Southern cultivator. [Vol. 19, no. 2 (February, 1861)]

Negroes & Negro Slavery, Power of the South. A prize essay on commercial manures displays the winner of the Georgia State Agricultural Fair. One article demonstrates the benefit of slave labor in analyzing crop output. One letter to the editor...

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Southern cultivator. [Vol. 19, no. 7 (July, 1861)]

Negro Mechanics, Reform Under Our New Government, Supplies Stopped - Let Us Make Our Own, The Richmond Factory. An editorial criticizes the Yankees for not seeing the value of Southern agriculture, particularly the supply and demand of food in terms...

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Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 1 (January, 1862)]

The Private Soldier, Financial Crash in the North, Their Loss of National Position by the Craven Surrender of Mason & Slidell.
A shift in agriculture requires corn to be an important Southern crop, while another editorial suggested that provisions be...

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Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 5 & 6 (May & June, 1862)]

Cattle for the South, Negro Slavery, What Shall be Done with the Contrabands, Virginia War Whiskey. A letter to the editor encourages the North to understand and support slavery due to its mild climate and uplifting work environment. An editorial...

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Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 7 & 8 (July & August, 1862)]

Life of an Overseer, Suppositions for the Times, Extortion & Speculation. A few articles discuss the work of Blacks, including what to do on an "off" year from cotton and the benefit of working in chain gangs, including one article about the life of...

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Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 7 & 8 (September & October, 1862)]

Negro Phobia at the North, Enemies Buying Our Cotton, Letter by J.P. Benjamin, What a Northern Woman Thinks, Syrup in Place of Bacon for Negroes. Articles on cotton discuss its influence in America and its "want" in Europe and the dangers of Northern...

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Southern cultivator. [Vol. 22, no. 1 (January, 1864)]

Cotton at Home and Abroad, The Wounded as Overseers of Plantations While Owners are Gone, Farmers Not Extortioners.
An editorial upholds the freedom of the press, while another encourages farmers not to hoard provisions, and another implies that...

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Southern cultivator. [Vol. 22, no. 3 (March, 1864)]

Costume for Negroes, Governor Brown's Message, Pardoning Negroes. This issue contains in-depth scientific articles examining the composition of certain types of seeds, with one on the early history of cotton and its production. An editorial comments...

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Southern cultivator. [Vol. 22, no. 6 (June, 1864)]

Cotton of the South. An editorial from the Richmond Enquirer laments the unlearned lessons of war, namely the need for agricultural independence. An editorial on marriage is printed in this issue, encouraging readers not to pursue marital...

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