The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-05-14
DICKSON COTTON SlDl !

lng's pla nation on the Island, in Ouach;t.
Parish, and on the land near Monroe leased bv
me from Hon. John T.'Ludehng;-all of which
are sound and unaJutera ed.
The seed planted last year were obtained
by me, in March, 1869, direct from David
Dickson, OF Oxford, Georgia. eff which fac, I
have abundant evidence in my, possession in.
| GLIDING the following letter:
OXFORD. Ca. March 8, 1904
raS or IS Sss aa aPnt:
hand. have been SO crowded with business thst
.e 5sssis': +:
'''' Yours truly. DAVID DIcKsox.
The "Dickson" cotton has the same st.p,.
as the ordinary cotton of the country, but il
| remarkable for its extraordinary proli6cacv
1t cannot be orer-crouded in the drill III:
thicker the stand is left the better, IA eyerv
stalk, whether large or small, is loaded with
fruit.
My seed, so FAR as my know feagp extend,.
are the first Louisiana raised Dickson" essi
ever offered for sale. In my opinion. they will
produce better cotton than the seed "btsinsd
directly from Dickson himself, as they are
inviscrated by one years growth in eur own
soil. But in order to afford the fullest infer.
| nation this subject, SO that every psrsea
intending 10 plant the dickson Cottoa," eau
be posted how and where to buy will puSlisL
extracts from Dickson's advertisements an
clrc uars.
There are in &c ,rgia two David Dickson
who are cousins. One lives at Oxford, Ca.
and is the originator and great propagation Of
Sparta, Ga, and is the great scientific cotton
planter Of the South, whose articles published
in the Southern CuAirator, at Athens, Ca.
have attracted 80 much attention. The "Spar-
i,a'' Dickson obtaincd his seed from the "Oz-
published in the circular Of the latter, dated
November 7, 1867 as follows, (extraeD:
srArA, "a, AuEu.t -, INA
Mr.. Dtekso" Since planting the sack purchased
Of yHu this Spring nn:s eSs Honr Select c..:.
planted from ye,sr seq th; y..r i'll a:ks n:s
on sy
being equal Your .clco. seed planted u.
With me in thi. e.timass 800
Very respectfully, DAVID DIcK1o1
In note to an article in the Southern Cal-,
tvator, on page 1863 Of the number for Jsas
1865, he says:
Cotton Seed; Al the credit bers'sfers for =. -
IL e sSsn d. q" e.e
ais ,esd for t,esrar years consider them tho Is.s
I'D s IL -
" the Southern pc dss Of n......
And in the fall Of ss5 he did advertise bic
seed tor sale, the following being an sxtras.x
sBLKCT COTTON sEDD.
e<ARrA,-G Oct. :, 40
and corre.pond o. that .ehjsot: l q. Il. s1.1s
:. ~.s
soaiss David Dsoi's. OF o1f2,s: A. =; n,c,,o~
- - Sparta, H.aee.k cs.4sJ. T.
And the following is m extract frs~ Ls
presents seasons Advertisement, published \
the number Of the Southern CHlti later ~
November. 1859:
THE DICKSON sBLzcr COTTON sssp
I. tho only seed that has stood the s.s. for :skH
ysar and is more in fasor r.. present th.s !. ~
ss~con IF the clsop s..s
in Two t-Ie seE. at are osr. per sa.ss
cal them Not because they are The ar:. prsa.ss
Of ttsm must sorsssp9na before rsmis'ng n'.sy y
NO The sam. ed bat the :sessa ,5:s;
in lsss and will be sold iu two bn:h.l .-st. b
spart ., Hancock County, -
The following arc combined extracts ftsm
the circulars and advertisements OF the Ox0Fd
Dickson for ! 1858 and 1869:
DICKSON SELECT corToN sHRD.
have .clcctrd and improved this setson. uHHl1
have succeeded in raising stalk with SIS sons en'
thicker in the drill than the ordinary sos,oa. I
dueins 50 or 100 bols With much Les. ed shs.ss.
oIdina':y cotton. When planted on rich land hs,,
too largo weed and to make it mature Early: Il
saoui't he topped tho first of August. Price OF us
seed. IS per bushel for less than bushsls. sBa
sr Eu1r for Eve bushels and AaSs''
Oxford. Ga Oct. 1860.
Qrrycr FLA. August, 1859.
Nr Do-id Dfrkson: Dear Sir-Y or W ish Ia knsv
Your cotton will nearly double it
very respeC tluly, JOSEPH DICK6OH.
QuIrNAs, GA, Oct. s, 1909.
Mr. Dickson Dear Str--Yon wish knew whst
difference there is between your seed and the
mon seed in tho yield of cotton. fully satisned
that your seed will yield on my Land nearly double
the common seed.
Yours truly, J. NJ. w HILL.
The following extracts from letters 70
Messrs. Steele, Plnckard g. Co.. of New Or
leans, agent for Oxford" Dickson, from plan
tiers living on the Mississippi river:
GHEBSLKAP PLANTATION, ESss PorHT Miss.
Aug. %, 1859,
Tho Dickson Sesd you 6. planted in aoser
dance with Mr. Dicksons directions Tho
Dichron cotton regard as the finest in the world
for n large crop. 1t looks better than the common
cotton from the word go" it has vigor and
,ourlshts better than the ordinary cotton throuEh
he Whole teasoH. The number Of forms" and hoin
it produces is truly amaxng: The Dickson have
raised this year is all 81 to feet tall and wsr
? feet. with u wealth of fruit perfectly uncxamped
Yours j. MOREHEAD.
1t is asserted by many that the "Dickson.,
Cotton is only an improvement on the BOYD
dorm bot