New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-04
DfRECTTONS FOR RAISING COTTON
AND TOBACCO IN TIE WEST.
from Our Own Correspondent.

From Our Own Correspondent
CAiko, Wednesday Feb s. 1892
The best cotton land is new, at least fresh, land
but when, by accident or intention, piece OF old
land has been MANFRED, it is found to be equally
good Manuring land even with clover Is little prae'
ticed in Southern Illinois, unless it be by some
Yankee who shows how it is saved aud applied, for
the people, being from the Slave States work their
farms as they were taught by the slaveholders
Bottom land is not considered beet for Gotten, since
much moisture is injurious, aud it ID found to grow
best on high ground, moderately level, and where
water will not stand. The test method OF preparing
the ground about as follows: SO soon as the earth
is sufficiently dry in tho SPRING it Is turned over by
a common pow, and then suffered TO le tll just
before ono gets ready to plant, when it IS plowed
again and narrowed till it is in fine order and the
u,ellower it is the better. Then ridges are made
across the field four feet apart, BY turning TWO iar'
rows together with a small plow, which ridge IL
orened by the same or another pow, which s small
ar and tho ground is prepared for tie seed.
Th, work mu.t lot be doro when the soil Is any
way damp or sticky, for If it be 20 a crus. will form
over the TOD. and the seed will come up with Diff
cntv. and the plant will look weak and scSly. IL is
thsu aid to have tho "sore skim, and is similar TO
rust Many plant too early. 1t IA thought by those
b ct Informed, that in This latitude, - the middle
OF MAY is coon enough. Let the farmer delay till
warm. growing weather really comes, aud he will
find that it will do far better than If planted earlier,
when il ia drenched by cold and heating rains.
Tie ground being thus prepared as directed, the
iced is drilled by hand quite tbicky and ut the rate
OF bushel per acre; then covered with plow or
hoe. In cotton regions they have different kinds OF
plows, made expressly for their culare, but one
who culiyates corn as it il done in the West viii
get along we'll enough with the plows on hand.
when the plan, i, well out of the ground, and while
il looks something like buckwheat, small plow is
run with the bar to the pant, throwing most OF The
dirt from it, but slso throwing little to it. Then
one comes with hoo and cuts out lie weakest
pl,nt4. and leaving them SIX inches apar, and per-
haps two or three, or more, In place; then ne
draws up the dirt and makes the crop clean.
In about ten DAYS he comes in with the plow
amin. and this time he throws tue dirt TO the plant
but not enough to smother it, the ono comes with
the hoe and cus on. other weak plants 70 as finally
10 leave them foot apart, and from one 10 two IN
MACE The plan no practiced here by tie women
who always raise the cotton is not to thin At all and
though they raise sufficient for ueir families 10 very
small catches, their method is very rude, snd IN com
parison with proper culture over successful, though
they are by no means aware Of it, The directions
am giving are followed by the most enlightened
PLANTERS in Tennessee and elsewhere, aud they are
particularly Necessary in high latitude where We
require all the sun We can get. After the second
working the plant receives a third one, or even
fourth. for il il important to keep down the weeds,
and particularly crab-grsss ill it gets strong, and
q vers the gr Yund when it Will take care of Itself.
The picking and ginning are matters do not pro-
pose to speak Of, but might remark that in some
places here they have hand-gns, winch almost any
mechanic can make for small surn, end with one a
fomily. in leisure hours, can gin fifty or hundred
pounds Of cotton.
I notice that an agricultural paper In 81. Louis
The Vallty Farmer, believes Offering as pre-
MUM TO every new subscriber two quarts OF cotton
seed. aud the statement is made that this VIII Dc
epopQh TO plant Lalf an acre OF ground. Let hum
ers avail themselves Of this opportunity as viii be
fee of expense, particularly those who wish to make
a trial, for think the seed will prove satisfactory
though not 60 much go rs i. it were faised here
The seed they serd is the Tennessee Upland ans
yas Obtained presume, Cor the purpose OF extract
;ov tLe oil. H. business which has been carried OF
quite largely in 81. Louis. But let TO farmer be de
luded with the idea tia! two quarts arc enough 10
half an acre.
Let us consider another thing which Western Tar
mcrs c..n probably raise, not only eoath, but norl
Of thirty degrees and tbs, is-l write 1t amos
without selfreproach- There ir no rSe III
lacking the use of tobacco now--though laieh'
can and should teach their children not to use IT, M
LET Themselves and Others fixed in the habit dio u
THAR slns" for there ia another demon in tho heiu
bo strsnsled, to which tbiss sD angel oil hgh "p'
long as the present generation will nee IT, ana 20 w."
as we pay nearly, if not quite, as mneh LOT 90 ="
do for bread, Ito culture ia tho Free States sh'"' w
mand our attention; and, besides ~ nave 5a'' W
fore. we have raised too much gram; I'D iA'', w
conld be used ior fuel il would DO az ' Us 'n'P "
the farmers on the pralres to burn II IN ''o' ''''
| q, ,o hurn wood or coal Twenty busIeb q, corr
iii ;.soood lond for "A team, will brios oD'y Z"
d.,l,,a hapled 10 IL station, and lcsa o. "ool
coat ii worth more r...... 90.
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