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H. G. HastiuQS Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
HASTINGS' ^^UPRIGHT" COTTON 
HASTINGS' SEEDS FOR 16 YEARS 
“I have used Hastings’ Seeds for sixteen years and 
would not plant any other..” — J. Henson, Robertson 
County. Texns. 
The illustration on this page is from a 
" " of “Upright” 
of 
otton on the 
a small section of a field 
Hastings Farm. 
For six years we have grown “Upright” as one of our 
principal varieties, 200 to 300 acres each year, and based 
an that six years’ experience we feel assured that “Up- 
right” ranks up with any cotton ever introduced in value 
to the cotton planter. 
“Upright” is the most distinct in appearance of all the 
upland types — a regular two or three story cotton, so to 
speak. On account of its “straight up” character of « 
growth, without spreading base limbs, you can actually 
grow two or three times^as much cotton per acre as with 
the lower, spreading out sort. 
We call it a two or three story cotton and that ex- 
presses it exactly. Let’s give you an example. You have 
a one story house of 5 rooms. It covers a certain amount 
of ground and requires a certain size roof to cover it. 
You can put on a second story, get 10 rooms, and it won’t 
take another foot of ground or a single additional shin- 
gle for the roof. You have got 5 extra rooms by going 
up in the air a little further. 
That’s exactly how Hastings’ “Upright” works. It 
grows 5 to 6 feet high, bears one crop in the first 3 feet 
and another one higher up in the air. Further, with this 
upright growth you can plant “Upright” nearly twice as 
thick on the ground. In the combination you get both 
more plants per acre and more boils per plant. 
RESISTS DISEASE AND BUGS 
“Upright” is the healthiest, most disease resistant, bug 
resistant cotton we have ever seen. Most cotton diseases 
like shade, most insect enemies of cotton such as the boll 
weevil, work in the shade, and there’s where “Upright” 
wins out. It makes a healthy growth from the start and 
as it makes no heavy branches at the sides the sun gets 
into all parts of the plant during the day. 
We have never seen a case of boll rot in our fields of 
“Upright.” When it fruits, it does it quick, so fast that 
boll weevils can’t keep up with the squares as they form. 
In maturity it is about 10 days later than Bank Account 
and other extra early types, but it is a true big boll 
variety. 
It’s storm proof to a marked degree, yet it is easy to 
pick, especially so as you get away from the back break- 
ing, going down to the ground after the cotton. 
“Upright” disappoints in looks when it first comes up. 
Its tall growth looks spindling to anyone accustomed to 
branching cotton. Your neighbors may come around 
and advise you to plow it up. If they do— don’t worry. 
When it starts to fruit it gets right down to business 
and before you know it almost you will see the plants 
loaded with 30, 40, 50 or even more bolls. It seems some 
times that they have put on over night. 
We have seen many plants in our general field crops 
with from 100 to 120 bolls per plant. That means about 
2 pounds of seed cotton per plant. 
FOR UPLAND OR BOTTOM 
We have about every kind of land on the Hastings 
Farm. We have grown it on about every kind of land 
we have and it has made good on them all. 
Based on our own personal experience and that of our 
customers w'ho have planted it in every cotton growing 
State w^e believe that Upright comes as near being the 
best cotton for all kinds of lands, seasons and conditions 
as can be produced. We could fill several pages of this 
catalogue with testimonials but we haven’t the space. 
Plant “Upright.” It w'on’t disappoint you if you give 
it half a chance to make. Its lint is fine, % to 1 inch, 
and turns out about 38%. 
Pound, 35 cents; 3 pounds, $1.00; postpaid. 
Peck, by express or freight, not prepaid, 
$1.00; bushel (30 pounds, Georgia legal weight), $2.76; 
100 pounds, $8.50. 
KING’S EXTRA EARLY COTTON 
A standard early variety of small boiled cotton exten- 
sively grown in the short season districts of the Cotton 
Belt and especially in North Carolina. Its value is in its 
quick maturity and prolificness. Bolls are small, make 
their growth in short time and open quickly. Unless 
picked promptly is apt to blow out. Lints from 33 to 35 
per cent. Not advised for planting w^est of the Missis- 
sippi river. Pound, 35 cents; 3 pounds, $1.00; postpaid. 
Not prepaid, bushel (30 pounds), $2.50; 10 bushels, $22.60; 
100 pounds, $8.00. 
