The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-28
CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
TIE EXPERIMENT WITH COTTON-CHARL0TTE
SENDS A SPECIMEN STALE TO ATLANTA
HEAVY PORKERS-TIIE NARR0W-GAUGE RAIL
ROAD COMING TO Tue FRONT AGAIN.

TIE EXPERIMENT WITH COTTON-tHARL0TfE
SENDS A SPECIMEN STALE TO ATLANTA
HEAVY PORKERs-TuE NARROw-GAUGE RAIL
ROAD COMING TO Tue FRONT AGAIN.
correspondence Of the Richmond Dlspach.l
COLES FERRY. December 26. 1892.
The opinion seems TO be gaining adyo-
Gates among some OF the best planters in
this county that the cotton crop if properly
managed will be remuneratiyc. They
think that the only partial success attained
in Halifax and Ivy others in this county is
due to the too late planting, which the sea-
son here does not necessarily compel. The
largest cotton-planter. probably, in Char
lotto county IS Colonel William L. Green,
aud he is very much pleased with his eX-
pertinent SO far. Although last year
his crop was affected iniuriously
hv the dry weather, TIE planting being
il1tc, and All that was formed in the
dry month Of August dropping oil, and
having lost. a he estimated. q month in the
crop. he. averaged about hall bale per
acre. when ! understand = not much be-
low the average Weld in Georgia. lie has
cut his crop OF tobacco, IL i said, down
from $4,000 TO 10000 hills. putting the
difference in the cultivation OF cotton.
Others are following his example, and NJ
ready several steam colion-glns have been
brought 10 the county and are at work.
The plant grows very large in this soil. and
is quite prolific. One stalk, which was sent
BIZ Colonel Green 20 Tie Cotton Exposition
in Atlanta, had upon II l20 bOils, and AL
other, raised &c Wards Neck. on Stanton
river, was six feet high, and bore 81
bolls.
The feeding Of cattle il growing In favor
| in this section. some iarm,rs having found
# the most profitable way 81 disposing OF
thcir corn crop, being l,cen or twenty
mites from tie railroad. They have sold
# very satisfactory prices, ADD the lands
are improving under tie sy,lCm, while the
agricultural Interests In this section seem
10 he gencInlly looking up.
have nowhere heard 81 as large hogs Is
have been iutchcrcd in This county this
month. One gentleman killed. two which
weighed 100 pounds, and another tirco,
! weighing respectively J3j. $50, and SO
pounds. I.don't think tae Valley can beat
| these figures, and our st0ct-mcn therc may
look wen g their llureis, or old "Shori.
Grass" win carry of the palm.
The people In Tai, section need badly q
railroad. and arc determined 10 li1ye II.
Me.srs Cherries Bruce and william Gaines,
who are directors OF The proposed narrow
gauge road from Tarmyillc to stanton
river. having tie cooperation OF several en-
tcrpIising citiIcnsat Charlotte Courthouse,
Hampden-Si Sidney. and Farmyiilc, are not
Discouraged by the two failures they have
encountered this year IN the attempt to get
$40, Geo subscribed by The county. They
have on foot another plan by which they
expect to get the aid OF northern capital
through the influence Of q wealthy and
enterprising citizen OF Richmond, and the
plan contemplatcs even more extended
operations than have heretofore been pro-
posed, the success OF which at no distant
day seems quite probable. +. c. VI.