The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-09

first wears. when In turn We reach No. ! AGAIN.
II one or two planters changed this rotation,
the neighborhood retained It,, and thus the
same results to all we're reached:
Whilst this is readily admitted not to be dc
cisive, it is yet highly suggestive, especially
go now. thgt we have the fact established Of
the cocoon being sheltered In the earth. Jnst
here. too let me add thst nothing contributes
more to the out worm than planting the same
fields over. 80, too, do cold springs contribute
to the cutworm and cotton lice. -
Let US see how we prepared our neids for
merly. For here, again; We Will md sugges-
tive matter. We went into me neids IN Feb
listing. the whole surface was Clipped Oh clean
". turned over and rolled we'll together into
the alley, This done, the land was "bedded"
With the hoe. with or without the plough Tin
cotton, according TO potien or capacity OF on
nual force; The soil was chopped into deeply
and hauled heavily and firmly on The list, thus
reversing entirely tho old bed and making .
nav alley of clean earth much below the former
surface.
I leave this with the reader for what it ia
worth. as o prevention Of worm. with other
things and under ordinary circumstances.
In view Of the whole case, . practical and
judicious preventive suggests itself to me with
great force. 1t as this: AS soon as the crop
is gathered plough up the whole cotton iield
turning with large two-horse plough.
Let this be cone with spirit and unanimity
through tho whole cotton region.
The stalks should be burnt or thoroughly
plouehed under. Coast lands should be
plouahed in December, and cotton planting DIS
continued there on any but fallow land:
cannot see any beneficial efects likely to
arise from attempts 10 poison the worm, or
fumigating them, or burning the moths by
kindling fires round the fields, and stl this es.
peciaIIy after the "breakiDg out" OF the worm.
IL is only necessary to behold, with calm COM
mon sense. an outrageous field Of cotton,
with its arms and limbs stretching out and in
terlocked everywhere to be convinced OF the
futility Of all schemes Of this kind:
An ounce OF prevention is no less valuable
here than in other ses.
with reference to variations of seasons pc
culiar to the past few years. would 6rleny
add Our winters, whilst we have had bitter
snaps. are on the whole milder than formerly.
A striking and important difference exists in
our entire exemption from equinoctlal gales
since the fail Of 1861 The havoc that was
made OF the worm as we'll as crop OF l0O4 was
known and ongremembered. We lind . record
late spriny 70 deem by no means otherwise
than conducive to the worm. This some.
what from analogy. We all know that these
cold springs almost invariably are coincdent
with the cut worm and "leaf and root bug"
infestine the cotton. And again, the plant is
kept back in growth, and by that in bearing
blooms and reaching that maturity incident to
m ore genial weather. Hence, when the worm
first comes (before it ID seen, perhaps,) the
plant is Just beginning 10 grow, and the sec-
ond OF third brood (called by US the first, be-
cause the first actually seen, finds the cotton,
instead Of having ripe and tough leaves, just
in the condition to feed the young worm into
destructive swarms, according tethe charac er
OF the Weather prevailing at the time.
I have now carefully gone over the ground.
nm far from thinking that the sea island
crop will not yet suffer this season sharp in
Jury from the worm. We are not yet out OF
the woods and it is not well to be too much
elsted by their present inertness. This is very
delusive, for they can can break out IN twink
ling and eat the fields bare. Yet despite this
L expect remuneratiye crops; simply on the
ground that the injury suffered from the worm
alone has always been greatly exaggerated.
Thie propose 10 show in another article from
facts, and at the Same time to for m some rea-
sonable estimation Of loss likely to accrue
hereafter to cur crops.
10 conclusion. beg to say IL any OF my tel:
ow-planters detect me in error will be glad
to be corrected, and as will be enlightened ]
VIII be by tnnt much obliged and grateful, as
my purpose is to elicit truth and not to work
in vain.
/ make no apology for the length OF my arti-
Gle, as II touches subject too truly linked
with the restoration OF tho Sonth to be mat
ter OF indifference to yourself or the readers OF
TIE OHARLKsTos NEWS.
I am, very truly.
JOHN VI. R. POPE.