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 EXTRACTS FROM REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS. 



THE EGYPTIAN COTTON. 



Stanly County, ^T. C. — The bolls of the Egyptian cotton begin to open 

 freely. Up to October 18, we had no killing frost, and the plants 

 kept growing, yet displaying their ample green foliage, yellow blos- 

 soms, and profusion of green bolls. The seed was received rather 

 late for planting, the common sorts having already made a fine start. 

 I had seed sufldcient for 1,600 hills, three in a hill. Sixteen rows, 100 

 yards long, one yard apart, M^ere prepared by thorough plowing and 

 right manuring, in rows, with well decomposed stable manure. The 

 whole occupied a fraction over one-third of an acre. The land is sandy 

 loam, on a gentle slope well exposed to the sun. In about 100 hills the 

 se6d failed to vegetate, and in most instances but one or two came up. 

 When three came up only one was left for a stand ; the one stalk in the 

 hill was universally the thriftiest, some stalks being over an inch in 

 diameter. During the whole season the vegetation was uninterrupted ; 

 the foliage remained fresh when everything around was drooping from 

 drought. On the other hand, the middle of September came on and 

 • few bolls were opening, while ordinary cotton was nearly all gathered 

 in. The plants are now covered with green bolls from top to bottom*:^ 

 There are no plants under three feet high ; some are five to six ; all 

 branching so as to meet across the rows. The stalks average not less 

 than 50 bolls, and many stalks have over 150. Estimating one pound 

 to 100 bolls (the common varieties yield more) the 1,500 hills in which 

 the seeds vegetated, if all the bolls were to open, would yield 700 to 800 

 pounds of seed-cotton, or about 2,400 pounds to the acre. Earlier plant- 

 ing may insure the maturity of a full crop next year. For a further 

 trial seeds from the earliest bolls have been saved. 



Duplin County, N. C. — The Egyptian cotton has grown to an enor- 

 mous height, some of the stalks measuring 12 feet, but has failed to pro- 

 duce much cotton, not more than one-fourth the yield of ordinary cotton 

 on the same laud. The stai)le is very beautiful, very long and very fine;^ 

 far surpassing the Peeler, Moina, or any other of the long-staple upland 

 varieties. I think our seasons are too short for it to succeed here. 



Greene County, N. C. — The Egyptian seed came up well and grew finely, 

 to almost double the size of common cotton by its side, but bloomed 

 fifteen days later than the latter. The bolls were about one-fourth the 

 usual size; the lint not as white as it should be,- the yield about one- 

 third that of the common. The rust or blight did not make its appear- 

 ance on the Egyptian, while it almost killed the row of the common 

 next to it. It will not suit our climate. 



Craven County, N. C. — I Think the Egyptian cotton will not be profit- 

 able here unless it will sell for at least 50 per cent, more than ordinary 

 cotton. The weed grows large ; bolls small and scattering ; staple short, 

 but fine and glossy. 



Hertford County, X. C. — The Egyptian cotton bolls well, but the bolls 

 are so small and so late in maturing that it is unsuited to this climate. 



Perquimans County, N. C. — Too late for this climate; does not mature 

 well and is not productive, though the staple is much longer and finer 

 than that of our common cotton. The bolls have but three lobes, while 

 our cotton has four, and sometimes five. 



Barnicell County, S. C. — The Egyptian cotton-vseed sent me is a black 

 or clean seed variety, which is not adapted to this county, situated in, 



