The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-26

DICKSON DTTON .S1ll !:
r OFFER for sale DICKSON COrTos
i SEED, which were grown by me in lsas i
on nv elm Thomas" place, near Mrs. ST.
ting's plantation on the Island, in Osachih
Parish, and on the land near Monroe leasedH.
me from Hon. John T. Ludeiing;-all Of which
are sound and uDajultera ed. -
The seed planted last year were ohsain.a
NV me. in March, 1869, direct from Da,;s
dickson, Of Oxford, Georgia. Of which fac,
have abundant evhlencesin my. possession. H.
GLIDING the following letter:
OXFORD Ca, March .. ,s.,
rw Farmer ESQ: Dear s;r-You,s .; With A..
to nav for is bushels cotton seed. came da, :.
Er,a have been 30 crowded With business ihss
sarsie. YOU R.ilroad receipt: sss i:
ireesvsd t 4ear. ss sn%iy now DAVID p1cxsos
The .Dickson" cotton has the same ,.,,,.
as tile ordinary cotton OF the country, b,t i.
remarkable for its. extraordinary proli6caev
Il cannot be orer-ero ,ea IN IN me dr'A IL
siaik. whether large or small, 10 loaded viii
NV seed. so Ear as my know ledge e1,e,a,
are the first Louisiana raised Dickson" ~
ever offered for sale. In my opinion they viI
nrodn.e better cotton than the seed cbeaissI
directly from Dickson himself, as they m
inviporated by one years growth in our oxa
soil. Bot in order to afford the fullest inior.
nation on this subject, so that every parpoa
int nd ng TO plant the dickson Cotton" eas
be posted how and where to buy, l will pablish
extracts from Dickson's advertisements aal
circulars. $50
There are in &c ,rgia two David Dickens.
who are cousins. One lives at Oxford, G..
and is the originator and great propagator Of
the "Dickson Cotton The other lives u
Sparta, Ga, and is the great scientific eottsa
plan Of the South, whose articles published
in the Southern Ca.ltirofor. at Athena, g..
have attracted so much attention The "Spar.
ia" Dickson obtained his seed from the "0x.
ford" Dickson, as appears from his letter.
nnbI;sbed in the circular of the latter, dated
November Z, 1867, AZ follows, (extrac,):'
Sparta, GA. August ~, lsss
NJ, Dset.on Since planting tho sack parsh.s.a
. 1as over III ss:.
III
before and SOME On the same day. the lane Ed n
4sh Of Of Ms An Who have sssn the cotton
with me in this estimate. ..-
In a nc,e to an article in the Southern Csl.
,ivafor, on page l63 of the number for Jsss,
1865, he says:
/ get great many oldera for tho Dieksen s..sss
Cotton seed All the credit herstefors for the 10
psser Il. sSsaa get the ae
his seed for .reniy years. consider them sAs ~
ned ta a
the Southern bvfD nHcKsoS 81 H.s...
And in the fall Of 1868 he did advertise bic
seed Tor sale, the following being an fexssass'
SELECT COTTON sEDD.
SPARTA Ga, Oct. !. lss.
| yn.xa >n~.r>1. sammy man tn hin cotton -
and correspond on that subject. !! an the spssss
I until .s. sr Tho.s who Still wish !.
r 1ss hs'i DAVID s bistso OF oxford
/ Sparta. Hancock County. q
! And the following is an extract from biz
presents season's advertisement. published 10
| the number Of the Southern Guilt tator fss
November, 1869:
TIE DICKSON SELECT COTTON SEED
Is tho only seed that has stood the test for thirty
year,. aud is more in favor the present t.. y. a.y
T bk.cn Cotton
No. is from seed selected in 1868 and viii hssa!
e,li then, No l. because they the hr:s pred.s!
from ~-lscte, se.t of the crop Of is6s fhe sssv.
Of them must correspond before remitting mosey
SEQ ii any arc on hand
from the Selection Of ,ss7 and from, the No Pi::s:s
in 1852 and will DO sold in to hS1hsl b sick.
| Spart =, Hancock County. Ga
The following ara combined. extTaCto IIsN
| the circulars and Advertisements OF the Oxio'd
! Dickson for 1868 and 1869:
| DICKSON SELECT COTTON SEED.
| have selected and improved this cote usttl
| feet high.
NY IMPROVED COTTON shonld be left Ons-fouIta
| thicker In the drill than the ordinary cotton. i
takes fruit rapidly that it chccks the growth
ducpg 50 100 bults With much less weed than w
ordinary cotton When planted on rich land. hav
too large weed and to make it mature early: y
| should be topped the frat Of August. Prce Of so
seed p per Eushel, for less than five bushels. ene
81 per bnshel for five bushels and upwards AaHles
| me at Oxford Ga. DAVID DICKSON.
| Oxford Ca, Oct. 1850.
| QUINCY, FLA, August, lSes.
I Mr.. Darid Dickson: Dear Sir-You wish 70 knsS
bow your cotton compares with the common ce'soh
| Your cotton will nearly double it.
| Very respectfully, JOSEPH DICKSON.
! QurrxAN, GA. Oct. 8. 1850.
| Mr. Dickson, Dear Sir-You wish to know WIZ
difference there is between your seed aad the esu
mon seed in the yield of cotton. am fully 9aIsns
that your seed viii yield my Land nearly idsssS
| the common seed. -~~v
| Yours truly. j. NJ. W. hill
The following are extracts from letters
Messrs. Steele, P.nckard & Co.. of New Or
| leans, agent for "Oxford" Dickson, from pan
tiers living on the. Mississippi river:
GREENLEAF PLANTATION, Zoos T'oNr, sf!. ...
| Tho Dickson Seed you sen t. planted in acc.
| dance with Mr.. DicksOns directions. ~
| Dickson cotton regard the finest in the worn