H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
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OUR “BANK ACCOUNT” COTTON 
OUR EARLIEST EXTRA EARLY, EXTRA PROLIFIC COTTON 
This was the fourth distinct variety of cotton introduced by us, and in all respects for an extra early cotton it is the best. The re- 
sult of thirteen years close breeding and selection for an extra early prolific type. The illustration on opposite page, reproduced from a 
photograph of a single stalk shows what can be done with “Bank Account” under the best of cultivation. 
“Bank Account” is net a chance variety. It has been bred with a distinct purpose in view. We wanted the earliest cotton we could 
get; a prolific cotton that would come up in yield to the later sorts; reasonably storm-proof and produce a quality of lint that would sell 
at top-of-the-market prices. It’s an absolutely safe variety of cotton for boll weevil and short growing season districts where quick 
growth and maturity counts above all else. It’s the one safe extra early variety of cotton. It has deep rooting characteristics that enable 
it to resist drought remarkably well for an early cotton. 
It’s our honest and candid opinion that “Bank Account” is the best extra early cotton ever offered. 
Gets Ahead of the Boll Weevil ^ ' 
‘Bank Ac- 
count” is the 
cotton to get ahead of the boll weevil. It makes a good crop before 
the boll weevil has any chance to get in his work, and for this rea- 
son the “Bank Account” cotton is worth millions upon millions of 
dollars to the cotton growers in boll weevil sections. Every year 
the weevil moves East. If you are already in a boll weevil section 
you need this new variety. It opens earlier than other extra earlies. 
and it doesn’t blow out or drop out as quickly. It’s a heavier bearer 
and makes better and longer lint. It roots deeply, resisting both 
drought and storms. It branches well and has light open foli- 
age, letting in the sun perfectly to all parts of the plant. It doesn’t 
have dense shade for jlr. Boll Weevil to hide away in. This gets 
you in ahead of the boll weevil in boll weevil sections, and in 
any section it enables you to market long before any other variety 
is ready. 
An All-Purpose Cotton Saftbe'J-rfs 
of cotton best for all sections, all lands and all seasons, but our 
“Bank Account” cotton will come nearer being an all-purpose cotton 
for all sections than anything we have ever seen. We have tried it 
under all sorts of soil conditions from Middle Georgia to the Ten- 
nessee line, in uplands and in bottoms, and it has “made good” 
everywhere it has been planted. It possesses a vigor that enables it 
to go on and make a fair crop when other varieties have died out 
completely from droughts. It is hardy, remarkably so. Every cot- 
ton farmer east of the Mississippi River remembers the difficulties 
in getting a stand in 1007. Four or five plantings were frequently 
necessary, and even with that the stands were poor. Every one of 
our growers of the “Bank Account” cotton got an almost perfect 
stand with the first planting in 1907. You can’t find a hardier, 
more vigorous, more prolific cotton than “Bank Account.” 
Bale or More Per Acre in the Boll Weevil District 
Louisiana has probably suffered more from the boll weevil than 
any of the other states. Read the following from one of our cus- 
tomers writing to the Southern Ruralist. E. E. Robinson, DeSoto 
Parish, La., wrote: “Before the boll weevil came our land would 
yield one-half bale per acre of common cotton. The first year they 
came we made 2 bales on 15 acres. We quit raising it for two years. 
Last year we planted 15 acres again. 13 acres in big boll cotton, 
from which we gathered four bales : 2 acres in ‘New Bank Account’ 
Cotton which we bought from H. G. Hastings & Co. We made 2 
bales from those 2 acres regardless of Mr. Weevil.” That tells the 
story exactly. Bank Account makes a good crop before the weevil 
can destroy it. Bank Account fruits faster than boll weevils breed. 
R. W. Williams, Emanuel County. Georgia, writes us: “In 1913 I 
got 36 bales averaging 550 pounds to the bale, and I sold the first 
bale in Bulloch County and got five dollars premium and free gin- 
ning. I sold it August 6th last year, and this year I sold the first 
bale in Bulloch County on Jfil.v 30th and got five dollars premium 
again. Thanks to you and Bank Account.” 
William H. Brewer, Covington County, Mississippi, says : “I made 
and gathered 3750 pounds of seed cotton on two acres with your 
Bank Account Cotton, in spite of the boll weevil. My other cotton 
made one-half bale per acre.” 
P. H. Vines. Bullock County, Alabama, tells us: ‘T made from 30 
pounds of your Bank Account Cotton seed 2145 pounds of lint. I 
planted the 12th of May. Nothing better 1” 
What Pleased Planters Say About ^^Bank Account’’ 
Georgia 
‘Bank Account’ is a wonder in these North Gerogia 
hills. Was in the ground during the snow, sleet and 
freeze in April. Came up fairly well ; had blossom on July 8th ; open 
bolls September 1st. It’s early, prolific and fine lint. It turned out 
43% lint.”— A. C. Hawkins, Gwinnett County. M. F. Davis, Meri- 
wether County, writes: “Some of the oldest farmers say Bank Ac- 
count is the best cotton they ever saw. I want to grow ten bales 
on five acres next year.” 
IWISeeieeinni Wright, Washington County: “Planted 
■vil99l99ippi June ISth. on account of the Mississippi fiood, 
but now I can count from 250 to 300 bolls and squares to a plant. 
My friends say it is the best they have ever seen. Please place this 
in your records so that the world may see what Bank Account Cot- 
ton is doing.” T. M. Manning. Hinds County : “ ‘Bank Account’ O. 
K. Planted May 27th, made 2263 pounds lint from 1 bushel seed.” 
J. M. Adams, Jones Courty : "I will get 8 bales from 6 acres. 2 of 
those acres made 5 bales.” L. A. Boggan, Simpson County: “I 
planted 1% acres ridge pine land. Have picked 3126 pounds and 
good for 1000 more.” 
P- H. Allen. Grimes County: “Never saw anything make 
■ so fast. Does its work so quick boll weevil cannot keep 
it from making a crop.” A. O. Armstead. Houston County: “The 
best variety one can plant in boll weevil districts. A great linter; 
forms bolls with unusual rapidity.” R. B. Knight. Sabine County: 
“It made bale per acre where only half bale has been made before.” 
P. Kelley, Anderson County : “ ‘Bank Account’ simply fine. Made 
6 bales of 540 pounds each from 4 acres, and it only had one rain. 
People here offer me $3.00 bushel for the seed. I want $4.00. Am 
thankful to you for your fine cotton.” 
Louisiana 
L. L. Perdue, Union Parish : “Sorry I didn’t get 
enough to plant my entire crop. The ‘Bank Ac- 
count’ is the cotton for boll weevil districts.” R. C. Corbin, West 
Carroll Parish: “Common cotton is making % to 14 hale per acre, 
‘Bank Account’ 508 pounds lint per acre. That’s the difference.” 
Levy Tassin, Avoyelles Parish : “Bank Account’ has given the best 
results. Made three-fourths bale per acre and boll weevils were 
fierce.” J. H. Meyers, Catahoula Parish : “ ‘Bank Account’ cotton 
beat everything around here, I made 6309 pounds seed cotton on 
five acres. My neighbor, on five acres, made with ’s Improved, 
215 pounds.” 
Alolkama P- Chancellor. Cherokee County: “Am getting 
good results from ‘Bank Account’ planted May 20th 
and had damaging drought in July and August. Haye already pick- 
ed more cotton than has been taken from same land in any one sea- 
son for 15 years and will get 5 or 6 bales more.” F. D. Hayles. Es- 
cambia County : “It makes well to top of stalk. From 6% acres have 
ginned 2628 pounds lint, have still 1400 pounds seed cotton and a 
light picking.” Thos. J. Lovvorn, Randolph County: “It has more 
bolls to the stalk than any cotton I ever saw.” J. H. Rollins, Hous- 
ton County : “I planted one acre in ‘Bank Account.’ Have gathered 
2000 pounds seed cotton. Drought cut it off one-third.” D. M, 
Jones, Autauga County: “I have made no mistake in getting ‘Bank 
Account.’ No trouble to make a bale per acre. 1250 pounds seed 
cotton made 510-pound bale.” F. Ward, Geneva County : “Bought 
one bushel ‘Bank Account’ last year, planted one acre and picked 
from it 2085 pounds seed cotton. Won the gold prize offered by the 
Times-Her.Jd for the best acre of cotton.” 
A 40 TO 43 PER CENT LINT COTTON 
Ten years is a pretty fair test on what cotton will do. Every year its heavy per cent of lint is a surprise to those who plant it. In 
the ten years we have grown it the crops have never averaged less than 40 and two years as high as 43 per cent of lint. 
CaIH RnttAm I anrie There are hundreds of thousands of acres of cold bottom lands that are risky to plant in cotton, 
r wUlU DULLwIII kai1ll9 Plantings on this sort of land are necessarily late and much of the time the crop is lost because 
the bolls won’t open. “Bank Account” cotton is just the right variety to make a perfectly safe crop on bottom lands. Its naturally 
groVth and light foliage lets the sun in and the cotton opens just as well as it does on the uplands. We had a field planted on cold bot- 
tom land in North Georgia. It made a fine crop from May 26th planting and killing frost on October 13th, and it opneed perfectly. 
O D I ^ F C “Bank Account” Cotton, pound, postpaid, 35 cents; 3 pounds, postpaid, $1.00; peck, not prepaicR $1.(W; 1 bushel (30 
■ ■* " t ^ pounds, Georgia legal weight), $2.75; 10 bushels, $25.00. One hundred pounds, not prepaid, $8.50. Freight rate to 
Texas, Arkansas and Oklahr.ma, $1.08 per 100 pounds. 
