Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-04-18
The Provision Crop.

Ihe mportance-yeaIa actual necessity
for our planters and farmers To- raise
large provision crops the present year
canpot too often be urged upon them.
With full granaries, fat mules, horses and
hogs, sleek cattle, &C., our farmer friends
will certainly feel very comfortable
even if thep don't have pocket full of
cotton-money, and per consequence, emp
ty corn cribs. Read the annexed from
the American Cotton Planter, and put in
a few more acres in corn:
Plant plentiful lor provisions /! We
say it is vital duty and we think we do
ilot Use language too strong. Every
p!anter-- not only owes it TO his indiyidu-
al interest to make proper effort to
grow suficiency of provisions for his
own hcme supply, but it is a duty he
owes-alike to his country and his fellow
planters. We hope it entirely unneces-
sary to adduce here any set system of ar.
gumentation to establish the imperious
necessity of this important duty. Rely
upon it, there are "Jreskers ahead'-if
our home planters neglect to attend to
this matter We have learned within
the last few days, from parties travelling
in the western part of our State that ma
ny plantations are in the hands of renters,
who intend TO grow cotton entirely, to
the neglect Of all provision crops. We
see much of the same species OF planting,
we are sorry to say, in the vicinity of the
capital.
Our advice to all planters is, to plant
yet few more acres of corn per hand,
extend and widen out your potatoe crop,
plant largely of peas-both field and
ground peas-with o good supply of. gar.
den yegetables-especially cabbage and
turnips-of the two latter crops, we shall
have time to say more hereafter. AS
planters, good men and good citizens, our
first ducy is to ourselves and families
'hen to our neighbors, and through them
20 our country. We address this article
mainly and especially to those Of our
planters, who hive at their own homes
and plant their own lands. We are in
the midst of great crisis! We are
passing through the trials of disastrous
war that has been decided against us Our
system of labor destroyed and new and
untried system presented us. The pros
pect' ahead is anything but dattering, be.
ing very much mingled with uncertainty
and indecision! The wise and judicious
planter will note these facts and govern
his industrial pursuits accordingly. A
good comfortable home with a plentiful
supply of provisions-grain, potatoes,
bacon, beef and milk, will enable US to
encounter successfully any amount of
difficulty! This is our home, this is our
country and the government of the coun-
try-if We shall exercise patience and act
wisel ly-will again become to US the same
beautiful system of equal rights, equal
privileges and equal protection, in which
our Fathers established and ,bequeathed
it! Let US all now-having resumed the
peaceful pursuits of Agricultu: com.
mcnce right and wisely. Let US deter
mine to make our homes comfortable for
ourselves and families; first by filling
our barns with grain that We may raise
good stock-hogs, cattle, sheep, horses
and mules; then let us all give attention
10 frIlit-appIes, peaches, pears and indeed
all the valuable varieties, that grow and
mature so deliciously in our mild climate.
Let us be satisfied and thankful that VIC
are not very much worse off! If we
shall go to work III good earnest now and
exercise our energy aud intelligence in
developing the very valuable and mex
haustible resources Of our country, the
day is not far distant when we shall again
be prosperous and happy-bappy in our
well assorted and we'll stored homes
rich in the growing prosperity Of our
country and peaceful and quiet under the
blessings of good government.
To sum up then "plant plentiful for
provision" then plant and make as much
cotton as your laboring force will enable
you; because your cotton is the golden
interest on all your real and personal
estate, and your laborers must mine and
refine it.