The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-03-06
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We would call special attention to an article advisory
to the farmers and the planters of the south With
the prospects Of ahead it is matter of great i'm
porance for people to plant heavily of wheat and
corn An agricultural people suffer but little Of the ca
lamites of war Manufactures and commerce go down;
and these the special interests of aggressors
they will necessarily be the heaviest sufferers The pros
poets from all paris Of Texas of heavy crops atter
ing in the extreme The streams, which had not been
running for three years, are flush and the ground
throughy saturated. The political movement of the
day will throw into Texas an immense emigration. Tex
will necessarily become of the largest beneficial
res of the exodus from the border slave States and if
make large surplus Of breadstufs, confidently
anticipate larger emigration within the ensuing twelve
months than wG.have received in the past ten years
The financial pressure Texas is due not to our present
federal relations but to successive disastrous failure
in crops. The overwhelming surplus in anticipation
and the immense emigration IN prospect will, by next
fall give our people greater monetary prosperity than
has blessed US since We have been State. Within the
next years Texas will take stride in the path OF
progress equal the entire period since its secession
from the federal government of Mexico in 1886.
Southwest, Waco, Texas.
The following article from exchange says the Mis-
sissippin heartily commend to the consideration of
our planting friends The advice to 'pant corn, and
plant twice as much as Won ever did before is Just in
season. It comes from planting region, and are
satisfied that sounder advice given or taken
In addition to the reason for it. growing out of our
home necessities ournext cotton crop reduced onehal
and provision crop trebed they may be- will do
much to conquer peace as the strong of
our sons. We firmly believe there has been no time
within the last ten years that the planters of the south
could not have conquered aboiItionsm IN its own dens,
it by universal concert of action they had divered halt
their labor to growing stock and the cereals for two
three successive years and thereby reduce the cotton
crop to one-half onetrd the anticipated quantity:
PLANT CoRS.-We offer word of advice to our plant
ing friends and it is plant eornl Plant twice much
you eyerdd. Sow oats wheat, barley, rye. Do not
butcher any more of your lambs pigs calves. Allow
them to attain their full growth but have plenty of
and provender to atten them. If you have poor land
it in grass or some small grain otherwise pro-
vide much pasturage you Increase your stock
ofhogs, cattle, sheep and goats.
In short reconcile it to yourselves to get along with
as little money possible for year two, three,
to come-eeonemse IN every department; put your
wives and daughters, and Hirm female slaves to spin
YOU will have but an Indifferent market for it. for time
come and for the sake Of your country that is about
to pass through severe ordeal make bread and meat
Our soil is rich enough to feed and elothe not only
people, but enemies if we will only reduce our
cotton crop one half Remember that time of pros
perty viii return after we achieve our independence
when we will be the richest people in the world
Let meet the present crisis like men, let ourplan
tiers resolve to feed the country without buying pound
of meat from cold friends open enemies and all will
be well!
The man who plants the most corn will be the best
friend to his country Remember this planters and dc
your duty!
We shall continue to urge this subject although thank
Cod there is sign of want suffering in this part
the State. EGhroniele, Natehitoches, La.