The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-04-30
DICKSON COTTON SlRl1

DICkS0N COTTON SRRD1
r OFFER for sale DICKSON COTTON
i SEED, which.were grown by me In 1863,
on nv s.Jim Thomas" place, pear Mrs. Sles.
liug's plantation on the Island, In Ouaehits
Parish, and on the land nea, Monroe leased By
me from Hon. John i. LudehnR;-su OF whiek
are sound aud unaIultera ed.
The seed planted last year Uere ebssiael
by me, in March, 1869, direct from~Oayja
Dickson, OF Oxford, Georgia, Of which fac, I
hav. abundant evidence in my possession, H.
Gliding the following letter:
OXFORD Ca, AarsA o. Asea.
TT W Farmer Eaa.: Dear Sir-YouIs with fund.
hand. lave been 50 crowded with basias.. hst
Ssns 'o1a assss'; f;
'r'eo'sa You! Yours se TROY, DAVID Dloxsox.
The"Die kson'' cotton has the came s,ap,,
as tie ordinary cotton of the country, bot .
remarkable for its extraordinary proli6cscy,
thicker the stand is left tbs better, ~ evsrI
stalk, whether large or small, 10 loaded viii
fruit. -
NV seed, SO far az my know ledge exte1ds,
are the first Louisiana raised "Dickson" sesd
ever offered for sale. In my opinion. they win
produce better cotton than the seed obtained
directly from Dickson himself, as they are
invigorated by one years growth in our owa
soil. But in order to afford the fullest infer.
NATION on this subject, so that every persss
intending to plant the "Dickson Iou1n, eea
be posted how aud whore to buy u will Psbsisk
extracts from Dickson's Advertisements al
Giro ulars.
There are in &c ,rgia two David Dietssa4
who are cousins. Que lives Ut Oxford. Co.
es r he ss9:ss oBc2
Sparta, Ga, and is the greet scientific cote.
planter Of the South, whose artieles published
in the Southern Cultirotor, ut Athens. Ga.
have attracted so much attention. Ehe "Spss-
ia" Dickson obtained his seed from the "01.
ford Dickson, as appears from. his letter,
ru blished in the cjrcnlar Of the latter, Sass4
November 2, 1867, as follows. (extraet):
SPARTA. O.. August - ssss-.-
~, Dickson since planting tho saek I persa.ssA
Ct this f q.
p.uted your seed tbi. year, WI nats .e:,ay
ssos nd
nnrs being equal Tour select seed we're Ri.ntea "
wit o. ', De int in this es.imas. ----- ;.
Very respectfully. DAVID 01o1oo.
ia ncte to an article 10 the Southern Cal-
tivator, on page 1863 Of thu number for Jane,
1865, he says:
Cotton seed Al n. credit s.rstsf.Is fer &c &.
l. sn . M ret iss y iees
his seed for t,oeniy years consider them the Ssss
ss' tho sG 'sssiS iii
in the southern Il Ks sf
And in the fail Of 1868 be did advertise he
seed tor sale, the following being an extract
SELBOr COTTON sRDD.
SPARTA. GA. Os<- I. lsA
have engaged young man to ship cote. sssA
ana rs az tie
for sale until this day Those Who still Ivish 30
renise David Dickson Of o1fS,s On 4, =, n,cxsou
Sparta, Hasesek Csa1tJ. -
And the fe'lswin9 10 an extract freo bic
presents Seasons advertisement. paslsAeA y
the number Of the Southern Cslh cater -
November, 1869:
TIE DICKSON SELECT COTTON snN1
L. tho only seed tina. has stood tho test fer sahz
years aud is more In favor tas present ssaa ~
s eeieotion st til. biotso Cotton Seed.
in two bustsi sacks At NV. dollar. pr s..hs!. I
call them No because they are the sr:s 1rcS.se
Of them correspond Before RENTING ..ssy: =
ss. , I'll: ;sssss
J.. 1892 and will be sold in tTe tqa4.l ,sf9a 3: =
SpAst ., Hancock cesa1. -
The following are combined extracts foo
the circulars and advertisements Of the Ozfo'4
Dickson for 1868 and 1859:
DICKSON SELECT COTTON SEED.
have selected aud improved this cotton. 1oNl
have srccesded in raisng stalk with $40 bells ~
feet high.
Ny 1urRovED Corros should be left sss Nswo
thicker in tho drill than tho ordinary cotton
takes fruit rapidly That it checks the growth. Pre-
duciuG so or 100 bos, with much less weed thanseS
ordinary cotton. When planted On rich Land, hAvo
vide rows, with thick stand in the drill to Prsvsa1
too large weed and to make it mature early: Il
should be topped the hrst OF August. Price OF rs
seed SIS per b,s'el, for tosa than five bushels sd
81 per bushel for eve bnshels and upwards AdAree
OK ford, Ga DAVID DICKSON.
Oxford Ca. Cot. 1860.
Qu1~cr. FLA, August, lsss.
1fr. Darfd Dickson: Dear Sir-You wish to kns0
how your cotton compares with the Common eot4sns
Your cotton will nearly dou bio it -.
D Worry respectfully, JOSEPH DICKSON.
QurT,1AH Ga. Dot. O. 1919.
Ifr. Dickson: Dear Sir-You wish to know whs%
diffe there Ia between your seed and the com
seed in tho yield Of cotton am fully satiadsa
that your seed win yield my land nearly double
the common seed.
Yours truly. m. ". HlLk.
TIE following are extracts from letters -
Msssrs. Steele, Pinckard g. Co.. Of New Or
leans, agent for "Oxford" Dickson, from plan
ters living on the Mississippi river:
GREEs1EAP PLANTATION, Eeos PoI1r. Miss.
Aug. ~, 1884,
The Dickson Seed you sen t. planted In acesr
dance with Mr.. Dick cons directions. The
Die TX ao0 cotton regard the finest in tho world