| From the Southern Watchman (Athens,
Ga.) |
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| December 11, 1861 |
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| The Hog Crop |
| For the consolation of those
timid people, who are afraid the North will starve us out with the
blockade, we can state, upon the authority of an officer of the
Confederate Government, that the agents of the Government have already
purchased in East Tennessee alone not less than six hundred thousand
hogs. The number in the hands of speculators it is impossible to
estimate; and we have reason to believe there is yet, also, a
considerable number in the hands of raisers, as we hear of contracts
being made every day for future delivery. We believe that East
Tennessee has produced pork enough to supply the whole Southern army
for the next twelve months, independent of the great hog raising
regions of adjacent States. |
| In this connection we would
suggest to the Government to see that its packers do not waste the
offal. The Northern press is chuckling over the belief that our
railroad machinery will soon be crippled for the want of oil. The
offal of the hogs in the hands of the Government will yield an immense
quantity of oil good enough for greasing car wheels. |
| Knoxville Register |
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