The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-05-31
PULASKI, TENN
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 81, 1867.
Raise Food Crons

Editors Southern Cuztigator-Will you,
as a favor to our poor cotton stricken coun-
trymen, continue trying to impress upon
all that plant seed of cotton this year, the
absolute necessity of raising plenty of
provisions first, and then what cotton they
can. For, as you say, they will get more
money for a small crop than for large
one, and have less tax to pay, be indepen-
dent Of extortion prices from our Western
corn raisers, and make them fell less indie
pendent-stop the flow of Southern wealth
into Northern pockets, and instead of be-
ing the poor dependent fools that we are
likely to become, if We rely on the North
and West to feed US, we can, by raising
plenty of provisions of all kinds, have
more time to raise manure, to ditch, and to
improve our farms IN different ways, and
thereby conduce to our comfort and hap
piness, and be and feel as independent as
any people can feel, occupying our political
position. We should also become our own
manufacturers, and encourage all enter
prises that aid in establishing the indepen-
deuce of our section. Here we are, al
though the war has been stopped SO short
time, clothing our families with North
ern made calico and homespun and hats
and bonnets strutting ourselves around in
Northern made boots and shoes riding in
Northern buggies patronizing Northern
tallors wearing Northern made coats,
pants, etc. Who could believe that SO
short a time ago, we were trying to cut
each others Threats, and having Northern
mercenaries robbing US Of our spoons,
knives and forks, watches, gold and silver,
and even to our baby wearing clothes-to
say nothing of our blood, and the depriva-
ton of the right of choosing our rulers p
And now fve-sixths of the very men that
were engaged in deadly conflict against the
North are exerting themselves in every
possible way, to enable those who are evil
IDENTIFY still our enemies, to buy clothing
cheap, and to sell everything they can pos
sibly make TO US, at as dear a rate as posi-
bic, by depending on them, even to raise
our bread and bacon, to say nothing of the
thousands of other things.
May Providence awaken our people to a
sense Of their true situation, and give them
foresight and sense to perceive what is the
proper course for them to pursue in rela-
ton to this momontous subject. NJ.
Macon county, Ga.
WHAT ALL MAY Do--THE REWARD OF EN-
TERPRIsE
Our planters generally have heretofore
been lavish in their spread of cotton seed,
and the consequent employment of much
negro labor. During the lest year, how
ever, circumstances compelled many indi-
viduals to economist their planting area,
negro labor and expenditures, and in many
instances the results have proved not more
wonderful in their character, than indioa-
tive of the great value of improved and per-
feet farming.
AS an illustration Of this point it is re-
lated of one of our chancellors residing in
Marlboro district. that being compelled to
abandon planting cotton at large, his wife
induced him loosely to allow her to an
proprlate quarter of an acre of their veg
eta0le garden to cotton and to give its con
troll to her. She immediately had it pre-
pared, and the soil was cultivated by the
house domesties. What do our readers
suppose was the result Notwithstand-
ing an unfavorable season, and other draw
backs Of disheartening character to the
great mass Of planters. that one quarter o.
an acre produced nine hundred aud eight.
cen pounds Of cotton, on an average Of bet
ween two and three bales per acre.
The lesson taught by this incident +