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tation must have good soil that will not wash away, good 

 timber and plenty of it, good water in abundance, and must 

 be close to a good steamboat landing or depot. Such bottom 

 land may be counted on to grow one to two bales per acre 

 to only one to a half bale for upland. Nevertheless, "for a 

 family residence and plantation we think the best table and 

 creek-bottom land of the hill country is more desirable more 

 especially when we take in view the social and moral ad- 

 vantages. 



A good small plantation he regards as consisting of 200 

 acres. To stock such a farm will require the following 

 supplies : 



4 horses or mules at $150 $600.00 



4 turning ploughs 25.00 



4 broad shovels 25.00 



plough harness 25.00 



1 wagon 80.00 



1 yoke oxen 100.00 



axes, hoes, shovels, spades 20.00 



saws, augers, chisels, hammers, tools 25.00 



cross cut saw. . 10.00 



$910.00 

 Corn from Jan. to Sept 300.00 



$1210.00 



To run this plantation will require "six good hands in the 

 field" and two in the house. Under favorable circumstances 

 the plantation will produce about 35 bales of cotton and 800 

 bushels of corn. With cotton at a good price one can meet 

 the expenses of the hands, keep up his family, have enough 

 corn for the stock for next year, and possibly a large enough 

 surplus to pay for the stock and implements. 22 



**The Cotton Question, pp. 81-83. 



