Self-Sufficiency, Cotton, and Economic Development in the South Carolina Upcountry, 1800–1860
研究了19世纪南卡罗来纳内陆地区棉花扩张与粮食自给的关系，发现整体自给但少数农场不足，粮食市场有限，未显著推动城镇发展。
The expansion of short-staple cotton production into the southern backcountry during the nineteenth century opened opportunities for backcountry planters and yeomen alike. But contrary to the claims made by agricultural reformers, South Carolina upcountry farmers did not neglect the production of foodstuffs. The Upcountry as a whole was self-sufficient in foodstuffs though a significant minority of farms failed to achieve self-sufficiency. Thus a limited local market in foodstuffs developed, but it did little to stimulate the development of towns in the region.