The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-02
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POullatn's Syssem OF Gt5ttOn Culture-The
Details and EG0nlUa&SF of the syst cM-
Its PrOhtnblem6Ss-Mflle Limit OF Pro-
ductiOn.

It's ProhtnnAeneSs-#She Limit OF Pro-
ductiOn.
In q letter, pubiishesA III the Georgi. papers,
Mr.. Philip Pouliain has en- moro explicit in-
formation in regard ais system Of cotton
planting. he j :&ssSs
1t must be apparents&o every one that the
revolution which has Sbe4E made in our system
of labor, has made necSsraiy new system OF
cotton culture. TheSiEbor upon which the
growth OF cotton kSHs ~ AeretOfore depended,
does not appear to be afSAer increasing or like
ly to increase. lhks1NSss no indication that
when trained hands .Df ksIis generation pass off
in the course OF natf1ra;s hat their places can
be supplied erOm tia0 same source. 10 regain
our agricultural pr0gpgfty, these conditions
make It requisite fhat ne should devise some
improved system 0f Scuiture which will give
us all increased yield hAm small area. We
must cultivGte less llAilA and make that land
profitable by making MI prOauce as much as
o,lr extended Gull formerly yielded.
Having, during the8se sexperience of many
years, discovered that TIC losses in the cotton
crop were, in gTeat saegree,. owing to the
want OF deep prepatAtLin Of the soil in pre-
venting the roots sfhe plant from penetra-
ting to the depth pfSperpetual moisture,
adopted the msthoalsf digging holes say
from hfteen TO twentAefour inches deep and
two feet square, throsgSg out the clay and fill
ing the whole With urface soil. BY this
method mako q s0i% from 15 to "a inches
deep. Should thessoIS be poor, manure it
richly in the prepared 3Sle. The quantity and
the quality Of The manure demands the best
Judgment OF the tarsnSg.
Our ploughing is sn@ generally four inches
deep. Cotton planted with such preparation
can only senusits roots about five inches deep.
When drouth oyertalSSs it the fibrous roots
and the tap rootg beiEg near the surface are
destroyed, or, m0reE0 less injured by heat,
from want OF moistnres The plant then sheds
most Of it's forms.
On the improved rlan above indicated the
roots Of the plant. penetrate from fifteen to
lnCh0S perpetual
moisture. No drought can affect it. The cot
ton has uninterrupted growth, and tho whole
or nearly all OF the folsns mature.
Cotton is an exotic. The longer the season
can be had upon it, provided the preparation
of the soil is adaptedFso it., the more 1T will
produce. The larger not taller) the stock be-
comes the greater ngtnber Of blooms it will
make from day to day. The proportioned in
crease at the si,ropeEseason, from day to day,
is wonderful. Itwas.to meet this point that
adopted the method os transplantng Ill ordina-
ry use by gardeners and horticulturlsts, but
found it too slow and Expensive to be applied to
fed culture. This lei me to seek new mode.
My inventioacsss ghg method Of transplanting
consist Ss fgGm the shape aud nature
OF my GsSN 4S82g cuESS5 the frustrum or conc
open t'sasoEn ends-SaY four inches long, four
inches broad at the bSttom, and three inches
broad o. the top. tese cups are to be pla ced
in no rARpSA Ead in each acre, fifteen
feet loissa sa iasas broad. 1he large end Of
the cup ysAEs uppnsfHe bottom Of the bed, and
the small end sIkey should be filled with
rich earth Gods ia preferable, and such
cups planted VIZ mt or ten seed, from four
g, eight sweees q sls: she usual planting time.
sure quick termination. At the proper time,
after the seed has come up the planter ''thlns
his crop t'to q stand - according to his iudg-
ment. easily and quloky, with the fingers, by
simply pulling up the surplus plants OF weaker
growth. To insure perfect success, the hot
beds should be closely made and covered with
glass. The cups, soon after the cotton ger
inmates, is filed with the tap and fibrous
roots of the plant, which preserves them from
injury. Whilst the plants are in the hot bed
it Is often necessary to water them, but this is
easily and quickly done with watering. pot.
When there is no longer danger from spring
frosts the planter transplants the contents Of
each cup INTO the place prepared tor it by
drawing the cup oyer the plant. Attention
should be had to airing the plants when the
weather is warm and favorable to open cul-
ture.
Now, as to the limit of production, which
seems to have taxed your credu.isy SC sorely.
There are 1861 holes or hills in an acre OF
ground, prepared according to my method,
say eight feet from row to row, and four feet
in the drill (and not eight feet, as you have
enormously stated it.) The general estimate
Ia that 100 full grown pods or boles will make
pound OF seed cotton Two-thrrds OF the
weight of seed cotton is due to the seed, OF, in
other words, there can be gotten one-third
weight OF lint cotton from any given number of
pounds Of seed cotton: Now, with 1851 hills to
the acre, the yield will be as follows:
No. hills. No. pods Lbs. seed Lbs. lint