proceedings of tee farmers' club. 305 



Large Cotton Plants. 



It may be of interest to you to know that I have raised uphmd 

 cotton this year to a perfection in growth of stalk, above the aver- 

 age size, in sandy land, some of it being nearly five feet in height. 

 The seed, however, was planted late in the season, and the early 

 autumn frost injured tlie plants before the bolls had opened, 

 although the earliest of them had attained full size. I propose to 

 try cotton again next year, with fresh seed. The seed I planted 

 last spring was grown before the commencement of our late civil 

 war. By planting the seed earlier, I am confident of success, for 

 I have never seen finer plants than mine were, except the cotton 

 growing in certain places along the Mississippi river, on the deep 

 alluvial soil. Cotton requires no great care when the plants are 

 small. The main point is to sow an abundance of seed, and when 

 the plants are four of five inches high thin out, as you would okra, 

 and keep the hills well earthed up. This is all that is required." 



Adjourned. 



December 26, 1866. 

 Prof. S. D. Tillman in the chair. Mr. John W. Chambers, Sec^. 

 The Chairman read an elaborate article by Prof. Fraukland, 

 London, upon the value of a great variety substances used as food, 

 in producing muscular power for performing a given amount of 

 labor. The following table exhibits tlie weight and cost of vari- 

 ous articles of food required to be oxydized in the body, in order 

 to raise 140 pounds to the height of 10,000 feet. The price in 

 pence is for London; in cents for New York. External work 

 equal to one-fifth of actual energy. 



Weight in Price per pound. Cost. 



Nd,me of food. lbs. required. s. d. Cents. s. d. 



Oatmeal 1.281 2| baQ oi 



Flour _.. 1.311 2| 8a9 3| 



Peameal 1.335 3^ not sold. 4i 



Bread. 2.345 2 8al0 4| 



Potatoes 5.068 1 l^a^ 5i 



Ground rice.- 1.341 4 rice. 10 5i- 



Beeffat 0.555 10 25 sj 



Grape sugar 1.537 3^ cane. 15 5^ 



Cheshire cheese 1.156 10 25 11^ 



Cabbage 12.020 1 1-| 1 0^ 



Cocoa nibs 0.735 1 6 None. 1 0| 



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