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SlAi)iLL>i COTTOA PllNTEK 1 
Palmyri, Lee County, Ga,, ^ 
March I2th, .abb. t 
To Cotton Planters. 
K D«<B!nK to call your attention toa Machine wh'ch we h<»ve I 
inven'edand patenieil for the PLANTI.sG OP CuTTON' Its 
superiority over all others used for a siiuilav purpose, consists in its j 
great si.iipiicity, requiring no more experience for its use than for an , 
oniinarv i)'ow ; the cheapness of construction, the great saving of j 
time -ml 1 ibor in the planting of the crop, but more especially in j 
the cultivation of it. ! 
The certificates which we herew th presen to you are from gome i 
of the most respeitable and inte ligent iilanters in our country, who 
have thoroughly t-sted our Machines, and su-tain us in the above 
statement of the advantages it possesses. We are confident that 
when presented to the Cotton Planters throughout the Southern 
Stites, it will, in a short time, be universally used by them for 
planting their crops 
In bri ging these Machines before the pub'ic, we ’’ave taken every 
precaution to free them fr m the li iliiiities of be ng associated with 
the mass of patented inventions^ which do not stand a i ractical test, 
and we can a sure ali v^ho wiU try them that they wid ful.y equal our : 
representations. 
The Machines may be had of the fo’lowing manu'actUrers 
ThO-uas j. Chcklv, .Augusta, Ga ; Brown, Cle;.\i.cns & Co , Colum 
bus, Ga; J. H. Watson, Lee <-.o Ga, 
W’m \V. Cheever, Psq., Albany, Ga., is our only Agent, who will 
contract for us with parties wishing to manufacture the .Maclnnes in 
any part of the united States. RaND.LLL A MEilCLK. 
Charles Randall, > 
Leonidas B. Mercer, j 
m THE SOUTHERN NURSERIES, ^ 
WASUmO TO±V, A DA }IS CO JfISS., 
are now well stocked with all the varieties best adapted fothe South, 
of FRUIT TKEKS and SIItlUBS, VINES, STRAW'BEKRY PLANTS, 
&c.; and of llUSESan I otlier oRNA.MENTAL SHRUBS and TREES, 
evergreens, Ac , al’of -outhern growth, and of good size. 
The packing is so carefully attemied to, that Trees and Plants, 
Roses, cuttings for hedging, Ac , are sent to all parts ol the South, 
with scarcely a ch ince of their being injui'ed. 
Catalogues will be sent on application. 
Nov— tf. THOMAS AFFLECK. 
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AFFLECK’S 
SOUTHERN RURAL ALMANAC, 
A handsome little volume, full of useful anil intere.sting hints on 
5i^ TH, 
WILL BE ISSUED AS USUAL ABOUT THE FIRST OF NOVEM- 
BER. Pr ce H' cents. 
AFFLECK’S COTTON PLANTATION RECORD AND ACCOUNT 
BOOK — New Edition, now ready — No 1, for forty hands or lesS, 
$2 fin. No. 2, for eighty hands or e-s, $3 DC. No. 8, for one hun- 
dred and tventy. bands or 'e s, ?3 50. 
SUGAR PLANTATICN RECORD AND ACCOUNT 
BOOKS — No. 1, for 60 hands or less, 00 No. 2, for 120 hanua 
or less, (jio fiO. 
These Books are now in general use amongst Planters. They 
will be sent by mail, prepaid and carefully enveloped at the above 
prices, and wlien five copies are ordered by clubs, and remitted for, 
an additional copy will be sent as comtidssion to the individual mak- 
ing up the Club. Orders solicited from Booksellers and other deal- 
ers, to whom a liberal discount will be made. 
B. M. NORMAN, Publisher, 
Nov — tf 14 Camp street. New drleans. 
CHESOEEE! 
A mUlELE iOT OIT .LASD FOR SHE. 
. 5 ??^ THE subscriber offers for sale a very attractive and valu- 
^^ablelotof LAND, situated between three and four miles 
from the flourishing city of Rome, Ga, 
The tract contains Three Hundred and Twenty acres of good up- 
land, well adapted to the growth of ali the small Grains, Iri.-h and 
Sweet Potatoes, Peas, the Grasses, such as Clover, -Ac., and peculiar- 
ly suitable for FRUI'l’-GROWiNG, as it is situated on an elevated 
plateau above the reach cf ordinary f osts. A beautiful 
NATURAL POND OR LAKELET 
econd, a saving of labor in planting, of one j of the purest water, occupies the centre of the tract. The margio 
hT'se and hand, planting from eiglit ta nine acre.s per <iay, the i of this’ Lakelet a fibrdk one of the most attractive sites imaginable for 
; the furrow, dropping the seed and covering as it a Country Residence; as the supply ef water never diminis 
Palmyra, Lee co., Gn,,Aug. 10, 18'4. 
(tEsrs : — Having planted your entire crops with our Cotton Drill, 
jolease give us your candid opinion of the lachines, and part’culafs 
as to tlm adv ititage.s t > be der.ved from then- use, and otih'ge. 
Yours re pcctfully, RANDALL & MERCER. 
To Messrs. S. D. McLlxdox, W.w. H. Owe-ss, Robt. Lc.ndy. 
Palmyra, Leeco., Ga., Aug. 12, 1Sfi=>. 
Gexts Your favor of August l^th, cmneduiy to hand. In giving 
you our opinion of your Drii s, in the- first p ace we would say, we 
are pleased i’u every pa'iicuhir with their operation,. and as to the 
.advantages to be derived from f'leir use -the first is the saving- < f 
at least one hun 'red and fifty bushels of Cotton Seed, in planting 
e cn hundred acres 
r narrow rooter, you can side so dose as to cover up me nr t ; easily be made available for Agricultural and Building purpo.ses. 
rrass in the Dri 1 without injuring the stand of Cotton in the i Improvemcots consist of a very comfortable Log House, with 
5y this close siding nearly all hoe work may be d-spensed Q-jtbuildings — a well of good water, &c., with twenty or thirty acre* 
Machine opening 
moves over the ground ; thi d, a more perfect stand way be obtain 
ed with your Dri I than by planting in >the common wav ; fourth, a 
saving of at least one-third in the i ibor of chop ing out ; fifth, the 
seed being put in a line not one- half an inch in width, 'he chopping 
out can be deferred, until the season for Hce is passed, without injury 
-to the growth of the Cotton ; and being in this narrow line with a 
sweeo or narrow rooter, you can side so close as to cover up the fir t 
crop of gr 
le ist By 
with, after ch->piu‘agout These we consider the principal advanta^ 
ges to be derived from the use of your Dr.l's On a retrospect of our 
last year’s C'perience we have no hesitation in .«a.ving that any person 
with your Dri Is, can cultivate at least twenty five per cent more 
•Cotton to each hand, with the same labor than can be cultivated in 
the common way of planting. Avv put that at a low figure .so that no 
one can say they have ^’cen deceived by ns. In the hope that these 
Machines may come into .general use, we subscribe our-elves, 
Yours very truly, S D McLEs’DON, 
MM. H 0 YENS, 
ROBERT LUNDY. 
Albany, Dougherty uo.. Geo. Avg.l(ith,libA. 
Gents Yours of August ’4th, with enclosed is before us. In reply 
we would state that We believe --my pers-'n using your Cotton Seed 
Drill wi 1 realise every advin'rtge .Messrs. MeUlendon, Owens & 
Lundv speak of; and we fully coincide with them in their bi^h ap- 
nreciallon of your invention. Yours respectfully, 
.T H W.ATSON, Leeco. 
D \YL> PACE, Dougherty co. 
M'M B Me END ON, Randolph co. 
B B DANIELS, Lee co 
Y. G. RUST, Dougherty co. 
J >ME6 CHE -K, Lee co. 
JEREMIAH HILLSMAN, Lee CO, 
To Alessra. Randall .t Mekcek. 
diminishes, and 
is of great depth and clearness. It is fed by subterranean springs, 
and has no perceptible inlet or outlet. The tract is 
HEAVILY TIMBERED 
with Oak, Hickory, Chestnut, &c., and an abundance of PINE, and Is 
within a mile and a quarter of two good SAW MILLS. It also con- 
i tains an inexhaustible quarry of superior LIMESTONE, which 
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under cultivation. 
The attention of Fruit-Growers, Stock Raisers, and all desir- 
ous of a delightful situation in a salubrious and healthy climate, 
within easy reach of the best society, is particularly invited to the 
above tract. 
For terms, &c., apply to the .subgcriber, or to Col. J. W. M. 
BERRIEN, of Home, Ga., who will take pleasure m pointing out the 
land. D. REDMOND, 
September — tf Augusta, Ga. 
I COLLEiTiO.II OF S£LECTt;D AND 
SOUTHERN RAISED FRUIT TREES. 
A?J«LfeTA KUftSKRY. 
A. MAUGE would respectfully inform theamateurs of 
Roses, that he has now a superb collection of new 
and rare varieties, which he will be happy to supply to such 
as may desire them. His pr ces to Nurserymen will be as low as 
those of any Nursery at the North, and his Rose Bushes will be gen- 
erally of a larger size. He has also m-^de recent additions to his 
stock of FRUIT TREE.-', and can now supply fine sorts of the follow- 
ing varieties : Apples, Pears, Quinces, Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots, 
Plums, Cherries, Soft Shelled Almonds, EhglGh Walnuts and Haz’.e- 
nuts. 
Also, GREENHOUSE PLANTS, such as Came’ia Japonica, Orange 
and Lemon Trees, &c., and hardy flowering and Ornamental Shrubs. 
Also, CO varieties of the most rare and beautiful DAHL! .AS. Orderst 
from the country will be promptly attended to, and Trees and Shrubs 
carefully pmeked and directed. 
Catalogue of Roses and Fruit Trees will be sent gratis to all post- 
paid letters. Address F A MAUGE. 
Nov — tf .\ngiisti. Ga. 
Palmyra, Lee co , Aug. 10, 1S54, 
Messhs Randall & Mercer In reply to yourg of the .'ith inst. 
in regard to the orierafon of your Cotton Seed Diill, I am happy to 
say that after planting a portion of my crop in Oie old way, I was 
-e-m 111 d to 'btain one of your Drills with which I finished It is 
wl.at -ve avol-ng'.v nte-i, and the beautiful work it perfor“8 has 
pe.h ip-. been attempted in a thon.-iund different ways by intelligent 
planters, but with only partial sucre s ; yours le ves nothing to be 
desi ed ; it deposites 'the seed unifi-rmly, and constantly on a line of 
one to two seeds in width ; saves about one-half of the labor 
p'.mt ng, and one-third of the hoe I 'bor in cultivat ng. All must use 
this d ih in self defence ; 1 shall, for one. 
More cotton may b-i p anted and cultivated, and if not the labor , Cultivators, Plows, ?traw Cut ers, Cc rn Slielleis, Rea ei 
saved, Tsavbi^ turned into other channels. Yours respectfully, 
Apiil— tf J. L. MERCER 
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P. 1). GATES, 
MISSION M E R f II A IV T, 
n A ND Dealer in AGRICULTURAL LMPLEMENTS and MACHIN- 
! -ui. 
ERY, No. 12 Bi-oidway, New York. 
Ke'chu-^’o Mowing Machines, Hay Pres'es Horse Ilcea, 
Horse 
Pow rs and Th eshers, Con. Lined Thresherp and AVinnowtrs, and 
other Agricultural Machines. JunefiS— Clj* 
