Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1847-07-14
FROM THE vICKsBURG SENTINEL.
EXPERIMENTS WITH COTTON SEED.

The following correspondence, from
planters so well known, and OF such ex-
perIeuce and research, needs no lntroduc-
ton TO the attention of our readers:
JUNE Goth lS47.
Dear Jenkins: Col. Wick expressing
through YOU his willingness that his valua-
bic letter to me might be published. were
wIllinc-I now send it to you, assuring
you that do so for-beIieVing 1t will be
of great advantage, al least to the young
and energetic planter. 90 50 Tor ano-
Their reason; this letter was intended for
nv benefit but like all other of my agrI
cultural correspondence, when possible TO
obtain the privilege, was also intended to4
be used for the benefit of my profession.
| am therefore thus able TO lay the
whole before the public, and TO the ben
| eft of the writer thereof, believing his
| investigations are truly the best on the
subject that have seen, and this labor
NAV be repaid, by his having full credit
for the practical application OF theory,
and by demand for his improved seed
provided they be worthy. say 'Pro-
vided they be worthy" because cannot
desire any man success who knowingly
endeavors to humbug a people. Samples
of these seed have planted with my own
) hands, and here state that of the SUBJ
nigri variety, quite "small, rugged, dark
; scorched, seemingly Detective" and ugly
looking seed; planted nine seed early
! tw O steps distant, and | have nine STANDS
showing the soundness of these to all aP-
. pearance, defective seed Samples OF the
. cotton have, and so far as my judgement
goes, must pronounce some OF the vari
e cites superior TO any thing have cuItIva'
D ted. The Weld, and other valuable qual
u tiles, | hope to test This season, and thIhi
1t to aid Col Wick in establishing some val
e liable varieties | can only act as secon'
ii in this matter, and should !, by my goo
fortune succeed, would not dare to tax
y single feather from the cap OF my woI
thy friend To HIM is alone due the Who'll
of credit, and only deserve what l receive
lg his attention, which is to me ample for
n my services.
to | am fully sensible of the up hill tas
Z; that is now before US; mean TO Intere'
~ the public in the improvement OF cotio
~ seed; there have been so many bubble
M that have burst in the hands of the UNIV
or nv that the mass have become chary, ar
or thew should The bursting OF the Mast
don bubble has done more harm to the IL
provement of cotton seed, than all othe
put together, and only beneftlng one pc
lch son. The circular of Todd, jackson
to- Co., of Liverpool, in England, show
hat that Mastadon found no purchasers, "
is of course stop the culture; yet Its proa'
rs tive qualities, and prior testimony 10
ted contrary Notwithstanding, would have k
for ed ii in one year more.
be There are other improvements 10
uts made in cotton, and it is high time !
the talent and energy of planters sho
o TO be directed that way. l throw Out So
has queries for the purpose of elicltlng exa
It in nation and thought; believing as do,
ave there is much knowledge lying idle,
ndi. that attention may bring it forth.
e. Is 1t good policy to cultivate cotton
we're often as four, five. or SIX times IN the
uke- son? -.
,nri. Nav not soil become too light
vile mellow for large yield of cotton?
, nm. Is there any thing required IN the
!, rid ovation of cotton. the land being
, FIR loved in the spring, more than me
keeninq the surface clean, unless d
!, the rains in April or May imPacted the
:, ar. Is !, moi fact, that LAM, when
that become. well &c. with the grass, 'h'