The Bossier banner., 1892-04-28

onslaughts upon theoretical -.
and advocacy of his long corn .ns INNS
cotton, and its adoption - IIu ~. saO's
hams harvester His pct i da dunaing'
the offspring of the variety oro'u.a rouO'lea
ty-fve years ago. A cluster e,u"n o' Lon
round-bolled, easily-picked s,Oglae vo
yielding well on new -, 'at'etg
land. but dropped out readilv. 'Oar
disappointing on older land or y. Naa
sons, by shedding forms and : ;', sea-
known before speculative nron.ia nul'S
ship from its form as "spo.r,or- i'e'or-
The same variety is intermiyad Oaa .,
unsolicited seed here, and on on, W.. Sas
sandy lands, is dwar6sh, prem,.a yum
and disposed to blight. ure
We planters in middle wes, M.
slppl were accustomed to rene,r 's1- y
stock by importations from t'.S vu'
south, under the name Of "pe.;. e'snet e.,.s
without special selection, of vb;sa
favorite variety with me was will iisu
numerous and pendant brancbed r;',I
ing burr variety, true to char.o..s...sa go
form-the willow. My first exna.;.s s'N
growing proprietary cotton was s ~;.s
Rev. IS Mastodon, gipaDtio ''s u
stalk and leaf, bolls as large a..
key eggs and of magnificent d;st.a. 'o'>
that would require a double 80
and power OF Cunningham's harvas,ss'
to gather, crush and cleanse IT NJ
the disgust of this investment ma,n.",
some resentful victim placed b.ratu,
of the seed on the stand for Rev
contemplation during services.
My next experience was in tba III.
ing OF a very prolific, small and a..
cious boiled variety, name not rcma~
bered, as its stay was short amonor
procured and grown by a pious nsias
Dor, who, as was we'll uo with ncl,;s~
my cotton, solicited hel lp from ma.s
gather his full crop. sent ebo;..
hands that were severely censured i.
short weight on the first day ..S
threatened with punishment il tbsr
did not improve. But thev vs,s
near fifty cents below the p,D,l
average. went to inyestio,e.
and learned that by conferrnr
with the owners hands emnlov.s
picking on the extreme of the fam
that this was a tough picking VARIETY
that was held up for hire. This Mn.
sufficed me to order the "hands off,
The impracticability of picking by ma.
chinery has ever opposed nv ardent
desire for it's accomplishment. Thati
may be gathered with the weed is feasi.
BILE, but whether the injury in malur.
ing stage, the loss and expense Of tbe
omne gatherum made will be comueu.
stated by expedition, is to be seen. But
the requirements for gathering is met
by the pets adaptation together
and in concert they make team that
/ trust may overcome all obstacles.
Green cotton-seed fed to hogs ss
very damagingi in accordance with nv
experience and that of Others, whethe,
from inherent poison or the clogging
of lungs and intestines by the
lint is the question. The hair becomes
rough and turned. with wheezing, con
sumptive cough and gradual decline
Some dumped the seed into pool ct
water or pond, and let the hogs feed o.
them; but this was uncertain and waste
full. A successful mode was to put them
in close pen. excavate on the top 70
concentrate 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. Shoyd
from the top just the quantity they will
eat at each feeding into close lot o.
pen adjoining. Don't let the pigs haTs
access to them or suffer them or grown
hogs to lie upon them, as they as
prone to dow. C. s., in Home and
Farm.