New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-07

ac,c. NJ corn This il on prairie soil; there are mil
lions Of acres in the State which will produce tobacco
lust as well. The country owes much to Mr.. Pb@nix
for this experiment. Look on the map and see now
much of the Northern States es south OF this three
acres Of tobacco 1t is all Of the State oi MISSOURI
three fourths Of Illinois, threeourths oi Indiana,
more than half OF Ohio, half Of Pennsylvania, and
more than half Of New.Jersey. To show what in
lime may be expected from our new staples here In
the West, we have but TO mention how largely, Tor
instance. tho nursery business ID carried on MIR.
Phoenix has 100 acres Of apple-trees, from one 10
three wears old, all in the most thrifty condition
doubt whether there ia another collection in the
world so extensive; and he 10 enlarging bis grounds
every year, because people find Westerngrown trees
better than Eastern ones. To do the work in this
nursery from 90 TO 100 hands are required nine
months in the year. and for packages for the ship
ment of trees and flowers 100000 feet OF lumber are
consumed will add little anecdote which Will
please boys. Twen,y-eieht years ago Mr. Ph@nix
was poor boy, in Wyoming County, N. T., and in
order that he might become subscriber TO Mr.
reeley's Nec- Yorker he hired ont rs tho carrier OF
the county newspaper
The greatest obstacle TO raising tobacco on the
prarcs is the scarcity Of lumber, for good sized
house il required to cure the tobacco in 1t is aston
ishing how few barns there are. But when 1t Ia
seen how enormously profitable this crop is, the
want will be supplied, and take this occasion to
prophecy, that in few years Illinois will excel |r-
ginia. Were our country at peace and no great
deb, over u.s. would DO willing TO ray more against
tbis culture then am now saying for 1t.
COTTON.
Nv account of cotton may not be go favorable "a
some will expect, il il more than had expected
it would be- Last Spring difficulty existed which
il was impossible TO overcome. This was want OF
seed, aud it led to some failures, for when the seed
did no, come up-com will not always grow-no
seed could be bad to replapt
In that region Of Illinois lying touth Of y degrees,
and comprising fourteen counties, cotton was planted
quito extensively last Spring, because many always
had been in the habit of raising it, stll not one
farmer in ten planted, and now nine out of ten OF
these are .orry that they did notbut they could not,
for there WAS no seed. The cotton bol!s are now
opening very fast, and on an average Sc lbs Of clean
cotton hsye been picked from sn There will
be three more pickings of 80 Toe. each Every seed
will be saved. So much for region long known as
good for Gotten.
come now to speak OF an experiment made by
NJ. l.. Dunap, esq, Of Champaign, Champaign
County, in latitude 4O' IS. Mr.. Dunlap also Ia
nursery man. and he has throeiouFths Of an acre OF
cotton. have not seen il, but have his own ae-
count, and before give it viii ray that his rep
uiaiion is unqueetioued, that lie ia known through
the whole West AZ a popular agricultural writer,
thai 10 as "Rural." and that lie is particularly op-
posed to humbugs and exaggerated statements and
perhaTe too much wiinglyt to receive new things,
but this arises from his having been through tho
mill" / should add that he Is the editor Of The
IR,aois Journal, q valuable publication. lie says
that be will have a, least one picking, tia. the yield
will DO fully 200 pounds Of clean cotton to the acre.
that this is much as MI average can be raised
in the State Of Mississippi, and that the reason why
as much can be raised in this latitude from one pick
ing as n Mississippi from four pickings is because
the soil is stronger aud has greater vitality, giving,
as consequence, greater number Of larger bous.
Let one loot on the map again, and see how large
part OF the North lies south Of Mr.. Dunaps cotton,
which, according TO present prices, is worth more
than hundred dollars TO the acre. have now al
encouraging even u romantic account.
A certain gentleman, who has lived IL yeass in q
Southern State, who still owns plantation there,
stocked with negroes, aud who has raised cotton
there on large pcae, came TO Illinois few year.
ago aud pu-ohs.ed Of the Illinois Railroad Co.,
one of the lines Of their roni eco scrcs Of choice
land On there lands lie tct,led about 50 families,
who seem devoted ~ lin, for, as rode with him
In a buggy. he was stopped by one and another.
One wanted shoes-one smith-work done-one was
building, and lie wanted advice ~ to how the door
and windows should be placed, and tho like. l no
ticed n very neat church which he had built for
them, and lie told me that for two years the crops
failed, and he lad 20 support these people. His
main o jcc in coming hitber was, 20 far as could
zee TO prove that cotton can be raised at profit In
Illinois. For he makes il condition with Lis ten
ants tha, oech one shall ise all tie cotton he can
cultivate taking into account the number Of chill
dren, whose services viii turn TO good account in
picking. / perceive tia. the reader viii wonoer
~hy DO not mention the gentleman resi1ence aud
name. have this reason: lie dOes not wish me 10
becau,e bis family remains on his Southern plsnia.
on, and he fears if the efforts be ia making TO raise
cotton were known TO such Rebels ss formerly knew
him, that Lis property may be destroyed ard his
family murdered. Many distinguished pclsons will
know Of whom am speaking for he is nm intimate
friend Of Gen. Mcclellan and when Prince afoleon
went down tho Illinois Central in Lis own car
be sent word TO have this gentleman meet him ut n
certain town, which he did, and they rode together
over much Of the road; this was that the Prince
might get correct information Of the Affairs Of this
country South hs well az North; and il was from
.uch sources tha, ho derived those favorable views
Of the North which he 10 freely expressed in Fante
The latitude in which this gentlemans lands lio is
39' 30. Last year ho raised enough cotton to en-
courage him greatly, and this last Spring he pre-
rnrod rayeril hundred scres Of ground. Bot tho