The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-11-06
Jutc Culture in the south.

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bic than cotton, because it Involves
not more than half the amount OF
labor, and is not liable to so many us
asters. 1t would prove most eAcel-
lent crop to cultivate alongside with
cotton, as it can be planted in Feb
ruary or March, and can be cut before
contemplating season commences.
The Agriculture report for 1873 con-
lains very elaborate description OF
the cultivation of the jute i'll TINS
country and in India, written by Mr..
Emile lie Frame, of New Orleans. AS
there is considerable interest mani
Tested in the growth of this almost
entirely new product, we condense
few paragraphs from the article
He SAWS: Louisiana seems To pe
remarkably congcnial to the plant
Eyperiments made there on a far
scale have demonstrated by fact and
production, the facility Of making
lutte Il very profitable object OF cult
walton. III SoIle'"i INV
domesticatcd seed have been more
vigorous than the seed received from
Calcutta In the parishes of SAINT
James and Saint John the Baptist
this prolific plant has attained the
height of eight or nine feet, ana the
thickness of wheat. That and many
other facts conclusiVely demonstrate
that lutte finds itself at home III the
moist and alluvial lands of Louisiana,
.eulally as well as the old and exhaust
ed lands of Hndostan.
a Jutr is sown broadcast and about
twenty-five to twcmty-eight pounds to
the acre. In the Northeastern prov
Incrs il is pla ted in February and
March. and is cut about the end of
June and beginning of July. On wet
land it grows and ripemS quicker. II
Yields from two to three thousand
pounds 10 the acre, and twelve hnIl-
bred pounds Of seed.
Jutc is sOWn broad cast, ard re- +,
uuirc4 from twelve to fifteen pounds |.
of seed t. the acre. BY using Cal /
houn Sowor from eight to ten acres
can be planted in day.
1.-The plants are cut about thre" in
chcs above the ground, excepting .
iowrah kind, which is uprooted.
When the stalks are cut they have 4
green bark, which, after gong through .
certain processes becomes fibre. +
The best period for cutting good
,rops of jute is during the stage that
proceeds the blo>soming, or, ut least,
he seeding. The fibre is then white,
inc and strong. The pants stand
green till frost kill them. The cutting
: done with mOWer-and the albu-
men of the plants makes it easier to
nut than wheat. The reaper gather
ng the stems, bundles are made and
.arried to the dccOrtiating machine.
Then comes the rotting process. AS
asst as the fibre is turned out by the
Iecortiating machine it is plunged into
arge watts filled with pure water, and
eft cXpo,ed to the atmosphere. Kept
mdcr, at least, one foot Of water, the
lament is disintcgratcd by the disso-
utiOn OF the gums or resins which .
mited it in sort of ribbon. The pro
e>s of rotting takes about II week in
With care and attention in
citing the fibre comes out white and
inc like flax. The di~integretion is
nown to he complct when the fibre
ssume- pasty appearance. The rot
ed hanks are withdrawn, carefully
Washed in clear water, and hung up
D dry--carr must be taken that the
lament he well covered with water
uring fermentation. After Il few days
f good weather it is ready to be
visited for balimg like other textiles
This is only synopsis Of the pre-
aration and culture of the plant.
here is one peculiar feature about
tie which it would be we for cotton
lantcrS to note--planted around Il
1tton plantation, it wi entirely pro-
,ct The cotton from an attack of army
'orm and other dcprcdating insects.
The New Orleans Democrat, which
now paying 80 much attention to-
ards the development Of our indus
'ial resources, thus speaks Of the cul-
vatIOn of jutc in louisiana
" From all we can gather, ii seems
lfc to say in advance that the har-
rsting of iutc will bear the same rcla-
on To cotton in this respect that it
Ics in the matter of cultvatiOn-that
to say, it will cost about 0ne-half
Wherever it j. possible to harvest jute {
all, it can be harvested at about one 4
llf the outlay Of time and money n
Iat il involved in picking and mark
ing cotton. We do not see how jute |
TN be successfully produced except in
stricts where there is an ample sup q
y Of water, either in running streams J
in lakes or ponds; running streams !
ing preferable. In order 10 disen- o
age the fibre from the stalk, it is /
'cessary that the jute should be i'm d
crsed in water for about one week. a
fter that, and when fermentation +
Iall have set in, the fibre can he de- =
chcd 10y simply shaking the stalk q
zee or twice. 1t then remains only
dry and bale the fibre and it is
ady for market. This entire process
far simpler and less expensive than
.e mere picking Of cotton, To say moth
z of the ginning and baling, and if
'actical experiment should bear out '
ie propositions Of theory or hearsay, I
zen IT requires no prophet To predict : :
lat jutc viii in very few years rival !
'itpn IN the affections AMI the atten-
Dn of the SOUTH
We hope that more attention, in the r
true, will be paid to this product. C
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