The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-06-16

ton money. rs the nature of the case would
require therefore, having mules 10 buy
and scarce of corn, they will buy three
year old mule and make the mule do full
work the first year. And do contend that
they are not able 10 do full years work
until they arc four years old, consequently,
the mule is somewhat broke down the first
year aud will in nine eases out of ten never
make as good mule. For a planter who
makes large crops of cotton, will have to
shove his mules from one end of the year
TO The other, in preparing, working, ginning
aud hanling off his crop and when they
are eight years old they are worth but lit
tlc--wheD farmers mules, generally speak.
ing, will last until they arc sixteen years
old. You perceive that is more than one
hundred per cent upon tie capital of mules
Then, | will take up next the depFe citation
on the price Jf cotton by making more
.han can be handled 40 rs TO make it bring
the highest prize. Take for example plan
ter who works twelve hands, and makes
ninety.six bales Of cotton, weighing four
hundred pounds per bale, and value that at
forty dollars per bale, on the first five bales
to the hand, and the other three tales To
the hand, at thirtyiwo dollars per bale
The difference is two hundred and eighty
eight dollars, that is fraction under four
teen per cent; on $3,S52 the whole Of the
cotton at forty dollars per bale. j think
any of the cotton merchants will justify me
in the opinion, that a planter who makes
eigh: bales TO the hand will get eight dol.
lars less per bale on three bales TO the
hand.
Next, viii take up the article of wheat
Land, when i; iS rented to SOW in wheat,
will rent Cor one dollar per acre, Uut wher.
rented 10 put in corn or cotton, it will rent
from one dollar and half to three dollars
per acre. FIom these fact, il can bc seen
that there is material difference in sowing
aid planting land. ! AIN firmly Of the opin-
ion aud ;lat from practical experience, that
you may take piece of land and SOW il in
wheat every other year for ten years, then
plant il in corn or cotton the balance Of the
lime, and il will be worth mere than the
sarnc sort Of land planted in corn OF cotton
every year, the same leGgth oi time and
the difference would be very great il the
land were rolling. And since il has been
proven that hill side ditching is valuable n
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seen that the planter who makes bales
of cotton 10 The hand would not have time
10 DO hill side di,c!.ing and have but little
time to keep them cleaned out for they do
n great harm il they are no, kept cleaned
out after heavy rains So it can be seen if
these statements be correct that the cotton
planters are raising The price of the principal
productions Of the Northern aud grain grow.
ing states and drprccialing the King of the
world and the great staple production Of
The cotton growing States II has been
said that these principles are contrary 10 po.
!itical economy. contend that they are
not contrary TO practical economy for the
cotton States. do not think that they
should pursue IN economy so inimcal 10
their own interests. TO the great cnhauce-
ment Of the Northern States. When they
are continually pouring down their dennn.
Citations ard .ritupera,ions with fanutical
fury upon our institutions, which the great
God of nature has handed down TO US for
our mutual benefit.
Mr.. Editor.-I do not wish to be under.
stood that advocate policy for the South.
ern or cotton States TO raise every sinpl,
article that they use ai home and buy moth.
ing For since the progress of the age, (to
use an expression Of Long Gfabs,} has
brought machinery 10 such perfection. |
would call it bad economy to make our own
cloth aud yarn by the old uincty.nine cards
aud wheels. For you perceive that bunch
OF yarn that has about twenty hanks in il,
costs about one dollar-it would take n
woman about fifteen days To spin it, and
her labor worth twenty-five cents per day
IN making cotton, so her labor in spif ming
WV t"" "Nnie biiI1 NC " OTln SlA or seven
cents per day.
MIR. Editor-Sincc had occasion 10 men.
ton ;he name Of "l.ons Grabs will make
few remarks abou, him, then am done.
think "Long Grabs" would have made a
very notable farmer, If he had devoted tho
whole OF his aticriion to the subject Of Ag
riculture, for ! see he has written some
most useful and valuable pieces in your ex.
cellcnt paper. But he has had to figure in
a different sphere in which he has acquired
great credit TO himself end done honor To
the District in which he lives in filling the
different positions TO which tn. Legislature
and his constituents have called him, with
rare ability. ] believe in these stations he
is second TO no man in the State. hone
to see him At some future day represen.
'a'ivc from this Cong -essional District TO
the Congress Of the United States.
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