The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1858-12-11
Div Rot IN Cotton.


Ne EDu0a Having noticed in the
Clarion and perhaps other papers, COM
meuJa on ON h Say read by Or. PEyroN
KNa before thc Agricultural Society Of
1auItrl1le County in relation TO the
'tuuar AMI Prevention ol Rot in Cotton,
! wa. delighted with the idea of at last OBJ
tanning % remedy for that fell disaster
which hn. worked such nvssgs to the
armiur community Of nearly an the cot
t1u regions. Bat To my infinite surprise,
after having read that article. ! failed to
find one single syllable In relation to a
preventive. cxccp, the changing OF seed
from on, specie. Of soil To- another which
nus tr-n known and prarticc,l suppose.
by ovcry farmer from the Tennessee River
to tho Gulf shore. for the last quarter Of a
century. and. according 10 the Doctors
theory. that viii soon Gail, and We shall
make mo- cotton 90 ALL In the last sem
touro or his o-s1y he remarks, "that it
will steadily increase. moro or less. so long
| 70. thc present diseased seed are planted
I Tint this cannot be true j. a- plain as the
noouday sun aud an idea or two. think.
viii suffice TO prove that fact. Ny crop
being badly destroyed with rot and rust.
/ s few years ago. I exchanged one hundred
bushel. Of seed with gentleman living
iu Madison County, who had made a fine.
wcll-m1tured. healthy crop Of cotton--in-
forming him, at the Same time, that my
sced were bodily diseased and would De- Gt
| only Coz manure. HcLaymruo faith iu the
! t.eu .fei planted them the next sea-
suu. Ilc informed me that they hail beat
/ h.a arm,r .cad from 900 % lop pounds
/ pr aert vithol, the appearance o. sin.
r.s rott,u holl OF rus, in that part Of hi4
I form.
/ Z viii add another proof against the
I Doctors theory that during my opera
ions rs farmer. I have noticed land
thousands OF other nrm5r, have observed
tle .lmo tbinsl that from the peculiarly
OF certain seasous have had the dry rot
o. appear evten.iyely through my crop
tnd have planted the same seed after
ward for years without the appearance %.
IuataIl Therefore / conclude that tho
[ cause Is not s1 much In the seed, but u b
moro from pcculuiti,s of wct and dry
I1imospherc. coming in contact with Ger
/ nin qualities of soil found iu different re-
sions ofthe country. And right here. Mr.
/ EItor . will not undertake. % dissent
Dom enc views Of DR.. King TOR which
/ hope be viii pardon me, o. % j. with du'
/ Difference That DO sol without giving my
simple opinion as 10 the remedy spoken
of Aud IN che first place I viii say. tia.
Ia Wow az thc vast trade that d now bcin.
opened with Cuiui and india, a. wcll al
other Eastern couutrics. that the time j
near at haud when &c will require sir HI
. Tons bales. lu tho place of hr- a.Naa. o.
81 present. o. supply che dcmnd. An,
/, / chat .ix millions must Pee raised chiefly d
\ che cotton growing States ct this Union
, as no other country known TO ogricultur
/. b capable OF adding anything scarcely
th. GROWING demand og tiat iu.rortar
.taplc. Therefore. ! think it = safe
, conclude THAI the science Of ohcmistr
, will bo found capable o. producing icrtiI
ters lmlau,. if You please that will coal
tsact the deletcriou4 qualities Of the lin
ami prairie soils OF thc cotton region
I that will cause our present fields, with %
4. same varieties of seed that We now plan
10 produce POO bolls to a..s We now rails
AL believe that this result s attainabl
. / hope the morning j. dawuinr upon u
e. that the youths at the fir NBy viii tu
b their attention from the sciences Of Ia
q and medicine, aud engage in the high AZ
y noble science Of agriculture. and perie
e that 30 the point to which il j. capable
4 being carried This being done. the W
J. hey Of tho Mississippi will then present
p source the like Of which the world b
e mover known. I could extend this vic
W Of thc matter. bat will close with an @
= dihoual remark regret that the j
y threw cold water on that article. manu-
90 --as IL may tend 60 check the wheels
y manure rrr's-lor Il Is q nmcntablc ia
" chat the system ofmauuring has not tax,
proper hold upon the minds Of our Miss
~ sippi farmers. Now ann little urprisD
that the intelligence Of the gcutlema
'' which have no doubt = Of the FIRST ord,
20 should not have recollected that that ar
OF che which Is more valuable than gold. Il
or enriched individuals. communities al
20 nations in the old world. and has been
troducod % vast advantage in the Ia
y. ern States % this Union. and has rails
II the lands IN Virginia the Carolinhs al
I. Georgia. from one 90 thirty dollars \
acre and e il about being introduced
!" great advantage still further West T
~ Doctor seems 20 treat that article witho
u. any reference 10 quantity, quality or ch
n. acter Why. throw freezing man in I
ic. Gre. and you will burn him mp bat pl'
ty him AZ a proper distance and YOU y
tn warm him into life.
~ Respectfully.
M vOTRE AMI
he p,llkr.R.f. Rankin C5ny, Mas,
Docombor 9Th, lSjS.