SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. 
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UINDALL & TlERCEitS tOlTOA SEEi> DitILL. | 
* I L Hiinters have realized the want of a ni chine to drill Cotton 
J\^ Sefd » itii resjularly and certainty. One that would operate 
e(iu ally well on ev. ry kind of land, and at the same time he so simple I 
in coustructi n and operation that it could he u.sed by negroes with- j 
out the liahi'ity of getting out of order. A Dr.ll which we think pos- 
sesses all these qualities, we now olfer to the planting conimunity. | 
After a thorough trial.for the last two .years, in different hands, on alt 
kinds of laud, we would state some of the advantages to be derived j 
fr an their use : : 
l-t. The saving cf Seed, whirh will amount to enough in planting ' 
each hundred acres, to pay for the machine 
2iul. The saving of labor in planting, one horse and hand only ; 
being required to open the furrow, drop the seel and cover from j 
seven to nine acres per day ! 
8rd. The great saving of labor in chopping out, the seed being de- i 
posited in a line one after another. I 
4th. The great saving in subsequent hoe werk, owing to the fact i 
that any good plow hand can, in siding, cover all the first crop of 
grass in the drill, however small the cotton may be, without injuring 
the stand 
These advantages all farmers will appreciate; and below we give I 
some certificates, from which the pubhe can learn how our Drills are I 
appreciated by gentlemen of the first standing in our seition of the 
State— all practical farmers who have thoroughly tested tliem and 
are consequently fully competent to decide on their merits. We are 
now prepared to di.spose of our rights to Counties and States on favo'- 
able terms. Here isan opjiorlunity for a large number of young 
men to make fortune/, as the rights we olfer are for a machine which ' 
« very planter South will be obi ged to have, and this is the Jirst Cotton ' 
seed Drill ever invented winch possessed advantages sufficient to 
bring itself into general use Mr. J. P. STUOZIKK is our Travelling 
Agent, to dispose of the Patent Right for Counties and States. 
CERTIFICATES. 
This is to certify that I planted one hundred aad sixty acres of 1 
■cotton with Randall & Mercer’s Planters, and I consider them sujierior i 
to anything of the k n 1 I have ever seen or tried. Tire saving of ; 
seed alone would paj’ for the machines in a season or two, and I 
think a hand can do one-third more hoeing than he could in cott;n 
planted the common way, S. L. BARIIER. 
Lee County, Ga.,Jaly, 3,1855. 
Messrs Randall & Mercer— GentloTcn In reply to yours of 
th's date, I can s y with satisfaction, that I have u.-en your Cotton 
Seed Drills on the farm of D. A. Vason. Ksq., with great .‘•access. I 
■conrider them to be of great value. They are a saving of about one- 
third of the labor of cuidvating, about two or three busliels of seed 
to the acre in planting, and a great .saving of labor in planting, as 
they open the furrow, drop and cover the seed witti one torse and 
lumd. I tliink them wortli one hundred dollars a jiiece to anj’ plant- 
er that plants full crops of cotton As for my.self, I would not plant j 
a crop of cotton withou'; them for no consideration in the boun-'.sof i 
reason. Yours, very respectfully, A J. DA11K8DALK. 
LeeCouniy, Ga.yJidyVUh^l'abb. 
I have used Randall & Mercer’s Cotton Pl.anter two s'easons, and j 
•consider them of great value to the farmer. I save seed enough 
each year to jiay for the Planters, then I .save at least one-third the ! 
labor'of cultivation, as the cotton is sowed in so narrow a li e that I 
with good plowing there i.s but little hoe work needed. 1 here is hHo 
a saving of hands and horses in plantin.g. I slmnld say they were I 
worth one hundred dollars each, and recommend every farmer to ^ 
•use them. S D. McLE.SDOX. ' 
Lee County, Ga. July 9, 1855. j 
have been overseeing for Mr S. D. McLendon, the present , 
j^ear, and fully concuriiu his statement above. 
DAVISO.V WARREN. 
Messrs. Randall & Mercer— Gentlemen : — I used one of your 
Cotton Seed Drills the p st spring, and 1 feel four fold paid for what 
it cost me. To give your Drill a fair trial, I plant d every other row 
with the Drill and the intervening rows I planted as well as ever 
eott .n wasplanteil before your Drill came intj use. The result was, ! 
that in the row planted w.th your Dr II I got a more perfect stand, 
and 1 think it grew off in •ch better, besides I re^^lized a great saving 
iu the labor of working over my cotton the two first times. 1 shall 
•continne to use them as long as I plant cof.ou, 
I remain yours, &c., JES?E COCix. 
Lee Comity, Ga. 
This is to certify that I used one of Randall & Piercer’s Cotton Seed 
Drills last year in planting my crops and was well pleased. I have 
used five of them tue present .vear, p vntiug my entire crop, and am 
still better pleased. There is a saving of between two and thr^e 
bushels of seed to the acre in planting, beside.^, one horse and 
one hand with these drills does the work of three hands and two ! 
horses. Tlien there is a saving of two thirds of the hoe work, the j 
•cotton being in so straight and narrow a row. I consider the u worth 
one hundred dollars each to any planter, and recommend all to pur- 
■chase and use them, WM II. OWEN8. 
Doiighei'ty County, Ga., July 1C, It 55. 
Messrs Randall & Mercer — Gentlemen : — In reply to yours, I will 
only say I have used three of your Cotton Seed Drills, and consider 
them of great value, from the fact that in the use of them I saved from 
two to three bushels of seed to each acre planted, ani at least one- 
third of the labor of cultivation, not requiring one-half as much hoe 
work as the old way of planting. I never expec to plant cotton with- 
out them, if I can get them at any price. I have planted eight acres 
lier day to each Drill. They are simple — easi y managed, and there 
is no difficulty abo .t getting a good stand. Very respectfully. 
Lee County, Ga.,Juy 12, 1S55. 
W.M. F. HAMRICK. 
Messrs. Randall & Mercer — Gentlemen: — I have used eight of 
your Cotton Seed Drills, manufactured by J. H. Watson, on Col. 
Joseph Bond’s Fowl Town Plantation. I am much pleased with them, 
Itaving realized great saving of seed, of labor in planting and cnoj/- 
ping out, and the hands at the first siding could go over at least one- 
third more in a day, and do better work than in cotton planted in the 
best way I could pl^nt with colter and block. I have no hesitation 
in g ving it as ra opinion that in the use of your Drills there is a sav- 
ing of one-third of the labor ofcultivating a cotton crop. Col. Bond 
is p’eased with them and will continue their use. 
rr Yours respectfully, .T AMES CHEEK. 
Fowl I own, Ga., July 9, 1S55. 
This 15 to certify that I have used two of Randall i- Mercer’s Cotton 
Planters, and have no hesitation in saying that they i\i 1 do. The 
saving of l<xbor in jilanting is an object, the savin? of seed is an’object 
acd the cotton stands in such a nan ow drill that it may almost be 
kept clean without the hoes. There is nothing to equal them in 
planting cotton. VV. B. REYNOLDS. 
Lee County, Ga., JttXij>\, 1S55. 
Deeming the above a suflacient amount of evidence as to the 
great value of our Drills, we would simply state that any information 
desired concerning them or the patent, can be obtained by address- 
ing us at tVis filace. RANDsLL k MERCER. 
Puhuyra, Ledco., Ga., Kov., 1S55. — tf 
DOUiMNG HILL KlftSE&Y. 
THIS establishment hasbeen greatly enlarged during the past 
J.. _ season, and low embraces one of the largest and oe'-t collection 
ol FRUIT TREES, \ INESj &c., in the South. It is the determination 
of t e proprietors (and they are now preparing) to extend their opera- 
tions so as to compete, in extent, quantity and variety, with anv 
Nursery in the whole country; and they sincerely hope that the 
Soufhein country will patronize, with a fair liberality, this u eful and 
necessary branch of industry, and not give the preference to Northern 
Nurseries, as has lrtl,erto been the custom. 
M'e haveon hard a very 1 .rge stock of TREES, consisting of 150 
varieties of A jiples, iucluciug 75 Soutliern variciies ; 91 ol Pears; 'J5 
of Plums ; 2o of Cherries ; 12 of Nectarines ; Almonds, Figs, Rasp- 
berries, Mulberries, Pomegranates, Grap s, (luinces and Strawber- 
ries ; a line and large colle tionoi Roses cn their own roots, together 
with a few choice Green-House and Evergreen Plants; Shrubbery 
ic., itc. ’ 
This being one of the finest local ties in the South for the propaga- 
tion and raising of Fruit Trees, combined with its shipping facilitfes, 
enahliiigus to send jiackages to every part of the country, renders it 
a desirable po nt from which to order them. The greatest care and 
<ii ligence w ill, at all limes, observed to please and satisfy those 
who will be kind enough to ol) ige us with their orders. 
^0^ Descriiitive Catalogues on application. 
W. II. THURMOND & Co., 
^■ov65— tf Atlanta, Ga. 
TROIP HILL Xl VSfcRY, flAtOY, Ca. 
THE SUHSCIBER ofTcrs for sale aline assortment of grafteil 
FRUIT TREKS of superior qualiiy, comprising all the best new 
Southern varieties. 
'I he collection of Ever looming ROSES is unrivalled in the South. 
Further— 30 new varieties of CllRYS ANTHEMUMS; tO v'arieties 
of VERBENAS, the best on both sides of the Atlantic; DAHLIAS, 
EVERGREENS, etc., etc. Ad.ress ROBERT N tLSON, 
Nov55 — tf Macon, Ga. 
KLACK ESSEX 
FOR SALE, a few pairs, three to four mrnths old. at $20 
Fi’i' Lot Hogs, I consider this breed superior to^ 
.'t^.^K^per pan 
other— they cannot be made to lake the mange, and 
are tree from cutanec s eruptions and d sesse of the lungs, to which 
hogs are so liable when confined in d v pens in a Southern climate. 
Nov65- If Address R. PETERS, Atlanta, Ga. 
J. M. A EWBY Si CO. , 
{Ausnsta, Go..) 
rXDER THE UXirED STATES HOTEL. 
H ave just received the largest arul chricest lot of fine CLOTHING 
they have ever olfered to their customers and the public. Those 
in want of tne newest styles of goods are invited to call and look at 
■ hem. Also, a fine lot of Boys’ and Youths’ CLOTHING. 
Novtb — 3t 
PATEAT SElF-SHAaPEi\IYTr STRAW AYiP SHUCK 
Cutlers. 
TTTE call the attention of Planters to our Self-Sharpening Straw 
1 \ and Shuck CUTTERS. The only Knife which will cut Shacks 
Stalks and Straw to perfection, and sharpen itself. 
Nov55— St JOHN & THOS. A. BONES. 
GRADE CASHMERE COATS. 
I T'OK SALE, a few half blood BUCKS at $30 each. 
[Nov55— tf] Address R. PETERS, Atlanta, Ga. 
