.1)1; • Cd.f'Se^d'snte n,' Atlh,ntd, i^eorgia 
K- A year aeo we Introduced our New Union Big Boll Cotton and made 
{ieertaiii ftatemeiits In regard to It. We' reprint exactly what we said in 
t pur 1911 catalogue below lor we have nof a word to take back that we 
J-^ald then. We said: 
“We have been working with all klrrds and varieties of cotton for a 
;.igreat many years. We have made a special study of the big boll rarieties, 
; recognizing that they had n any desirable points that could never be 
t^bred" Into the small boll sorts. 
We feel fully justified In naming this variety the “Union” Big Boll 
i,Cotton. In it are united more good points that go to make up a perfectly 
i-desirabl''Big Boll Cotton for the planter than have ever been combined 
{.te any one variety of coiton beloie. 
I'-: It Is a true type of Big Boll Cotton, the bolls running 65 to 60 to the 
(found. The seed are white, with greenish tinge and are medium in size, 
fl’t has good lint and the lint per .Cent, Is from 38 to 4n, remarkably high 
ffor a genuine big boll variety. It Is a genuine 4 to .5 lock, easy to pick, 
*yet storm resistant cotton. It Is a remarkably healthy variety, very re- 
'iaistant to diseases affecting the cotton plant. The bolls a'd the fibre 
■'develop almost perfectly. This variety showed less “motes” than any 
iijther variety in our lest grounds where 42 varieties were grown. 
We don't force cotton in our. test grounds with excessive fertilizing. 
We give good cultivation. “Unlbn” Big Boll turne<l us in our variety test 
work 784 pounds of lint per acre, a good bale and a half. Under high 
fertilizing, such'as not one cotton grower In a thousand would be wl ling 
to give, we have made it turn out at the rate of over 4 bales per acre. We ^ 
don’t want to set that as a standard'Jpr y wpr any one else unless you are S 
ready to give It practically “gardeTfeultivation.” Ifyouusegood methods 
of cultivation and fair fertilizing you can leasonaply expect 1J4 to 2 bales ,■ j 
per acre from “Union” Big Boll. It won’t do it on washed .OUt hiU side* M 
lands, plowed 3 to 4 inches deep and fertilized with 206; psoniids Df,8-2-2’';.j 
guano per acre. You nor anybody else can get big yields from.staived- ”.5 
out plants of cotton or anything else. ' 
The great underlj ing principle of that great organization .the “Farm¬ 
ers’Union,” is co-operailon. It's a grand principle and needs a witter 
application than It gets. Now our new “Union” Big Boll Cotton istthe 
best big boll cotton on the market, but you must do your part. It.j(fan 
wanttogetln and stay in the bale and a half to two bales per hcrecla^ 
you can, by planting “Union” Big Boll and then co-operating ’ 
with deep plowing, liberal fertilizing, right cultivation. 
part “Union” Big Boll_p ill oo-operate wiih you to the 
turning: to you the piost profitable crop pf cotton you evdr'^ 
i 
d 
It Is Good For Bd SectM^ 
i You haven't heard so much about the eastward travels'of the Boll 
f'tl'eevil this summer lof the Boll Weevil had a rather tough time of it ih 
|the August-September drought o'f 1911. Don't let this deceive you ihtp: 
■'incied security. There are plenty left for seed and when Alabama and 
aSeorgia get another year with ^erage rainfall he will be heard of a- 
{plenty. It's only a few years atd^'best until the weevil covers the.entirg 
ieottoa belt. The coming of the?Bdll Weevil means practically the wiping 
fout of the large heavy leafed varieties saeh as Kussell, Christopher, Wyehe 
^nd a dozen others. You must plant vai^tles that make as little shgde hs. 
jpossible if you expect to successfully grow’ cotton in a boll weevil section.; 
}' Suceesstul crops are made eveiyyearih the boll weevil. section with 
jthe small and medium sized boll varieties, but many planters object to 
smaller sized bolls. No one .can have any objection to our “Union'’' 
Big Boll on that score for it isiJifilrue big boll variety. It has ratb'cr .light 
^pen foliage. It lets the all parts of the plant, leaving no hiding 
' - 
It Did Not Make 
e weevil.' .Tt is fnedium eftrly. Like our 
cropitafefoi^'the-vf.eeyil .cari get in his work, 
J’the'.hf.gti'bllknlake ft etisy to pick. “Union”ri(l'g‘B.'' 
ible pWiim>f holt class of cotton with^e ^ 
Wakeajgobd cropilia'spite .of weevil attack^cf.Jt’Sjd: 
Idll Cf^^'i that TeSas, Eatfisiana and Mtil 
■ giirayhe .Wa6ev3il''came. It's just the fcr&dj:' 
.,-d;,tli®CaroHnas'wiU have'tb plant wh^fi-'tHt 
the ’weevil dlstriH or^inywhere,that thedfo”' 
“Uiil<j#;yB(g,B(511 istbe right big 
Gpififel'a, the CaroUnas the 
The gt^^j^i^aga TromBoii weevil 
am not 
^^OOth Goi?ollHO. Brown, 1 i v i u g-.in* Darlington 'County,' 
One of our South Carolina friends,'H-Wi tj-.!:- 
g'prep.afed for it. 'If,you 
'“d 111 the leantime 
u'can plant. . 
\y; t,i-'i^.'JF;^4^^fflttifjttray..Cantic®:c;crf, Walken Coxthty, writes;^4^8fe 
ty,"'T.sc**.^ll^^^5Sl^.a«i'es of.kf'Bipo BigBod- It is given up to hafflgeAesifgi 
writes us as follows: “I have tried your ‘Union^ Jtlg Boll Cotton this year. J :ln thi^e^htr^^ant^;iSEa,v4.lH-ft.'hife how (Augusttath) a BM Bpjfull " 
t have found it a very good cotton. I did not make 4 bales per acre bat I D-gro'^B-^aris mak 6 ia;t^. 0 st 8 bales on 3 aereS:®li||Bs(^:., 
• -.. ‘'Vj^sangex'tm. 6q;fedlla.'^ilt'^^'^-ihake1t pohiid. of .^'ed cotton. AtB'JtKjvi 
apd a 4 ^ee;rery®tpindrij)plant.'liis''en'tire'crop in Hastfngs'Bj^d.” 
J>4E,ds^t/Shei^y'^&iity‘^rit.ps; “H.ive 4 Acres Union Big tJbl^Md 
pwftl-'get.hj^leS'.^Fihest c^^^hyvvttiere around here”-’-.... j 
(Sid make 2 bales per acre, f.think it will be the cotton for poor peo| 
it seems to be a difl'erent stajde from ours up he^ ^Please-write me''' 
S^ngstaple or ashort staple Chtton.” ' 
It seems to us that the Inability of Mfr. Brown'tio determine whej 
P long staple or short is a faiilj^good tdsttmoniaI;ifi|ta| cotton fn , ' 
fand short staple class. It i..?;however, a longervH^flffer and l)et_. 
wan’the Varieties usually pfgptra'ln the Carolinas.* . ■ 
py M. A. Moss, Oconee County, Writes: “My Union Big Boll CottopJ^h* 
t have got the best cotton in this locality. Many remark about 
1,0 line. Dry weather has hurt it buPft^l make a bale per acre. At 
Keased.” '■ ' , “-'t 
T. H. Beatty, Notary Public of Berkeley County, .says: *‘1 
clhlon Big Bbll a good cotton. Mine has not had a" fair showfn 
^unt of loh^drought, yet I am well pleased with It.” : i’ 
*4 nil I. 111 It’ssomewhat of a jump from S. Carolina to ArJ 
but Union,.Big Boll makes good in all thW" ' 
R. Lumpkin, of Garland County, writes: T was never so wm 
^th cotton before. It is full from bottom to top. Mr. Cook is well. 
with bis cotton; too. Isent jpiihis address. Hope you will have (Bij 
Ipceess.” 
t Geo. Decker, of Clay CmRrty, says: “Union Big Boll Is the best. , 
Irecommend the seed I ordered Irom you for tpis country.” .'V 
■fc '''• iff- Teylor, Sabine^-^arish, writes; “Uni^.ij^g'J-' 
Boll has donejhStremely.well. Am well pleasjM^jtit’,*; 
ime cotton. Have already had mo^e orders for seed than I can 
(■ ' ■ ’- ■■ “'vg- 
h vBisiiop,,jffieroTc e 
.cottpij Jt'.'eYex.^t!^‘;>3. th ~ 
’ ‘ 'B.'vfe|Iarrfson,:’i'.n 
Sfb®nion Big Boll Is the b 0 st-,hig'tgill 
j^odtton for us. ” ‘ 
■fety: “Very well pleased with 
est bolls I'ever &aW'. It fruits r^jdly. 
Mtforf-^^dlu Counfy.^writes us: “Cotton'S'ced 4:r:'b 
jfoj^i^'dpne well. rfelly better than 1 expecledfc;.’- 
[^tb^'fdi«Ve..ever raised.” 
■3>. -<■■■■: ' ■-: -. - ■■ . 
t this coTOi 
,__.’5;t}):af i's egtlihj 
growi D g ah<i 
ptetSed at thlk. wi 
feate^wfll bb foun4"”o)ij)^i 
. i.on Morris, Poi 
.eeiei d V iseS u st h 
^inshels of Unlen 
■ With tire cotton^ 
Oilfield, aiKTno o 
i^forTthe.:!!® acres 
Z bales pe; 
... . J.g| 
..Count.v, writ^l‘,^‘Our Mr. G. '.*« 
ijSC watteSglhlm in regard/'S? 
T;Sfe b6ugtit:of yoijfc-\Ve'. ’ ‘f! 
riltag. - ^Spfted abqlft ISJO.;.,’^; 
:6 k' ed af^it nhd 
., Is' about .20 acres 
„ The cotiofoia'lfej 
in the^ouud. We'' 
More reports. 
^ Big Boll fr oii these twft' 
THE nElB SCENE ON P fflOMH'B , .,^3, 
Pound, postpaid, SoO cei^jpffiBftp^d* 75 ,cienjS^| 
^^|•]| Bushel (30 poiindsf Frei^t 
Texas, Arkansas and points, toil _ 
