, 1874-08-25
GOFTON=PEENTlN0:.
Flow Il Is Performed iii ltis-
slssippi.
$i2,d0o' Profit to ns Rtalizcd from d
Crop Of 500 Ba1cs.'
Ai Opportunity sor Western Fari,i.
ers.

cotrrsbonathct Of Tile cnieaao 7tiount.
vioxaHpnH, Mia; Aiip. 1s;1s7a.
Rapsa and clieap transportation his placed tho
Illinois farmer. practically, 10 close to orr cot
ton-flahtatt5hs lsiug along tho AltAslsslprt River
mid its6 raiiroaaa rot,bttattag Eaalbtn mud Con-
tfal AfsstBsipti, tliat for several yeara paet: I
hhvo believed tiosS lantls, ESPECIALLY tho AfsaiA-
sapia vni,by ,h,its, woaia. At no tiStaht day, Bo
cu1!riyAfErt Hy |n1rE rkhdhREtls, dhtRhEtls'
wlo would reside 1T tboir WcBterif 1Sneb tluring
dir lol BeaBo sow tlieir small gralG III tlio fal
anl ilnrVoBt It in tho summer,-- -dovbtinG tho fo
,nalna6r of lib ycar to tl6 cuItlyasa ant, Eathor
Ing Of thoir cotton-ef0ps dow,i ltesos ah1 reS'i&o
froii tiom larger profits than ,iaayb eS6f BEEN
,had6 Gotoro OF Bihco tlit WAR.
Tic: tnsl allotted to oath hafia before thu
War. ,sas ID acres fof cotton md = for Corn; tho
lailbrol;cd up III riagos, alko for both cropA
tic corn 1jlnuttu march, |, did tho cotton April
l. D6ubto p1uus, with mo1inu- sfzol nai11cs, ,woro
,itca;: the land plow6d indlffctcnsly.' and BY d
slow ptoc6ss; yos tfi6 ono man Was able to plant
and cnltiyat6 tio crop with case, at1d,' ,'on large
plantations, nil tho stronger forco was usually
withdraw, from tho costbd-heid BY thd middle
or d1laof Jaab.'
Tio corn and cotton wcro botu planted III
drills, and, d gr6at' smferhnity Of seod being
uA6d, ti6 process Of thinning both o,ops
to stnha waa slo" md ted'ons.
THO corn was usually cut out
to fcct III the dill, rows & feet
apart It'd cotton TX to foot III Tho d1ill, rows
eject apart; Both corn aid cotton can bo plant
cd In "clicrk,' foot 'eicll why, or byd. T1ta
liaA bcen tloao with pctfcrt saccosb. Thoy cohld
thou'Lo cultivated With tho ......
IMPROVED FARMING IMPLEMENTS OF TIE WEST.
Tho buggy-plow could ID used in both crops nliko
until tic cotton hid branthcd 30 as ID forbid its
fuithcrr' use mud thcn tic Rweop-tho only i'm
rorthfit 1ahor.savlng inplonont IN cottonehithre,
except tlio double aetater, uaol before tho War
could bo used until tho cultivation OF tho crop
waa finished which, before tho War;; WIS aboait
the mitiaio Of Jn3y.
1l6 b1isl,:iiko shape mud heavy loliago Of tho
only in tho middle Of tho rows, aftor tha cotton
las attained height Of Z feet 80 TINT our
sweep. running once in n middle" would 80
over 10 aorea q, ahy, md Ku9p. 1t Glenn,
You Will readily 500 that tue nso Of tie same m n,
pleulonts nsou ih cultllfinE yotr. coFi..cropB III
Illinois, With strong teams, would onabio ono
man 10 cultivate
At LEAST, TWICE az. .s1ucn
cotton and corn aa under our old syatom, which
TO-DAY Is iaf moro imperfect thanit wnA bGforo
tho War. Two years ago, n Western wlmta min
rented co ncres Of laid from Montgomery Il Sons,
on Davis Bend 1Hlaud. lIo had invented don-
bio plow,.-i. O., two Plowa to bo worked by
nd Gne ' il, and or; two ., alss es e39g n3n l. d5
ono plowsl,aro. Ho commenced preparations for
this crop ahout Feb. l plowea aud rlautcd %
acres in cotton acrea in oats. aud 20 aeras III
corn, l1o hired halP, ct hIgli wages to TO- The
Mon,somorys, hls CROP WIS q far average BY tho
sido Of tho crops cultivated In tile samo field of
about 1000 acreB. ut II acres to Tho hand. cult
vatpd in tho uaual way,
This nun finished GnltivatinE In August, sold
Ills crop as stood il. tho Held paid lent for tho
land, lire fbr tho mules, ahd MI other expenses,
al,d 1nada clenr profit Of sG0b.
ALSO acroa to tho lland.-25 OF cotton and 5 Of
cnrn,-2l mules and a. "a men would begin Jan.
whom fow additional hands might bo required
to help ptLii out tho crop to stand.
Tho corn would be realty Tor tillage by tho
'timo tho cotton was planted. and could bo thor
onglly worked once Or TWICE before tho cotton
would bo ready. The cultivation OF tho cotton
should be cpulmenced about A1ay ! 10 May 70,
Wien tli6 principal work would bo thinning to'a
stand, .ana plowine it; md, if tho cotton was
planting machine, n dozen scetla in a placo, at
regliInr intervals, tho hoe-work would be COM
para,iyoy light. Tho cotton-seed a1o prorusol
Tor tho pluuting-1nachlne. by wetting and rolling
kuGtts NJ NHHk VI NElcH HlllEA oCQAtHttb tIEjHt
aud causes tlo lint to aahoro closely to tho soea.
r, nj bclieva, tho 90 1lauds could cnltiyato
GOO ncres,
THE COST OF cuLT1yAr1Sa
would bo as follows:
10 men; at s2s eaoli per month"; montls ,noo
noars o. ga!9q Ut 81 Per no,'.h' laoo
4 ss, % tsi tsi iaonts % j. tons ny 1t sd 5 so
TranaportatlMon M TO ad from plantation. 2uo
Gnon, naasr noa .; si u, ~ l,o Ky ~
..... $500
III nine out Of ten yoars part Of these hands
could 10 diapoiHcd with i,y June u, and NIL by
July Il. Tho 1tuien wpnld not oil be required
aftor tho lind was broken MP md prepared for
planting. md tho grasA around a,iy' plantation
wonld Keep them in good ordor without feed;
but Dernuda-graBB lot Of 20 acras for pastur~
bio. The hay for tho plantation could bo saved
by tho same hnnds that cultivate tho cropo,
and, after tho frat year, forage onght to
he abundant on tho pla1ltatiun. Tha crop
could stand ia tho field nutil 1t Hnited tho co,l-
vcnleucs Of tho planter to have it gathered.
The cotton which Was made along tho river i'll
1869 WIS abandoned In tho tfeld, aud not gather
cd until March and April, 1868; md tho winter
Of 18u2.'G3 was worry unfayorablo to crops left il
tho lield.
But the bulk of tho ,cotton-crop has always
been picked Id October md November, the
weather. being thon drv. aud the temperature
perfectly delightful, and w'tllal healthy.
Autu tue EQte111 III VIGIL aIftHaut aily NNllt1,
aftor ono day's practice. can guther 100 to 200
pounds por day, and, II paid for nr tho rato Of
81 per hdudreu, tho gathorer boarding llmHolf,
THE COST WOULD BE:
For ga.berinR 100000 pounds Of seed cotton.
Ginning ana i'aling Including hanng.:.... 269o.9o
Banging md 1tb0Q.01
6hippg, Including halllipg.. l.HM.Ud
Commissions and sranco.........,...... ,5DD UD
Coat Of cnltiysttug as above mcutioned... 6,.o3O0
sl0.4oH.10
Value Of 800 patca, nt 15c per III. $780, 0Op0
Value Of corn crop after payng for gathering 20O000
Total Vatuo Of ctors. aa, ,00On0
Total expenses. ~, .0u
Tho picking OF tho cotton conattntos q vory
largo item in tho exponsns; and, instead of pay
Ing 81 rer lu1dtea for tho picking, thu planter
might Airo by tho month, mon, women, mud
c!nllren, and bring down a. sufficient
farco to gatlor tho whole crop In October. 1t
.nlght ha n1ado pleaaaut excursion for thom, as
thoro would 10 no risk OF sickness aftor Oct.
to porsous coming from tho North In good
hcnlth:
Plantations can DO
TuIlGilAHED Az Low PRICES,
Hrut. la In, nm