Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-02-18

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The following extract ct letter fr'sn
Rev. r. Abbey. Of Yazso county, givsg
a history Of this celebrated eo,ioa, as
read at the Fair Of the Loaisiana Ag5ieul-
tural and Mechanics Aszoeialiou. hele At
Baton Rouge in January:
The high character =aich this cotton
has obtained in the short time z has tccn
IN the cugHtry, MI perhaps BE- regarded
as a sufficient apology tor me, as its crrs,-
nal proprietor, 60 IlysSs he arlea-sea "a
your association, ans thus ,nsroi1-s 20 che
public, a very le~ brief facts ll Fela-l1
u It. The name MAsroBoN wa Eisea ,l
1t by myself. its uausll / have never
learned AL kuow IA relation q rs urt-
gin q, that a traveller ia the Iulesi 60 at
NexIco, about i.e wears since, pz-Ch1sel
{ iour seed % 4 b "a PrIre and t.slylI tl.-.n
10 this country. ID has leca Eraau uaF
near four years BY myself LIS, ye4r,
about twenty OF thirty other pcrslls cath
waited small quantities in Mlsslsz.71I arl
\ Louisiana.
| Ihaye enGeavoTed, as far "a p-ac,1ctt,e.
70 obtain the views and .p.asqas Ct .,aeFs
y 10 have cultivated th= Nias.u.l.ll. q, -ara-
pare with my Own expeucuce; ant 4 have
the satisfaction t0 safe, as tae best iu.o-.
nation | have be=a abe 10 c1aceafrate
that the product OF Iae Nas,ol1a. On ef-Ae.
the river bottoms 0r urands, + greats.
than that OF the common Mexican cotta-
of the country, and thlt u many r-spe-u
It Is a much more cetain crop
The picking s. tae Mssrolo u Is zoIe
wha, better ;LaB orr coIll,an couaa. II.
6l.ls being s1Ous loul.a the slze- Eharg
Ia the 50iis slightly uEl-c- than cgr llh-
cotton, yh Ich preyelss &; iron t.llag oa
IN the field, BIT s,,a sciy - tight - 9
make but, perhaps, 4 barely pscce7l1.
difference II the picking. !. g.as ,i,-.
harder Than the colm-n cl,taa. Gpa
b the whole, the y sstaLln j. TIE eassesl
, raise and prepare .sr m1rAel, P0sai 3,
pound.
In regard 10 Ire maje % cl',isatr
the Ma>,ojon, Val o5ssrse, thar I r.ssk
{ no difference hetseen Il and the cenai
cotton. l give Il tie same distance "a
l the same cultivation TIE sta. fl- 4
J Maslodon, should have wlIer gases a..
common, IA Consequence o. IL ere
r length and staple. U 81 the commaa p
r be used, 1t should be Fau s'ow cr i -.
e cut the fbres- The Mt.tatoa cannot.
j. ,hink, be ginned "a the roller gia. Is soa
70 purchasers and c11sau 5rukses cave -.
!, geSted, n consequence OF as s,rsa- a
e ihereaco 70 the seed.
!. Upon tbs sujsct OF tie value an r.l1
n iiy Of the Alastcdan cc.tca ID srarket.
j would aoi become me o. offer any vssu
of my own, for the apia.4a o. others. asa.
better qualified 70 illse. ars wi.hsa 81.
reach; barely observe, that the Fen~r
;, length Of the staple Is ab1lt two lnchs
: and i i regarded IA New Orleans a. t.ei-
= OF remarkable strength and hrrrress.-
Nv oSn present crop = the oaiv eroo
n Mastodon ever raise6 IN Il. Uaisd S,a e
J. a part Of tais wss sold ieu se~ks sia-
IN New Orleans By Buckner 4 Ssaut
e al 10 cents rplni Olher Hr.le pare
}, have been sid az various priceS. raas5a
l. as low as rs cents. These c.t.ua,. a
far-as know, or am able T. learn. We
;, all handed N the Common rough uasan1
: without any special Pains taken- Aiy %.
e can aver, was both picked aaI -.aus
very roughly. Ii i beGevel. ul-resve
: mat IN Consequence e the sl3lcn ant q.
e expected lnlroduc,i0a OF suaL -
;, long staple 'nio the New Orleans mt1k=
where short staple alone has been lsaks
} Tor and purchased, the Mastadua has ne
= as YET, been able q. a-suu- a Iai- no~i,i
% IN ne market, and congpsnd tae pave
e was really entitled 70. Mex y=ar, g.
presumed, It will estt llisa tr itsef
lie market IN New Orleans.