Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-06-18

BIZ or seven bushels per acre-the oats perhaps ten
anmAggregate OF two and half millions of bushels OF
wheat, and seven millions of oats. OF the Georgia
wheat crop the army will probably require six hundred
thousand bushels while four hundred thousand will be
saved for seed The remainder, one and half nillions
VIII yield three nuDdred thousand barrels of -four,
nearly nall barrel Tor each white person-about bali
the usual consumption.
OF corn there must he nearly fSe millions Of acres
cultivated which is hoped to yield forty millions OF
ousbes The peas may be put at ten or twelve mil
hons-and there are perhaps fifty thousand, more,
in potatoes ground peas and sugar cane to add
to the store of food. Besides half million acres il
cotton, nsnured and cultivated as we'll rs possible may
yield two hundred Thousand bags, and rel for forty
millions of dollars
Georgia will slaughter tie coming winter nearly q
million and bali OF hogs which, from this till killing
tne may consume ghteen millions of bushels Of
and peas-par of it old crop--snA yield two huDdred
and forty millions Of pounds of polka tuIl meat sup
ply IN peace tGes. The remaining hogs will consume
until the crop oil 1864 in, Line millions of bushels
| OF corn erd peas. Fifteen millions Of corn and oats
viii supply the mules ard hofss for year, and two
three millions more will keep the sheep. OF cattle Of
al k'nd' there are nearly one million in the State
eight hundred thousand at the eastbut these usually
consume Little grain and are not a sourea OF much
PrIbt. Ihls should De cfaDged-the cattle should be
much better led AID CREST macy Of them killed
annually II two haLGred and fifty thousand grown
cattle we're killed each year, their fsh would feed an
e9uoi DumbeT o PEOPLE, while their hides would uruir
neaTig enough shoes tsr the whole population # c
Stale aui this is vilsty important matter. Farm
eEs ard planters, treasure your cattle Like gold ted
them well ;hty vii lied you. 4 furnish leather cr ali
Il ls also stated ,Lat the Government, taking time By
tie fcr'l,ck, will supply he wants OF the army imne
dlatef that crops are gathered Until their wants
suppl I'd, tic poa-roducins pcoF e must wait tie ov
eruneut will not allow iGse to be ores'aed ~ the
E: ans spectators Tbs wheat 1.-THE viii yield in
Gsog2H rot above $4,000 bushels, so that $50 900
nu~hsis must Re bought, and the Emchase, We eirn
~li! be made at o1ce nd the wh2l supply msy be col
lTctd in TWO aid haf Or three moutLs-after which
tn apecGlato.s and all other outsiders may fight it cut
for f: balance Of the crop. It vii he bought by tic
Cover: nlant, from pr aacers at moderate lair price
and until the aefDy is sul4 d. ii any wheat into
the hands OF epecuetors 1t Will be seized at the price
fixed by the inpressynaut Commissioners II they in
tetere TO retard the Government in getting supplies 1t
will be forced 30 tLia couraehut if they desst till the
government gees cut Of the market then they eau a7
invest And TO make everything fair and just, each
producer will be called on TO sell to the Government
portion OF surplus, so that it may not fail upon few
TO sell their Whole gurFlus. This will also leave each
producer part Of bis eurpus to hold for higher rates
ne thinks prices will be higher, to sell the Whole
to the Government at once, if be prefers.