The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-03
A PROTEST FROM THE SOUTH
The Unoccupied Lands Of tho South Are
vnIuab BILE. and Tier IL Room Tor Farmers.

The Unoccupisd Lands Of tho South Are
Valuable. and Tier IL Room tor Farmers.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sr: We motto Q
in THE WEEKLY Sun OF Nov 10 an article
headed Think OF These Things" in which
you take issue with the Tunes Democrat OF
New Orleans. and say: e. True. there Is an
abundance Of unoccupiei land at the South.
but what is its character. and what the In
ducements for its cultivation 2"
Now. We admit that our lands on which the
long leaf" pine grows has very little value
Independent OF the products OF the pine. but
we have vast area that has an entirely dif-
fsrent growth ami OF great fertility; our short
leaf pine lands. our hardwood lands. produce
good crops OF cereals as well as cotton. and
will compare fayorably in point OF yield with
your Northern States. We have also q
class OF lands d esignated In this particular
section as second swamp: further south We
thi nix they are called bottoms" &c. They
are very fertile. They constitute u very large
portion OF the eastern part Of this State. and
are especially ADAPTED to grain. grass. &c
They are not con sidered desirable for cotton o n
account OF the rank growth OF the plant and
hollis will not open well. Now these lands will
produce. Tor an indefinite period, large crops OF
corn. oats. potatoes, grass. &c. without the
aid Of manure-corn 40 to 10 bushels to the
acre. oats 40 TO 100 bushels to the acre. some
OF these lands have been IN cultivation for
over one hundred years and they show no
sign Of exhaustion You ask. Have the crops
OF either Louisiana or the South. as whole.
probably Increased 100 per cent IN volume
during the past thirteen years." In consid-
erlnR this question you do not take into as
count the kind OF tarmers" a large num-
they are negroes, Now negro. as you proba-
bly, know. is very imiiatiye, The white IAN has
a farm; he wants one, Very eommsndAbls In
% doubt. n q D.
able to cultivate that farm properly. even il he
wants to now We do not Iuean to apply this to
all negroes, for We have some good negro
lArmersL because at the time his crop should
have his undivided attention he Is compelled
his crop is neglected. aud he has more grass
aud weeds than corn. Then again, a large
their land in time. do not plant in tine tims.
do not cultivate in time. are prone to de-
lar; aud the census taEer does not consider
e oa5 What is your a ysdS How many IAN in in
oats p &c. Now. this all goes q and increases
is formed YOU are going backward, your lands
The writer has been familiar with the farm
visited various Northern States. and the con-
clusion he has drawn Is that our lands we
equal to. in point Of fertility, the lands and in
many cases lar superoLl Of PennIJlyanlA:
Ohio Illinois indiana, ana Gsh in hS snTI
that are in better state OF cultivation made so
than ours. but We do say hat our land
naturally" will compare very tayoTAbly with
theirs. and as grass and grain producers.
We also have poor lands. What state has notf
Let THs sUS Investigate this question thor
oughly there 10 no one more eompetsntL IL
would be lutte resting u the public and great
good to the South. far more beneficial and
attractive than Nelly BlY's TTlD Around the
World" The writer would bs glad TO show
THE SUS man our section. would be glad 10
show him miles and miles OF corn aud oats Tor
rather where corn and oats Wasl on which
the owners gathered crops 10 9eeordsnee with
statements that We have made. and there 10
plenty Of those lands that have never been
eultiYsted open to PARTIES who want to better
their condition
Let THE sUN Investigate substantially. give
res ults. cause aud effect. Show the south as
1t Il: when the census reports are quoted. be
able 70 say why things are 40, not natural
hut result OF negligence. probably not entirely
wlltul negligence. but enforced neg igsncs
or, n you like the word better. bad JudE-
ment" such Investigation By rHE sUS would
enlighten the country. redound 70 the honor
aud glory o. IHE sun. and be Of lasting bsnsht
to our whole country. Respectfully.
J. j. WoLFESDKA
NEw BEREE, n G, Nov 20,