The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-11
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pondent OF the Chronicle uni .S,n.iasl,
who has been ruminating down in
Southern Georgin and Il few miles be-
yond The Florida linz, tells wouder.
fnl story about II new kind Of cotton,
which ho thinks is destined Ia pu, all
others To flight and rcvoln5loniz !III,
entirc cotton culture:
l rode several miles over the .iur, To
see new specimen Of cotton, nn,i l
assure YOu IF my establishment M.cu 1
predict an entire revolution III Tie pre-.
sent growth OF that article, growing
out Of this Asintic species, now being
raised upon II small scale by Mr. Hynck
Be!ly:ningcr, at Soap Fi;,a;iiig Springs,
III Florida, six miles from lbe GrursIl
line. Two years since, MIR. Hyark re-
ceived, III IL letter from his brothcr.in-
law, .Mr. Michael Grigie, six seed.
Cashmere Valley, in Central Asia, two
years since-thls being the third year
of cultivation, resulting III ten acres
the present sensun. l ut once sue-
gested name, which was prompt. Il ny
Its similarity to oEr orange tree, nu.i
tho owner, Mr.. Hy.ck Brllyming.r,
being pleased with the Same, II will
hereafter be known us the 8sinti.
orange cotton. This cotton tree, hav.
ing now lis full growth. is about eight
feet high. aud wilt about mattel, its
size ut the butt end with the leg of an
old fashioned spiit-bottom chair, ia
pering gradually to the top, and is of
very enormous strength uno elasticity,
and which onublcs it to sustain the
heavy weight of fruitage to which il is
subj iected. It is planted in hills, fifteen
feet eqni-distGnt, to give roou for its
sprending branches, which run ont on
all sides six or seven feet The leaf is
the only feature closely resembling our
common plant. I must reserve. how.
ever, for another letter. much that
desire ~ SLY. aud speak only Of :he
grown bolls. They resemble very much
Ill sizu aud color IL large green grunge.
only much larger, and are attached to
the limb, by strong stem, from one
to two Inches in length. When open,
1t contains 1T tho base Of the boil, in
small cells, four or five seed, which
might be mistaken for small buck shot
| fiie iin., III picking, leaves the aecd
III The hnr. which. of COURSE, avoids
the necessity Of ginning. and is thrown,
as picked. inio packing machines, So
that eac!, days gathering is c;m-
PRESS" MO bales the same cTri,iug.
When within 100 or 200 yards oi thu,
fled. l asked MIR. NJ. for shot gun t.
kill one or two white cranes, rs, il
accnlea II ,ne there WAS al un:om:mcn
nn:a'cr os them perchcd a5ou; on
| s,n;:l! trees. You will net Lnyn any
use for IL gun" ho replied. "W!ln.
Jon See IS he few cpcu bo!is oi cotton,
and J0n are not alone IN Srppo,ing
them 10 be our beautiful coast bird,
and, sure cnougiI, nearer observation
proved him correct. The cotton hung
penlan: from tho boil, three to four
inches il rolls. as large rs IL full-srown
Bologna sausage, five rolls to the boil
J. looked IN nnHz.mcnt, and could
scarcely believe in the reality o; VIA.
| Haw.
nskel how much cotton will thee
ten acres produce. | was answered
promptly. l0j bales, Or Il bale TO oncll
row Of fourteen stalks. Tnis, he con-
tinucd. was the average production
lust year. l contiaued by desiring to
know how much to tho hand could be
picked i'll ono day, and was informed
for grown men 450 pounds of lint,
(thero being no seed. or one bale, was
regarded nn easy daily task. Now,
gentlemen, il what have said is true,
arc We not rapidly approaching II new
epoch in cotton culture? Five years
will suffice to spread universally over
the cotton area of the South this won.
derfnlly productive species, and if it
should prove lasting and not subject
las many new kinds have provep) to
deterioration, it would not be unrca-
sonnbie to estimate the American crop
Of 1880 ut 100000 bales, which
could be moro easily raised and saved
than crop of 5000, 900 ut the present
time. What mighty changes will nc.
cessarily follow. I leave for solution to
more fertile imaginations than my
own. One thing is certain-the poor
will rel oice over all the earth, wheu n
full snit Of cotton clothes can bo had
Mt fifty cents. This will be one result,
and babies can come along without np-
prehension as to scarcity of material 10
wrap them in.
Advertising is blister which draws
trade.