The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-04

New Orleans cotton seed into this part OF the
country, continued during several successive
wears. they are compelled, with much regret TO
acknowledge that the attempt has completely
failed" -.
For three years the seed had been supplied
by government to all who could be prevailed
on to use it, at the same price that the native
seed cost: and elaborate instructions as to the
manner of cultivation were distributed through
the country by government officials The Sec
retarv accompanies his report with extracts
from the reports of the collectors OF number
of DISTRICTS every one Of them showing most
unfavorable results. The most tavora6le ac-
count was from "Dehra DOOM, Wnere tne col
lector SAYS: s'I cannot say the, result OF the
experiment has been very successful" All the
other collectors represent the ouitu!e to nave
proved an "entire failure"
Scharunpore reports an entlre failure.
Boluudchuhur sets the product per acre OF
American cotton at sixteen pounds; that of the
native cotton at one hundred pounds per acre
heavy rain, which would not injure the "coun-
try'' or native plant. Allyghur reports an en-
tire failure Kumaon ditto. From Muttra we
learn that the cotton from American seed brings
no more than that from the native, and it ls
advised that no more American SEED pe dls-
tributed. Mynpoorie report. that the work
ing Of the American seed ID too iapoTloqs
anu eXpeDSlfe. IL tuo PAo'A4eS Va
the seed in one department only germlna-
ted, and the yield was insignificant. The
collector of AGRA reports that no advantage
whatever has resulted from the importation OF
seed from America. Either it does not germi-
nate or does not come to maturity, and the
yield is insignificant. In Etah 1t could not
stand the rains; III Furbucksbad they proved
total failure; and in Budaon, Morapaoaa,
Barely, Jaunpore, and Humeerpoor, ditto. In
Futtehpore the seed for three years has not
succeeded. In some localities it did not ger
inmate; in others the plants grew to tar
height but produced no flowers. Aud so on to
the end of the chapter, from twenty -four pro-
vinces OF the Northwest.
It is no wonder that, with the disastrous ac-
counts before them, the Board unanimously
considered the 'scostly experiment as having
failed, and advise it's abandonment. They had
steadily persevered up to that. time with the
trial in the hope that success in some part OF
the provinces at least "might lead to the gradu-
al spread Of an improved description Of cot
tom" but with universal disaster in all OF them,
they urge the government to make no further
attempt to cultivate American cotton.
We suppose that these provinces are the best
cotton districts, and that the British Govern
ment centred it's strongest hopes OF success in
them. The disappointment could not be more
complete. =,
It is clear that the American cotton, as with
the American tobacco, can be successfully pro-
duced no where else but in this Southern coTn-
try. England has been obliged to buy the
American cotton for the entire manufacture OF
some description Of her fabrics, while she has
found 1t impossible to work the India cottons
in any Of them without mixing them in some
degree with the American long staples. 1t is
true her machinists have been at work to make
machinery suited to the working Of the short
India cottons. But they have succeeded very
full culture OF the American cottons IN India.
This is clearly q failure and England must
still buy American cotton. She cannot possi-
bly, do without it.