Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-13
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Crops in ths saEIz.

CTOPs in Ihe saEIs,
From the Richmond Examiner
The regulation Of cur troops for another wear
is engaging the attention Of the planters and
farmers Of the South. T1c general couelusiou
on this subject appears to be that it viii be bss
ter policy to cultivate grain and raise stock than
to plant cotton.
This conclusion is strengthened By r number
of considerations which spply peculiarly to tha
coming year. L is well sscsI tsiaed that. v hr.e
the corn yield per acre vas rot au average one
tnls year, the wheat crap was almost an entire
failure. Many iaImers anI planters. Is is t-ra.
have made what would Le for shsm CriinariIy
two OF ibr-e years supply bias t7ls sh1rtress
Ct the wheat crsp, AID she wants OF The less for
tcnats wili materially affect them and shorten
their supply. Corn vii be needed G,- he horses.
mules and cattle, which We shall be c-m7=IIsi
70 raise now that We are CUs off from E=HfuclF
and the Northwest. l. Is very clear. especially
in view ct the present Scarcity Of provision SUP
plies shat 70 NEE. future exIgeucI-s, she cul7s-
tOa Of grsin aud the raising Of swsnp, c1ts's.
| sheep, aud h7Esrs a8t mules, should b. persist
emily and extensively engaged m sud 5ue-ur-
aged in the cotton States during the war. Cot
ton can supply the psrs of the clothing flr 1ar
| army and mono of the f0r1; while grain IS
essential TO the production Of that VS. Licl zf1rIs
the elothiBg and actually sustaias life.
There Is no doubt that the stock Of cJs.on
How in the Soutn is heavy enough, even # re-
coguiEioH Should take place before plating
! time, without putting IN Eext yssr more than
will be needed for domestic use Oar inf1rma-
! ton lesds us 10 the conclusion that cotton has
been more ex.enfiTely planted this year than is
generally supposed. We think It safe % as
sumo that there are now between three aud four
mil-ions Of bales Of cotton Of the crop Of 1861,
1 in the South We think it safe % assume. fr1r-
A. haFr 4 .ar
sand bales have been raised this year. With
this stock on hand it would be criminallT fool
ish, in the event of e continuation Of tbs war.
to plaRt the breadth Of land In cotton which is
usual in time Of peace.
The people Of the cotton States have slready
paid much more attention than formerly % tho
raising Of slI kinds Of stock, and there is now
growing la-Es number Of brood animals, in
tended to supply the future warts Of the army
during She var, and Of the people Afterwards.
These, Of course, will require larger crops Of
grain than have usually been cultivated, to say
nothing Of the great and i'm JeraLivs demands Of
the army.
There sp'ears 70 be popular notion that the
Object with which our government has sought TO
divert the industry Of the country from The pro
duetiOn Of cotton is by the suspension of that
crop to compel England 20 brea1 mp the block
ade, in order 10 restore tne production and sup
ply Of this article Of prime necessity 90 her vast
manufacturing interest This idea Is somewhat
extravagsnt. Indeed it is Somewhat doubtful to
what extent tho suspension Of our cotton pro
duct would be Of advantage to Us IN our foreign
relations, the effect Of this suspension would
be. in the absence Of competition from our better
and more chesply produced article, to stimulate
to the highest possible point tue cultivation Of
cotton IN the British domiuiOns in the east The
paramounl object, however, Of our temporary
sbar donment Of the cots0n culture is to give al
our industry and resources 20 the FIRST and great
care OF making al a5undaucs Of provisions for
our armies in the fsld and for our people as
home.
From nearly every district in tbs South We
hear complaints of short crops, suggesting an
enlarged necessity for measures ON the part Of
the planting and farming interest of the S1uth,
to secure for ina next year the resources OF our
subsistence. l. will be time enough to consider
the propTiety of planting cotton when we have
plenty Of csfte, swine, horses mu.ea and grain
to make US independent of all foreign sources Of
supply.
Tue South Carolina papers states that the sea-
son in that State was marrsd by the dT0ue ht,
and in many parts Of the ate the corn crop was
seriously Injured, 40 that there will be no super
abundance and scarcely more than was pro-
duced last year from much less land planted in
hat greatest Of cereals. The production Of rics,
TOO this year, has been cUrtailed to a consider
abe extent, by the Tanoval Of planters from the
tide water region. Sill the season for rice has
0een goo5,-and those who have planted have
generally nlsdo good crops. II saved, the rics
crop vii very materially aid in supporting our
people and she army collected for our defence.
L is 20 be hoped that the suth0Tigiss viii sfJr,l
every facility and cooperation in making this
large resource OF subsistence available,