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Newspaper
Georgetown American
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1839
Page
3
The article discusses neglect of farming in the South and calls for a division of labor and measures from the Agricultural Convention and Legislature. It urges stimulus to revive agriculture and stem emigration to the west, citing an extract from the Planter's Club proceedings.
At a Planter's Club meeting in PEE DEE on November 8 an action passed to form an agricultural club and seek incorporation by petition to the Legislature. A committee was named to draft a constitution and by laws, with delegates chosen for an upcoming agricultural convention in Columbia.
Prices current show cotton sales at fall levels and ready buyers. Groceries are plentiful and sold on reasonable terms, with strong market inducement for slave produce to be disposed of.
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