The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-02-20


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candidate for Office. ~
On the Culture Of Gotten.
3Hndoabtediy the commercial prosperity, not
only of this country, but that Of Large por-
ton of Europe, is directly or indirectly depen
dent upon the product of the Cotton fields, ana
fortunately for us, Is has been demonstrated
that no other people can successfully compete
vith us in its proiinction, either In quantity or
6nality. When the war between the North
and South broke cut, the effect was soon per-
cepible in Engiand, the greatest cotton manu-
facturer of the world, and in very little while
o large portionTo of her mills we're Idle, the ope-
satives thrown out of employment, and 10 q
great extent remained idle during the Wnole
period, d,of the conflict; collections were made In
all the.danendsnces of Great Britain throughout
the world. to support the starving multltudes
Thus thrown ont of their accustomed employ
u,ent. In 1860, Just before the war, the impor-
tstions of cotton into England amounted to
3.3SS. 900 bales, from all sources of which y
4S2 600 bales were received from this country.
When this supply was stopped by our intestine
war. all England was aroused to the Importance
of the crisis, and numerous companies were
formed! with immense capital at command, to
instigate the production on larger scale, IN
other parts of'tbe globe, wherever it was found
that the soil and climate would permit Its
growth. The British government united IN
the movement thus made, and their consuis
and other officials, everywhere, were required
to aid in, the work of extending the cuihyatlon
wherever it.had foothoid, and to search out
localities which might be deemed suitable lot
the experiment. of its production. An inter-
estino-histpry might be written upon this sub
iect. but our object lies at present in another
s,irection-and it will be sufficient to know,
that notwithstanding all the efforts which were
made although the quantity was increased, yet
thg uuality was in no instance, we beileve,
found to come up to that raised in our Southern
States. That grown elsewhere was used, as
hafpreI in connection with what could be still
obtained from this quarter, and thus totai
stoppape of the manufacture OF cotton cloths
was preyeated, but the finer qualities OF the
textile could be obtained nowhere else 10 COM
pete with the American.
f'tThe product of last year shows, that not
withstanding the decentralization to consider, :,
able extent of the labor of the South, the yield
is equal probably to that of any preceding year,
and as it is to be hoped that more system VIII
be introduced hereafter into the raising of the
crop. an increased yield sufficient to enable us
to possess the markets of the world will be the
consequence. The area of the production
viii be enlarged, and We find that the supposed
cotton belt is now being overleaped, and it is
cultivated farther North than heretofore, and
with profit, by the introduction of improved
varieties of seed and of good qualities OF fer
tilizers. In North Carolina and Virginia, in
localities where but little cotton has heretofore
been grown, the area is being considerably In
creased, and we are frequently called upon
ffuai those States 10 give more Of our space 70
ahe consideration Of its culture, IL
1.-THE first consideration, after the selection OF
she situation for its production, is to determine
the requirement Of the plant-and aitnougn IN
orr numbers of last volume, We give the expe-
Renee and advice of such men as Mr.. Dickson
and DIR. Pendleton, it is necessary that we
should at this season, when preparations will
begin TO be made for the planting OF the crop,
TO offer some further suggestions upon the SUD-
ject. a1.9.a ..,s..l., ~.
The main requirements of the plant are pot
ash. soda, lime and phosphoric acid-and prob
ably the simplest manner in which these can
be SUPPLIED. will be feund in the following for
mula. which will do for an acre:
J .3loads stable or barn manure-or, l00 lbs.
Peruvian, or 100 lbs. fish guano-or, 20 bushels
cotton seed. -. :.
loads marsh mud, or woods mould, for the
supply of humus-
200 lbs. bone dust.
10. bushels ashes, or 50lbs. muriate Of potash.
II bushel plaster, and 2 do. salt
These Ingredients should be formed lnto a
compost. LAYER and layer about, permitted TO
renain in bulk few weeks, or until it is time
tn flush the land for planting, then to be
shoyeled over and thoroughly mixed, spread
AtIarecent club meeting in Washington
broadcast and ploughed III. =.
parish, La, held in Dec, Mr. James Morris
said that he had thoroughly tested the use OF
raw.6ohe superphosphate, and found that the
difference between the rows where no manure
was applied. and those where the superphos-
phate had been was in favor of the latter not
less than 300 per cent. on land the poorest
quality of hillsides the soil containing about
rs per cent of sand.
Another experiment was shown. piat OF
old. thin branch bottom had been fertilized last
wear with superphosphate-2OO pounds to the
acre-rows unfertilized being lett at intervals.
II was planted in cotton last year. and gave a
satisfactory Weld. This year the same plat
was apain planted in cotton without any addl-
tional application of manure of any kind.
When the crop was gathered this yeas it was
found by careful and accurate weighing that
two rows occupying the same space unmanured
last wear yielded AZ pounds of cotton, while the
two rows adjoining fortified last year-yield-
ed s2 pounds, difference Of so pounds. 1t was
found by calculation this difference amounted
to 469 pounds seed cotton per acre, worth at
present prices about s2S. This is a remarkable
striking evidence of the relnuneratiye value OF
good, honest superphospbate
a correspondent of the Southern Farm and
Home, practical farmer, gives his views as to
the value of the cow.pea as fertilizer for cot
ssv tom The a9syis sa ehosy h as % senss ss
bonate % Of potash. Al parts phosphate of lime,
S5S parts; carbonate of lime, parts carbon
ate IF naroesia. 62 parts; and silica, 4 parts.