Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-08-17

CoTroN- GROWING OUT OF THE UNITED STATES
Every movement calculated to affect our great sta
pie, whether in quantity quality, or in whatever
part of the world it may be made, cannot fail to
prove interesting to American readers, and more
particularly to our friends in the South. Yet there
are several regions where cotton cultivation is
springing up that have thus far been almost over.
looked in American considerations of the great sub
ject; and among these may be especially mentioned
Africa both on the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.
The returns of Egypt we are familiar with. That
country produces enough for home consumption,
and exports a few hundred thousand bales The
cotton fields Of Algeria, however are steadily in
creasing both in surface and yield, and that, too,
under the wise and beneficent patronage of the
French Government, which has awarded liberal pre-
miums to such planters as produce the most, and
to others who bring forward the best specimens;
and report recently made to Louis Napoleon,
shows that the culture has largely increased, and
that Notwithstanding injuries from climate or agrl-
cultural nexperence to the crops, the confidence OF
the coonists in their future success was undated.
They had become quite expert in the selection OF
their ground for planting, in Skill tending and irri
CATION Then the number Of native (Arab) plan
tiers is increasing, and had reached u maximum of
six hundred; and jury appointed to investigate
the matter, used the following language in their
verdict: "There is every reason to anticipate
triumphant future in the cultivation of cotton in
Algeria" Gold medals and other prizeS of honor
were awarded to the growers. Thus it hNl be seen
that the French as well the British government,
is doing all in its power to foster and promote the
production of colonial cotton. In lindostan and in
Demarara, the British authorities are active, and
the increase of East India cotton last year, as we
have already shown, considerable. But fur
ther-at a recent meeting in Liverpool experiments
made by British planters at and near Sierra Leone,
one of the hottest parts Of the African coast al
though at first partial failures have since resulted
in a measurable success much so, that even the
natives who have little experience last year sent in
nearly four and-ahalf millions of pounds of clean
cotton equal to two thousand American bales 1t
was also said that African cotton, from whatever
part of that continent it comes, will invariably sell
in Liverpool or Manchester for two pence or three
pence pound more than the East India product.
More money has been raised in Lancashire, and more
machinery implements, and choice seeds have been
recently sent out to promote the cotton planting in
terests of British Africa on the western coast The
subject is of extraordinary interest to this coun
try, as tending. within few years, to probable
reduction in the price of our staple And yet, on
the other hand it should not be forgotten that the
consumption of cotton textiles in every country on
the face of the globe is annually incrcasng-So that
the chances are, that there will be abundant room
for profitable cotton farming, wherever it can bc
carried on. for the next century.-Penn. inquirer.
CRoPs WHICH ENRICH THE soII--One of the great
needs of American agriculture Is the introduction
and extensive cultivation of such plants enrich
rather than impoverish the soil. So far as ascer-
tanned the leguninous plants-such as beans, peas,
and clover-belong to this class So also do tur
nips, an! probably other cruciferous plants, when
not raised for seed On the other hand the ccralia
including wheat, barley. oats, rye. maize, sugar
cane and the grasses proper, such as timothy, red
top, rye-grass, &c. impoversh the soil They have
all Starchy seeds and CLASSY stems. They take from
the SOIL from rains, dews and the atmosphere more
ammonia than they contain when grown On the
other hand, the lcgumnouS plants, turnipS &C., re-
tain the ammonia; and when the plants plough
ell in or consumed on the land by animals they in
crease the supply of ammonia IN the soil All crops
grown for feeding animals on wheat farm, or for
ploughing under as manure, should belong to the
latter class as much as possible
The time is come in this section and in the older
States when the great aim of the farmer must be to
enrich the soil. In determining which crop to raise
for the purpose of feeding the farm, we must not
merely ask the simple question: what crop will az
ford the most nutritious matter, but which will be
ultimately the most profitable taking into consider
alton its effect the SOIL the amount of nutritious
food and the value of the manure made by its con-
sumption on the farm. Where the object is to en-
rich the farm it great waste of vegetable force to
grow barley oats rye, cOrn and the grasses for the
purpose of feeling animals on the farm. We should
rather grow plants of lower rganization-plants
which require less of that kind of food best suited
to the growth of plants used food for man. All
will admit that to grow wheat to be fed to animals
for the purpose Of enriching the soil the primary
object would be wastcful practice; and we believe
the growth of the plants named for this object is
wasteful also, though perhaps in less degree.
If we can direct the attention of farmers to this
subject we believe many useful plants will soon be
introduced which are now little known cultva-
ted in this country.
1t is singular fact that every nation of Europe is
governel by dynasty which is of foreign origin
The Norman in England was succeeded by the
Scotch Stuarts, followed by William of Holland and
the German Guelphs At the present time, a Ger
man race is on the thrones of England Belgium.
and Greece; Sardinia is governed by the house of
Savoy, which is French; Tuscany and other Ouch
les by AustrianS; the kings of Sweden are French;
the issue of the house of Bourbon, deposed in
France reign in Spain and Naples; German blood
predomnates in the royal family of Russia, and the
heir of Corsican is the Emperor of France. The
Albany Atlas cites these cases to justify Austrian
dominion in Italy but the Evening Journal says,
it leaves important point out of consideration.
The German race on the throne of England were
called there by the English themselves The Cor
sican Emperor of the French was elected by the
votes of Frcnchmen. 1t is not because they have
foreigners on their thrones that the Italians COM
plain, but because they are subjected to tyranny
forced upon them by foreign bayonets. 1t would be
just bad were their princes native Italians whose
miSrue upheld by foreign intervention In
deed, Antonelli and King Ferdinand are Italians
but the governments of Rome and Naples none
the less intolerable on that score: The cited
not parallel ones, the nations having foreign ru
lers, but their governments of their own choos
ing All the Italians demand is the same privilege,
and the demand seems a reasonable one 1t is a
matter of minor consequence whether they call a
native or foreign ruler to the chair of State The
important thing is their right to call there whom
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