Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-01-28
cItITTyATION OF COTTON.

,,d intended to be planted in cotton should oe
bcdded up asearly in the winter rs PosslGe "a ,he
the freezes pdvtrze me SG ,he tSS root. The
nIonobing should be done Win inc oess ,Ii''.,
pIouGhs as deeply as the nature and aep'h y. ''F
r;I adnit and in the most thorough h'dL"ei' -
;I ..re shr mid be TAKEN to leave no land uhn"he"
Pa Tho fnrrows. II the soil is sin ana deePs
=,,yo horse ploughing, TO depth commensurate VII"
thai of the soil and ease TO The tea Is
fer,ble this secures more thorough uIa""s l'I.
tor and freer penetration of the Foots OF the P'd'
g. The mos, snb-soil in either wet or dry summers.
The rows should be laid of with scooter pro" d'
distances suitable 10 the strength oil rus sou, % ~ -
and half feet six feet on bottom iano anu o"l ~
ave feet on upland or even less than four IL Tue sol
is Thin. Subtle land 60 in cotton (which sh"u'H
always follow. cprh small grain, or jfaI'ow ianI'l
should be broken bedded up very cary H. -"
winter, to allow time for. grass seeds' anu Ia
rot and the frost disintegrae fnrrow slice anu
good plan on s,ubble. corn, or tatiow ianu ~ "
cotton is TO Law off the rows with Scootel P"s, :;
ENLARGE the fnrrow with shower pious"' o'"Ss III
the grass weeds or stalks into the Ihfro" . anu
lie, $50 throws of two horse plough upon me SOL
~ vooe,able matter, leaving the bu!ks to be Wen
nlouobed out with turning plough about 'ortnlgn'
befoTe plautnQ. This puts all trash Out Of me way
in choPping OUT and provides an aOseroen LOT
heavy rain or baking wind should run the. lano To-
Uether and form crust, upon the bed. one morse
harrow run over the he'd will pulverize the crust and
mn, the land in GOOD tilth. Cotton should ne ptan-
as the season or sort of land warrants Seed Shouio
be well saved, and if kept over one year TOT p'ang'
will ensure better stand and more vigorous Pianls'
as the imperfect seed perish by keeping over ihey
should be sown at the rate OF one ana nan 10 tWo
bushels to the acre in direct ProPortlon to the widi
of the rows, marrow ones requiring more seed) ana
the stiffness of the soil the latter case demanding
also more seed. Seed light land may recovered
with board. with notch In It, attached 10 scooter
stock But stiff lands should always he covered with
harrow or two small scooter burrows. The ridge.
in the latter case, over the Seed 10 be scrapeo OH
with board with notch in II, as soon as The sPeo
cracks the ground in terminating. The boards is
useful i'm scraping off the first coat of grass, the hrSt
pIoughing Of cotton should begin when The third Zeal
appears the young plant, and he done WIN sweep
Mississippi scraPer, or some similar inPehFhl as
no roots are Iacerated by this process and the PaI
suffers no check in growth; choPpIng should begln
in from four to seven days otter running round, ana
TO be done with hoes of nearly equal size as pos
sible, the stand being more uniform IN consequence.
From one TO four stalks should be lett In stand at
this time and the distance between stands governed
BY the strength OF the soil though thick planting IN
moderation on all soi's-sav SIX feet by eighteen
inches bottom land and tour feet by Twelve Inches
on good uPland-will be found the most productive
in an average Of years. The second ploughing should
be done with a sweep next To the bottom, with
mould board the plant, to dirt the young cot
ton. and the balance Of the row ploughed out with
turning plough 10 keep up The bed The stand should
then be Trimmed STALK in place on strong land,
but from two to four may be left on being thlnned
to supply limbs by stalks; all subsequent Plo~-
ing in ordinary should he done with the
sweep, with the mould beard to keep mp the bed.
But in laying by, or two burrows should be run
with turning plough to drain off the surplus water
from heavy rains; bottoms should be ploughed every
twenty days, and hoed Immediately. 10 keep it
stanlly growing the earth light and PeTVlous TO the
sun, air and deNs. In very wet seasons, recourse
may be had to turning poughs with benefit provided
they do penetrate deeply the plant; for this
checks the plant if it turns off dry by breaking the
rools and causes it to She'd and forces it too much
in growth if rain follows speedily. II is doubtful
whether topping cotton is beneficial IN the average
of years.. sometimes doing we'll and in others failing
in nearly simialr circumstances.
Picking should begin az hand can gath
fifty pounds in day, as The oil is soon evaporated
by the sun, wind and rain, and large per cent of
weight is thereby lost. In full crop years, cotton
should be picked free from leaf is consistent
with good work. But in short crop seasons, 100
much pains should not be- taken with the leaf, the
difference in number of pounds will greatly Overhaul
that of loss of price per pound. and dscrImna
rion does prevail In the market to any extent COM
parable with that of the large crop years. Planting
seed should be saved from the second picking in
era and from cotton picked from midday ill night,
that seemed well or the purpose. All other cot
ton should never be summed unless wet by rain, but
packed in close bulk from four to eight weeks, 10
allow it to heat, being taken not allow il
heat too mnrh and The oil from the seed diffuse
through the lint, imparng to it the tiEge admired
by buyers and manufacturers Ginning should be
carefully done at moderate speed. Packing should
never be done in very dry or windy weather, but al
ways in damp and moderately rainy days. il packs
better, weighs heavier from the absorption from the
air and retention of the oil latent in the lint. The
bagg ng should always be put loosely to allow
for the swelling of the bale. and completely envelope
the cotton. The ropes should he pu! tightly, 10
prevent undue expansion Of the bale. and be II least
SIX in number. S0iIg Tie Sufh.