Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-10-13

this city, by Mi. Charles McOcy,
with a rare kind Of cotton seed, and
known as the 2ipporah Silk variety.
While his crop was much injured
by the long drought Of the past
summer, Il was subsequently near.
~ destroyed by the army wofm.
ny great care and attention, how
ever, he succeeded, Under the cir
cumstances. IN making q fine crop.
The plants now have a very healthy
appearance, each with ffom CITY to
four hundred bolls. The top and
bottom crops are good. The zip.
potah cotton fibfe ia long. fihe and
silky, and, by many, regarded as
fully equal to The best. if not supe-
riot g. Sea Island cotton. We ek.
press no opinion OH the subject
ourselves, because we ate not suf.
Iieiently acquainted with the quail.
ties Of the cotton II IL compared
with. but we have tao hesitation In
saying that The Zipporsh IL the n.
nest cotton we have ever seen The
seed wac originally from Mexico,
and obtained by Mr. MeGop, In the
spring Of lg5p. aud Immediately
planted. That yeat, from his new
seed, he raised eighty stocks, and
the yield exceeded his expectation,
Some few Of the seeds we're distri.
beted among two OF q rse other
planters. and we learn that all are
pleased. Mr.. Mccoy this year plan
ted ten acres from the seed obtain
eel from HE eighty stocks, aud, al
though bis crop suffered much from
The droutb, and was at oae time
apparently destroyed by the army
worm, he IL well satisfied with IL
and thinks he will obtain a hale Of
cotton TO the acre, II a killing frost
dees not come earlier than the let
Of November
A large portion Of the plants ate
over Eve feet high, and have a Wig
orous main stalk, with numerous
limbs. well ffuited. During the
early part Of August the army worm
commenced its ravages and al
though IL was tedious operation.
Mr., Mccoy act his hands TO work
and killed millions Of worms, aud
thinks he killed nearly every one
that was In his field. lie fully az.
pfeeieted the value Of the plants,
and determined TO spare no lobor
or attention In protecting them.
Mr. MeCey IL sanguine In the
opinion that a. soon IA enough seed
can be obtained. The zippotah vafi-
ETY. will be the only kind 81 cotton
that will be cultivated by the South.
ern planter II In abundant In its
yield, mstohless In tie staple, and
will command a high price In all
the markets Of the world. In anti.
oipatien Of the general cultivation
Of tbis Zipporah elk cotton, much
speculation will doubtless be- IN.
dulged. The subject may engage
The serious attention Of tho English
Cotton Supply Association. and
American manufacturers may not
be indifferent 90 the result. II
hopes now confidently INDUCED are
realized, q few years only will
elapse before upland or Georgia
Boweds will DO competing with Sea
Island cotton in tho markets
of the world. II 10 possible that
In other regions OF the earth
this 6ne Zipporah variety can
be cultivated m well an here, but
there In in no portion Of the globe
tho intelligent experience posaes-
sed by Southern planters in cult
waiting cotton, nor ~ there In any
region any aystem Of labor that IL
~ peculiarly suited 30 such cult.
walton, as that found In the South.
ern States OF tbis Union. We need
not refer 10 tho value Of this quail
ty Of cotton at this time, II IL sale
20 say, however, that 10 will com.
mand double the price that the A.
ner qualities Of upland are quoted
A.. In conclusion, we advise plan.
ters visiting our city 20 go and in
spect Mr.. McCoy's crop In the field,
before killing frost comes, and
they will bo.satisiied that IL IL a
variety worthy oftheir attention.
Augusta Constitutional.
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