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ing qualities, as could be reasonably expected ; but, in some in- 

 stances, the price of seed is too high. My personal friends have 

 the seed for sale. I do not disparage the seed, but I deem one 

 dollar per bushel, at the gin, to be a remunerating price, and 

 at that any planter can afford to buy a few. I would advise 

 no one to buy many until he has proved them. I have labored 

 too long and too earnestly, to help my native South, to now 

 risk all for the purpose of making a few dimes. I do not offer 

 my seeds as being the best, nor as yielding two and three bales 

 per acre. I only pronounce them as being very carefully 

 sunned, both before and after ginning, and to be seed from the 

 best I could procure. They yield well here ; I say not what 

 they may do in Carolina or Georgia. I could name friends in 

 both States who have planted my seed, and who write me 

 very favorable accounts. I do not desire any puffing of my 

 wares, lest I may be again blamed. And in this matter I 

 claim to be useful, in offering an article that is needed, and, 

 if I am not in error, an article that will benefit the purchaser 

 more than the seller. 



I charge, in all instances, to home folks or to strangers, as 

 follows : Petit Gulf, or Mexican, generally known here as the 

 latter, fifty cents ; Sugar Loaf, from seed carefully selected 

 under my own eye, $1 ; Vick's 100-seed, $1. 



When I send off, I put in five bushel sacks, made of Lowell 

 goods, costing me twelve and a-half cents, the sacks to weigh 

 125 Ibs. or over, if I wish, and charge fifty cents per sack, for 

 the sack and hauling to Edwards' depot. Col. Vick charges 

 $2. I did not learn this until I had fixed my rates ; and I 

 have too few to affect him, who kindly presented me with my 

 start. 



The Petit Gulf seeds are only Mexican seed, acclimated and 

 selected. When these seeds obtained their first celebritj^, it 

 was usual to select seeds from the pile, for their white color 



