The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-18

1sa thought they y must break at that busi-
neea- 9. and that applying from, ten to twenty
&iars worth per acre OF that stun tnsi
xnells 20 bad Waa,, in. itself, sufticlent PROOF
.rIss,ed that thoy gsthered and sent to market
much larger number OF bales OF cotton than
their old-fashioned neighbors that their corn
rribe were fuller; that they had more wheat in
their bins; that their horses, mules, cattle,
wagons. harness and implements were In bet.
3er condition and lasted longer tnan loose Ol
3he primitive school; and that they never
o0od anybody cent, and always had plenty OF
S,oney.I They were the first to use the com.
nsfoaal manures fiberally, and the first to find
fhst r. raiC better than any other investment
of capital to use them at q cost of even s2o per
s9Tba result Is now that no county in Middle
Gsorgia produces. as much per acre OF arabic
isSd a HANCOCK County, although the soil gen.
destfy ia extremely poor from the lll-usage OF
NIeEsnte. Dickson days, aud no county IN pro-
rostf0n TO it's Size uses anything like the same
duaShty Of the guanos, phosphates ana lana
EHnii E.sHst nayy;;d Dickson who, believe, commeno-
sI.ESs pa 4 storekeeper (dry goods, &c.) in thus
S;liace. IA now universally admitted to be the
~ fsat most successful and most intelligent
rlsnter In Georgia. de is not by any means
4he fhtgest planter, however. Mr.. LoeAett,
Nr:.fee Jordan, Captain John A.; CoDs, ana
other3 In Southwestern Georgia, plant douoie
and Ittsbia the quantity of land, own dopoie
ssG1 9FEeble the number Of mules, horses, CO.,
sfST 1mbloy very many more laborers; but at
pa, ,sDd a. the year take the number OF bales
n~snsre of Al the plantations, and Mr. Dick
90 fnconteetibly carries off the palm. He
- nom . bale TO bale and half ON all his
Hfffo md; on parts Of it produces as much
tn 10 look at has plantation you are not
ettadE Ebg any particular neatness, fancy fences
GHf6nE- divided fields On the eqatrary, You
no dfDappointed at the rough, untdy appear
ance oi!the acel Of the trm- But the atock
look we'll The ploughny is admirable, the
handS work systematically, and the crops IN
m tA$iYstagesof growth look more vigorous
Dickson is an eminently practical man. he
hss no idea ofesthetics. He does nothing for
Appearances. He does everything to make
Hnoney. .He il ilkeducated, an old bachelor and
dsVte8tt6 puttinR one dollar on the top OF
shdthSr. Year aher year SINCE he went to
Tith msnures of different kinds for cotton, at
frst on small scale and cautiously. until he
discovered that the. combination ofgenulne
PslSyiAn guano, hnd- plaster, dissolved bones
md salt was the perfect manure" Tor cotton,
and once found, he stmade . note ont, and has
nsed It lavishly, being, ! believe, the largest
Individual customer OF MI. MeSryman, OF
IA
ful, instructive and enainently practical artl-
cles, or the substance Of articles, to the South,
arm Culriyator, in which he has given detailed
accounts OF his mode Of culture. Without any
prekensioa to scientific skill, and without using
atsnn that every farmer cannot understand,
culture In its smallest minutis, and has de-
sribed eli tho implements which are used and
Ih{AH Are the most effective. He seems to
hsye devoted all his intellect to the study OF
ho1 torsise the most cotton on given guam
tty OF land, has pursued the study laborlousiy
and patiently, and has found that by deep cul-
ture before seed time. and heavy manunng,
While the plant is maturing, he can produce
from two TO three bales per acre upon the or
dinary uplands Of one Of ths poorest counties
IN Georgia. II he Is to be honored who eau
anGha-tM0- blades Of grass grow where one
grew before, how much more is Mr.. DICKSON
obe honoIed, who .ss made ct TWO 2 or r.. three Ise
kandred and fiity pounds Of seed cotton, worth
318, used to be made before? &C.,
This wear. stimulated by the high prices,
md encouraged by the large sums ne Ie-
catt6d last ysar, Mr.. Dickson has planted
Yety H4eiy, with great care and with great
Quantities Of guano, dissolved bones: plaster
could spare, ct from $2 to IS per bushel, in 2
few weeks after it Was known that he would
sen them, thus adding from $50 to $150 per
bsle TO the value Of his cotton. and daily re-
cefves hAtfulls Of letters asking all sorts OF
Questions as to show he does it."
Ihaye written chiefly about Mr.. Dickson, be-
cS6se people speak Of him more than they do
Of Others. He has been more written up
than Mr.. Simpson or Mr.. Turner; but, person
afly. am confident that Mr.. Simpson is quite
ss skilful, quite az successful, and quite as in
teligent farmer. He raises q species Of cot
ton superior to Dickson, more prolific, less
given to weed, and Of earlier maturity. Some
nsorle call It the cluster cotton, from the
fnnches Of bolls close to the stalks and or
the short limbs. The staple is very fine, and
sil who have tried the Simpson cotton are
satisfed that 1t is equal to the best. From
sTI can learn, Mr.. Simpson makes as many
balss oar aore as his better known fellow
citizen. and while he says very little, does
great deal. -..s'.