Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-11-28

Il HdFc SCeIi, uIu the statements OIL those WhOGe
: Experiments enabled them to form correct
Il opinion, we are induced TO regard its discovery
q as valuable acquisition to the wealth Of thu
! South and are persuaded that it only needs to
/ be known to be eagerly sought after.
. one tact connected with its culture will make
) 1t peculiarly valuable to the planters of this
t region and the Cherokee country, and othcr
places in the same latitude. 1t will mature IN
three or four weeks less than ordinary cotton
thus removing one of the great obstacles to
me culture OF this article in this part Of tho
, State.
We should be pleased to see the experiment
Thoroughly tested on more extensive scale
than has heretofore been practicable for tho
want Of seed, with which we can furnish those
DESTROYS 10 make the trial
From the Southern Six Journal
ALvAaADo, OR MULTIBOLL CoTToN-Wc
have seen specimen of this new species OF
Cotton 1t was in the hands of DR.. Cooper,
IRON Harris county, and may well be consider,
ed vegetable wonder. The stalk was abou,
10 inches long, having short limbs proectnE
at distances of from two TO four inches apart,
on the exremities Of which were from one II
hive bolIs OF matured Cotton Of superior staple.
he most experienced cotton planters present
pronounced it the most remarkable product
they had ever witnessed. This stalk contain.
led on the above short space, only IA bolIs, anil
was stated not to be a fair specimen of tn,
growth OF the AIvarado Cotton. In confrmt-
ton of this, we perceive in the Macon Geor-
gla Telegraph, that "Mr. Stephen S. Wright,
OF Knoxville, Crawford County, of this State,
has few stalks from seed obtained Of Dr..
Cooper of Harris. They are about feet
high, on one Sc, on another 10 good bolls, be-
sides forms that would not mature, were count
cd, One contains n matured bolIs on a sim
gle foot" 1t is by some called orkra or fgin
cotton, on account of its resemblance to the
orkra plant, and also on account Of It's produc.
uveness; but II IS named Avarado, on account
OF It's having been originally discovered on the
AIvarado River, in Mexico. The bos are a.
bout the same SIZE as those of the ordinary
cotton; and perhaps coatatns a greater weight
of seed; nevertheless, DIR. Cooper assures us
that his crop will produce at least $500 lbs.
seed cotton to the acre the present year, not
wlthstanding one third Of his crop has been de.
stroyed by the drought. lie has in his posses
sion certificate from gentleman of AIabam-
Il, stating that his small crop this year has
produced at the rate OF 1000 pounds to tho
acre.
Below We have copy from, Ruffin's Farmers
Register q statement from the pen Of distin.
gIIshel member of Congress from s. Carolina.
Whatever may be- the result, when generally
Introduced and cultivated on large scale, tbs
1t least worth an experiment
COLUMBIA, 6. CO. March &c, 1889.
| have new species Of Cotton, Of which
vii some day try and give you an account.
a'~ toe little yet, 10 venture to give any thing
ha D,,bli liz. hrt, I ,tiI,r
ccount Of what do know.
A Mr. Terry, of Auauga county. Ala, soma
ears ago, bought sono Petit Gulf seed. A
lngIe stalk was observed in field, without
mb', ami having great Numbers of bols ad-
cring Immediately to the stalk, or in clusters
n very short limbs. The cotton had all been
lcked out except single lock with nine seeds.
rom these seeds the variety has been propa-
ated. The seed sold in 1897 at 50 cents
iece. Last fall bought at s 100 a bushe-
he cotton examined by myself exhibited
lstnct variety Il hid rarely any limbs lon
er than one Joint, sometimes two, the bols
ere two, three, and as much as seven in a
Ulster. | had one limb about four inches
ing, with seven good boIs opened on it. The
ems OF all the bols shooting from ono place
I at the top Of the short limb The Cotton
- "HSSSH'"S's hhc, UcIHSs | t0lnk from Two
tour cents pound better, being in color and
apIc the iinestaaI soltest short staple hayo
Ter seen. 1t opens earlier. Tho field | ex-
mined was planted the 20 ipiL very in
lllSent g"ntlcman living in the neighborhood
Id me he planted similar land lst April. and
At the new Cotton was opened two weeks ear
n than his. 1t growsin good land quite tall,
y six or eight feet; aud this, fear, will be-
o greatest objection to it, as it was full, when
'avily fruitcd, towards the top but perhaps
IS may be avoided by topping lis advant-
g to an Alabama planter, if it succeeds in
oh prairie lands, will be its early opening, /
I which the worm will b; avoided, a terrible
emy which has eaten up onc.thrd of my v
ops for five years. This appearance Of the
ak is more like orkra than any othor--the y
If being cotton. If the "humbuen sue N
eds, value it moro than muticaulis, and
ii give you an account at some future day. #
Respectfully yours,
F. II, ELMORE.
DEEP PLANrIN5.--A patron of ours informed NJ
a lew weeks since, that who taking his VI