TWO BEST TEXAS BRANDS OF COTTON SEED 
Harper’s Cotton—B-L, U and DD Strains 
State Registered Seed 
In Ordering Harper's Cotton Be Sure to Indicate the Strain Desired 
HARPER'S B-L STRAIN 
Harper's B-L Strain is bred for heavy bottom 
lands and flat lands, and is well adapted for 
the humid Gulf Coast area. It also does well on 
rich flat lands, especially during a rainy sum- 
mer. 
Harper's B-L Strain has an upright-Pyramidal 
type plant and is an excellent cotton for tractor 
farming. It has light open foliage which allows 
the sun to penertate every part of the plant, 
making it an excellent insect resister. 
The thing that makes Harper's new B-L Cot- 
ton so outstanding is its large bolls. The larger 
per cent of them are 5-lock. They fluff out nicely 
and the cotton is easy to pick. It possesses the 
feature long sought for in cotton, a big boll 
with light foliage. 
The gin turnout of Harper’s new B-L Stain is 
from 37 to 40%, depending on the land and 
season. It has the highest lint percentage of 
any cotton of this type that is adapted for 
heavy bottom land conditions. 
The staple is very uniform in length, usually 
running from 1"’ to 174"', depending on the land 
and season. Cotton buyers call it a strong, hard 
cotton and it always produces a kind that is 
most in demand by the American spinners. 
HARPER’S U STRAIN 
Harper's U Strain is bred for uplands. It will 
make you more cotton per acre in a dry, hot 
summer than any strain you can plant on high 
lands. It will stand the dry weather and heat. 
Harper’s new Improved U Strain Seed are a 
little larger than those of most Mebane type 
cottons. They are very light brown in color. The 
kernels are plump and full of oil, and are very 
strong in germination. 
Harper’s U Strain has the most ideal type 
plant of the Mebane Triumph Cotton. Its im- 
proved root system makes it a most outstanding 
drought resister. 
The bolls on Harper’s new U Strain are larger 
and slightly more rounding than other Mebane 
type cottons. They open early, are excellent 
storm resisters and are easy to pick. _ 
The gin turnout is one of the most outstand- 
ing features of this cotton. It is from 38 to 41%, 
varying with the soil and season. 1,300 pounds 
of seed cotton makes you a big bale. 
The staple of Harper’s new U Strain is greatly 
improved. It is uniform, hard, and wiry, §}"’ to 
1y"’. The length will depend on the land and 
season. 
The price on Harper Cottons is $2.85 a bushel, rail freight prepaid in Texas, shipments of 
three bushels or more. The Texas freight rate is allowed on out-of-State shipments. We do not 
accept orders. less than three bushels. We offer very attractive prices on 100 and 300 bushel lots. 
In lots of 6 bushels or more, 10c per bushel less than priced above. 
Watson Cotton 
Improved from Mebane—State Registered 
An Easy-Picking Cotton 
The Watson Cotton has been bred, grown and developed from the famous Mebane Cotton, in 
Dallas County, Texas, by Ferris Watson, a Cotton Breeder of more than twenty-five years’ 
experience. 
The Watson Cotton, on account of its many desirable characteristics, has now become one of 
_ the most popular varieties grown in the Southwest. Without a doubt, it is the easiest picking cotton 
in Texas. Many farmers say the difference in picking, alone, is worth the price of the seed. 
This Cotton is early fruiting with light foliage. It usually matures its crop from one to two 
weeks earlier than other standard varieties. The remarkable heavy yielding qualities no doubt 
are accounted for by the fact that its earliness, alone, enables it to mature its heavy crop of 
large five-lock bolls before the insects have time to destroy them. Its long, penetrating roots 
enable it to stand drought remarkably well. Its staple usually runs from 1 inch to 17 inches. Under 
; ayraal condition 1,200 to 1,300 pounds of seed cotton will produce a bale of 500 to 525 pounds 
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Watson Pedigreed seed are ginned on exclusive gins, where no other cotton is ginned. The 
seed are cared for in the most modern pedigreed seed plant in the South, and are put up in 
3-bushel bags. We carry a large stock of these seed and can make prompt shipment of any 
quantity desired. 
Price $2.85 per bushel. In lots of 3 bushels or more rail freight prepaid to points in Texas. In 
shipments of 3 bushels or more, Texas: freight rate allowed on out-of-state shipments. 
Watson 41-B Rowden 
IMPROVED FROM ROWDEN—STATE REGISTERED 
Watson's new Rowden Cotton with its superior qualities has proven more than satisfactory 
where planted and for several reasons—it is earlier and very easily picked, also has good drougth 
resistant qualities. This new Rowden Cotton has brought forth very enthusiastic reports from these 
who have tried it. This improved strain will give you a higher gin turn-out, a heavier acre yield 
and larger bolls. We strongly recommend its planting in any area where Rowden cotton can be 
successfully produced. : 
Price: $2.85 per bushel. In lots of 3 bushels or more rail freight prepaid to points in Texas. 
In shipments of 3 bushels or more, Texas freight rate allowed on out-of-state shipments. Six bushels 
or more, 10c per bushel less than priced above. 
Canada Field Peas 
(Pisum Sativum Arvense) 
INOCULATE SEED WITH NITRAGIN “C” 
Plant during the months of October and November, and again in the early spring. They 
improve the soil by gathering and storing nitrogen. Yield heavy crops that may be grazed or 
made into hay, that stock eat greedily and thrive on. Grows 4 io 6 feet high, but can be grazed 
when 6 to 10 inches high. Pasturing the Peas makes them stooi out better. It is a good idea when 
sowing the Peas to mix a bushel of oats, barley or wheat with 50 pounds of Peas per acre. This 
makes a fine mixture and makes good hay. If sown alone, sow about 75 pounds per acre, broad- 
cast. Crop of this kind is splendid to plow under for green mnanure. Also used as a table Pea and 
is only excelled by the English Pea. Lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 5fc, postpaid. Not prepaid, 20 lbs., $2.50. 
Ask for prices in larger quantities. 
Austrian Peas 
(Pisum Arvense) 
INOCULATE SEED WITH NITRAGIN "C” 
As a cover crop, it only needs ten to twelve 
pounds of growth to each 10 feet square, to 
plow under for fertilizer. It therefore can be 
planted in South Texas and Louisiana as early 
as the first of January; in North Texas, January 
15 to February’ 1. Other crops planted on the 
same soil, following the plowing under of 
Ausirian Peas, will show a tremendous increase 
in yield. Cattle, sheep and hogs will graze on 
a field of Austrian Peas and enjoy it. 
The most economical manner is to plant 
Austrian Peas in rows. In doing this, one should 
plant in three-foot snows such as in planting 
corn, then turn back and plant between the 
rows, thus giving you 8-inch rows when fin- 
ished. It requires only 30 pounds to plant an 
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acre in this way. 
If wanted for pasture or hay, sow breudcast, 
60 pounds to the acre; also 60 pounds to the 
acre when sown with an ordinary grain drill. 
If you desire to sow with small grain such 
as oats, we suggest sowing one or two bushels 
of oats to the acre about as deep as the drill 
will put the cats, and then plant back over the 
oats with the Peas at the rate of 30 to 40 pounds 
to the acre, putting the Peas just deep enough 
to cover good, without disturbing the oats. This 
system of planting is necessary, as a mixture of 
peas and oats will not mix evenly enough to 
drill out uniformly. Sow in fall or early spring. 
Lb., 30c; 2 Ibs., 50c, postpaid. Not-prepaid, 20 
lbs., $2.00. Ask for prices in larger quantities. 
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HARPER’S DD STRAIN 
It's adapted to sandy, mixed, and other types 
of soil. The bolls are large to medium large, 
crack quickly after maturing, flaring wide open, 
making it easy to pick. The lint per cent runs 38 
to 40 per cent, depending on the fertility of the 
soil and climatic conditions. The staple is con- 
sidered its outstanding feature. Staple, 15/16” to 
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HARPER'S LIBERATOR 
Harper's Liberator strain is a Stoneville 2B 
type cotton. It is the best all-round rough and 
tumble cotton on the market, adapted to a wide 
range of growing conditions. It is well suited 
for all types of rich land, especially the Texas 
coast area and rich river bottom land. The 
stalk grows medium size with light foliage, 
medium large bolls, open wide and fluff out 
nicely, very quick maturing, easy to pick, gin 
turnout 34 to 38 per cent. Its staple is very 
strong, hard and uniform, 1" to 14%’’, depend- 
ing on the land and season. 

HARPER'S “U"” STRAIN COTTON 

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