Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-29

Rural Carolinian:
The Ramlo plant will grow and
prosIuea large crops In all the Cot
ion States. OF this there can be no
doubt; but our question involves
ether considerations. Have we the
means Of economically preparing
The fibre for market aud when pre-
pared can a market be found, and a
remuneratiVe price obtained for
what we can produce! Doubtless
these questions will soon be an
swered, but possibly al a heavy cos:
to those who may embark in the
culture. Possibly, on the other
hand, fortunes may be quickly
made By those who are bold enough
to to try Ramie planting largely,
and at once.
We learn from New York and
New Orleans that "orders from
European manufacturers have ar
rived In this county fOrlarge guam
titles of this fibre, aud there is q
growing demand for a number of
domestic manufactures which shall
work up this fibre" II is also
stated as a fact that Manchester and
New York houses, having heard
that the south is getting into the
cultivation Of Ramie, are calling IN
advance for all that shall be pro-
dnced, and are ready to furnish
capital for raising crops.
To what extent these statements
may be safely relied upon, we cam
not say, as much that has appeared
in print, In reference to the Rlmic,
has plainly been published in the
interests OF those who have Ramie
plants TO sell.
1t is a fact, however, that the
Ramie Is now attracting = great
deal OF attention. One Of the most
interesting things on exhibition at
the late fair Of the American Insti-
tute at New York, VIC arc told, was
"a modest little case in the silk de-
partment, containing several bum
dies of the beautiful and lustrously
white tibres OF the Ramie plant,
which promises soon TO enter, like
q wedge, between silk aud fax, and
reyo!ntionizc the manufacture OF
textile fabrics. The same case con-
tanned sixteen specimens of Ramie
cloth, dyed of different %colors, and
a handkerchief with a satIrOn-hued
border and centre, which has been
In use for some time, and has been
washed repeatedly, without losing
its natural silky lustrc."
We have not an wered the qucs.
ton at tho head Of this Eticlc. We
are unable to do 50; but each fact
we may collect helps to throw light
upon 1t. We want more OF them
IGctS, not speculatiOns,
VALUE OF MAEUREs
Agricultural chemists rank OF
cakes in general rs worth ouc.lhird
their weight IN Peruvian guanO
Three pounds OF cotton seed give
one pound clean cake, which would
make the seed equal to One-ninth
It's weight OF guau0, if the seed
rnnld hp applied ms advantageous.
~ as the cake. But as the seed
when applied whole rots with diff.
ilculty or sprouts, and ii rotted IN
the barn yard before being ap.
piled loses much Of its ammonia
this proportion should be further
reduced certainly TO one-tenlh
If now guano is worth Sl00 pei
ton, cotton seed would be worth
ten dollars, or half cent a pound.
We may arrive at nearly thcsamC
result in another way. Forty BUSH
els Of cotton seed applied to an
acre Of ground, will increase tht
yield OF the acre, Under the mos
favorable seasons, six bushels. Si'
bushels Of corn made, but not gath
cred, are worth six dollars, which
weuld make the cotton seed wortl
fifteen cents a bushCI, subject L
discount for the time and contin
genoies necessary to make mex
years crop say thirteen cents
bushel, cash.
This result again agrees with th
experience Of q very eminent ant
successful Georgia planter, tn
Hon. Robert ,ToOmbs, who mad
careful experiments on the suhjcc.
I and informed the writer that h
} could not afford to give fiftee
, cents a bushel Tor cotton seed O
manure. A.
/, The PEA BEAN AS A FARM CRol
Editor of Rural Carolinian La;
season, | planted as an experiment
, an acre OF the small round whit
bean, known in some parts of Ii
country as the Pea Bean, and 1
} others as the Navy Bean. The Ian
, was sandy and so poor that | fea
ed il would not produce cor
enough TO pay for working it, {
r the only manure l had to put on
/ was a few loads of chip manu-
=, aud three barrels OF wood ashc
For that reason | made up III
mind to try the beans.
/ broke up the land as for col
and laid it OIL IN deep drills thre
feet apart. Having thorough
mixed the chip manure and ashe
| scattered the mixture into The;
drills. II made but q light dress
ing. The beaus were drOppC
+ one foot apart, about five beans
the hill. l think it took abol
twelve quarts to plant the acre, bl
. am not sure, as l made no note
the quantity at the time. cove
ed, with q hoe, one and o la
inches deep, the hills being consid
ably below the general surface
? The crops suffered some from IL
drouth, in spite of deep plantin.
but recovered, in part, when raiT
came on. l gave the crop tw