The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-19
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linp's plantation on The leland, In Ouachiis
Parish. and on the land nesr MesV0e leased i,
mo from Hon; John 4: Ludehne'-sh Of which
are sonnd and unajuItera ed.
The seed planted last year were oeeain,a
hv ma in March, 1869, direct from Dsv1
E;cL.on. of Oxford, Georgia. of which, facs
have abundant evidence in ny possession, H.
clndine the following letter: ~ 80.
OxYoRD. Ca HassA O. ~
~ N Fa,,ner Esq: Desr air-Yeus with s..s.
to pay for sa.he,: sssssP
hand have been 10 have not tnse = vsios :. t
v snsn mp E.i.e, .ss.i.s. e ::
s g sssss.a t 8 mn bessss .''
The Dickson" cotton has the same s,aph
"a the ordinary cotton OF the country, bssi
re,narxabJe for it's extraordinary proli6eaer
n cnnno, be orer-cro,rael i,s the drill ~.
,h;cLer the stand is left the better, a. eve.v
s,a.k. whether large o. small, Is foaded viii
fruit. ,., e.y
are the first Louisisna raised DICK son" SEED
nroduce better cotton than the seed nbeeinea
d;rec,lv from Dickson himself, as they sfe
inyieorated by one yeaTB growth N ess 0Si
soil But in order to afford the fullest infes.
nation on this subject. So that every perseA
intend; NJ % plant tbs t.Dicksonl Cotton, I'm
r.. uos,ed how and where to buy, ! win pshlhh
extracts from Dickson's advertisements ana
There are i. engfa two David Dsekssas,,
who arc Cousins. One lives at Oxfosdss Ca,
and is The oe.s'ss and oB.,r ,.s ::
Sparta. Ga, : nd is the great scientific eottas
planter of the Sosth, whose articles published
in the Soutker1 Cxltirats<, at Athens, g.,
hay attracted 80 much attention. The "Spar.
tai Dickson Obtained his seed from the .ox-
ford'' Dickson, rs appears from hss- letter.
published in the circular OF the latter, dated
November 7, 1867, as follows. (extract} Y
Srar7A. Ga, august - 1sse.
Mr. DeEson :-sieee planting the sack pnrehasss
of You this spring, must give your Select Gotten
s sans sss Ro see. this yssE VII ssss
double per the cotton sea ore f. a.y.
nure being equal Your select seed we're gl.ntsaaAs
4 4 M y Hi. al mas have
In note to an article in the Southern Cal-
tivator, on page l63 of tbs number for Juns,
1866, he says:
GSsten sssa i. due M David Disi.on ossd
IL: as
Southern bvS 81
And in the fall Of 1868 he did advertise his
seed for sale, the following being an s1tsact:
SELECT COTTON SEDD- Z. s-sszgk
SPARrA. GA, Oct. y 1Sse'
and yssnss
son-havs never offered bpshsi Of essson 80
r ros EEL Dae.a Dickson. Of Oxford DO .
Ri Sparta, Hancock County, Ca
And the following is an extract from his
presents seasons advertisement. pubIished N
the number of the Southern CNluvatOr Ses
November, 1869: 80.
THE DICKSON Sci ECT COTTON SEED
L.. M sak fnRH
years., and is the present, than u any
bsG.s s sn s
No II. from seed selected, in 1883 aud yia.bs:ea9
s.% e they sr.
from selected Of the crop isss The sbsss
Of them must eorrsspond before rsnittng money. y
81 No : Is the same seed, but the second produce
the selection Of 1857 and from the No 20 -
in 1859 and will be sold in to e1hsl bcKso 81
Sparta, Hancock County. &C.
The following are combined extracts from
the circulars and advertisements of the Oxforo
Dickson for 1868 and 1859:
DICKSON SELECT COTTON SEED.
have selected and improved Thu. cotton nnsa.
have sueeeeded in raising stalk with 9S oolA' On
ssss A'f should LEFT
90 saPs that it the
vide rows With thick stand drill
should be topped the first of August. Price of the
seed s. per bushel. for less than Eve bushels ans
- per bushe! for five bushels and AdSTes'
Oxford, Ga. DAVID DICKSON.
Oxford Ga, Oct. 1860. r .-s.,.. .-.-- s-
QUINCY, FLA, August. 1869.
NJ Darid Dickson: Dear Sir-You wish to knSw
how your cotton compares with the common cotton.
Your cotton will nearly double II. ~.,,,
Very respectfully, JOSEPH DICKSON.
QurMAS. Ga. Oct. 8, 1869.
Mr. Dickson: Dear Sir-You wish to know what
difference there is between your seed and the com.
mon seed in the yield of cotton fully satisfied
that your seed will yield on my land nearly .douRls
the common seed
Yours truly, j. NJ w. HILL
The following are extracts from letters to
Messrs. Steele, Plnckard g. Co.. of New Or
leans, agent for "Oxford" Dickson, from plan
ters living on the Mississippi river ::
.GREENLEAr PLANTATION, Ecas PorSr, Miss ss,
Aug. o. 1867
Tie Dickson Seed you sen !. planted in socSr
dance with Mr. Dickson's directions. The
Dickson cotton regard as the finest In the worm
for a large crop. It looks better than the common
cotton from the word go it has more v1gor, any
hourlsEes better than the ordinary cotton throu&n
the whole The number of forms" and Dolas
it produces is truly amazing The Dickson have
9feet with wealth of fruit perfectly unexampleo'
Yours J. MOREHEAD.
It is asserted by many that the Dickson,
Cotton is only an Improvement on the "boyo
Prolific. To demonstrate that this assertion ID
erroneous, it is sufficient to call attention to
Al s. <bot <ho RnnA r0ftn