, 1863-01-12
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BkAyr"nr, s. G., Dec. %. !eae. I
GEarnA1 oEpEa No. 1a:1Ense 1:.3a. following
tations ii this departndrnt having been pro-
| ms "a bv tho, spper1ntendents OF The Second
4 vision, ia adopted for the entire depsr ment,
and all the esuperintcndents arc hereby direct.
edtosonfor1n strictly to Its requirements.
]: The negroes are to be fcsponsi lie for
Planting aud cultiyating suflclcnt corn eud
potatoes Tor their own subsistence. For this
purpose land will be allotted to them as fol-
lows:
To each working hand one acre aud two
tasks for corn two tasks fur potatoes,
To each child ono task for corn one e-ouartcr
task fur potatoes.
The a1lotments to be made In such field or
t tlclds us the Superintendent may select; but
in such manner that when all the tasks IN anv
tield or fields arc allotted they shall be contig
ate spaces Of uncultiyated land. u
The plowing on these allotted tasks Is to be
/ done by the use OF the ploWs and oxen mules.
or horses Of the plantation, aud to be con.
Quoted by plowman appointed BY the super
clnsiyely. The distribution m esun Of manure s
which Is to be furnished by the negroes, also
to be made by the use Of the carts md rorE-
Ing animals Of tho plantation. The plowman
to act as cartman when his services aro nok
| needed IN plowing, and to be responsible to
the superintendent for the care Of the blows
and working animals, and to be paid for his
services at the rate Of thirty cents a day.
:. In exchange for the use Of tho govern
| ment lands and working animals, ana the
services Of the plowman, the negroes are to
plunt anu cultivate, In addition to the allot,
mGnts above stated as many acres Of land as
will produce corn enough, for the subsistence
| Of the plantation mules and horses, for the
use OF the superintendent Of tho district In
which the plantation Is situated, and also for
the subsistence Of old or disabled persons for
additional land is to constitutes part Of the
| negro allotment, or to be annexed pro rata to
each, and to be ut the rate Of six acres for
every mule or horse belonging to the p1anta-
tion or used BY the supcrintendcnt-on acre
for the superintendent himself one acre and
old or disabled person.
When the crop Of corn Is gathered in, each
negro Is to contribute. for the purpose. rien:
| toned, sucha part Of the total produce Of
that negroes allotment as will make the por-
tion contributed bear the same relation to the
| total produce that the land annexed, as aforc-
said, bears to the entire allotment.
:. For Tie raising Of cotton the negroes
| are to agree as to the number oftasks or acres
they win each plant and cultivste, and these
tasks or acres will be allotted in such field or
fields as the superintendent may select but
| acrts in anv field or fields are a}iGftrI thev
sball be cont;puous one fo another ~ 40 -
avoid intermef1iate sraces If nncnItirate5
Lind.
The negroes will be pa,d for vork ao,c ~,
the cotton fields at The ate of twcntVsfrc I W
cents q day: tic following stan,,ards r. hc
| used In defenninin0 what s,,aIi cnnst;tntae -
fIr davis work: 3'''N -
In blowing. three acres.
In listing without the 1,sa of +te n1o,r IN
light land, one task and q half. in hearv 1' Ina -
one task :'''~' - A''''A' IL '4e'' 1s'Au'
In istinr ofecr tbe orror,a he. .,oa,, b~o1-a,,
hv a n1ow ~ fasIs T.. 60"A" 1A": oe'u oioAeo
II Pa,ll5n ,.ror InS, -,
+,sn and R,a1F. Ta5a mha ~ taoMng - aone, one
tasns .Ao "a 4'"''' "AeA p'o" IL usea, t"o
eAfhs, T,a .,,,,.;.
u Pa R.ansing} nn 1onf tasks or one acre.
II Il, th the aIst ant noeing, I've tasks.
~ tne aIst haunng, TWO tasks:
n the second nocing, two tasks.
IN the SECOND hauling, two tasks.
III, n the third hauling, when needed, as in
t'Gnt and, Two tasks: ,.....
for picking the cotton the negroes will be
aIgWGu t~o and one-i'an cents per pound as
Fieked, Or as weighed with tue seed; part
OF ms alloHance, say one half cent, to be re-
g1 gal1a.G;u .; Us payment Tor tue labor Of picking,
aua lug 81 remaining TWO cents us additional to
rl.s.a .he GUY wages, and offered to encourage
faithful and thorough cultivation.
any negro iails 10 DO the work required