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plant is laden with flowers from base to 

 summit, thousands are produced on a 

 single plant. Seed sown in January and 

 transplanted in May in position where it 

 is intended to flower, is all that is neces- 

 sary. There is no plant that is easier 10 

 grow. Plants, 25c. and 50c. each. Seed, 

 25c. per package. 



Directions for Planting and Cultivating 

 Cotton. 



For the benefit of every one directly in- 

 terested in the growing of this most valu- 

 able staple of commerce, we submit the 

 following directions in brief and concise 

 form : 



Thoroughly break and prepare your 

 land early, having the rows ZV 2 to 4 feet 

 wide, and hill 12 to 14 inches apart in 

 drill. "When the cotton comes up plow it 

 deep while it is small in order to let the 

 heat of the sun strike through the beds. 

 As it gets larger shallow down, and 

 towards the last plough very shallow 

 with wide sweeps. Always keep the top 

 crust of the ground broken in dry weath- 

 er, as it prevents it from losing its forms, 

 but plough very shallow. Never stop 

 ploughing for wet weather until the 

 ground turns in slices, then quit immedi- 

 ately until it dries off. Never lay-by until 

 the middle of August. The most success- 

 ful time we have ever had in planting 

 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. 

 Petit Gulf ....$0 75 per bush, of 30 lbs. 



Peterkin 1 25 per bush, of 30 lbs. 



Al 1 e n, Long 



Staple 2 00 per bush, of 30 lbs. 



Boyd's Prolific. 1 50 per bush, of 30 lbs. 



Peerless 2 00 per bush, of 30 lbs. 



Sea Island 2 50 per bush, of 40 lbs. 



Hagermen .... 1 50 per bush, of 40 lbs. 

 Russell's B i g 



Boll 2 06 per bush, of 30 lbs. 



King's Early 



Improved ... 2 00 per bush, of 30 lbs. 

 Hawkin's Extra 



Prolific . . .. 2 00 per bush, of 30 lbs. 

 Little Brannon. 2 00 per bush, of 30 lbs. 

 Herlong 1 50 per bush, of 30 lbs. 



Special prices given on large quantities. 



Peterkin Improved Cotton. — We recom- 

 mend the Peterkin Cotton as one that 

 will not disappoint the grower. It is a 

 vigorous grower, a good producer, with- 

 stands dry weather better than the com- 

 mon seed. Prolific, open growing or 



branching, excellent large bolls, small 

 seed, and yields fully forty per cent of 

 net lint cotton. 



Russell's Big Boll Prolific Cotton. — 

 This Cotton was among the first in point 

 of yield out of twenty-five varieties test- 

 ed in 1900, making 2,091 pounds seed 

 cotton to the acre. The stalks grow 

 from 414 to 7 feet high, producing large, 

 long limbs at the bottom and shorter 

 ones up the stalk. From 36 to 40 bolls 

 weigh one pound, and 40 to 100 bolls 

 grow on each stalk- 

 King's Early Improved Cotton. — This 

 short staple Cotton, which was originated 

 by Mr. T. J. King, of North Carolina, has 

 vvonderfuliy increased in popularity. Mr. 

 King claims for it that it is "extra early," 

 wonderfully prolific, long limbed, seed 

 small, lint 36 to 40 per cent. Mr. King's 

 locality being in the extreme northern 

 portion of the Cotton belt, is an advan- 

 tage in maintaining his claim for earli- 

 ness — naturally seeds from latitudes 

 north of us come earlier when planted 

 here. 



Hawkins' Extra Prolific Cotton. — Earli- 

 est, most proline, easiest picked, most 

 superior lint and finest staple, tall grower, 

 long tap root, resisting drought, from two 

 to four limbs near the surface branch- 

 ing, two short limbs together all the way 

 up to the top, all literally covered with 

 bolls, large boll, small seed, lightly grey 

 or dark green, yielding from 39 to 41 per 

 cent. 



Little Brannon Cotton. — It grows very 

 prolific, easily picked and on ordinary 

 land yields about one bale per acre, pro- 

 ducing 37 pounds net of lint cotton to 

 every 100 pounds. 



Black Rattler Cotton Seed. 



The Black Rattler Cotton Seed 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. Price, $2.00 a 

 bushel of 30 pounds. 



Truitt's Big Boll Cotton. 



(Short Staple.)— This is a distinctive 

 cotton with its big seed and its big bolls, 

 making gathering easy. Some of the most 

 scientific and best posted farmers in 

 Georgia grow nothing else. Forty bolls 

 to the pound. Has received premiums at 

 five expositions. Price per bushel, $2.00. 

 Sunflower Cotton. 



This is the earliest ripening long staple 

 variety, maturing fully two weeks sooner 



Plant Steckler's Original Stock, Best of All Beans. 



