Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-11-11
From ths GieeHiag Of ifus5andry.

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Friend Hoibrook. ALLOW me through
the columns Of Jour valuable liule Journal,
to lay before your patrons and the public
The result ofn very new species, called
the Cluster Cotton, which | must confess
exceIs any thing yet seen Of ls'e staple OF
our country, Much has been said in favor
of The Petit GaIph, Texas aud Mul,ibulled
Co,,on--aad each has had ,,s day, as eve.
ry other hursbDggery, bu, the Cluster Cot
ton Is uut 10 bs supPlanled by any pros or
cons.
Description. The stalk grows up with
branches ia eDnicaI iorm-more subsian-
tiai and beiter Eble TO sustain its fruit fn'm
falling 10 Tho ground than even the Petit
jpl.,h, IFS isayss tao are OF somewhat diff
lcreni shape Hgd OF q greenes color; lis
branches ai;hc gronnd. nre rarely over two
feet 10 length. graduating TO the Top frurn
t.sres or fopE 70 &
Prcdrct;on. This seems 10 eihe great
,lesidesaspn, With the GENTS aud The asri-
cultural skill of cur couGiry, and IT Is emf
nsniIy alfaincd n The Introduction of The
Cluster Cotton, which is 80 per cent above
any other species Of Cotton. as is admitted
by those planters who have bad the good
f6rrune to get iisseeds. The tolls are We.
ry large. and when fully grown, crowd
each other on the branches-possessins a
staple equal 10 the Muiibolled Cotton,
which has heen classed with second quail.
,y OF Sea Islands by all competent judges:
is stalk bears holl. when it puts f"rih
branch aud blmms anew between the
grown bolls, which together with its thou
sands of forms has never been before oh.
served of any other kiul Of cotton. The
forms ure produced in Clusters "ffrom two
10 four boIis; from whence ] presume, II
properly derives its name. and there 10 ne.
yer less than two bolls Oh different sides OF
the branches.
The Joints of the branches are nearer to-
re,her Than 10 common cotions. conse-
uuenrIv there ore moro hollis and forms.
There are at this early season. On single
branches not over ten inches IN length.
from six to eight full bulls with as many
blooms aud forms.
This is indeed rare species Of cotton,
fully demonstrating the wonderful devel-
opemenis that are going on in The aerIcul-
lure OF the country.
The gentleman upon whose iarm have
seen this only acre Of COTTON, tells me, ne
preferred planting it upon pine luud, that
be might give II fair experiment upon an
exhausted soil. which has been 81, Tor ma
nv years past, aud without any adsll'onai
bclp but that Of mere ploughing and hoe
ing: he is sanguine OF realizing over
square bale of coi,on for his acre ol pine
laud, and he farther adds IN letter maj !
have lust received from him; since visited
his firm My Cluster Cotton is The thing
II shall gather lif uo,hing befalls IT.,
pound of Cotton 10 the siaik-I shall pick
il ou, and count tue STALKS: last year, you
remember. 1 had in my garden only three
stalks. tba, bore me many seeds, aud from
those three, planted this year one aere
tbarcly,) ofold pine land-one stalk pro.
ducipg me one pound and quarter ol cot
ton. | am chiefly OF the opiuioh, that up
on our old exhausted grey lands, this cot
ton, planted in hills, u, TWO by three aud q
half feet apart, when nauu!ed with COM
pos, or stable manure. will yield N my or
d;narv season. frun 1900 to 20OG pounds
of seed cotton per acre-,hen what will 1t
no, do on virgin lands
! have waIchedi it closely during The la''
two seasons, through all us stages, AND am
convinced that il can stand all The vIc'asl-
ludes of climate better than any other COL
tons have ever cultivated.
have already engaged seven bushels oi
,he sseds and shall! rsnlize more from them
thar Tho bes, tweGiy acres Of c"tton 10 TINS
county at fifteen GEMS per pound VIII
yield" ..,.,;.., .r,o-
riepceJ and successful planter. but any
ooioion of his agriculture. 10 authority IN
tho section where be resides. e
''' '' PLOUGHSHARE.
From. us AgTielitayisi.