The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-03-25
We commend the following from
Che Christian Mde.c, to the attentive
perusal of our farmer readers:
Meeting Of the Cotton States
Agricultural Congress.

At the session of the Cotton States
Agricultural congress, held last Noyem-
ber. yoa motion Of Dir. Berry, of Mis-
sissippi, the following resolutions were
adopted 80. ~ a.:
Reso9red, That this convention,
when it eadjourns, will adjourn to mce;
under the call ofthe President Oh six.
tydays notice, through the newspapers
ofsshe Cotton States, at such tiaie and
place as he mays designate Delegates
composing said meeting shall be ap-
pointed BY the State Oranges when in
session or in vacation by the Master.
Each State shall be entitled TO one
delegate for each Representative and
Senator they are entitled to in the
United States Congress and the Mas
terS ofthc State Oranges, and that the
State Agricultural Society Of the
Southern States be requested to send
delegates to said convention. .. ....
Resolred, That in view Of making
our farms self.sustaining by sowing
down one-tl.ird of the a'ailabie lands
in small grain and grasses, and plant
one-third in corn and one-:!ird IL cot
ton, We hereby recommend the Mas
ters of the respective Cotton States
Oranges to submit this policy to the
subordinate Oranges for their adop-
tiou, and that the Masters of subordi-
nate Oranges be requested to urge the
voluntary pledges thereto, and report
result to the Masters Of their State
Oranges, who will then report to the
President of this Convention the mum
Der Ct subordinate Oranges in EACH
State that have pledged themselves to
this policy. and sach information vii!
he diffpscd through the public press
b. the President.
The representatives designated IN
the above Resolutions, ar hereby uoti-
fed to meet i'll the city Of
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, JUNE Sd: 1871.
Each of the organizations named
will see to it that their respective dele
gates are duly appointed.
It is expected that this meeting
will result in much god to the farmer,
al:d the agricultural interests Of the
South generally. ....-
Important matters demand your at
tcntion. Many. and serious evils are
in existence, and the condition ofnum-
bers of our people preseptsa subject
worthy Of profound consideration.
BY the time you assemble, the crops
planted will be well in hand, and the
information as to the acreage OF each
will be valuable to all. The barley,
rye, oats ard wheat will be nearly
ready for the harvest, and reports Of
the probable yield will be of gcGer;!
interest.
The progress then made in the cul-
ture Of coru ard cotton will be not less
important.
it as now demonstrated that the
oyerproduction Of cotton has ruined
thousands OF the people in these States.
As in Hindoostan, this excess Of cot
tou at the expense Of provision craps,
viii, in few years, produce famine.
Already. BY reason Of this low price
for the crop Of 1873, the resources Of
lnauy farmers have been exhausted:
their credit destroyed, aud bankrupt
cy is the inevitable result. This
statement is believed to be true as 10
all the Cotton States.
May not the hope be indulgcd, that,
this spring, before al acre is planted
in cotton, every farmcr vii! ill his
fields with corn, and thea the
''putchcs' will be the extent Of cotton
culture. By the authority Of general
coavnt, In harmony with genera! ne-
ca&<ity, let a partial embargo, and 4
blockade jSlighely open,) be laid on
co;tou---a questionable friend, at least.
II nos already public enerny.
Al! newspapers IN the Cotton States.
friendly IT, the proposed Congress, will
please call attention to the subject, and
give notice Of the time and place Of
lacctinr. D. T.. BurLER
.NddiS2n, Co., NarcA 5: 1871.