Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-03-13
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inK the volunteers aiisr one Of his
battles, telling them 70 So home th !
plant eoTn
oar people should no aware from
the effect vi their eonrse during the
mast year, which, while giving them
. good crop Of cotton, aud better
.lill, a good price for IL, gave them
a so provision for themselves, their
labore. . and their animals, so that
they need spend none Of their cot
tan money for this purpose that u
will not be wise for them 10 60 era
az an cotton this year, and lel lhe
earn take care OF itself.
Cotton 10 profitable, as are other
things, only whom il brings a price
which pays for the cast OF "ultiva'
Ting H. and liberal percentage
over il. There IL this disadvantage
in cotton, that while the provision
crons may be all used ON the farm
in feeding animals and iattenlng
them for market, cotton can only To
n small extent BIO made useful or
profitable without u sale, and that
n. vet We have no home factories
which can materially help us TO a
homo market.
hut cotton cannot be made to
Lriny the better price If il DO the
,hiei dependence OF those who ral"o
i, whereby TO support their families
and their dependents. 1t is said
that most Of tho cotton raised this
year ID still In the country, or held
IN by It's producers or tho country
merchants, to whom they hive dis
POSED OF il for cash or its eqniva'
lent
II has been thus retained because
the planters have not been compel
ed TO sell so MS TO buy food, IL they
had not raised corn aud potatoes
and, in many regions wheat, rye
rlcc, oats aud root crops IN abun'
dance. they would have long since
been compelled to go into tho mar,
ket, pcll NELL. with their cotton aud
take whatever price might be Offer
cd them.
We can never hope to have full
prices accorded TO them when it is
known that their necessities require
A speedy sale. Whether there DO q
short crop or no, the planter will
ALWAYS suffer whom it. is known that
he is compelled 10 sell. The buyers
will always be able to hold off long
enough to compel the planter to sell
ii they be not able to do so long
enough to effect the Spectator. :,
We renew tho cry to "plant corn,
because We find from our exchanges
in the interior that the planters are
slraming every norvo to plant
heavily of cotton and risking with
L caabler's venturesomeness, the
hissrest rate of wages possibly &c
be paid with a large and high-prlced
crop, their next years sales OF cot
ton. This course is ominous of
short supply of provisions, and .
necessity to thrust upon the market
wbuteyer amount Of cotton they
NAV make. as soon as it is ready fol
sale, to be sacrificed at whatever
price may be offered.
I'VE would therefore urge upor
our, planters to be careful how they
over crop themselves, and to be SURF
that they raise enough of provi
sions to be able, next season, as wei
as this, to live within their means
and upon their home raised provi
sion crops, independently Of tn
price Of cotton or sugar. They cal
then dispose Of their staple crop
whenever the market suits then
best, and all that their cotton will
bring will be securely theirs.
We do not wish now to 60 int
any description of the advantage
beyond this in raising crops of pro
visions, and in raising and feeding
animals for use and sale, though w
regard this to be, in the long run
far moro profitable and wealth Sc
curing than the raising so precari
ous n crop as cotton; but we poin
our, cotton planter solely to the fac
that if he is dependent upon hi
cotton for his provisions, he viii
: surely DO compelled to sell his cot
ton nj n disadvantage.
We often see in country Journals
inacomm unications and in editoria
paragraphs, appeals to planters no
to sacrifice their cotton, but the in
debted and provision buying plan
ter cannot hold up his cotton GRO
without paying enormous interes
upon the. time he gains, if he b
able get It, and perhaps be compel
eddy the very contract he thu
makes to sacrifice his crop at tn
very worst period of the season.
Its only the man whose cottol
has no lien or mortgage upon il
whatever, either for labor or th
fcnd-of=the man or mule whicl
madc. it, or is ITO make the mex
crop, as well MS for family expense
and the like, who can claim and ex
rect to- get The best price ofthe sea
son for his crop. M ~ 3 ,-eTg ir
Do not deceive yourselves, plan
tors, BY surprising that because you
gopd.crop Of cotton this year, fol
lowing years of scarcity, gave yo1
q large revenue, which you wer
able TO secure by awaiting your owl
time to sell, which your good crol
feern gave to you, that next yea
you can be equally sure Of as goo'
a pricefbryour cotton unless 20,
this year also have full supply 0
corn and other provisions. Ever
then, you may overstock the mar
ket BY two full crops Of cotton fol
lowing one another. Until mea
becomes q drug in our market ant
people cease to eat corn and wheat
On Aour, you cannot have too full
crop Of provisions.
S-e[ssv Orleans Pieayune.
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