The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-08-19
Value OF Cotton Seed.

In further illustration Of the valuo OF
cotton seed, we give d few important
facts, reported to us. by practical plant
CT and valued correspondent. He saws
An old negro man, soon after tho war
ended, rented land. hired mules at a bale
OF cotton each to cultivate it, and in the
usual manner got a merchant Co furnish
him with supplies to enable him to make
o. crop. The old man concluded it was
best to be governed by his old master's
ways, and instead Of selling his seed. nut
Them back upon bis land, and has con
tinued TO do so ever since; and il he
has not sufficient quantity of his own
raising, he buys of others, and now he
has leased q tract of land for O term of
years. Cor which he pays annually twenty.
three bales of cotton. owns all the mules
and horses he uses, has plenty of cattlo
and hogs, and muIey enough to buy
anything he wants, and does not owe any
man q cent. There is another trace Of
land tschool land la his vicinity, which
three years ago rented for 1925. This
yea: 1t is rented for 5000 OF $3.50. and IL
is doubtful whether the lesses will ba
able to save himself nc that. This Ii
hat, level land, and rev years ago was
rich but all the seed has been sold of
OF it, and now one.half of 1t is Too moor
70 raise anything, and is not planted at
a few years ago had piece of red
clay land, Which I intended puttinp In
cotton. It had been cultivated the year
before by a good worker, but the stalks
standing upon it were only from one 10
two feet high, aud doubt IL Il made s.
mulch as 200 pounds of seed cotton per
acre. A friend Of mine advised me TO
run o center-fnrrow aud scatter s,Sout Ave
times a5 much sound seed in IL 3as she
Usual quantity planted and bed upon Il !:
this did early ia the spring. and planted
about tho usual time OF planting. I
worked it we'll, the cotton grew six or
seven feet high, and made between / 900
and 200 pounds of seed cotton per
acre. iigs5y, : p' x
One other cass Before the war lt,ere
was o wealthy planter In the YnEoo
valley, IN this county, who owned several
hundred acres of rich bottom land. above
overflow. He had all his surplus deed
put on his land aud Ia lad iiis cotton rowg
irom eight to ten feet apart. The cotton
grew from seven to nine feet high, aud
locked in the middle. He gathered from
one bale 70 one, bale and half per acre.
Since the war the plantation has been
rented, and principally to negroes, who
sold all their aeel except what thew
wanted. to plnEs. / was on tha place In
the Fail Of 1870, aud frequently up to
1879 I'm 1870 the ;SsSSt.s.a rosgs wera three
or three and half feet apart, and the
cotton about three feet high, and made
is0olIg ono TUuTIn or u DaTo per acre. /
saw an old negro man last Fall who has
been on the place sincs 1870, who told
me that for the last three years Ie has
refused to cell his seed, but put st upon
his land, and that he now Elade very near
bale TO the acre. Now these arc facts
within the knowledge of hundreds OF
people in this county, and still We march
on to certain ruin, with q fnli knowledge
OF the inevitable results in the end.
Now u ask, will we continue in our
suicidal policy, OK win we nc cucc COM
mence 70 take ateps TO remedy the evils
under which We labor, and purepe a
course that will lead rs TO prosperity and
happinesa2 ~ do not wish TO injure any
persons IN their business, but I regard
The oil aniIIs as the prfflo cause q 4 oisr
poverty IN the South. And iE does seem
to me that the planters oy.y..s Eo sefs.sA
20 permit the sned &c be sold to the oil
men, or force them to pay fair yalue
Tor them, to enable us Ia buy other
fertilizera for our land. And no man will
doubs for q momont that this can be
accompl plished sby united e60tt Of the
planters of this country. What any;yotI,
shall we try IL 9-t-L. D., Bosiaia; II is;., 81
iD9aassrs journal.
Stephen O. Spence, Of Kfaaston, II.
o., has been sentenced 70 jail i5s thirty
days foF kissing the wife 81 81. E. aileST
- The Timber and lumber bnslness III
GeuTgia will amonat this year TO s), 0Oo
OO9 feet, aud viii exceed SO, COX, 900 d
yesr.
- The courts have decided TINT q pIol
log property in Bscc tIyu, yalued aL 2250 i.
000, belongs to two sfothasa i,aIi,ed R6i.
llesmanS one OF whom 20 d eisscr arindo.
and tho other d dSy laborsr. 0ycr S fSe3
| 600 OF bSck rent q COIL eckai,te q