The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-04-09

| DICKSON Colt @nDl.
r OFFER for sale DICKSON COTTON
/ SEED, which were grown BY me in 1861.
Hng,s plantation Oh the Island, IN Ouachita
Pa isb. and on the land near Monroe leased BY
me from Hon. John r. LudeEng;-all Of which
are sound and unaLu'tera ed.
The seed planted last year were Obtained
Nv me. in March, 1869, direct from David
dickson, OF Oxford, Georgia. OF which fact
ave abundant evidence in my possession, In
Guiding the following letter: N...rv
OXFORD Ga, March 9. lssA
TO- pay f Snv. ~ Seen 80 !hss
S.Tss. 'iP ;sss
ct. Ct the s. Cotton ox Soea suppose you have
ireee'sd t 9ears st truly. A' DAVID D1cEsox
The "Dickson" cotton has the same staple
as tie ordinary cotton OF the country, but 10
remarsable for its extraordinary prol6eacy.
canned be at ,h IN be 1 a' The
s,uIk. whether large or small, 10 loaded with
fruit.
,re the frat Louisiana raised "Dickson seed
ever offered for sale. In my opinion. they viii
directly from Dickson himself, as they ars
invigcrated by one years growth in our own
soil But in order TO afford the fullest 'nfor.
NATION on this subject, SO that every person
intendi ng 10 pla Mt the "Dickson Cotton, can
be posted how and where to buy, will publish
.x,rsc1s from Dickson's advertisements and
circulars.
There are in &c rgia two David Dicksons,
,.bo are cousins. One lives ut Oxford, Ca,
and is the originator and K5eat o.
Soarta, Ga, and is the great scientific cotton
Dla inter- of the South, whose articles published
in the Southern Cultirator, 1T Athens, Ga,
have attracted so much attention. The spar
"a" Dickson obtained his seed from the "Ox-
ford'' Dickson, AZ appears from his letter.
published in. the circular of the latter, dated
November 7, 1867, follows, (extract):
SPARTA, Ga. August -, lssa
Mr. D;ek,on Since planting the sack purchased
1. Spring Inst slHs ossrs Msas Cotton
ss:a this year =. make s.s ssas.y
pss ss5s sss IT,. & the land aud
being equal sslee, seed tS wsrs the
Very respectfully. IA V ~ 1ASASoS.
In note to an article in tho Southern Cal-
,vntor, on page 1863 Of the number for Jane.
1865, he says:
cotton An the credit heEs,store for n. , IL
pss il b. e should d. ,ss
S;s seed for t,csny years consider them the bess
fsss sf Il.
Southern c BayiS ks Of
And ia the fall Of 1858 he did advertise his
iced tor sale, the following being al extract;
SELECT COTTON sEDD.
SPARTA. GA. Oct. :. lsGA
I bave engaged young man to hip cotton seed,
.Ssjsss a.. n: sr:s
for sale until tht. day Those who still wish - 1es-
NpArt.. Hancock Co1aty. Ga
And the following is an extract from bis
presents seasons advertisement. published 10
the plumber of tho Southern Culn .ator 1os
November. 1869:
THE DICKSON 5yL ECT COTTON SEED
the ONLY seed that ha. stood the test for shi1.
yoar. aud is more in faaor te present than N ~
" IT,. b'sisoa tor ~
~ sack. sssa !!
sa az the 1865 hF:r
seed are hmited in quantity aud those who wish ~.y
Of them must CORRESPOND before rsnItsinE Money
Va 2 is the same seed but tho second PEsas s. 8
in 1869 and will be sold In ~, hnSLs ssc1s nt *
per ''''''' spars !. a.aeeet County. =.
The following are combined extracts frsm
the circulars and Advertisements Of the Oxford
Dickson for 1868 and 1868: ..-
DrCKsOS SELECT COTTON SEED.
have selected and: improved this cot ton ant1l !
have succeeded in raising q stalk with So kous Oh
tert high. 800
NY fHraovxD cor1os should be lefs one fsu11$
thicker In the drill than the ordinary cotton. !
rakos fruit rapidiy that it oIecks ths growth pro
ducin2 81 100 bolts with much less weed thansas
ordinary cotton When planted on rich land. hars
wide rows with thick sSaud in the drill to prsvsnt
too large weed and to make it mature .A.!r -
should be topped the. drst OF August. Price OF me
seed, IS per buSul. for inss than fvc hushea ana
s. S9sd G.. 0nshs" na
Oxford. Ga, Oct. 1860.
QUINCY. FLA. August. 1909:
Mr.. David Dickson: Dear Sir-Y wish to knew
how cotton compares with the common cotton.
Your cotton will nearly double it-s "a
Very respectfully. JOSEPH DICKSON.
Qu11AAx GA. Oct. 9, 1855.
Mr.. Diekson: Dear Sir-You wish to know what
difference there is Oetwe your seed and the con.
seed in the yield of cotton am fully satfsaed
seed will yield my land nearly double
the common seod
Yours truly. j. NJ. VI. HILL.
The following are extracts from letters to
Messrs. Steele, Pinckard & Co. of New Or
leans, agent for "Oxford" Dickson, from plan
ters living on the Mississippi river:
GnEsSIaAp PLANTATION, Ecos POINT. Misc:
Aug. n, 1869,
dance with MI. Dickson's directions. The
Die kson cotton I regard the flest in the world
for n large crop. It looks better than the common
cot from the word go it has mOrsl vigor and