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lliNDALL’i €iJTIO.V PLiNTLIl ! 
Paljivha, Lee Conrsfy, Ha., f 
March I2ih, 615. f 
7^0 Cotton Planters. 
to call your jittentinn ton Machine wh'ch weh'v.- 
'' iiiven erl an'^i putenreil for the I’LANTl G OF Oi TT()\ Its 
£uperiorit\ ovc all otbci'S used for a similav pu po-e, consists in its 
great >iiiip i' ity, tviiuh- ng no more exiierience for i .s use than for mi 
orriinarv |» inv ; the cheapness of construction, the great sjiviug of 
time ml 1 .1) .r the p anting of «he crop, hut more especially in 
the cnlti'. a -on of it. 
The certificates w Inch c-e herew th p-esen to you are f om '-ome 
of the ra^st respectable and in’e ligent ph.nteisin our country, who 
have tho'ouirhiy t- stcd our . Machines, and su-tain us in the above 
Statement of the advantages it possesses We are confidi-nt that 
when presmred t > the Gotton Planters throughout the Sou'hern 
States, it will, in a short time, be uuiversally used by iliem far 
planting their crops 
In hri ging these Machines befo’e the pub ic, we ’'ave taken evc y 
p-eeaution to free them fr m the li >l>ilities of be ng associateil with 
the mass of patent-^d invention-, wh ch do nor stand a • ractieal test, 
and we can a sureal uho will try them tliatthey wi I ful y eciuat our 
reiiresenraiions 
The Machines may be had of the fo'lowing manu'acturers 
Tho.mjs .1. Chkely, Augusta, Ga ; Brown, Cle.mexs & Co Colum- 
bu-. Ga; J H. Watson 'e <•., 
W?.i W. Cheeper, d'sq., A bany, Ga . is our only Agent, who wil' 
contract for us with parties Wi&hing to mam f icture tlie Mach nes in 
any part ■ f the united States. RaNDALL & MERCER. 
Ch^m.es Handall, I 
Leonid 4S B. Mercer. 1 
Pabnyrn, Le& co., G'i..Juq. Id, 18'4 
Gents; — H aving planted your entire cojis wth our Cotton Drd], 
please give us your candiii op n on of the a bines, .Ttid parfculars 
as to the advf tage- to be derived from then- u-e, and o' I ge, 
Yours re-p-ctfully, R.\NUALL & MERGER. 
To Messrs. S. D. McLendon, Wm. H. Owens, Robt. Lundv 
P dm->rrn^ Leecn., Gn , A^'g. 12 '’S'''. 
Gents Your favor of August 1 th, c -me du'y to hand In giving 
you our opin'oi^ of your Bii' s, in th first p ac* we w uld say, we 
are pleased in every pa ticul ir '• irh their operation, and as to the 
atlvantages to he derived frotii f eir use : — the first is the saving <f 
at least one bun 'red and hfty bushels ol Cottoo Feed, in planting 
e 'Cti liundred acr-s; second, a saving of labor in planting, of one 
horse anti hand, p'c.ntii g from eigtit t • nine acr^s per day, the 
Machine opening the furrow, drruipiug the s ed ami covering as it 
moves over the ground ; thi d, a more per tct stand " ay he obtain- 
ed with your Dii 1 than by planting in the common wa\ ; fourth, a 
saving of at least one-third in ihelibori'f chop ing out; fifh. the 
seed being put in a 'iiie no' one half an inch io width, he chopping 
out can be doferrt-d unti' the -eason for is passed, without injury 
to the growth of the Cott >ti ; and bni-ig in this narrow li- e with a 
sweep or narrow rooter, you can side so close asto ever up the fir t 
crop of grass in the Did 1 without i' juri' g 'h- stand of Co ton in the 
leist Bv thi- clos-* silling nearly all h 'e work may be d spensed 
with, after ch"Pi>ingout These we consider the principal advanta- 
ges to he derivetl fr< m. the u.-e of your Dr Is On a retrospect of our 
last year'- e peiience we ha ve no hesitation in -'aying that any person 
with your Dri Is, ca'i cultivate at least twen'y five per cent m"re 
Cotton to each hand, with .he same 1 ihor than can he enl ivated In 
the common wav of pi-mtiug put that at a low figure so ttia' tio 
one can say they have ' c p, deceived hy n-. In the hope that these 
Machines may co'im into geueral use, we subsi rdir- our elve-. 
Yours very truly, S D McLE DON, 
. WM. H 0 E.\F, 
RUBEKT LUNDY 
jl/i'.'WV, c'' , G'o Arg 16^^, 18''4. 
Gevt.s : — Yours of August 4 th, wTh enc.Io-ed is before us In reply 
we wou'd state tha' wr- helie' e ny pers n u-iiigynu'* Cotton F..-e<l 
Drill wi’l realis.- ev-ry adv nuiee Messrs. Me lendon, Owens & 
Lund^ speak of; .and we ''lly cuuicide with th-m in their hi h ap- 
preciation of your invention. Y< urs re«|.ectfull.v, 
J IT IV.Vr.<Os. L. eco. 
DWIF P.\CE,- Doiigheiiv co. 
W.M I! Me KM ON, Randolph CO. 
B B DxMrLS. I ce CO 
Y'. G BUST Doughertv co, 
J MCS CUE K I ee Co 
JEKEMlAli illLLSMAN, Lee co. 
To Messrs Randall I: Mercer. 
P •Ztrtt/m, Lee (o , A-ug. Id, U".'"4. 
Messrs Randall & Mercer In reply to ynu-sof the 'th 'rst. 
in rrgird to the oi erat on of your Cotton Feed D il , I am hai>py to 
say that after planting a poi tmu "f my croi> in the nbi way, I was' 
enabbd to ebuin one of your Drills, with which I finl-tied It i.s 
what we avel ng w nte and the beau'iful work ic perfor s tas 
peih ps been attempted in a thousand different ways by intelligent 
ji'anters. but with only 1 artial .-ucce-s ; jom s le v^s nothieg to be 
desi ed ; it dejtosites the seed uniformly, and constantly on a fine of 
©oe to two seeds in width ; saves ah ut one-half of the labor n 
plant r.g, and one-th rd of the hoe labor in cultivat ng. All must use 
this drill in seB oefence ; 1 shall, fi r one. 
More cotton may b-- p anted and cultivated, and 1^ not the labor 
aaved, may be torced iato other channele. Yours respectfully, 
April— tf J. L. MKRCER, 
It, It I LHC AD. 
S' M 
PASSENGER TRAINS. 
r EAA'E Augusta, da.ly at li B. M. and (Sundays exccp ed) at G A. 
^ M. 
.Airiv; at Augusta dai y ut 4.3'' A M t nd (■nnday- txcepled) at 
5 V M. 
Leave Ath'.nta daily at G.3'> P. M and (?unday3 e.xcepted) at 4.30 
A M. 
A rive a* Atlanta dallv at A M .and(.F rirlavscx ep’td) atG P. M. 
CUNM GTING WITH A'IiENFBBxm II. 
Arriving and leaving: Union Poi td il,\ ( uu mys excepted) at 11 .SO 
A M. 
WITH AVAStllNGTEN BR’NCII 
L aving Cumm’ng dai y (' undays e. ceiited) at ' n P M. 
Arriving at “ “ “ 9.;''P M. 
AVI 'll -OUTH CA’^f LI ' A TU 'INS. 
Letiving Augu.-tn. daily atfi.S'* A M. 
Airiviiigat ugusia daily at 4.'" P. 
WITH aTLA'TA / ND L GRANGE RAILROAD. 
Leaving At at ’-a, dai y at 4.3 A. fti. 
Arriv ng at “ “ (> ' . M 
WITH WE'TERN AND ATL.aNTI RAILFOAD. 
Leavin' Atlanta daily at A. >. 
Ar. iViDg at “ fi ■ P. . 
MA’cb.'’5-if GEO. YOngE, Oeneial Superintendent. 
€OL{.fcCTi«% OF si LKiT; D UObfci AA2> 
SOUTHERN RAISE!) FRUIT 'lllEEj. 
At »"'rA Ki;it»K»<Y. 
F a. MAUGE would Tesp-ctfully inform lheamate”rs of 
• Roses, t'l.it he has now a supeib collection of new ' 
and rare v ine'ies. wh’ch he wi 1 be I api y to supply tosuc'i 
as may de.-ire tnera llisprces to Nurserymen wil be as 
those of any Nursery at the North, am* his Ko-e Hush-s wi I he gen- 
era ly of H larger size, lie has also m de recent addifons to h'S 
.-locK of F Uir ' REES, and can now .-unp y fine sorts <)f the (o i' w- 
ing varieties : Pi'les, Pears, Quinces, Peaclies, Nectarines, Apri<-o s, 
Plums, ■ berries, coft bhelleil A monds, Engli::h Vv'a!nut:> and llaz e- 
nuts. 
Also. GREiilNHOUSE PLANTS, such as Came ia Japonic ■, Orange 
anti l.emon Trees <5tc., ami hardy flowering a “I Oruaineuta 1 ^luubs. 
Also, Gb varieties i f the mo-t rare and beautiful DA H MAS. OrdeiS 
from the country will i>ep empty attended to. aud Trees aud bliruLs 
carefu ly packed and d reeled. 
Catalogue of R ses and Fruit Trees will be smt gratis to all post- 
paid letters. Address F A MaUGK. 
Nov — tf .Aogu-t<.Ga. 
Rica COTT'^N L*ri\I>S FO*i SA'.«' ! 
T he Subscriber offers for sale F rty Thousand A res of the m'st 
productive CO TON LAND, n the Font e- n couniiy, s ti ated 
in theconnti s of Lee, D.iughei ty and Baktr, in bo« ie- <I five hun- 
dred and two thoutand Acres rach, apa.tof wlikh .s parually im- 
proved. 
For (■/‘rta'viy of crops and durohi Uy theso ' ar ds are ut cqu -Upd 
in the Southern States imil rlamls con'iguo s in ct Itivaiion, are 
yielding an average of seven bales Cotioit, jier hand, for <t 
of yea S, and eight en to twenty- Ve bustims C' rn jier acre. 
Te ms liberal. If desired, a cieoit of one to five yeai> will be 
giv n A\M. W. GHE' V. R. 
A'Ajon^, G -., M-'r<h 'P>. ’FS'. A. r 1-if 
m THK SOUTHERN' iMRSEKiES, ^ 
ir.is///ivero.v, a da 3 /s ■ o miss., 
are now well stocked with all the varieties best adapteil 'O the Fnntb, 
of FRUIT TliEtS an 1 SHRUBS, VINES, S'l'RA W IIH.RR t PI, AM’.', 
&c.; amlofRoSESan other ' R \ A.M KNTA L Sll RUBS and THKEF, 
K VEkGRKEN'.', &c , al of outh-rtt growth, at d of good -ize. 
The p ickiitg I- S') caiefdlly atten- e i to, that Tree.- and P ants, 
P.oses, cuttings for hedg ng, Ac , arc sent to all pans of the S.-utli, 
with scarcely a ch itce-'f tlnir heii.u injured, 
tiat iluguea will be seut oil appiicatmn. 
Nov-tf. THOMAS AFFLECK. 
AFFJiECK’S 
SOUTHERN RURAL ALMAN/VC, 
A hand'ome little voliime, full if u.-eful ami inteip-iing hints on 
StIJKM,. in r »- “Gi'l’ii, 
WILL BE ISSUED AS USUAL ABOUT THE FlhSI OF NOVEM- 
B'‘iK Pr ce cents. 
AFFLEUK’S COTTON Pl.ANTATION RECORD AND A COUNT 
B'lOK — N’ w Edition, now ready — No 1 lor finty hands or le.-s, 
$2 .mi No 2, for eighty hands or e s $3 u . No. 3, lor one hun- 
dreil and twenty, hands or e s, 4 3 h" 
AFFLE' K’s SUGAR I'LA.NTATlt.N RECORD AND' ACCOUNT 
BOOKS — .No. 1, for SO hamls or leas, .,8 00 No. 2, for iZd hainis 
or less, 43 5H. 
These Books arc now in general use amongst Planter-. They 
Iwi liteseut by luml, prepaid and carefully enveloped al the aimve 
pr -eo, ..t„d when bv- rnp'. s ar nrde* ed by c ub-, and re-i tiled U r, 
: n ad I iona' copy will be sent ascotnniis.-iun U) the indiviflual ni k- 
ng up he C ub Orders solicited from Bo . kseUers and othtr deal- 
ers, to Yhom a liberal discount will be ma' e. 
B. M. NORMAN, Publisher, 
Not— tf 14 Cump street, New Orleans. 
