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Domestic News
October 20, 1863
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
The Sumter Watchman reports observing a shift in Sumter district, S.C., from extensive cotton fields to corn, potatoes, and sugar cane, with idle cotton gins but active cane processing.
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The Sumter (S. C.) Watchman says: "In riding over some 25 miles of Sumter district recently, we missed the wide extended fields of cotton upon which we were accustomed to look in former years; and in lieu thereof, we saw on every hand fields of corn, potatoes and sugar cane, with an occasional patch of cotton. The gin and the screw are idle, but the wagons are busy hauling up the cane and the mills busy in expressing the juice, and the boiler seething with the foaming syrup. Verily, the King has laid aside his sceptre for a while, and Ceres and her sweet companions hold their delight in sway."
What sub-type of article is it?
Agriculture
What keywords are associated?
Sumter District
Crop Shift
Cotton Decline
Sugar Cane
Corn Potatoes
Where did it happen?
Sumter District, S. C.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Sumter District, S. C.
Event Date
Recently
Event Details
In riding over some 25 miles of Sumter district recently, wide extended fields of cotton were missed, replaced by fields of corn, potatoes and sugar cane, with occasional cotton patches. The gin and screw are idle, but wagons haul cane, mills express juice, and boilers process syrup. The King (cotton) has laid aside his sceptre, and Ceres and companions hold sway.