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SECTION II. GOVERNOR HAMMOND'S REPORT. 



From the South-Western Farmer. 



WE give at the. conclusion of tins notice, the Report of a 

 Committee of which our friend, J. H. Hammond, was chair- 

 man. We congratulate him on the knowledge of farming 

 that he displays. We see how readily the educated and in- 

 telligent can learn the business of farming. But a short time 

 since, our old school-mate was up to his eyes in politicshe 

 now retires to the field there to live a quiet, peaceable life. 

 We rejoice at it, and can but repeat the remark we made to 

 him, before he was made Governor " You are wrong you 

 have no business in that sphere seek your ease and peace 

 it suits you better, and will give you satisfaction." His answer 

 was then, as his works answer now : " 1 will do so as early as 

 the force of circumstances will permit" or to this purport 

 were both. 



We again congratulate him, and also our country, in the 

 success of our friend we also press on all agriculturists any 

 article from the pen of Hammond ; he will, we feel assured, 

 give all matters that he writes on, his minute and particular 

 attention. We have known him from both of our boyhoods, 

 and know him to be talented and observing, and more than 

 all, when he does apply himself, it is an application deserving 

 and insuring success. * 



As we are his senior in planting the cotton, especially in 

 personal attention to it, we beg to give him a hint or two. 

 We may err in our notions ; and why we say so, is, that we 

 differ materially from so large a number of farmers. We 

 think that very early planting is disadvantageous ; and to 

 define early planting, we think the last week in March is 



