St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23
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Arr AND
PL,ANER
RIMITIVE ave MODERN corron
son from Mexico origin 81 I'm.
p0ftant variety-Has Many Differ.
snt Narnes-AtI from Same
Stock.
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snr Narnes-AtI from Same
nave never even during INV how.
aaod followed any other vocation than
,aInaing. Not a single side issue have
EYER had In any way connected with
A1y Farming operations. And the pur-
80 ! nave in view is to give your
many readers my knowledge and ex-
psIlence Of cultivating cotton.
When boy some sixty years ago /
sscolect rowing over my fathers farm
aese IN Troup county and listening to
see controversies Of the middle aged
laen, discussing cotton culture. There
Was then no variety used but that call
nv Green Seed, a very inferior yari-
ss Small bolls, only partially open
mg and extremely late in its maturity.
Cotton From Mexico.
4 recollect well when the report
vas being circulated that new varie-
~ Of cotton had been landed at Col
unbus, Ga, from Mexico, called the
Mexican Burr cotton. Everybody
hurried off to Columbus to procure
seed. A warehouse and steamboat
nan named Gilmer had the seed i'm
ported to him from Mexico, it being
brought over the western plains on
proncos to the seaport of Texas,
thence by water to the mouth of the
Apalachicola and on up the Chattahoo-
chez to Columbus. All who could got
small quantity Of the seed until the
supply was exhausted.
Then enthusiasm prevailed at high
pitch, and no pains was spared in at.
tention to the cultivation. And with
the primitive mode of cultivation the
results were more than satisfactory
Compared with the Green Seed" the
Mexican Burr" was and is today q
very excellent variety, much of it be
ing yet planted in some localities, and
see it advertised for sale.
Then came next a variety from the
vest called Texas Storm Proof" its
name making 1t popular, as the Mex
lean Burr was easily blown out, much
of 1t being destroyed. Storm Proof
is yet to be found out west and still
zee it advertised for sale.
More New Varieties.
Next came Dixon Cluster" "Al1er
Prolific" Money Bush" and "Her
long Green Seed" The first named
three varieties were about the same
in appearance and habits both as t
growth and development and there
was considerable improvement as tt
yield.
The Horlong may be an offspring
Of the primitive Green Seed as thu
color of the seed is the same, but i
so there is very great change il
yield and growth The seed are mucl
larger and the foliage is more portly
A variety was also introduced b!
name "NankiJs Cotton" with pale vel
low seed, medium size, but line vel
low. Not a very protective cotton
but planted to some extent purposel.
on account Of its indeIible color. |
was used mainly for making Sunda.
clothes for both men and boys.
full suit of Nankin cloth spun and WOW
en- at home made a tasty dress. Tn
variety is now about abandoned.
This brings us UP to the latter fiji
ties when the civil war completely dc
moralized agriculture, and kept it dor
mant in manner for several years
During the interval | rode horseback
to the farm OF Colonel David Nixon il
Hancock county, then considered tn
foremost cotton farmer in Georgia t
inspect his operations and get cottol
seed. His mode of farming and infol
nation he gave to me well paid m
for the trip. / used the Dixon variet
then until about 1877 when ] was II
formed Of a very superior cotton
growing in MeriWether county on tn
plantation of Mr.. Wyche, an elder
" gentleman, who some time previou
had obtained a few seed from Algeris
where it's said the finest cotton IN Tn
world is made. This is French teri
tory, where France had colonies 70
agricultural and horticultural purpose
on the coast Of the Mediterranean Sc
lust east Of Morocco.
origin Of Important Variety.
In the early fifties two German lad
emigrated to Algeria, where they e1
pected to join the French colony TO
more remunerative service than thei
native land afforded On their arrive
At their adopted home they engage
IN farming and, among other things
cotton cultivation. After short sta
one 81 them returned to Germany an
then emigratsd to America, landin
AZ CHARLESTON, s. c., and seeking hi
favored occupation. he had come
the country where he found cotton on
of the principal farm products. See
inc + q interior to the varieties
ALGERIA Id sent back for some sect
proftable winter eggs cannot be Sc