The log cabin Democrat., 1909-03-02
FARMER AND PLANTER
PRIMITIVE AND MODERN COTTON
Cotton from Mexico-Origin of im- portant Variety-Has Many Differ ent Names-AlI from Same
 Stock.

hood followed any other Vocallon lhdH farming Not a single side issue have 1 ever had in any way connected with my farming operations. And the pur- pose l have in view is to give your many readers my knowledge and ex- perience of cultivating cotton
 When a boy some sixty years ago l recollect rowing over my fathers farm here in Troup county and listening to the controversies of the middle aged men, discussing cotton culture. There was then no variety used but that call ed Green Seed" very inferior vari- ety Small bolls, only partially open ing and extremely late in it's maturity.
 Cotton From Mexico.
 I recollect well when the report was being circulated that new varie ty of cotton had been landed at Col umbus, Ga, from Mexico, called the Mexican Burr" cotton. Everybody hurried off to Columbus to procure seed. A warehouse and steamboat man named Gilmer had the seed i'm ported to him from Mexico, it being brought over the western plains on broncos to the seaport Of Texas thence by water to the mouth of the Apalachicola and on up the Chattahoo chee to Columbus. All who could got a 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 9 very excellent variety, much of it be ing yet planted in some localities, and I see it advertised for sale
 Then came next a variety from the west called Texas Storm Proof its name making it popular, as the Mex ican Burr was easily blown out, much of it being destroyed. storm Proof is yet to be found out west and still see 1t advertised for sale.
 MOre New NdTictlcS.
 Next came 'Dixon Cluster" "AlleI Prolific" Money Bush" and Her long Green Seed" TheA first named three varieties were about the same in appearance and habits both as te growth and development and there was considerable improvement as te yield
 The Horlong may be an- offspring of the primitive Green Seed, as the color of the seed is the same, but Ii so there is a very great change 1T yield and growth The seed are much larger and the foliage is more portly A variety was also introduced by name "Nankin Cotton," with pale vel low seed, medium size, but line vel low. Not a very protective cotton but planted to some extent purposely on account of it's indelible color. Ii was used mainly for making Sunday clothes for both men and boys. 4 full suit of Nankin cloth spun and wov en at home made tasty dress The
 
 This brings us up to the latter if ties when the civil war completely de moralized agriculture, and kept 1t dor mant in a manner for several years During the interval I rode horsebacf to the farm of Colonel David Nixon il Hancock county, then considered the foremost cotton farmer in Georgia tt inspect his operations and get cottor seed. His mode of farming and infor nation he gave to me well paid mt for the trip. l used the Dixon variet! then until about 1877 when l was in formed of a very superior cotton growing in Meriwether county on the plantation of a MT. Wyche, an elder ly gentleman, who some time previou: had obtained a few seed from Algeria where 'tis said the finest cotton in tn, world is made This is French terri tory, where France had colonies fo agricultural and horticultural purposes on the coast of the Mediterranean SC; just east of Morocco.
 Origin of important Variety.
 In the early fifties two German lad emigrated to Algeria, where they ex pected to join the French colony fo more remunerative service than thei native land afforded. On their arriva at their adopted home they engaged in farming and, among other things cotton cultivation. After a short sta, one of them returned to Germany an' then emigrated to America, landing at Charleston, S. C., and seeking hi favored occupation, he had come t the country where he found cotton on of the principal farm products. See i.... i..f 4.. th. ,