, 1862-01-07

COTTON GRoWINe IN ILLINOIS.
We continue our publication of the inter
esting statistics Of the earlier history Of cot
ton growing in Illinois, collected for, and at
the instance OF, the Illinois Central Rail1oad
Company;
WILLIAM q. Brown, Of Chicago, came to
Illinois in 1878 In Randolph county cotton
was extensively r;alsed for ten years. It was
almost the only article the farmers r,tsed to
per pound, the culture was abandoned. At 10
cents per pound it can be raised to . profit,
and MT. Brown thinks the culture Will be re-
sun,ed.
WILLIAM PARSONS, aged 43, P. Q. De Soto,
Jackson county, came from Virginia IN 1888;
rliEcd cotton for first ten years-untl cotton
goods could be bought cheaper; nsed native
seed; planted from first to tenth of May;
picked last Of September and first Of October;
sometimes the crop was partially cut off by
frost; knows it will do well in this section Of
country.
PHHEAs C. HALL, aged 81, P. Q. Murphys-
horo', jackson county; came from Kentucky
when boy; about twenty years ago raised
cotton three years; gave up It's culture be-
cause 1t made too much work for the family,
native seed; planted about the first Of May
and picked in September and October; had
no Trouble from frost; think it can be made q
paying crop In Southern Illinois.
STEVEN 4. HoILoDAT, aged a, P, Q, Mur-
pl}sboro', jackson county; native Of Illinois;
until he was twenty-five years Of age, and
raised some for home Use this year; used na-
tiye seed; planted first of May had no
trouble from frost; don't know Why We can't
raise cotton, and fair crop Of it, in Southern
Illinois.
I,,,ro coonvr,- ara5 IN q n r,-ho,a,1o
Jackson county, came from Tennessee in 1850;
raised cotton every year until thrue years ago
is satisfied it will do well.
JACOB ". KRusE, agedG3, P. Q. Jonesboro',
Union county, cnme from North Carolina in
1878; raised cotton for the first seven years
the last Of September; had no trouble from
frost; thinks it will do as well here as in North
Carolina.
CALEB LE5ERLEE, aged Il, P 0. Jonesboro,
Union county; native Of Illinois; has raised
cotton ever since he can remember; used
native seed; planted first Of May and picked
in September and October; had no trouble
from frost.
JACOB PEELER, aged IS, P. O. Wetaug,
Alexander county, came from North Cnrolina
IN 1922 raised cotton, for fifteen years-un-
til cotton goods could be bought cheaper;
used Datiye seed; planted first Of May aud
picked the last Of September; had no trouble
from frost.
PETER PEELER, aged 60, P. o. Ullin, Alex
ander county, came from North Carolina in
1915; riiscd cotton for thirteen years-until
cotton goods could be bought cheaper; used
! native seed planted the last Of APRIL or first
: Of May and picked in September and October;
/ had no trouble from frost
| -.JouS PAnMlEE, aged 45, P. 0. Golden,
Union county, nntiye Of Illinois. Raised
cotton seven years, gave it up because cot
! ton goods could be bought chcaper-uscd na-
! tive seed; planted tenth OF May and picked in
! September and October; had no trouble from
1rost; tops it in August, by going through
! the rows and cutting the tops OF the plants
| off to hasten its maturity.
i DAlsClLLA ANDERSON. ,,5cu 81, P. O. South
Pass, Union county, c:i:.:' from Tennessee in
! 1890; Las raised cotton ever since; used native
/ seed; planted about tenth Of May and picked
nScptcmber and Octobcr-sometimes slightly
| effected by frost.
ELIZABETH FERR1LL, aged IS, P. o. South
| Pass, Union county, came from Tennessee in
! 1919; has raised cotton ever since-used III
t tive seed; planted first Of May and picked in
| September and October; had no trouble from,
Irost.
county, came from Tennessee in 1873; raised
+! cotton for ten years; used Tennessee seed
planted in May and picked the last Of Septenl
! Der, his CROP injured occasionally by frost
thinks it would pay to raise at ten cents pei
pound.
JAMES GOODWIN, aged Il, P. 0. Carbondale
Jackson county, came from Tennessee il
1887, raised cotton until four years ago; used
native seed; planted the tenth Of May and
picked in September; had no trouble from
| frost. Yielded at the rate Of 1000 to 1,6oi
! lbs. seed cotton to the acre.
CHRISTIAN GREGORY, aged 50, P. 0. Carbon
dale, Jackson county, came from North Caro-
lima in 1852; raised cotton for twenty years
gilve it up because there were no conyenienccs
for picking the seed out-used native seed
/ nHnfiIr first Hf NAY and 1rl-i inG
the last OF August; had no trouble from frost
Thinks it would yield enough to pay well al
ten cents per pound.
JAMES II. SHEPARD, aged 53, P. o. Mlkanda
Jackson county, came from Tennessee il
1919; rastd cotton for past ten years s-uset
native seed; planted tenth Of May and picket
in September aud October; had no troubl,
from frost. Thinks it will pay us crop fo
market
REunES NORRIS, aged Sc, P. 0. Golden
Union county, came from Tennessee; has
raised cotton for the past twenty years-usel
native seed; planted last Of April or first O
May and picked in September and October
occasionally effected by frost.
GREEN MILLER, aged so, F. 0. DongoIa
Union county, came from North Carolina i.
hecome OF age; gave 1t up bccansc 1t was NOR,
trouble than prott-used native seed p1antes
last of April and picked in September and Oc
t"bcr; had no trouble from frost,
y. e. HUHsACkER, aged 81, 2, o. Jonesboro
Union county, native Of Illinois; his parent
raised cotton ever since he can recolicct unit
about- sixteen years ago; had no scriou
trouble from frost, and he thinks it will d,
we'll.
CATHERINE LIFE, aged G9, T. O. Jonesboro
tnion county, came from North Carolina i.
1919; has raised cotton since-used natiy,
seed planted in May and picked in Scptern
bcr and October-somctimes slightly injures
by frost.
Ihe cotton dnes hest r1pn MANIC IN