Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1847-07-14

81 acres, in proof of its paternity and ma
tiviiy TO my fields, exhibited with the ut.
most distinctness, the six best varieties of
1913, with this remarkable feature aiten-
dant, that each variety, in its way, was as
superior TO its prototype in the field as tho
other was.
Led by the dilation Of one boil, or 80
seed, into OF bushels in a single year, to
calculate the faclity* with which a small
quantity of superior seed can be made TO
supply plantation, it followed that |
should think of the influence which any
note of things beneficial 10 myself might
be made to have upon the condition of
others. Settling it in my own mind that
20 Improvement made in the quality Of
cotton could be estimated lower than one
fourth of cent per pound, saw that the
gain to myself was very considerable.
NV last remarks might lead you
to suppose that | am especially regard
full of the quality of cotton. But in truth
my attention is equally given 10 produc-
ton, early opening, picking properties,
size and form of stalk, boil and seed, and
, abundance, length, strength, fneness and
gloss of lint Upon discovery of my "lOO
seed' variety, determined 10 compare 1t
with other co,tons. procured and plant
ed in 1915, the ID year of the 400 seed"
J some Mastodon, Weems's Guatemala,
$ Halter Nuts, and Lanes Yucatan, and
+. Hast wear some Silk and Sugar-lOaf. Not
e having ''lOO-seed" enSngh to plant more
e than two-thirds of my crop the present
+. wear, shall fill out with Sugar-loaf, Lew
e ISIS Prolific, and Halter Nutt's seed. VI
j. the Mastodon, ! have seen as much as L
n wish 10 see, although am of the opinion
"a AS if opens late, remains well in the boil,
n and protects its valuable lint with its thick
hard hull better than any other cotton, that
n as one.eigth of the crop it would pay We
a nv well. Proposing 10 be on my pianta-
II lion from the opening of cotton Till frost,
= I must defer till then certain notions that
I [ have that require to be verified. In
n fact. am at the Threshold only OF my
studies. if many of the fancies that have
n struck me prove to be correct. NOT unlll
a the different varieties of my I" 100 seed"
\. have been planted for two years, and the
nt few of each now have are spread over
- fifty acres, and the cotton picked, ginned,
~ compared in every way, and then forward
ed to the factories and pronounced on, can
feel assured that know what am about.
or No greater mistake could be made than
ali to suppose that such investigations as
ba these interfere with the operations OF the
%. field, or a planters energetic attention &c
70. his business. They certainly inclte me
oil most powerfully, and stimulate me to re-
ks alize, if | can, the speculations, and ac'
lv complisb the calculations make.
I'd These notes, such as they are, are very
nr much al your service. | am later witt
them than intended. Had you not com
,he mit,ed me in the Sentinel, ! very muc!
orc question whether you would have recelv
81, ed them as soon, for [ have been conslde
,at rably indisposed, and very much engaged
an. since reaching my plantation, ana nov
on send them without correction. You WI
Il receive herewith small quantity OF eac
"a of the varieties of the 400 seed" Ma
nv noints. as have intimated above, ar
LII Intentionally left untouched. On theS
~ we will talk this fall. have 10 the las
- two wears compared my 400 seed vii
$50 seven kinds of cotton. IL sun Ielnsll
;ck. nv standard and test cotton AS wou,
fow like to make trial OF all the goou H'tiuS
.ood be had, wish the planters would seie
80 some house in Vicksburg or jackson
80. w which some of any superior variety the
- have should be sent. Messrs. bruno
H ;n' Morgan & Markham, Of Vicksburg, u.s.
,.na aIly have on hand larger assortment
d;d fine cotton seed than any house know
,her and would manage matter Of this SO
an, verv we'll. To start the thing, | VIII sci
!, 81 TO them this fall or winter, lew OF
the varieties of my 100 seed ana
~. any other cottons | may consider Va'u
hich Bile, thar are d NY 1o ,r',lu yours.
tx Of Respectfully "" w WICK,
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