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There is no crown for hay, or wheat, or Indian corn, and yet two of these stand above cotton.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “There is no crown for hay, or wheat, or Indian corn, and yet two of these stand above cotton.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner points out that despite the lack of prestige for certain crops, they are more valuable than cotton.
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