The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-26
The Culture OF American Cotton I'm India

From the Manchester (Engl Guardian
All the private letters we have seen, by the over
land mail, confirm the statements we recently
made, that with some few exceptional cases
mainly due to local pecuarties Of soil, or to igno
rance OF the conditions Of successful culture the
culture Of cotton in India, from the New Orle ans
seed, is progre ssng, both as to quality and quany
in a way that cannot fail TO be satisfactory 10 all
taking an interet in this great and important ex-
pertinent. We recently noticed the progress made
and making in the Dharwar district, and also in
that Of Tinnevelly: We shall now reier to the
districts in the province Of andeish. This, IL may
be r. collected, one Of the sites OF the expert
ments by the American cotton planters, sent out TO
introduce the culture IF the New Orleans variety
Of cotton there. Messfs. simpson and Blount were,
Tor tine, in the early period Of the experiment,
located in different parts Of the district; but their
sowings, at first, were without successful result
The reason Of this failure Is now suciently under
stood Their experiments were conducted In the
southern parts of the province. in the open country
which, beside being bare of trees, have dry, and
soil; whereas moisture is one OF the great condi-
tons Of fertility. They determined, however, to
see IL they could send the native indigenous cotloh
in a clean state, TO markets and in this respect they
were remarkably successful. AT Bombay, their
native clean cotton sold at higher prices than
the New Orleans cotton SIMPLY from ne CIR.
cumslance that the Bombay merchants did not
know which was the best cotton, when both
were put before them. Al the same time
MIR. Simpson expressed strong conviction
that the New Orleans cotton would succeed
in other parts OF the province nearer the hills,
where there is greater moisture in the soft These
parts OF the country have been tr1ed, ana the re-
suit has proved bis anticpatens to be correct lhe
culture OF American cotton there has been steadily
increasing and, IN the opinion OF those who are in
a position to Judge, only few more years are re-
qured firmly to establish the culture OF this cotton
in such sites In the districts OF Candeish. In the
first site Of experiment there, and, indeed, IN all
dry localities moisture Is the great desideratun;
and when this is not otherwise supplied, irrigation
by canal becomes exceedingly desirable and i'm
Ia. axxr
cotton cultivation in the Candeish districts; but
Mr. Epbinstop, now the collector OF that district,
sowed yearly a supply Of American cotton seed,
from Dharwar, as well as portion OF that which
England; and we are glad to learn, by the latest
advices that in spite Of the seed from. Dharwar
not arriving till late in the sowing time, ana not
withstanding the natural results OF unpfopiuous
aeasons, the Dhwarwar. American cotton seed is
becoming acclimsted IN Candeish, and the annual
increase in that province is about ten times the
amount Of the previous season. ne ryoss are fa-
pidly becoming more familiar WITH the eavsntages
attending the sowing Of the American seed; Ind
ding, as they have already deoe, that gives
greater yield Of cotton than the Indigenous seed u
the country, that II produces cotton OF asuperoi
quality, and that II command q higher Price 70
| the market. One writer expresses decided con
ycton that in all the eastern districts OF Caneish
or that part Of the province " which cotton, indigo
J and opium, are grown, the eslure OF the Amerscar
cotton seed may be CONSIDERED es.aoi.sssa. ,r !.
cane is the chief product. A letter from Dhurum
Qsum tCandeisb), Of August last, s,stes that IN
American cotton seed plantations IN that dis
course. they were liable TO iajury should bs
weather prevail during the remainder Of tn
monsoon. II Is Of course 60 be expected tna
Gotten plants not yet thoroughly acchma,eo
will suffer more from adverse seasons an
circumstances than tae indigenous cotton an
this fact is not Away sufficiently taken into cor
sideretion. In one or two years more, howeVes
the American see win, in all probability, be sniI
cienlly acciimssed to be enabled 10 resist All suo
evil influences. We understand Il 10 the opinion
Mr.. Simpson, the American superintendent OF "
plantation. that the greet difeteace between Ind