New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-04

IN ef,irna;i ga crop il this section, it must be M
derstood that an acre laid of for De8ros '"sA Il
only 90 feet square making q, 100 supe'hcl"' '0''
while full acre being 1850 feet gives an exoe's %
$40 feet 10 "a cotton
TIE ra.ions upon this plan'etion are ban ous'''
e potators dr ing he potato ssaslu, and one pee" "
corn per week during the remainder OF ''e !e"' :.
Usually soup twice week. D'chers WHO w % >,
the water, whose labor is considered p'''0 \. =,
than ordinary hands are allowed tofce po'"'Y
meat. one quart Of molstses, four quarts % NV
one peek OF corn per week.
Tbase are fair samples Of the best Sea-is' wv
ton nlentaiiops in South Carolina In f'o''u"' ny
tho rss of nlo,y, and better land, heavier crpr nave
hon, ,,roo,n and ,lese have been ginned III ms-
c;res constructed for the purpose OF ginning long
.anle cotton, and planters have realized more moAey
nor hand for their crops tban the south 'ar'lna
PLANTERS though the cotton sold for only two-thirds
tie price.
The Mr.. Burden mentioned above sold crop oil
superine SeaIsand cotton, in 1896, at 81 10 pound
and in 1877 Ut Al % pound, while that OF ordinary
quality was selling at "A cents.
From what we have stated il will be readily seen
why Sea.Island cotton often bears higher price ~
market than wool. II In from this variety that al
fine sewng-thread is made, and also all fine lace 81
well as the most delicate woven fabrics. These use'
make great care in its preparation necessary. We
see often in coarse cotton webs how they IRE d's
figured by notes. We can judge by that 10"
uo,es in the finer sorts OF long staple cotton would
be injurious and affect its value Stains arc an'sVin
L. l. "A u .f e,p IN "a
lint would subtract % per cent oi 10 value
The question il often asked, IL II not possible 10
produce longest ,pe cotton hat it can De sold low
er and yet afford the cultivation Il good profit W.
were always assured by the planters that II Wac moi
POSSIBLE but We were never convinced.
/ In Upland.cotton cultivation the field hands upon
plantation will tend, on an average, twenty acres
of corn and cot H. say twelve acres OF cotton and
eight of corn. When we asked why they could mol
do the same upon Ses-lsland plantation, we were
answe cred, "Our system Is different
"Then why not change 1t"
Because we can grow as much with our system
az tie hands car clean and that IL the IRE Of grow
Dg more"
Sure enough, "What is the r. That is the un-
auswerable reply. Still, we believe that the cot
ton despised Yankee ingenuity if in possession Of the
fields would fad what il the use, aud lessen the la
Dor OF production and cheaper the cost TO the con-
suner
We are satisfied from personal observation thai
one of the reasons why all he slaves upon tine coast
plantations Of South Carolina do 70 t,le is becsuse
they lack the physical ability. Many Of iicm never
taste meat. Month after month the raiions Of work
inc men and women, and often with children to share
it, are one peck Of corn peck Of rice week, ant
nothing else.
With mere taste Of meat, during Winter, "a,
weekly rafions are half bushel Of sweet potatoes
week 70 a hand, with no bread or meat On large
zee plantation on Cooper River, that Of Col. Car
son. we faw the weekly ratons dealt OUT ineasur,
called busle and really just about tie size OF the
New-York ms, ket baskets, ! OF bushel, even full
And this was the only food given each week, from
Oct. TO Feb |.
U,ou such diet men are expected TO do 3l3 days
work every year. 10 get the work out Of the peo
pie j, has been found necessary 10 tack them Hence
every kind Of work is allotted in tasks which every
ole must perform. Fortunately for the poor halffed
negroes their cunning and determination 10 Practi-
cally illustrate the doctrine Of How lot 10 do il,
has compelled their masters TO ix these tasks AT a
very low LtandArd " think il il, upon he average,
lust about one.iourth what good NOrhen-bred
laborer could perform 1t il this that makes the
high price of Seu-lsand cotton.