The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-06-11
From the Southern Field and Firesidc.
A WAR CROP.
EufauIa. Ala. Anrl

y W AN AhOE.
Eufaua, Ala, April 2s, ls62.
The Mesquit GrGss-- Palma Christi and Castor OIL
Broom Corn, Rift, Hops, Corn, and no Colon.
DR. LEE-Ihe Mesquit, or Muskeae Grass
Last October procured peck Of the Texas
Mesquit Grass seed from a gentleman in S.
Carolina. and sowel il on bali acre of stiff
new ground and river land. The ground
was broken up and narrowed, aud the seed
scattered in ashes broadcast, just before d
rain, about the middle of October: nothing
more done. Its growth has exceeded my ex-
pectatiOns, being large, strong, vigorous, and
tlllering abundantly, SURPRISING oats in the
same field-ihe oas being nearly destroyed
by the rust, whilst the Mesquit grass is green,
healthy. and growing rapidly. send Won a
sample Of the Mesqut grass, and desire your
lopuion OF lis identity and value. There are
several varieties oi this grass, but this il said
to be The velvet Muskeeie--Whieh ilourishes
on either cleared or forest lands--snd like
the Bermuda il vitality, i the pasture grass
for The South.
Tie Palma Christi Seed and Castor OIL
have planted eighty acres in this crop to
supply Southern necessity. There are Sc
NtINA FdttEk#Gtf at NANhlH- Nd-thi UAls UMl
only one kind which is self.hGlliug, in the
supshinc, aud this is the true genuine bean.
fortunately procured al the seed in Kngx-
willie. Tennessee. from gentleman formerly
engaged iii the oil business, and have plant
cd Them.
The Palma Christi seed, growing all over
lie spalh. are H1f The variety from which
Caster oil !. Manufactured in the Middle aud
Western States These seed lrM spI hull
themselves IN the sunshine. and cannot BE-
made a,ailablc, unless sume machinery, like
the cotton seed hulier. can decnrticate them.
This think practicable: al least ! SHALL lfy
twenty acres ia this variety. as an expert
mrnt. This viii make ore hgndred acres III
the two varieties.
Messrs. McGinty & Smith, Druggists, Eu-
iaula, viii manufacture the crop into Castor
oil, and We will need IN experienced manu-
lacturcr neat fall. whom We will duly ad,er.
tise TOR IN YOUR paper.
Rft6m Com.--I have - acres IN Broom
corn. u supply another Of our necessities.
II can procure the services Of a man0iac
turcr III bronms will manufacture this crop,
or will engage il at reasonable rates, 20
any person who will ,lu so. | can this fall
ascertain tile amount IL seed lur feeding
hogs, horses. cows, &C.. that the broom corn
will yield TO the acre. In this view alone
consider Il a better crnp than oats. in
the long run. Mesqnii, pnd Bermuda Gras.
ST. and broom Corn ha.c with me snper.e-
dsd tie eiernally rust DESTROYED oat crop.
Rice.--As tic ,andals have taken the sea.
coast, wc should plant rice. fprcsceing last
summer that this would be the case. a. well
on our Northern 80 our Southern border,
procured Tie seed fur al these crops early
last fall. Ny land yields about twenty busIi.
cls az rough rice 10 tile acre. ! am now
planting so TO 100 acres &c swamp land from
seed Of my last years crop.
Hops--l have succeed IL planting four
acres 10 routed hops. This crop have
been propagaiirg Iur few years, 10 diver.
sify labOr-lrOm tie eternal cotton crop. Il
will come in at a good timc--for is many
virtues. Cotton, IL King" should have
been dethroacd years ago BY bis own 'oia-
ries.
I Conn.,, plant 400 acres ii coin, one hun
cred IN grolndpcas, and 500 acres corn land
J in cow-pcas, Tor hogs, &c. Also twenty a.
cres in potatoes.
(oiion.--Aof ono seed nc ground. con.
slider The planter who plants cotton this year
during our critical death Struggle for iudc-
Ipcndeiicc. as little Il any better than Lin.
coiiite. and yet il is generally asserted that
ICongrcssmrn and ex.Congressmen. as well
as many gentlemen Of position all over The
Gulf States, are doing so. We have 1000
600 bales on hand, an immense " Golden
Fleece" which like that Of ancient mythol.
ogy, is the sole cause Of this wicked war up.
on our nalienablc right Of self.goyernmcnt
enough in all conscience
Very respectfully yours,
w. TONEy.