The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-21
COTTON RAISING.
camrs,uxoeNcs OF the NEW yosx HERALD,

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CORRESPONDENCE OF THE new Yom Manp,
short Crop This Year-The Lsvecs ske
River Bottoms Want RepairinG Free Labor
PROFIT able Emisrasion Desired What The
Lands Can lie Made To Yield, ko.
vcKsBuRG Miss, Nov. II, 1890
In forner ist,sr attempted 70 show the Cause Of
the failure OF tho cotton crop OF this year and stated
my opinion Of number Of bales would bo pro-
duccd which, have no reason TO believe. WAS too low
estimate. bat, on the contrary. would reduce my
agurea below seven hundred thousand bales &c
make any change in them.
rs fact that viii deny that the reports from
all parts OF the country show large falling on In the
products per compared with the crops raised be-
fore the war, and Il ~ equally we'll known that tho
quantity OF land planted this year Is very much
smaller than 10 1890 The cotton belt Of the United
States Ii botwcon thirty and . half and thirty four
degrees OF latitude Cotton planted north and south
Of these lines tho largest products heretofore
within that limit The disasteu this year have bssn
felt more perhaps IN the osntre best cotton region
than anywhere else For example. Madison and Carroll
Tensas and Concordia parishes In Louisiana and Is~a
quena Washington and Bolivar counties In Misassppi,
which made In the aggregate In 1850 about four
hundred and nifty thousand bales Of cotton. will ne,
produce than forty thousand this year. and thss
figures This falling on IL partly owing. how
To tho want OF evses but the land that has boon
actually cultivated and freq from overflow In many
has not produced than ons.tenh Of baio to the
rode through the parishes Of Madison and Car
roll last week, Hoids Of thousand that
before the produocd an average Of and
quarter bale the acre. with full force them oil
OUTFIT Of we'll appointed plantations iha. will not
make over hundred bales this year
The aluyai lands OF Louislsna MIssssipp aud Arkan
produced before the about nins hundred thou
sand bales Of cotton and enough for homo con.
sumption Ten acres In cotton aud Ave In the
usual crop TO the hand thus showing thai thsre
this time condition for cultivation on the bottom
land, one aud quarter millions OF sores Of land
which have heretofore produced least ono bale per
for ali that planted In cotton II thcss lands
protected The eapsta and labor Of tho country
ali along tho ryer 'front.' and sssr .nors would 5. but
tlle corn planted but all put In cotton, pIanis pre-
feras 20 pureha.s their corn from ,hs West 70 rats
that the government would DO repaid for.
an appropriation for repslring isvees Of even
cotton while every Interest," In the country would DO
beponisd. Bss,dss the siluvia lands In cultivation 1
scrss moro are desasnsd and in condition 10 BE- plated
with very little labor 10 olsariag thcm for the plough
ns %s s -.
noteworthy fsct In this 10 that the nins
hundred thousand bales produced before tho war On
these lands vsre made ~ bali the number Of hands tb
produced the same quantity Of cotton any other d.
irict In tho United statss.
Il 10 generally believed thss thcse lands only ~
cultivated BY co'orvd msn Ne~, know this 70 be aa
error settled Ia I0uisians thry.two ysssu ago. and
nea IN oso.. ..Ss 80 ~
proved in health since this comfortable houses OF wealthy
planters have taken Tho places u ths cabins q The early
settlers A. the lands cleared and ait chsd ths
improvement In health great that afe, number
Of planters before ths remained With thsuf families
90 their plantations thu whole year and eufyed sood
health
TINS has been most naforanais year for tie nsagu
have been The ponsera have snsrs1 heavy ossss Bat
Their experiences has taught useful Is.scns BY
which we may reap r'eh reward. IN ths is,ars Inc
degree 10 hiring hands ny the month foe md nsy The
outlay Ia very heavy aud the indncsmsnt % work not
strong enough " call forth tbs best enq ~ ~ the
laborers Ths cultivation Of . crop u ed ton 10 the
work o. year Hired iaboren tire. Aliho1gh no part
VIII ca win DO Amos universally sdoplsd ~ Il year vii
be give tho hands share % tbs crop Tits Involves
no outlay Tor wages u a share a tbs c,p !. given
aud Tho hborers make viii aspslses
u their fagif, and they do de- ore wages.
bat u they work faithfully the result my =, 10 large
profit for 10th ~ IN. Contract Tbs act si OUTLAY
OF money % those Who have pinntaflons SIC = ed With
mules and farming lmplsmenis and give ~ " tbs
labor system The iaborers furnt n their
clio hing pay tbesr DOCTOR bills, he ara ~hsn ths
srSg are s'yass ssps - a. psa sass se.,
profits Of twenty nys per psan1for coson,
than We ott=in>d bsfors the var.
Those sho engage 10 pisrupg and lsars their *,ork
and farming i1plernsu purchase ssiIy ~~tmss
the Bai al sbess things viii @r'y valuable
AZ the end 81 the hey are 81 the pesnnnx ard
will remain - thas much stsrx hand % b~gin the
second yesr'r operations With
for eIsmps, We vili tAss piantssn a I've HUNDRED
acres, sorkes with males and farueg implefnsnf- ~
Thirty mules will consume 1 pssklfsx 10 crop
shoe, 20 bushsh o. corn, ~orsh4 o. 100
my hand, Vii r.quir. af.y bsr...of r~p... isoo
Flour and essi Tor Tread ..... .s.4s..s+.. so
Incidental ssp@nass Observation-Disclosures. Loo
Total osilay ...-.-....... 5000
-Four hundred % Orr cl-ss land .i pro.
ducs 400 bales, sad cue hundred v ylsd
4 GO hasn~ss
TIE cosios ., twenty nv- oen,ss -ori .. eco cp1
Tue oorn Al " per hu.hsi s.s...t...4 tHd
vsins Of crop ...-s...4...... sta O1
Dedaoi FOR rsnt sna o.'isy rssons, ar ..... 1000
Haas.E4#a...
Taxa from tbis oc@ fgstth fof h.1ss. ....... 20