The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-05-07

onsiaughts upon theoretical farming,
and advocacy of his long corn and short
cotton. and its adoption to Cunning.
hams harvester His pet - doubtless
the offspring of the variety grown for
ty-fve years ago. A cluster growing.
round-bolled, easily-picked variety.
yielding we'll on new or strong
land. but dropped out readily; was
disappointing on older land. or dry sea-
sons, by shedding forms and fruits.
known before speculative proprietor
ship from its form as "Sugar-loaf"
The same variety is intermixed with
unsolicited seed here, and on our thin,
sandy lands, is dwarfish, premature,
and disposed to blight.
We planters in middle west Missis-
sippi were accustomed to renew our
stock by importations from further
south, under the name Of Petit Gulf"
without special selection, OF which q
favorite variety with me was n willowy,
numerous and pendant branched, yield
ing burr variety, true to characteristic
form-the willow. My first experience
growing proprietary cotton was with
Rev. IS Mastodon, gigantic OF
stalk and leaf, bolls as large as tur-
key eggs and of magnificent distances,
thai would require double range
and power of Cunningham's harvester
to gather, crush and cleanse it. When
the disgust Of this investment matured.
some resentful victim placed handful
of the seed on the stand for Rev. IS
contemplation during services.
My next experience was in the pick
ing Of very prolific, small and tena-
cious boiled variety, name not remem-
bered. as its stay was short among us,
procured and grown by pious neigh
Dor, who, as was we'll up with picking
my cotton, solicited help from me to
gather his full crop. I sent choice
hands that were severely censured for
short weight on the first day, and
threatened with punishment if they
did not improve. But they wero
near fifty cents below the usual
average. went to investigate
and learned that by comforting
with the owners hands employed
picking on the extreme of the farm
that this was tough picking variety
that was held up for hire. This hint
sufficed me to order the "hands off,"
The impracticability of picking by ma
chinery has ever opposed my ardent
desire for it's accomplishment. That it
may be gathered with the weed is feast.
BILE, but whether the injury in matur-
ing stage. the loss and expense of the
omnc gatherum made will be compcn-
stated by expedition, is to be seen. But
the requirements for gathering is met
by the sPet's" adaptation together
and in concert they ma Ire q team that
trust may overcome all obstacles.
Green cotton-seed fed to hogs are
very damagingi in accordance with my
experience and that of others, whether
from inherent poison or the clogging
of lungs and intestines by the
lint is the question. The hair becomes
rough and turned, with wheeling, con-
sumptive cough and gradual decline.
Some dumped the seed into n pool OF
water or pond, and let the hogs feed on
them; but this was uncertain and waste
full. A successful mode was to put them
in a close pen. excavate on the top to
the rain water, or supply
it, giving time for thorough heating
process, which renders them harmless
by destroying the virus. and makes
them tender and digestible Shovel
from the top just the quantity they will
eat at each feeding into a close lot or
pen adjoining. Don't let the pigs have
access to them or suffer them or grown
hogs to lie upon them, as they are
prone to dow. c. S., in Home and
Farm.