The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-09-16
ROYAL BLOOD.
Breeding Cotton in the Manner that Horses
are Bred
are Bred.

which an uns ophisticated newspaper
man caught only impcrfcctly, but the
object Of the expert mcnt is to produce
q stocky stalk, and abu ndancc Of large
bolls round at the top and gathered
closely to the stalk, foliage in mod :
Grafton and plant shapcly and vigor-
Gus.
The requirements az to the lint are
that the fibre must be as fine as posi-
bic and yet strong like silk, for the
mills prefer that kind Of fibre and will
pay nearly twice as much for it as for
the short staple the fibre must meas
ure an inch and half in length from
the point Of connection with the seed
to the tip Of the threads, the seed
must be black and smooth. There
were great many plants presenting
these characteristics, some Of them in
the third year Of hybridization and
therefore practically safe from degcn-
Grafton, for if once the general char
scter of plant is broken up and after
successive stages Of hybridization an
other and quite different character is
forced upon it, the plant will under all
normal conditions retain the acquired
habits.
The length of the fibre of the cot
ton which is raised around here is
about seven -eighths Of an inch, while
by hybridization it may be made tc be.
come twice that length and conse-
quently about twice as valuable to the
spinners. It is desired that the seed
be black and clean like pea, for the
seed tufted with growth Of fibre is
very hard to handle in the gins and
causes the fibre to be iaoerated. He
has number Of varieties which show
the lack Of black seed with absolutely
nc tufts adhering when the lint is re-
moved. Another requirement of the
desired perfect plant is that it shall
be we'll fruited in the bolls. Some
bolls show dainty, fillny fibre which
is as strong as wire, but the quantity
is insufficient. 1t is found that the
blunt-pointed bolls arc better, for they
open so much nicer than the pointed
bolls.
Hybrids have been attempted with
Peruvian cotton, but that is peren-
NAL growth, the farmers of the South
American country picking the cotton
this year from the stalks which were
standing last year, and the plant can.
not become acolimated here. It shows
rank growth Of weed, absolutely ster-
lie, and as the leaves cannot be made
into cloth and raising of perennial
variety in this country would prove
failure. This in way substantiates
the assertion OF Mr.. Calhoun that cot.
ton cannot be raised below the frost
line, for it requires frost to kill the
plants Of one year before the crop of
another year is planted. However,
Ava. "oOUcE CcCAdIoo tu8G Lulb IL QOG
entirely the case for great deal of
cotton is raised in India and in other
countries remote from the touch of
frost.
Indeed the recent corner Of the cot
ton market has attracted the attention
Of England and Germany to the cx-
tent that they are sending cotton seed
and gins into the West Indian posses
sions in order that they may raise
cotton for the consumption in the
mills Of Europe, for the high price of
American cotton and the scarcity of
American cotton has worried them q
great deal. In the end this may prove
source of financial loss to the cotton
growers Of the South, as set forth re-
Gently by Secretary Wilson in the in.
terview which provoked such warm
roast from Gen. NJ. g. Butler. For
this reason Prof. Webber wants to
get the farmers Of the South interest
ed in producing a cron which v;ll