Year: 1867

short the crop fully one half This year the prevailing
opinion that the land must produce more abundansly
OF bread stus than did the last and moi 20 mucn cot
ton VIII be planted in the state St with proptious
seasons any deficiency in the staple arising from ths
cause WIN be perhaps overcome and the crop OF oo'on
Do a. large this was last Planters are aresay
beginning work the cotton CROP and their intentions
as 70 The extent they intend to make have already


II Is TO be much regretted that considerable amount
OF Northern capital invested last year the planting or
cotton In this State proved unremunestive and that
some signal failures Of the kind occurred. This dsas-
rous result much owing the want of rain In
the months Of July and August when the force OF the
portions as Was to uexusriencs II dealing with reed
men An instance of almost complete failure occurred
WIN gentleman from Boston who planted largely 10
gentleman, who s universally respected in the county in
which he resdes invested many thousands Of dollars In
the purchase Of beautiful plantation which seemed 70
him and me 70 be the very impersonaon Of Eden He
hired abont one hundred and fifty negroes children and
workers brought 70 his plantation agricultural imple
ments from Boston, steam engine to thrash his wheat
and gin his cotton, treated his servants they
were asntemen and his maid servants as II they were
obligation; put him up store, and extended credit to
the laborers until near the close OF the Tho ne
Gin house and Ief hm several thousand dollars in his
debt This excellent man and worthy citizen, however,
has OF the finest plantations the State. intends to
change his base OF action, and doubt not the ensuing
year will succeed better


There is great need that the Northern press should
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the State and that 10 those which have but little inhu.
ence at home The exception s in favor Of the HERALD;
yes that is mot circulated as should be- At least ten
thousand copies Of this paper should be circulated
among the masses OF the State There would be less
suffering Of mind among them II this were the
Those who look upon the whole North enemies would
find from this that they had friends there, who
though they never ympaihized with them In their
belion against the government yet to all those who
are in heart loyal, willing 10 extend the hand
and the heart OF sympathy.


The old cotton crop s now being slowly brought to
market just before Christmas forward freely
by the Planters order that they might obtain funds
with which 70 discharge their Indebtedness for labor
This being accomplished they wait for better prices
II estimated that fully Of the cotton crop OF
the state Is still in the hands Of the planters.


There is beginning TO be felt deficiency In iaborers
which promises TO be serious evil in this section The
planters In the Southern section Of the State sending
out agents in every direction, and offering higher prices
for labor for the cultivation Of their than be
obtained the farms Of this portion Of the State The
climate in the northern and altitudnous portions Of
Georgia Is well suited for white labor that of any
portion Of the Union, and this is inviting field for
white immigration 1t has been proposed that the State
have bureau OF immigration, 10 give aid and
ragement white immigrants who will in time become
the well tilers OF the soil The measure
failed At the last session Of the Legislature but would
succeed now II there were opportunity TO pass the
measure