//. C. I!astin;^s Sr C'n., Seedsmen, .lllanta, Georgia. 
Rosser No. 1--What 
T 'roYfic “I take greatest pleasure In ^viag results with Ilosser No. 
ICXda 1 Cotton. Planted seed April 1st; they came up fine and 
grew olF quick. May 6th we got heavy hailstorm which ruined one-third 
of the plants after they were‘chopped out.’ Had no seed left to replant 
on my acre. Very dry all summer, but in three pickings I have 1,150 
pounds seed cotton from this part stand. Have saved the best for plant¬ 
ing next year.”—Gustave Baumgarten, Lavaca Co., Texas. 
‘•Am well pleased with the Rosser No. 1. I planted 7 acres and it was 
up to a good stand. Easter Sunday a cold spell came on and killed about 
half of it. Will get 4 bales. First bale weighed 592 pounds; second 645 
pounds.”—C. T. Nicholson, Matagorda Co., Texas. 
“Rosser No. 1 is a fine cotton. The seed bought of you was planted 
March 18th and it was open July 1st so that a good picker could pick 200 
pounds a day. My land is black sandy prairie. Did not use any manure 
or fertilizer; plowed my cotton 4 times. I have gathered 6 bales on 15 
acres and have four more to gather. Last year I planted 25 acres with 
another kind and made only one bale of 436 pounds on the 25 acres, so 
you can see that Rosser No. 1 is a good cotton. I think it is the fastest 
making cotton that ever came to Texas.”—Geo. Barnhard, Colorado Co. 
“Rosser No. 1 is about weevil proof. We caught 150 weevils in one 
hour but I could not see that it made any difference. I made two bales 
when my neighbors made none. I believe the reason is that it puts on so 
much and so fast that the boll weevil cannot get it all.”—H. L. Wheeler, 
Wilson County, Texas. 
“Rosser No. 1 turned out O.K. I planted on poor sandy lantL and 
being over-cropped I could not work it as I should have done. It has 
been blooming ever since it started and is still blooming (October 10th.) 
There is some opening, some ready to open, some half-grown bolls which 
will make about 1,000 pounds seed cotton before frost. To date have 
picked out 1,800 pounds. Lints above the average and is of very good 
grade, having brought best price on day I sold it. This is how Rosser No. 
1 is doing under conditions of poor land, bad cultivation and no fertilizer. 
Hastings’ seeds are good enough for me or anybody else.”—C. 0. Kaiser, 
Fayette County. Texas. 
Cotton Growers Sav 
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pleased with the Bosser No. 1. We had 
I'ALSsLlSlhllipi the b jll weevil very bad this year but on account of 
the early fruiting and maturing of this cotton it made more per acre than 
any other among several varieties I planted.”—G. W. Cooper, Hinds Co 
Mississippi. 
“I bought one bushel of your seed and planted 4 acres of common 
pine ridge land. Used 300 pounds commercial fertilizer per acre. Will 
gather about 1,000 pounds per acre. Ail that have seen my cotton say it 
is fine for the year and land. I have had more calls for seed than I will 
be able to supply.”—S, C. Mabry, Newton Co. 
T /i.Tiic<inna “Had bad luck with the seed bought of you, losing al 
most all by the April freeze. Had enough left to plant 2 
acres. Did not fertilize, just cultivated good and picked the weevil 
close. I have ginned one bale 575 pounds; have 1,200 pounds seed cotton 
picked (Oct. 9th) and think will make two bales averaging 575 pounds. I 
have planted the No. 1 before and like it. Expect to order some more in 
the spring.”—J. S. Gilbert, Franklin Parish. La. 
“Rosser No. 1 grew off nicely and commenced fruiting early, which 
we were glad to see. A bottom crop is always appreciated since the boll 
made its appearance here.”—Louis Bringier, Ascension Parish. La. 
AlaLo-mo “I should have gotten 2 bales per acre (Rosser No. 1) but 
FuuualUil vvill get only about I' t bales per acre. If I had used acid 
and potash Instead of cotton seed meal guano as a feeder I am sure the 
result would have been satisfactory."—R. A. Speer, Clay Co. 
“Seed did well. Planted 4 acres new land, first year’s crop, will get 
nearly 2 bales with poor stand, as cold and lice killed quite a lot of it. 
Garden seed was fine.”—A. L. Harwell, Escambia Co. 
“Rosser No. 1 is fine. I only planted one acre and have got 576 pounds 
of lint cotton. Everybody in my settlement wants some of my seed. 
Your customers need not be afraid of Rosser No. 1. They are a good 
seed.”—0. R. Smith, Randolph Co. 
PRICES 
Pound, postpaid, 3^ cents; 3 pounds, postpaid to your address, Sl.OO; peck, by express or freight, 
not prepaid, 60 cents; bushel (30 pounds Georgia legal weight), not prepaid, S1,T5; lO bnshels, not 
prepaid, $15.00; lOO pounds, not prepaid, $5.00, Freight rate to Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma 
points is $1.16 per lOO pounds. 
ITinA’o TTowIxt a Standard extra early variety; prolific, 
IVing S HXlTa IkaTiy but has small bolls. Plant close. Makes 30 
to 35 per cent lint. Our seed is grown in extreme North Georgia and is the 
real genuine King. Lb., postpaid, 20c; 3 lbs., 60c. Not prepaid, peck, 60c; 
bu., $1.25; 10 bus., 811.00; 100 lb., 81.00. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
Rnccnll Rail variety. Seed both green and 
iiussttu AJig AJGii white, strong, vigorous grower, but very late 
and should not be planted in any section where earliness of crop is de¬ 
sired. Lb., postpaid, 20c; 3 lbs., 50o; pk., not prepaid, 60c; bu., 81.25. 10 
bus., 811.00; 100 lbs., W.OO. Write for special prices on larger quantities. 
Truitt - Culpepper - Christopher crop: big boll varieties 
that were much planted before the introduction of Mortgage-Lifter and 
Sure Crop. Plants of each of these are vigorous growers and withstand 
drought well. They are all fair croppers in favorable seasons. Price of 
each, 20c lb., postpaid; 3 lbs., 60c. Not prepaid, pk., 50c; bu., 81.25; 10 bus., 
811.00; 100 lbs., $4.00. Write for large quantity prices. 
A splendid drought-resistiug cottou. Heavy 
i^eterKlU Improved bearer; open growth; fine staple. Lb., 20c; 
3 lbs.,50c. Not prepaid, pk., 50c; bu., $1.25 in any quantity. 
Don’t Let the Boll Weevil Get You 
We have made a very close study of this Boll Weevil proposition for the last six years. We have 
spent some time in each of the past five summers in boll weevil districts and we wish that we could in 
some way impress upon the people of Georgia, the Garolinas and that part of Alabama that is not infested, 
with the seriousness of the boll weevil, that is if it catches you unprepared for him. We are perfectly 
satisfied that with well bred varieties of seed and right methods of cultivation it is entirely practicable to 
grow one bale or more of cotton per acre under the worst of boll weevil conditions. We have enstomers 
in Louisiana doing it now with our cotton seed nnder the worst boll weevil conditions that have existed. 
We do know also that with boll weevil present, common cotton seed and average methods of cultivation 
won’t make 100 pounds of seed cotton per acre. This is the proposition that Southern Alabama is up 
against this year} Sonthwest Georgia will have the same thing not later than 1912. and it will, within a 
few years, cover the entire cotton belt. It brings disaster to those farmers and tenants who are not pre¬ 
pared for it. The boll weevil is as sure to cover the entire Sontheastem cotton belt within the next few 
years as death and taxes, and yon might as well recognize now that like death and taxes the boll weevil 
mnst be met, and by planting good qnick-matnring seed, by really farming instead of scratching the ground 
as has been the general practice, losses can be avoided. It is a whole lot better to make the change in seed 
and methods now, so that when the weevil comes you will sustain little or no loss, than to have it forced 
on you by poverty. We have had a number of talks with the great boll weevil experts of the United States 
Department of Agricnltnre that have been fighting the weevil in Texas and Mississippi and they agree 
with ns that the only way to grow cotton profitably nnder boll weevil conditions is to plant right seed and 
give the highest of cnltivation. We are preparing for the coming of the weevil on the “Hastings Farms,” 
althongh we don’t expect to have the weevil there for at least 3 or 4 years. Anyhow, the methods and 
seed necessary to make cotton under boll weevil conditions will make two to three times as much as the 
present average yields. Why not make the change now and make more money instead of waiting until 
changes are forced on yon by loss and disaster? If you are dependent on the bank or supply merchant now 
it’s time to get out from that position this year, before the weevil comes. If yon don’t you will be in 
trouble, for the scare that the merchant and banker gets is about as bad as the weevil. We are saying this 
in all seriousness. It’s time for every man in the cotton belt to at least begin to change his methods. 
