The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-08-14
.s1aA9ti&nltnral.
COTTON.


brought. tradition says. from Mexico
ana were 0rst planted 10 Jefferson
County, MISE. In the bills back oil
the little town Of Rodney, on the
1issieeippl River, from which they
spread In every direction under the
name OF Petit Gulf" seed, the name
borne by the little town In early
times.
Old residents and cultivators OF the
soil have told the writer that the first
paintings OF this seed gave q long,
sharp bointed boil like the Sea leland.
with . long staple, not 80 long, how.
ever, 90 the Sea Island. and q black
smooth seed, and that deterioration
under lcclimatiZatlOn soon reduced
the boil to its present shape, and
length OF staple to about one inch,
changing the seed from q sleek black
70 3 Woolly green-the staple or fibre
adheIing to or growing out Of the
seed % at present. 1t is believed,
and With very great probability Of It's
correctness, that this is the seed
planted at present throughout the
cotton region Of the South, except
whore tie Sea : Island variety is
grown: : - g. a.
-.-AMERlCAN SEED IN INDIA.
these Petit Gulf seed have been
In years back, before our civil war,
carried IN quantities to the East In.
dies. and planted and cultivated
there under the supervision Of plant.
800 NnA~~ thn ammo L>o0 litV osn nl0V.
ed, think, by the now extinct East
India Company, but without the
success attending their planting here.
showing that seed and skill it, cult
walton end right latitude are not the
only desiderata In the successful
growth Of cotton.
One other remark on thi3 subject,
and ] have done with it. Those
familiar With the product OF this
plant can. by looking ut the unopen
boil, give . good idea Of the length
OF the staple. In proportion as the
staple b long, the boil Ia long and
sharp. pointed, and as It Is short, the
boil b round and short; and, az q
rule. the shorter the staple and
1ounder the boil. the greater the yield
Of lint to the acre.
TOO MUCH RAIN.
We are having too much rain for
cotton. II IL continues the damage
Will be serious. The plant Is large
and finely iruited. but, with too much
rain, the bottom boil crop will rot
instead oi.Open. When the bottom
cyop y large, and the plant is exu.
berant--iull Of leoves-dry, warm
WeAtheS u essential to it, opening
aud proper maturity. Resides this
evil eho9 eHl eG Auch ts,in, continu.
ous e1oVsR 0l-a plant already Of
su1B9snt size and full OF fruit is det-
hmentA. The fruit, and not tho
plant, under such, circumstances,
needs food. and whatever goes to the
plant 10 90 much taken from the
proper maturity OF the fruit.
WORMS ~
sSe reported In various sections, but
70 no damaging extent as yet, but II
tho rains continue they will tend to Il
rapid propagation Of them, and seri.
Gus damage may be the consequence
Without worms or damage from
rain, the extent Of the crop hereabout
Will b. determined by the capacity
70 pick 1t. A large crop ia growing
and maturing. beyond y doubt. bn1
much OF the present nattering show
may, under contingencies to which IT
10 yet liable, fail Of realization.
There's many a slip twlxt the field
end the Clubhouse. thus early IN the
season.
Other Items.
A resident In Italy vouches for the
following: In tho Vineyards Of PERU
MA tho girls mount ladders and clip
The rich bupchss, dropping them into
the bask6tS. With Industrious work.
eSu ouo dayi ID enough TO clear an
average vineyard. When the grapes
40 OIL gathered In they are careful.
ly picked from the Stems for the
pressing. This last process 10 the
sane primitive, simple operation
that NJ performed by the patriarch
Noah Tho erapee are thrown into
"a enormous val, where the juice Is
tramped out Of them by tho bare
lsoNT l1013t1ges q the lvintage
yoa nay go hgndyeds Of the young
s !as'si II 3 b S1s' II $ sss%!
10 With pleasant mystery and OK.
'!ff ss ssS(dl4HsSdhl,usl.Mxh o,s only i,
!nelleclpolxed iastsuctive pabulum
. 0eheee4 6om the guide books,
80 not the .rem0test conception
\ q their object. He may think
eaey aso a. Ndt! an. early con.
seltuooQoj; bot early constitutions
~ rot The rage with Italian ladieo.
SeolI ] tell you the secret Of oil that
'nYeeeiy and excitement! They are
~ % tia country to tread IN the
wi9e peQDqeo., IL il . novel holifisv
% 0eosbs1tdes beaug' ! most salu.
taIy e1erciee. Even prim old dew.
A9oo ~ kaoWu TO "Wado In" and
oon!oh The rheumatism BY . hall.
ooy1 exercise IN the wine press.
ApoSe 60O lho h0slthful exercise OF
tmmpoog. the new mash acts a. q
eotA = tAe limbs. while tho uprislng
fumeS W. considered eminentiy
seo0aAhjN Alter the tyeeding Der.
bewAece theoS ladies' wash them.
celveo - e0e Hinti taking moderate
dooQQ(1oo internally tor the StomaChS
aka The eject 10 pleasaut and r.!
luveooelAe. and 70 especially n0tica.
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