Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-06-17
The two foregoing extracts from private

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iety fcoiton and as each correspondent
enclosed few of the seeds, we shall be ena
bed 10 rear and compare the pIaa;s. Dem
ING the information as no! only curious am
interesting, but as promising much value le
the agricultural interests OF the sodh, we
wrole immedia elv 10 ask leave of the frs
correspondent. to publish his preliminary
statement, in advance OF the more full !uurs
Information ho had promised. THIS he
kindly accorded, and therefore we are au
thorIzcd TO give, what is always so deslra'
bic, the writer's signature to his statement
Time did not permit u like appcationto the
other aad more remote correspondent OF
cave would also have been asked Of him t.
publish what he des gned TO be private aDl
therefore, in tasigg the lbegy, .!s .aaae 0!
the correspondent is withheld. The high
authority which we attach to the opinions OF
both of these gentlemen, offers to us amuch
better assurance Of the superior value eflhls
new kind Of cotton, than The enormous price
ol>its seed. Still, it would seem, there is
no mode so eGtctually to introduce a new
thing, whether it be of most valuable kind, or
The most palpable humbus and cheat, as to
ask for 1t a price Of the most unheard ofen.
ormily. If, according 10 the here ofore lib
ersl and universal! procedure Of southern
agrlcu!lurs S, the first holders Of this variety
OF cotton, had offered to give avoy, seeds,
or to sell them at merely alul remunerating
price, few persons would have cared TO plant
them. Butby pursuing the contrary course,
and asking 50 cents a seed, the anxiety TO
obtain them has probably been increased in
the ratio ofthe advance Of price. All this
is well, if confined to real Improvements
and ifsuch cannot be introduced by opera.
tiny by means Of reason and sound precep,
tits certainly desirable that it should be
done By operating on The credulily ard folly
of The recipients. But, unfortunately. it
has come to be considered that the high
price asked for new seeds, &C., is alone
sufficient evidence o. their intrinsic value
and hence Gupes are continually mado by
tho vllest and grossest imposiions that can
be imagined. Thus Gran. Thorburu's
" Chinese corn," al 25 cents, and lat:erly
81 the ear, has been sold as readily as is its
alleged superior qualities were supported by
the most ind;spu,ab!e evidence, instead of
by none whatever, except The price.
But lie: US not quarrel with the workings
offolly, if they lead 10 wise and profitable
results and We may bear even tha. dupes
should be made, (as they prefer this mode
of insiruction.) by the sellers Of Chinese
corn and mu!ticauIis seed, in consideration
tha, the same kind O! folly will introduce
and establish the culture ofthe Rohan po.
ta,oe, (reccnlly selling al 25 cents the pound,)
the okra cotton, Ilf it should be what it is
supposedly the morus mu!llcaulis, and what
will be of incalculable value and importance
o the country, the great industry Of the
5 Tx culture. For our countrymen closed
their ears to all i!:c arguments IN favor OF
entering upon this culture, until the plants
10 feed on rose to three cents the bud; ana
now, thousands are about TO feed worms
induced a, tirsi solely by the high price OF
the morus mu!ticauis; and we entertain
no doub, that this mos, valuable culture will
now be speedy and surely estabi!shed.-
ED. F. r.