The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-27
The Cotlon Crop.



10 view Of the general anxiety to procure
estimates OF the probable cotton crop VI
1866, some Of the principal SouIhern jour
nzl- have collected statistics If the ext ecled
vie q. which we give ia shs 10 Living; The
Columbus {Ga.) Sun estimates that tie crop
will vel ~ m ,zcC, 900 90 ,5JO,O OO bales.
The New Orleans Times thinks it viii be
! 500. 900 ba es. De Bows Review lthe ed
il1r Of which hiss recently made an extern
sive tour through the United States) alfo
calculates the crop al 500, 200 balcs. The
chief cotton factors Ia New orleans estimate
d a. from 100000 ID 100000 bales. On
the other hand, rious .et eTs received by
jhe See etIy Of tie Treasury j. m TIE
Southern planters announce that the crop
will barely reach i,OOO,0 00 bales.
The way that De Bow and others arrive al
Their conclusion b. first, they ga culaie thhl
a. least one iourLh Of the help has dlsap-
pssItd second, that part of Tie remainder
VII. 10. be 30 erectual as formerly ihird,
thaf oue-quarter less laud Is beng pl1nte
than usual fourth, thai much oil toe len
eng, machinery, stock, etc. has been De
strgy. a or detcrio atcI; aud adding all
these o. ms together, deduct a propo .tonat'
amount from an uyerrgs ctop. Blu do IN. sc
azfufc gentlemen not know that d three
fsurths of the hsl,, formerly bad remained,
only thsee-iourlhs o. much machine y, tic,
would be needed, sa ouiy ,hree-iou'ths us
much land can be cultivn ed-but .hat each
man viii raliso a. much a. former y, ana
The result wall be thTce-iourtus OF cloPE
Vow, " hat are the iacisY We have talked
with greet macy men, especially plan er-i
from every portion q The c''l'h REGION AZ 2
the ialiuv5u- are cue tonclusionsi
1. There may lie oue-thIrd less cclored
peoDie on tie plantations Than beioie me
var. but thero are enough more Nhlte peo-
pls working, aud 50 much les l. nd lpropor-
iopellv) planted ina corn, sugar, nc e'c-i
that there are in the cotton held, certainly
rot less than three quarters the ioTee mere
was IN 1860. ,--.,...
land planted than formerly, IL IS mostly
smear COTTON, ice, tobacco, &C. tLas nave
bcen neglected. aud that at least three
tour. hs AS much land is planted N cot on az
before the war. 81
q Tbst while in some few csses The freed
men are uot doing well, they e general y
doing more and better Work than "heh lhel
were held as slaves. -
Ne cannot tell how much stock, etc.
has been destroyed, but every planter We
have. seen is satisfied that ne mas enoush' o
will be- able TO procure ~ 10 cultivate Ah'
The land has lad a rest from cotton FOL
.,,er,l cars. and, consequently, every agrl
-,,ltnr,sf knows that % must DO ln Condition
tc',.T,4u,e an increased cop per acre.
NJ. have known many plunters - give
.,r,uBts nom distant States and distress
v,bi.b thev had not seen but We have ye
a, - one who does not report matter
=. prorressing much more iayorably II
his own neichborho.d than he had beheye'
:. Having been raised in Georgia, We ar
,..Il ,....It,.inted with the negro as mos
t,-,-..,,,,.r-. and we feel confident, igor
t,..,rIs,go of his character, aud i.Oi
the testimony and TX erlence Oh otneI 'n'
M, lr,e,i,n. "A viii work iaithiu.iy 10 ne
of ne season, Disappointing the eroaNe g {
tBueb thereby rs thy have a'Fe'"y |o1e
ggiug ID generally % Work
me cotton raising capasity OF Ia
s...,,l, lad been regu afiy increasing be 'ol
mill toe cop came q eNcee
I ooo o0o bales, and, with labor s'oe6 an
enough, would exceed In
amount now. MIC. ~, .,o,.,,
Prom The foregoing premises We can
So now IA will be pos iblc OF we io5 - - 60.
,-,p 40 fall below 3, coy oaIesi 81
.b91 not be surprised u u shoai" ''"'
NJ have come TO these conclusions w
- ne believe that no great
.i,v,'ty rould befsll the south than
eoe 66a teles crop Of cotton, carry ing =
ID wi be cute 10 do, 5ol1
,.,,,i cost. a. present high prle.s
raising g.