The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-03-18
Garnter's gfpattment.
Plant Corn.

advice given by General Jackson 10 MS
soldiers, when disbanding the volunteers
after one of bis battles, telling them to 60
homo and .plant corn"
.atOur people should be aware, from the
effect of their course during the past year,
which, while giving them good crop OF
cotton, and better still, q good price tor it,
gave. then, also provision for themselves,
their Iaborers and their animals, 30 they
need spend none of their cotton money
for this purpose, that it will not be wise
for thom to 70 crazy on cotton this year,
and let the corn take care of itself.
Cotton is profitable, as are other things,
only when it brings 8. price which pays
for the cost of cultivating it, and a liberal
per centagc over it. There is this disad
vantage in cotton, that while the provis-
ion crops may be all used on the farm in
feeding: animals and fattening them for
market, cotton can only to small extent
be- made useful or profitable without a
sale Iand that as yet we have no heme
factories which can materially help US to
home market.
Bnt.eotton cannot be made to bring the
better price if it be the chief dependence
of those who raise it whereby to, o,support
their families and their dependents. Its
said that most of tho cotton raised this
year is still in tho country, or held up ny
its producers or the country merchants,
to whom they have disposed of it for
cash or its equivalent.
It has been thus retained, because the
planters have not been compelled to sell
10 as 10. .bny food If they had not raised
corn and potatoes, and in many regions,
.whsat,rJge, rice, oats and root crops in
abundance, they would have long since
been compelled to go into the market,
peil NEIL, with their cotton, and take
whatever price might be offered them:
We can never hope 10 have full prices
accorded to them when it is known that
their necessities require q speedy sale.
Whether there be short crop or not, the
planter will always suffer when it is
known that he is compelled to sell. The
buyers will always be able to hold of
long enough to compel the planter to sell,
ifsthsY be not able to do so long enough
tonaffect the spcculator.
1--WE renew the cry to "plant corn" be,
cause we find from our exchanges in the
interior that the planters are stralnng
every nervo to plant heavily of cotton,
and risking, with gamblers yentnrous,
ness. the highest rate of wages possibly
TO be paid with a large and high-priced
crop, their next years sales OF cotton.
This is ominous of short supply of pro
visions, and necessity to thrust upon
the market whatever amount OF cotton
they may make as soon as it is ready for
sale, to be sacrificed at whatever price
maybe offered.
Ne would therefore urge upon our
planters to be careful how they overcrop
themselveseand 10 be sure that they raise
enough of provisions to be able, next sea-
SON. as we'll as this, to live within their
means, and upon their home-raised pro-
vision crops, independently of the price
of cotton or sugar. They can then dis
pose of their staple crops whenever the
market suits them best, and all their cot
ton will bring will be securely !heirs.
We de. not wish to now go into any de-
scripton of the advantages beyond this in
raising crops Of provisions, and in raising
and feeding animals for use and sale,
thergh-we regard this to be, in the long
run, far more profitable ard wea'lth-scca-
ring than the raising SO oprecarious crop
as cotton; but we point our cotton plan
ter solely, to the fact that if he ia depen-
dentiupon his cotton for his provisions,
he will surely be compelled to sell his cot
tonsat disadvantage. We often see in
country Journals, in communications and
editorial paragraphs, appeals to the plan
ters not to sacrifice their cotton, but the
indebted and provision buying planter
cannot hold up his cotton crop without
paying enormous interest upon the time
be gains, if he be able to get it, and per-
haps be, compelled by thsvery contract he
thus>makes to sacrifice bis crop at the
very worst period Of the season.
It is only the man whose cotton has no
lien or mortgage upon it whatever, either
for labor or the food Of the man or mule
which made it, or is to make the next
crop, rs well as for family expenses and
tha Like, who can Claim and expect to get
the best price of the season.for his crop.
Do not deceive yourselves, planters, by
suppcsing that because your good crop o.
cotton this year. following years OF scarcl-
N. gave you large revenue which you
we're able to secure by awaiting your own
time to selA, which your good crop of corn
gave TO You, that next year you can be
equally sure of as good price for your
cotton unless you this year also have a
tull supply Of corn. and other provisions
Even then, you may overstock the mar
ket by two full crops of cotton following
one another Until meat becomes drug
in, our market and people cease to eat corn
and; wheaton -four, you cannot have too
tll crop of provisions.-N. O: Picayune.
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