Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-03-13
Corn and Cotton Planting.

to furnish seed for the next year. A little reflection will show the planters that two full crops of cotton would so glut the mar ket, that one would have to be given away in order to enable them to sell the other. , inc hundred pounds of cotton at twelve ents, will realize more than two hundred pounds at six cents, because the charges on ne one would be one half less. Nothing can be gained by planting cotton, and the blowing bill, or something like 1t wlIi ,ecome law and stop its cultivation.
 In the Confederate Congress Mr. Brown, of Mississippi, presented the following bill, which was read a second time and ordeled te> be printed:
 dn Act 10 ievy Q wor tor on cotton proaafed
 70 the year 1862.
 SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the Senate md House of Representatives, That II hall be lawful for each head of family m he Confederate States of America, Tn the vear 1862. to produce, free of tax, three bales of cotton, clear of seed, weighing our hundred pounds each, and in addition 1ne bale of 400 pounds for each hand actu- lily employed ill the cultivation and ,athering of cotton, and for every addition | bale of 400 pounds pr less, produced anu gathered by any head of a family, there hall be assessed and collected as other wa
 are assessed md collected, the sum oi $20.
 GEO. 2. That the head of family shall be construed to mean a man, or single woman, paving the actual direction ot a D antation or farm; but when two or more persons have the direction of the same farm or plantation. they shall be considered a. one: and hand shall be construed to meap 4 person, whether white or black, between he ages of fourteen and sixty, actually employed in the cultivation of cotton, and who shall have labolel in the field more thon one half the time, from April l, 1862, to September ist. of the same year.
 We need something of this kind. Whether the State could levy tax on cot ion is questionable, but even if all thesf means fail, the body of the planters will rot permit any one, or few, of theil number to pursue such an unpatriorc course.
 We have been told that, in two or thre, instances, certain planters announced theil determination to plant cotton, saying tha they planted corn it wonl,l be taken iron hem to feed soldiers and soldiers familie> This is the very reason why they shotil tise corn, and any surplus onght to b teerfully given to the great cause. Thel entry may refuse to plant corn, but the, nay rest assured they can never gather rop of cotton.
 The people of the South have been len .nt to traitors, extortioners and wealth, kinAints. We have now commenced ; armament government and all who liy'
 nder it must support 1t. The time fo
 niency is past and the spirit of greed, th lssinn of avarice, or remains of toIyisn
 ,ust not be permitted to interfere with on
 ,uggles or to ha T weight on our arm
 Ve are anxious tasavoid giving offence, bu te have no conce9sions to make to meI vlo fail to do their duty in this cri>i> Ioliing these views we shall take pain , obtain the names of those planters wbe
 all persist in planting full crops of cottol nj publish them to the world for tn ,orn of patriots and exetration of posteii v. But we doubt if there are any in Ar lansas.-if there are their numbers are few nd their plantations far between.
 Corn is the principal crop to be raised 'eas are an important crop and agricultu+ alists all agree that it is the better cleanSel f weeds and less exhaustive of the soil. han any crop that can be put in. Oats, he various grains, potatoes, turnips and ,ther vegetables, will be needed. Stock f all kinds should be cared for, and ,nexl all will see the Souts one vast granary with food enough for all for two years te .ome.
 Our corn and grain producers are in tn, ,rmy, and negro labor must be diverted tc producing food for them and their families This point admits of no argument-the duty ldmits of no evasion.
 The good women of the land should aid n this matter by paying attention to theil gardens. Plant three or four beds for the soldiers. Peas, cabbage. turnips, sqnsshes, pumpkins, onions, indeed all vegetables will be required in the summer.