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of the sun strike through the beds. As it 

 gets larger shallow down, and towards the 

 last plow very shallow with wide sweeps. 

 Always keep the top crust of the ground 

 broken in dry weather, as it prevents it 

 from losing- its forms, but plow very shal- 

 low. Never stop plowing for wet weather 

 until the ground turns in slices; then quit 

 immediately until it dries off. Never lay-by 

 until the middle of August. The most suc- 

 cessful time we have ever had in plant- 

 ing for a big yield was on the 5th and 6th 

 days of April; in fact, the first week in 

 April is the best time for planting cotton 

 for good results. One bushel of cotton 

 seed required to plant an acre of land. 



All of our Cotton Seed is grown in 

 Georgia, and is free from Boll Weevil. 

 These are all good varieties which have 

 been thoroughly tested and recommended 

 by Agricultural Colleges and Experiment 

 Stations of the Southern States. 



SEA ISLAND COTTON.— Extra long 

 staple; line 1% or 1% to 2 inches. Seed 

 black and lintless. Plant % bushel to acre 

 in row — 5-feet rows, 3-feet drill. The 

 famous Sea Island cottons off the South 

 Carolina-Georgia coasts are known all over 

 the world. We get our seed there. Pro- 

 duct of this cotton is usually 350-pound 

 bales on 25 acres. Tall bush; yield about 

 30 pounds lint for 100 pounds of seed. 

 This lint usually brings about three times 

 the price of short staple. Highest-priced 

 cotton lint in the world. $3.25 per bushel 

 of 40 pounds. 



MEBAHE'S EARLY TRIUMPH BIG 

 BOLL COTTON. — (Short Staple). — For Boll 

 Weevil Lands. — Originated in Texas. Big 



boll; in fact, an immense boll, 48 bolls 

 making one pound of seed cotton. Earlier 

 than most big boll cottons. About 39 per 

 cent, of lint at the gin. Seed fuzzy, 

 medium in size, brownish and greenish- 

 white, with some green seeds, showing its 

 hybrid character. Storm resistant. This 

 variety has been especially satisfactory in 

 regions infested with the boll weevil. $1.60 

 per bushel of 30 pounds. 



SIMPKINS' EARLY PROLIFIC COT- 

 TON. — (Short Staple). — Resembles the 

 King's, but is earlier by ten days, and bolls 

 are larger, and it gives much larger yields 

 both in field and at the gin. The superi- 

 ority of this cotton over all others con- 

 sists of its extreme earliness and heavy 

 fruiting; has long limbs, which come out 

 at the ground; has close joints and small 

 seed, and yields 40 per cent, lint at the 

 gin. $1.60 per bushel of 30 pounds. 



TOOLE COTTON.— (Short Staple).— Low 



bush; shapely height; plant close; 87 bolls 

 to 1 pound seed cotton. Can be planted 15 

 to 18 inches in row amd 2 stalks to hill. 

 Three large limbs near roots parallel with 

 the ground. Magnificently productive. 

 Comes early and holds on fruiting until 

 late. Fine results on poor land. No other 

 cotton so prolific in field or at gin. $1.60 

 per bushel of 30 pounds. 



KING'S EARLY IMPROVED COTTON. 



This short staple Cotton has wonderfully 

 increased in popularity. It is extra early, 

 wonderfully prolific, long limbed, seed 

 small, lint 36 to 40 per cent. $1.60 per 

 bushel of 30 pounds. 



Special prices on large quantities of any 

 of the above Cotton Seed. 



PEANUTS. 



SPANISH PEANUTS. 



As a money making crop, as 

 a crop that replenishes the soil, 

 and as a crop that may follow 

 others on the same land with 

 safety, the peanut has proved 

 its worth to the South and par- 

 ticularly to the lands of Mis- 

 sissippi and Louisiana where 

 the boll weevil has made the 

 production of cotton more or 

 less of a venture. 



The growing of the Spanish 

 Peanut for commercial pur- 

 poses is no longer an experi- 

 ment. In the last few years 

 and particularly the year of 

 1911, it has been shown that 

 this variety is particularly 

 adapted to the climate and the 

 soils of these Southern States. 

 As a consequence thousands of 

 acres will be planted to pea- 

 nuts the coming season, and 

 prosperity will again look 

 boldly in the face of the 

 farmer who grows them. 



Peanuts are a benefit in 

 many ways to the farmer. 

 They not only produce enough 

 tubers to pay a handsome 

 profit to the grower, but they 

 enrich the soil. And not only 

 that, but they provide enough 

 hay from the vine to pay for 

 the cost of growing them, in- 



Lespedeza Will Grow for Years Without Reseeding. 



