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Sea Island. Cotton on tlie Qulf.
From the New Orleans Times, Aug, 4.
Mr, S. TtlbbJEIeabJim on hia ?Sea-Glen?
plantation^ near the mouth of Pearl Rfver^ome Sea
Island cotton, which rattooned thiayear from the roots ot last yearns plants, and is now loaded with a luxuriant growth of blossoms, forms and bolls, promising even a finer product than the last year?s growth. For tiioso readers who do not understand what is rueaut by the word rattoon, we may state that the cotton was not planted at all, but shot ud this year irom the roots of the old plants. The price ot Sea Island cotton last year from the same placc was %i 20 per pound in the Savannah market, and ihis year is said to be very flourishing and even more vamabie,
Tue cultivation of this species of cotton, as is well-known, is only adapted to peculiar localities along i he islands and seu shore of the Southern StateB, and t&o tact that there has been a beliet that the cotton can only be successfully raised on the Bea islands of Qeorpia and Soucb Carolina has only hitherto prevented its more extensive introduction. We should Uke to hear from some of our friends of the two lass named States, whether any such phenomenon as the one mentioned haB been there witnessed. In fact we are confident that the rattoonii g or second growth of cotton trom the same plant oannot be matched in either of those States., It tbis proves 10 be the case? tor there is no trouble about excelling those States in quantity and staple?the seaboard oi the Gulf is really tne paradise ot the sea island cotton aB of almost every otfce? tropical produo'
SljcJieUr llork eimcs
Published: August 9, 1868 Copyright ? The New York Times