The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-03-21

For The last five " six years co,.o" Il
~. No successfully RAISED IN MIS- 4
With ordinary cultivation Asti
ves, lie farming comaDnnlsy nsss my .
III upon the bess n,oic a - criture.
Oxinx 10 the richness and pecui,arity j
n N. soil and | may adj climate and !
.,mosnhere. Il e evident that cotton
,acnirss adifferent mode Of cultivation
Ian IL other sections ~ the country
Cultiyating too much will make y
grox too fast. thereby producing stalks
from shoots and branches. lessening.
the quantity and quality u bclis' pro
c~rastinasing their maturity, whereby,
early frost setting il, the yield - snof'
Of an average CROP. -
The most approved mode OF cnitavaI-
;cv cotton 10 this section Of the count
~ \. t. prepare your land early, any
time from the let 20 the 10Th oiAprli,
vith 4 wo-horse plough. and run two
fnrrovs. throwing the earth together,
forming q ridge. The two fnrrows
should Be run 50 close to each other az
"a leave unbroken . portion Of the SOL
IN the centre OF the ridge, . space
forr or six inches. Make the rows o.
ridges not less than five feet apart
After this . wooden plough, somewha
n form like the ld-fashioned shove
plough, with one horse, IL used; VII
This open the centre Of the ridges, !
possible. down 70 the unbroken eArtn
Il il better to let il remain ID h.s COZ
di6on. II time will admit, until thei
falls q beating rain, in order to gis
compaetness 70 the earth, vhien
very necessary in an open, sandy sol
like this.
Then the cotton eeed il sown
drilled in the furrow made ~ u
wooden plough. The next step 70
taken is to cover the seed. wnlcn
done by another arrangement A sm'
trough Is made, open at one emo, VI
the trough aide down, on the TOP,
which i fastened . beam and handl.
similar to that of . plough; this an
being also drawn by n horse =
troueh should be about two and .
feet long and about eightto ten incl
~;de 40 constructed that the open {
sbould 90 before. THIS il run o
ths ridges or drills; in that way
- 4 covered and the coarser ?
t;cles Of the earth are pulverized
rerked over and about the seed /.
next step to be taken 10 70 break
plough up the lard between the q
- row.. which may Be delayed y
she cotton needs working, and the
NAV be done with N ordinary turn
plouch. except next the cotton, VI
should be done with what IL CALI
scraper. made expressly for the
tivation Of cotton. This scsaPer
be y adjusted, By : aiding ara
uert that Il can be run within
desirable distance Of the young CO
and to any depth necessary @
complete removal Of weeds, when
a efectually. When the cotton
nu;res ! second working, the scr
nm again on each side and
,he cotton. followed with hoes 10
purpose of removing all renal
weeds and grass. and % thin To-
scr rhere L 10 too thick Wher
Third working j. required, : one
plough il used, throwing the e.
tie cotton for the purpose Of Gov
sma;, weeds and grass, and gay
cotton 4 thrifty growth. The no
again brought into requisiflon :
ssms purpose = before. This
lsst time the cotton u thinned.
no. called . stand After 81
main object Is 70 keep the groun,
Or weeds and grass, and not Gu
The cotton to hasten ite growth,
wise Il win grow too late in the :
producing : crop Of bolls infer
quantity and quality. The soon
ton q stopped from growing "
ana branches, the sooner Il o.
and natures, yielding eisos
Isrrer and better fibre. In fey
seasops and early planting, i y
a have blossoms the latter J
lime o. the first Of July. y
rsiny seasons ere mot 90 favoF'
cotton q dry ones- Ia vel |
Il continues to grow ana 40
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