CULTIVATION OF COTTON. 
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SECTION n. 
STOCKING THE PLANTATION — ^HOKSES, MULES, FARMING IMPLEMENTS, ETC. 
Let us suppose that a man of moderate means has 
purchased or reated a small place, say two hundred acres ; 
and that he wishes to cultivate one hundred acres which 
are already cleared. What stock, implements, and num- 
ber of hands does he need ? We will try to answer the 
question by placing before the reader's eye a bill of items. 
4 horses or mules, at $150 $600.00 
4 turning ploughs 25.00 r 
4 broad shovels 25.00 
Plough harness 25.00 
1 wagon - •• . 80.00 
1 yoke oxen 100.00 
Axes, hoes, shovels, and spades 20.00 
Saws, augers, chisels, hammers, and sundry tools. 2S.00 
Cross-cut saw , . - - . 10.00 
$910.00 
In addition to this bill, the new-comer will n«ed corn 
sufficient to supply his wants from the first of January to 
September, when corn comes in, say three hundred bushels, 
which will cost him $300. The entire bill amounts to 
$1,200. 
To run this little plantation will require at least six 
good hands constantly in the field and two at the house, 
unless tbe latter can be supplied by a man's own family. 
If circumstances are favorable, our small planter will prob- 
ably make thirty-five bales of cotton and eight hundred 
bushels of corn. This will be a profitable business, reckon- 
ing cotton at thirty cents per pound. After paying off 
his hands, he can pay for his stock and implements and 
