Show culture of cotton eprom elder eller S M U islain to elder eider jacob miln der DEH sin in tn answer to your enquiries on ohp growing of 0 cotton I 1 take this method of communicating to yon for the benefit of all who may f feel oel an interest in our f future independence in the development of the inexhaustible reso ir ces of nature mature within the limits of our mountain territory CLIMATE W we fini find the best bist cotton growing ramion in the easan east cast em states between latitudes 30 north the best portion of those cotton ds astric s are I 1 believe situated at a reasonable d stance from the sea coast and generally will be found in timbered red districts the timber she sheltering the plant from winds which are never deverde de lc toa to a cotton planter kg gin lia tin in timbered districts are the most warm and sultry nights also desirable to the c cotton ot f on grower we fi id A cotton successfully sf ally cultivated as a staple product as far north as 3 36 degrees or even to the kentucky line 36 degrees 50 min bid brt the great a body of cotton lands lie south of 26 SOM SOIL the plant having a long iong ong tap root it lda neds ne ds a loose and deep soil the color of soil which I 1 have seen it flourish best in is a mulatto and black loam such being the deposits found on the niver river river bottoms in T texas ex as and on the tribu tunnes of the lower mississippi the next best soils are a dark gray upland with a clay sub bub stil sill and a black prairie loam like the uplands of missouri illinois and iowa the preparation of the soil isuke that which is necessary for a good crop other product PLANTING tinie the usual planting in varies with the season and latil latitude ude from march to may march and the early part of apri april being 6 as late as farmers would think of planting alanl tint lint in latitudes 30 to 34 and from the fi hirst first of april to first of may alay as late as the cotton ean tan ban be planted to make a crop as the climate that will not admit of its being planted as early as the first of may lay is 13 in most mos instances too short in its ita seasons to give the plant time to matuie mature mature before frost VARIETIES the tea island and petit gulph cotton seed are held in the highest esteem with the cotton planter in the south and further farther north the little green has been for some time a favorite as it is said to be a more hardy plant PRE preparation the manner of preparing the seed is simple merely wet the seed with water sufficient lent bent to cause ashes or dirt to adhere to it which geould be rubbed or mixed with the lint to prevent them sticking to together ether that they mav be the more uniformly dropped in their drills having your land prepared run off your field in drills with a common shovel or what we call a bull tongue plough that will leave a drill 4 or 6 cinches wide and 3 deep and in the best cotton districts 12 feet apart but in a middling district 8 to 10 and never less than 0 6 to 8 feet in any country where cotton will pa pay planting edrop the seed from ato 4 to 8 inches apart where saed is plenty or the s spring ring is is cold and back backward warf warl as the cut worm IS is then most generally bad but in general I 1 foot apart is near enough lor bor for stalks to stand in the drill cover it about 3 inches deep the cotton is a tender plant and if cut down by frost will have to be replanted after being ploughed sloughed hed up again its culture is much like that of corn it begin bezin in latitude 30 to 34 dog to open as early as july and continues to blossom and open until frost and after frost it will continue to open if the boles boies were matured when nipped by the frost until all the boles on a stalk are opened YIELD from F rom to boles will ripen on a stalk and from to boles will wil make a pound of cotton in the seed A good hand will pick from to pounds per day and an acre of cotton will produce from aou to pounds inthe seed according to the kind of cotton and the district where it is cultivated one hundred pounds of seed cotton will average from 28 to 35 pounds of lint and one hand will ultimate cultivate pick and market from 4 to 10 ba bags 8 each weighing pounds worth in the south from 4 to 10 cents per pound I 1 would presume from your description the district of santa clara or P rio nio do virgin may be rated as a medium cotton district and from the sample of cotton shown me groan grown on the santa clara should judge that it will favorably compare bands are with any cotton crops grown on the uplands of north alabama georgia or near memphis tennessee from the length of the I 1 lint inequality quality of c cotton ft and appearance app ef of seed I 1 fee I 1 you may anticipate a yield of not less than an average average of from 1600 to 2000 pounds to the acre thili theline of which will weigh about pounds worthin wor thih thin this city debic delic deducting ting transportation gin tolls ac W which cotton I 1 ile lie i h IS is per er cent better than the best beat cotton colton growers gava have bave done fa in the united states since the year 1823 1825 GENERAL FEATURES cotton cofton must be flut put up and kept perfectly dry clearer from frow trash the better the article the cotton plant as I 1 have remarked is tender te and is subject like wheat to rus also to the ravage of the cut worm when qui and sometimes the army wo worm and caterpillar proves oves destructive at its growth Is quick guich and llie fike like the mustard stalk stall etall occupies much space when fully s it is no not the best grows the tallest and cotton averaging from 31 to 6 fee 11 is is usually the bes besl ant and to prevent cothon cotton n from I 1 om growing rowing too high and to cause it to bole more fully fulla the planter often resorts to top topping p the construction of a hand gin as a s dented to you will to readily gin cotton enough through the winter evenings for your ayn own family use and at the cost coit of sa 3 each lo 10 family m lirly in in the territory having havin the seed cotton cott 0 n could easily gin gln in their own cotton and with the aid of the big wheel and cotton gards cards they can make a better article of cotton yarn yara than they t e Y can calbi bay I 1 will wil T say for the encouragement of many that within mv recollect recollection on this mode was ad adopted of ted from north car carolina amna gna to louisiana the T he first patent for a cotton cottone gin of the kind now used was granted about the year 1825 and it was many years yeara before it found its way to fihs ihs the poorer class of cotton gT crowers growers althou although gh of such simple dimple construction that many had gins already in operation similar to the tha one patented fanning Fanning tons jenn lenn jenny that both gins i and spins spin s would be both useful and profitable table tabie until a manufactory shall be established ed to bag your cotton for transportation in the absence of ot hemp cotton bagging will make mahe a good Food substitute and in the absence of rope hoop boop iron from your neighboring 0 iron iron works for a cotton press you can use usa a press like the late patented pennsylvania cher cheese se press As yours will be chiefly cli lefly leddy a home market these suggestions gest ions lons 3 will doubtless be found practical for the present ant |