producers Of
ten bags. and come in as the chief di>trhu-
tees of the estates Of tile latter when they
die. This is not only true, but it is the le-
gitimatc result of sound principles judicious-
Iy applied.
Could the planter have guarantee Of
ten cents annually for his cotton, and that
the price of flour would keep at six dollars
per barrel, corn at forty cents a buSlcl, alld
pork at four cents, and that all these nereS-
saries shall continue to bc supplied at his
own door, the figure work of the tleor;sl
might be regarded as safe rule !;,r Ills
guidance. But nothing is more uncertain
than the happiness of these commodities is
| one of the sure causes Of tie uncertainty.
With cotton at five and six cents, and the
necess,ries of life At the common prices
which We have had to pay for them for
some years past. we can see no other fate
for The man who confines his attention to
cotton, but inevitable ruin.
In the long run, the planter who him
self produces what is necessary for the sup
port and comfort of his family, and at til.
same time exercises 81 proper economy in
his expenditures, is hound to bec"mr
prosperous and independent. The whole
history Of the past fully establishes this
fact.
1t is our intention merely to glance at the
subject in this article, and we have cnnse-
qucnty omitted many points that might lie
brought i'll TO establish the position we a,e
seeking to impress upon the mind Of the
planter. The difference between the effect
produced on our land hy tile production Of
cotton and those of the grain crops, crns'i-
tutes IN i,nportan: item which should not
he left out Of the account in an invcsliya-
ton Of this subject.
The last year presents practical ilustr:,-
tion of the soundness Of the views we have
presented. A large majority Of Our plant
crs planted large grain crops an'l pail less
attention 10 cotton, and the result has hcen
most favorable. Our people were never in
more comfortable circumstances than they
are anil have been during The present win
ter. Their cotton has brought rcmnncr,-
tive prices, while everything around them
rejoices in comfort and plenty. Til" exprr-
imcnt has proved II successful one, and we
hope it may lie continued un,iI it shall be-
come the settled policy Of our people
Savannah Republican.
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the horn with the hot mush.
Swinny.-With pair Of blackamith's
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