The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-08-12

of which we speak. They are now ex-
erting their utmost power to make the
impression throughout the world, that
the present crop will be the largest crop
made since 1S61-that it will certainly
reach 100000 bales, and they bring
forth what they call "facts" to prove it.
They assert that larger area is plant
cd-a larger amount of manure is USED
(grated) than formerly-that more hands
are engaged in its cultivation than last
year (not granted and there is great
improvement in the labor Every little)
this year over last-and that, added to
all these, seasons have been (not so, at
this date) much more congenial.
We deny that, within the range of our
observation, larger area is planted
we admit that more manure has been
used, but we don't admit that the crop
will be materially enhanced by it, be-
cause of the almost universal drought,
and so severe as stop the growth OF the
manured plant effectually, long before
it had reached perfection, and causing
it to shed off a large portion of the forms
it had taken on, and at period, too,
when it it is too late to calculate any
thing on a second growth. Late cot
ton, whether manured or not, may, if
the late seasonr prove favorable, be as
good, if not better, thpn any early cot
ton. So far, however, as the early cot
ton is concel ned, "the die is cast. -
That will open early, but cannot make
large crop outside of the few neigh
borhoods which have had regular sea-
sons. Let planters not forget this
when they begin to forward their crops
to market. We deny any increase OF
hands, (where did they come from p
and that those engaged have materially
improved 10 labor. We have not dared
to increase our crops per hand. We
have had moro grass to coLtend with, as
a general rule, this year than last-hayc
had, as q consequence, more cotton de-
stroyed by them; and, in addition to all
this, We have had, and are having a con-
suming drought upon us, and very
general one at that.
We say nothing of the foods in our
Western streams-of caterpillar-of
bull worm-of storms, or other disaster.
We let all these pass for what they are
worth, and all such as may still come
come upon us, and "assert, without the
fear of successful contradiction" that
the present crop cannot exceed the last
if the crops of this section be fair spccl-
men of the general crop. We say that
it will open early if the weather is ia.
yorable, but that it will fall short of our
calculations when, with copious manu-
ring and thorough preparing, We COM
merced planting it.
II we arc correct in our conclusions
(the reader can irdge for himself-We
are honest we know,) the producer is
justified in expecting high prices the
ensuing season unless he yields to the
efforts of interested parties to bring
down prices. If he acts sensible he
will hold his cotton for satisfactory pricss
if not forced by his necessities to sell a
portion. Let him remember that all
theories, figures, facts, data and argu-
ments of these interested parties in pui.
ling down the cotton market, by an
estimated very large crop, have proved,
up to this time, however plausible and
convincing, entirely onerous, and that
without additional labor, no matter
what the price, or how great tho i'm
provement of culture, can we make
more than two to two and half mil.
lion ? PLANTER.
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