Haller Nutt was an American slave owner, cotton plantation owner, and agronomist in Mississippi.
12 Facts About Haller Nutt
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Haller Nutt developed a strain of cotton that became important commercially for the Deep South.
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Haller Nutt was born on February 17,1816, on Laurel Hill Plantation in Jefferson County, Mississippi.
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Haller Nutt's father was Dr Rush Nutt, son of Richard Nutt of Northumberland County, Virginia.
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Haller Nutt returned to Mississippi and helped his father manage the Laurel Hill Plantation.
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Rush Nutt had developed and marketed a cotton cultivar called Petit Gulf; beginning in 1841, Haller Nutt developed and marketed a cotton cultivar known as Egypto-Mexican.
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Haller Nutt mainly grew cash crops, including cotton and sugar cane.
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Haller Nutt made a net profit of more than $228,000 from agricultural enterprises in 1860.
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Haller Nutt owned 43,000 acres of land and 800 slaves.
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Haller Nutt suffered large financial losses during the American Civil War due to the destruction of his cotton fields and real estate.
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Haller Nutt married Julia Augusta Williams, the daughter of Austin Williams and Caroline Routh Williams, in 1840.
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Haller Nutt's family continued living at Longwood plantation after his death.