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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. 



Al! of our Cotton Seed is grown in 

 Georgia and is free from Bol! Weevil. 

 These are all good varieties which have 

 . been thoroughly tested. All of these 

 varieties weigh 30 lbs. to the bushel, ex- 

 cept the Sea Island, which is 40 lbs. to 

 the bushel: 



Petit Gulf $1 25 per bush. 



Allen, Long Staple 1 75 per bush. 



Boyd's Prolific 1 25 per bush. 



Sea Island 3 50 per bush. 



Hagermen 1 25 per bush. 



Herlong 1 50 per bush. 



Simpkins' Early Prolific Cotton. — 

 (Short Staple) — The originator writes of 

 it as follov/s: "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 exti-eme earliness and heavy 

 fruiting; has long limbs, wl:ich come out 

 at the ground; has close joints and small 

 seed, and yields 40 per cent, lint at the 

 gin. This cotton received first premium 

 at North Carolina State Fair, 1905, 190G 

 and 1907 for b st stalk, best seed, best 

 yield per acre, and best bolls." $1.50 per 

 bushel. 



Peterkin Improved Cotton. — Is a vigor- 

 ous grower, a good producer, withstands 

 dry weather better than the common 

 seed. Prolific, open grovving or branch- 

 ing, yielding large bolls, small seed, and 

 yields fullj^ forty per cent, of net lint 

 cotton. $1.50 per bushel. 



Toole Cotton.— (Stort Staple)— Low 

 bush; shapely height; plant close; 87 

 bolls to 1 lb. seed cotton. Can be planted 

 15 to 18 inches in row and 2 stalks to hill. 

 A cross between King and Peterkin — has 

 good qualities of both. Earlier than 

 Peterkin, taller and larger than King, 

 bigger boiled. Three large limbs near 

 roots parallel with the ground. Magni- 

 --cently productive. Comes early and 

 holds on fruiting till late. Fine results 

 on poor land. No other cotton so pi-olific 

 in field or at gin. $1.50 per bushel. 



Russell's Big Boll Prolific Cotton. — 

 This Cotton was among the first in 

 point of yield out of twenty-five varieties 

 tested, making 2,091 pounds seed cotton 

 to the acre. The stalks grow from 4^^ 

 to 7 feet high, producing large long limbs 

 at the ottom and shorter ones up the 



stalk. From 36 to 40 bolls weigh one 

 pound, and 40 to 100 bolls grow on each 

 stalk. $1.50 per bushel. 



King's Early Improved Cotton. — This 

 short staple Cotton has wonderfully in- 

 creased in popularity; it is extra early, 

 wonderfully prolific, long limbed, seed 

 -mall, lint 36 to 40 per cent. $1.50 per 

 bushel. 



Hawkins' Extra Prolific Cotton. — Earli- 

 est, most prolific, easiest picked, most 

 superior lint and finest staple, tall 

 grower, long tap root, resisting drought, 

 from two to four limbs near the surface 

 branching, two short limbs together all 

 the way up to the top, all literally cov- 

 ered with bolls, large boll, small seed, 

 lightly grey or dark green, yielding 

 from 39 to 41 per cent. $1.50 per bushel. 

 Little Brannon Cotton. — It grows very 

 prolific, easily picked and on ordinary 

 land 3'ields about one bale per acre, pro- 

 ducing 37 pounds net of lint cotton to 

 every 100 pounds. $1.50 per bushel. 



Black Rattler Cotton. — Is one of the 

 best cottons that we know of. In good 

 land will yield a bale or more per acre. 

 Grows erect, good size bush, small limbs, 

 but well-fruited. Ordinary staple called 

 short staple. 1600 pounds of seed cotton 

 will make a bale that will weigh in lint 

 500 to 535 pounds. $1.50 per bushel. 



Truitt's Big Boll Cotton.— (Short Sta- 

 ple.) — This is a distinctive cotton with 

 its big, seed and its big bolls, making 

 gathering easy. Some of the moit 

 scientific and best posted farmers in 

 Georgia grow nothing else. Forty bolls 

 to the pound. Has received premiums 

 at five expositions. $1.50 per bushel. 



Sunflower Cotton. — Is as early as any 

 of the short staple varieties, and from 

 10 to 15 days earlier than any other 

 long staple variety. The plant is hardy, 

 vigorous and prolific, usually with one or 

 i two long limbs from near the ground, 

 I standing up well; bolls medium to large, 

 opening well and easily picked, but not 

 shedding. $1.75 per bush. 



Southern Hope Cotton.— Stalk vigorous 

 and prolific, well branched and standing 

 up well; bolls very large, opening well 

 but not dropping the cotton; lint very 

 strong, good color, fully 1^/4 inches; seed 

 meciium, whole plant very free from 

 disease. This is one of the well-known 

 so'rts which can be depended on to give 

 good returns under all conditions. $1.75 

 per bushel. 



World's Wonder Cotton.— Exceedingly 

 I prolific, semi-cluster and heavily fruited 

 I with small bolls. The plant is exceed- 

 I inglv tall, well shaped with long base 



Plant Lespedeza Clover; the Greatest Forage Plant. 



