. The Southern States. suj^ply ample water power torall needs of the industry. Augusta and Columbus are the chief centres of theindustry, the two cities containing adozen mills, with about 240,000 spindlesand nearly 8000 looms, considerablemore than one-half of the industry ofGeorgia. The other mills are scatteredamong the smallercities and towns. A word now aboutthe culture of cottonin Georgia. The pro-duction of cotton maybe familiar to manywho read this, but forthe benefit of thosewho ha\^e never seena cotton field I will out-line the growth of acrop. To produce andmarket a cotton croprequi
. The Southern States. suj^ply ample water power torall needs of the industry. Augusta and Columbus are the chief centres of theindustry, the two cities containing adozen mills, with about 240,000 spindlesand nearly 8000 looms, considerablemore than one-half of the industry ofGeorgia. The other mills are scatteredamong the smallercities and towns. A word now aboutthe culture of cottonin Georgia. The pro-duction of cotton maybe familiar to manywho read this, but forthe benefit of thosewho ha\^e never seena cotton field I will out-line the growth of acrop. To produce andmarket a cotton croprequires about the fulltwelve months. Allcontracts for laborexpire at Christmas,and when the holidaysare over the firsthalf of January is occupied to a greatextent in making the necessary changesand settling new tenants. This onceaccomplished, part of the hands are putto cleaning the ditches and fields, repair-ing the premises and breaking down theold cotton stalks, preparing the way forthe plows. Plowing begins as soon as. JOHN P. KING COTTON MILL, AUGUSTA, GA. the land is ready, and by spring all theland that is to be culti\ated should benicely turned o\cr and a properproportion of small grain shouldbe sown. Corn is planted and 88 COTTON IN GEORGIA. all attention is then turned to cotton, between the rows and between the plantsBroad and deep furrows are opened in each row are such that the plantswhere each row is to be, and the fertilizer when full grown may about touch eachis spread along the bottom of each row. other, covering the entire field. TheA plow then covers the fertilizer with crop once started needs frequent work-the soil and forms smooth beds ready ings, keeping the ground free from grassfor the seed. In the Gulf States the and slightiy stirred so that the roots may penetrate it freely. Deepplowing is very injurious, asit cuts the roots. If the season be favor-able the growth is the first of May theplants almost cover theground and blooms beginto appear. All
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