The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-21

the Mississippivalley will be 20 per cent less
than last year. Nearly the entire low country
between Memphis and Vicksburgis under water
now, or likely TO be before the end of the month
while the erevasse at kemp's in Tensss parish
will inundste large and fruitful region between
Nicksburg and the mouth of Red river. We are
aware of the existence ola roseate theory relA.
tive TO planting after the subsistence Of high wa
ter. We have heard the beautiful legend Of the
farmer who followed the retreating flood plant
ing as fast as the land emerged, and who made a
large and lucrative crop that year. But we class
this story with the fables Of .Esop and La Fon-
tame, except in few phenomenal instances
which are too rare to serve as standards. The
fact Is, that nothing Is So improbable rs cot
ton made from planting after an overflow, UNI
less the seed can be put in during the first week
of april. Iii not only that the planting is set
back TO an unnatural aud unfavorable time
when the maturing of the crop is, under the
most suspicious conditions, unlikely but that
the retirement of the water is nearly always fol
lowed by the appearance of mytiadS of grass
worms which pI;y upon vegetation, especially
upon young cotton and pea vines, which contain
marked infusion of saCcharine. We know of
nothing so difficult or 81 improbable as the
making of cotton upon lands which have been
under water during the months of March and
April Whatever theorists and visiOnageS may
say, agriculture. under such circumstances is
very much like investing in lottery ticket"
THE following correspondence indicates that
the charges made relative TO the adulteration of
OF cotton with sand, etc, made by English spin
ners, Is about TO be investigated on this side.
LIVERPOOL COTTON BROKERS' Ass'N,l
Liverpool February %. 1852
To the President ofthe National Cotton Exchange
of America. New Orleans:
Dear Sir-lam instructed by this association to
bring under the notice of your exchange the ex.
tensive manner in which American cotton has
this year been adulteratcd with sand
Doubtless in very dry season, such as was
experienced last year, cotton would naturally
contain more sand that In year when normal
weather prevailed. but complaints from, spin
ners are so rife, and the evidence so undoubted
as TO the great excess which is found in this
years crop, especially in the lower grades, that
this association cannot avoid coming to the con.
clusion that willful adulteration has been prac-
ticed, and that extreme carelessnesS has existed
when ginnisg and packing the cotton. As it is
the interest of all concerned that complaints
such as this should be carefully investigated we
trust that your exchange will see its way TO
make thorough inquiry into this matter, and
II possible frame such regulations as may pre-.
vent recurrence of this evil in the future
Feeling sure that the importance of the sub
ject will commend itself to your notice,
have the honor to be yours faithfully.
l.. ii. ROBERTSON, President
NEW ORLEANS, March Ii ISL H. Robert
son, president Liverpool Cotton Brokers' associ-
alton, Liverpool: Dear SirI am instructed by
the president 10 say, in reference to YOUR com,
munication of February 23d, that searching in
vestigalion, at the principal ports of shipment
interior and seaboard, will be at once instituted
on the subject of the adulteraton of American
cotton.
An answer win be forwarded at rs early a day
as possible.
have the honor to subscribe myself
Your obedient servant
C. H. PARKER