Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-09

FARMER AND
+ PLANTER
PRIMITIVE AND MODERN COTTON.
Cotton from Mexico-Origin OF I'M
portant. Variety-Has Many inner
ent Names-A:I from Same
Stock.

T have never even during my boy
hood followed any other vocation thah
farming. Not a single side issue nave
I ever had in any way connected WIN
INV farming operations. And the pur-
nose | have in view is to give your
many readers my knowledge and ex-
perience of cultiyating cotton
When a boy some sixty years ago
~recollect rowing wei my fathers farm
here in Troup county and listening 10
the controversies of the middle agea
men. discussing cotton culture. There
was then no variety used but thai call
ed Green Seed" a very inferior Varl'
ety. Small bolls, only partially open
ing and extremely late in it's maturity.
Cotton From Mexico.
I recollect we'll when the report
was being circulated that a new varle'
ty of cotton had been landed at COL
umbus, Ca, from Mexico, called the
"Mexican Burr" cotton. Everybody
hurried off to Columbus to procure
seed. A warehouse and steamboa'
man named Gilmer had the seed I'm
ported to him from Mexico, it being
brought over the western plains OF
broncos to the seaport OF Texas
thence by water to the mouth OF tn
Apalachicola and on up the Chattahoc
chez to Columbus. All who could GO
a small quantity Of the seed until IN
supply was exhausted.
! Then enthusiasm prevailed at a Gig
pitch, and no pains was spared IN d
tention to the cultivation. And VIII
!. the primitive mode Of cultivation tn
results were more than satlsfactor
COMPARED with the Green Seed" II
mexican Burr" was and Is To-Day
very excellent variety, much OF 1t D
ing yet planted in some localitles' ai
, I see it advertised for sale.
Then came next a variety from u
west called "Texas Storm Proof"
2 name making it popular, as the INC
!" lean Burr was easily blown out mu
- Of It being destroyed. storm Proc
. Is vet to be found out west and 81
:. see it advertised for sale.
1t More New Varieties.
0, Next came "Dixon Cluster" "All
y Prolific" Money Bush and III
)? long Green Seed" The first nam
10 three varieties were about the sa'
It. in appearance and habits both as
D. growth and development and tn
i was considerable improvement as
-, yield.
" The Horlong may be an offspr
!, of the primitive Green Seed" as
~ color of the seed is the same, bu'
=. so there is a very great change
Weld and growth. The seed are m
larger and the foliage is more por
A variety was also introduced
name "Nankin Cotton" with pale
low seed, medium size, but line
low. Not a very protective cot
hut planted to some extent purpo
on account of its indelible color.
was used mainly for making Sun
clothes for both men and boys.
full suit of Nankin cloth spun and
en- at home made a tasty dress.
variety is now about abandoned.
cad This brings us up to the latter
ties when the civil war completely
moralized agriculture, and kept II
mant in a manner for several y
'on. During the interval / rode horse
TO the farm Of Colonel David Nike
Hancock county, then considered
~, foremost cotton farmer in Georg'
inspect his operations and get c.
and seed. His mode of farming and
nation he gave to me well pail
J, Al. for the trip. l used the Dixon va
heir then until about 1877 when We
zach formed of a very superior cf
roy. growing in Meriwether county o.
urn. plantation Of a Mr.. Wyche, an
" gentleman, who some time pre-
had obtained a few seed from Al
where its said the finest cotton
the world is made. This is French
tory, where France had colonies
nem- agricultural and horticultural pun
mere on the coast of the Mediterranea
coin' Just east of Morocco.
.s, Origin Of Important variet,
In the early ifties two Germa
,o,rt emigrated to Algeria, where tn
was pected to Join the French colo
Icting more seiVioe
native land afforded. On their
at their adopted home they Ell
,rt. in farming and, among other
hen. cotton cultivation. After a shol
o die. one of them returned to Germal
r him then emigrated to America,
and at Charleston, S. c., and seeki
q, but favored occupation, he had &C
the country where he found colt
olu of the principal farm products
u con. ing It so inferior to the varie
4 any Algeria, he sent back for som
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