Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-13
WHAT SHALL BE DONE WITH THE PRESENT
CROP OF WHEAT?

To he Editor of the Whig:
The above enquiry Of special interest at the pre-
sent moment A bountful Providence has blessed our
land with abundant harvest, and beloved Conied.
crate States have no occasion to look beyond their
borders for the Of supporting the brave men who
are sighting for their rights in the Ubiquitous civil
war which has been forced on them. The wheat
crop is now being threshed and garnered and prices
necessarily BE- 80 low evidently to make 10 the
interest of the farmer that the gram should be
in the barn uatl the price is raised to remunerstr
sudard. But this should not be. Flour is wanted to
feed the army snd some Arrangement should be made
by which this object shall b, attained and the ineres.
OF tie farmer, the miller and the Confederate govern
ment will be equally promoted and protected. Unless
this ia done the largest portion Of our wheat must and
will remain locked in the barns Of the country until fair
p ic 5 can be obtained.
Some farmers, dare say, will be willing to hold for
an indefinite period oo.g 70 the ultimate restoration
of peace and large prices but the sprit Of patriotism
which snima,es the Of our people, will indnce
them to open their well filed gamers as soon as they
can reAlz, cost Of prediction for their grain.
Whilst the people arc, with one spirit and mind rus
tanning the government which mast be the great con-
Of grain during the continuance Of the war; 1t
undoubtedly the duty and the interest OF the Govern
ment to establish price for il supplies which will Lot
cripple the energies and means Of the people.
would, Nerefore, propcs,:
l. That the Congress Of the Confederate States, now
in session. shall authorize the Secretary Of the Treasury
to ss;sb!ah uniform price for uniform brand Of -four
sly the superhno UNDER the existing laws Of inspec
| ton in Virginia.
3 That the firmers shall at once arrange with the
misrs Of the e0uay and towns TO receive and convert
lto a,ur Of the established brand all their present
crops OF wheat
That this -four shall be supplied to the Government
IS wanted at the established price, in Treasury notes OF
Confederate bonds.
These propositions involve two important questions
IT. VIVA. should be the standard price OF aour' %
What quantity Of wheat is required to make barrel Of
,ur; aud what would be fair arrangement between
the farmer and miller;
answer the Frs. enquiry by saying that the price
should not be less than the coal Of production and In
ded, should be "a much ss would pay the producer
fair living profit.
Ia the war in which the Confederate States pov
engaged, the Government will be compelled to rely or
its own people for all its supplies Of money, food, &C.
aud do net think it win be denied question of po
leal economy having direct and practical operation
90 the mutually dependent rsatsD so existing between
them, that the Government should py the apls fair
Ewing price, for every article which Is purchased. How
then, ia the price be s1ss ia respect to the article Of
four
Virginia produces more wheat than any State in The
Southern Confederacy and being the seat Of war must
chiefly be looked TO for bread 10 feed the army. Wheat