, 1861-12-23

tive seed; planted about the first of May and
| pIckedi in September and October; sometime
affected BY froat; thinks 1t don't do IS well as
| In Tennessee
=. R. II. GALLOWAY, aged 50, ?. 0. Tarnaroa,
Per1y county, came from Indiana In 1880
fnafsed cotton for twenty years used natiye:
seed; planted in May and picked In Septem-
Der; had no trouble from frost, thinks excel
lent cotton can be grown here.
:, MARf CURLH, F. O: Tamaroa, Perry coun-
ty, came from Tennessee in 1928, raised cotton
tWo tlrst years; gave It up because cotton
TERED sending their children to school to
keeping them at home picking the seed out Of
+ cotton; used the early seed planted early in
september; had no trouble from frost; thinks
1t can be grown here successfully.
r W: JosEs, aged g, P. Q. st. Johns, Per-
ed cotton for twenty-five years-until it got to
oe useless thing to raise, used native seed:
planted early in May and picked durinr the
1al1 thinks With market for the sale Of #.
and gins In the country to prepare it; be could
MAKE more money raising cotton than either
PETER. HAo1zR, aged IS. P. O. Du ouoin.
fer5y county, came from North Carolina il
leu; raised cotton for twenty years In Jack
son and Perry counties-untl cotton goods
became 80 cheap it WAS Improbable TO uise
It; used native seed; planted as near the first
t0E-A0A[7 H31kA t4EhE0 4IOUI AQ2USE
to October; the frost would touch it occaSlon-
ally, but not seriously.
19oMAS +. WHITE-agcd 53, post office,
ashley, Washington county. Came from
Georgiain 1814-Talsed Cotton for fifteen yearg.
9dn an1n Inc % Ronen preferred buying thoir cotton
!a1n. Used natiTe seed, planted as soon as
the ground vas in good condition, about the
1fst OF May, and picked during the fall the
1Fost did not injurc but in two or three wears
os3 o5AauEL 4SDERsoN-agcd IS, post office,
Alabama in 1928 raised cotton for Ten wears
until they felt able to buy their cotton yarn '
Used native seed, planted about The first of
May and picked from September to Eo1ernber
nag no trouble from fost-does not thfnk
the lint Is IS good as It is in the South, but the
crop will mature and do well here,
~ "MaaAA e. coRGAN-aged s., post office Colo
carolina IN ls28-zaised cotton for five years-
gave It mp because other crops we're more
profitable. Used native seed, planted abont
ne hEst Of May and picked in September and
elonally by FROST
jAAEs GOLFER, aged 50--post office Ashley,
Washington county. Came from Tennessee
IN !s422-ra1sed cotton four years-qnTe m
falslng 1t because cotton goods could Be-
bonght cheaper Used native seed, planted
hoo hoous 1T tae n1st Of May and picked in septem-
does not open SO well, and does not think Tie
staple is 60 good as it is in Tenne5see-had
no serious trouble from frost.
JOEL NooDKra1, aged T0-post office Ash
ley, Washington county. Came from Ten
nsssee I in 1S20-says he has raised cotton sincc
lat5u, and means to continue to raise it. Used
native seed--thinks it can be raised here as
good as can be raised in Tennessee planted
during the first week in May and commenced
pickl1g the list Of August-had no trouble
ELISHA STIEERs, aged 33i4-post Office Ash.
ley, Washington county. Native Of Illinois
mas iaased cotton ever since he can recollect
9ntu i've years past-has no particular reason
Tor ceaslng its culture, except that il begun to
De more trouble than p1ofit-cotton goods
could De bought so much cheaper. Used na-
hYe seed, planted on or before the 10Th OF
May and picked from the last of August until
the crop Has gathered-think it will grow sue
cessfuly.
ALIEN PoAaE, Of Homer, Ill, aged 10 years,
raised more Or less cotton every year for the
ten years previous to 1915, and always had .
good crop.
His opinion Is th.t the higher and more
sandy the land, the better the crop, as rene
RAJ rule, but some Of the largest and best cot
Ion ne eyer raised was in new breaking
When the land vas we'll fitted for the crop.
they used to plant it in drills, plants about ten
or Twelve inches apart, cultivated it with a
horse, and used hoe among it; did not tim
or prune it, and met with good SUCCESS every
year. II he can procure tie seed, viii plant
fifteen acres next season.