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

6ras years, whom In turn We re.cl..rto. again.
u one or two planters changed his rotation,
same results 70 all we're leaohed ~
Whilat this Is readily admitted DOT 10 be de-
oisive, IT is yet highly suggestive especially
bees sns a
here, toe, let mo add that nothj = contributes
more to the cut worm than plani.ag tho same
aSlds over. 30. too. do cold springs contribute
Let us SEQ how we prepared oor fields for
merry. For here, again, We will find sugges.
tive matter; We wont into the fields in Feb
| ruary and listed up the lands with the hoe. In
listing, the whole surface was ohinped of clean
ly, turned over and rolled vel: together into
the alley. This done, the land was ''bedded"
with tho hoe, with or without the plough lin
cotton. according to notion orr apscity Of an
nual force. The soil was chopped into deeply
and hauled heavily and firmly on The list, thus
reversing entirely the old "bed, and making a
new alley Of clean earth much below the former
leave tbis with the reader for what it is
worth, as q prevention Of worm, with other
things and under ordinary circumstances.
IN view OF the whole case, practical and
great force. It is this: AS soohs as the crop
| is gathered plough up the whc,3 cotton field
and contiguous folds deeply, az thoroughly
turning with largo two o-horse pNaEh.
Lot this be cone With spirit and upanimity
| through the whole cotton rogion.b
Tho stalks should be burnt OF; thoroughly
ploughcd under. Cosst lands should be
| ploughed in December, and cotton planting dls.
cannot sec any beneficial e1eots likely to
ariso from attempts 70 poison tho worm, OF
fnmigating tbom. or burning tho moths by
pecially, after the breaking OUT, tho worm.
II is only necessary to behold, with calm COM
mon senseS' an outrageous field OF cotton;
with it's arms andilmbs ssretchinz out and in.
terlooked everywhere. to be convinced of the
| fulilty OF all schemes Of this kinda
An ounce OF prevention is no Iess valuable
here than in other ses:
With reference to variations oEBeaaops pe-
culiar to tho past few years, You'd briefly
add: Our winters, whilst We have had bitter
snaps, are on the whole milder than formerly.
striking and important difference exists in
since the fail Of 1851 The SsSec that was
made OF the worm as well aa oropof 1904 was
known and long remembered. We dnd q record
OF this by Mr. Spaulding, Of Gebrgia. The
than conducive to the worm. This some.
what from analogy. We al knoW that these
cold springs almost invariably are coinoldent
With the cut worm and '.leaf and. root buR''
hsps bsst hS IN s1SG ans and ssg1S s
blooms and reaching that maturity incident to
m ore genial weather. Hence, when the worm
first comes {before it ls seen, perhsps.} the
ond or third brood (called by us the first, be-.
CAUSE tho first actually eeen,) fnds the cotton,
instead Of having ripe and tough leaves, just
in the condition to feed the young worm into
destructive swarms, according to The charao, er
OF the weather Prevailing at the time.
have now carefully gone over I've ground.
Am far from thinning that the ,eeea island
crop will not yet suffer this seisoI{ ,eharp ip-
jury from the waxm. We are no&yet ont OF
the woods. and it Is not weii TO b9to2 much
clated by their present inertness. This is Very
delusive. for they can can break out t3b twink
hng and eat the fields bare. Yet despite this
expect remunefatiye crope; simply on the
abne has always been greatly e3kSReratad.
This propose to shown another ftaslsftom
fncts, and ut tho same time TO fofnHaaidn fea-
sonAble estimation Of loss likely TO aRseius
hereAfter to cur crops. : 4 III '-tfL,..- {
10 omclusion, / beg 10 say. nIyE{0E myfei.
loW.plAnters leteys mo IN error 1 VIM Bef glxa,
to be correoted, and as will be enlightened ]
will be by that much obliged and grateful, as
my, purpose is to elicit truth and not to work
in,vain.
I make no apology for the length OF my arti-
Gle, 1t touches subject too truly linked
with the restoration OF the South to be mat
ter OF indifference to yourself or the readers oil
TIE CHARLESTON NEWS.
am, very truly.
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