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remains appears to have been plants in rows. Cotton seed being of no object, all the super - abandment acts as manure but it is hardly wanted. Cotton can be planted earlier by ? or e weeks in Texas than in Mississippi. Corn is planted in Rivrs? about 3 or 4 feet apart & in rows. Two seeds are generally put into each hole. On Trinity lo? year? 40 to 50 bushels of corn to the Acre. Cotton about 2000 lbs - but this is a high average for this County. Those fields near a Gin are often thined? with cotton seed to get it out of the way & it acts as a manure, but not absolutely? regarded?.

 Much more planting particularly of cotton would go on if there was more 'fence' (hands), as it is many of the planters & farmers plant more than they can gather in or pick - which is blown about by the first norther, or nipped by the first frost.  X  Grain of all sorts rice also, thrive? well and garden stuffs in abundance. And with care & attention orchards would  ? very well