The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-03-12
DICKSON GOTI'0N SERDl

III IL
| / SEED, " hich were grown by me in $50
on nv slim Thomas" place, near Mrs. Ste,.
| linp's plantation on the Island, ia Oaachits
Parish, and on the land near Monroe Leased bv
me from Hon. John I. Lndekng;-ali Of which
are sound and unaJnltera ed.
The seed planted last year were cb,aines
by me. il, March, 1869. direct from David
Dickson, of Oxford, Georgia, of which fact
have abundant evidence in my possession, 10.
Guiding the following letter:
oxroRD Ca, March ., 1854
W " Farmer Esq. Dear Sir-YouIs with funa.
for is5 bushels o SSsson ssss' duly
hand. have sssn 50 eroma t t Mt. n pssneas that
parties enclosed you !R.,iroad receipts COR The
rs'svea s aears ss srals now DAVID D1cKsos
The .Dicksonn cotton has the same stapl.
as tie ordinary cotton of the country, bat il
remarkable for its extraordinary Proli6cacy.
cannot De orer-croarded IN fhe drill Tbs
thicker the stand is left the better. az everv
slalk, whether large or small, is ipaded with
frnit.
NV seed, SO FAR as my krowle age exsende.
are the first Louisiana raised dickson" seed
ever offered for SALE In my opinion, they win
produce better cotton than the seed nbtainea
directly from Dickson himself, as they are
inyiuorated bv one wears growth in our ovp
soil. But in order 10 afford the fullest infor.
nation on this subject. SO that every person
intend; ng 10 plant the dickson Cotton. can
y
extracts from Dicksons advertisements and
circulars.
There are in Georgia two David Dicksons.
who are cousins. One lives NJ Oxford, Ga,
and is the originator and great propagator Of
the Dickson Cotton. The other lives at
planter of the South, whose articles published
| in the Southern C1tztirator, at Athens, Ga,
have attracted SO much attention. The "SPar-
!, ta'' Dickson obtained his seed from the "0x-
ford'' Dickson, as appears from his letter.
published in the circular of the latter. dated
November 2, 1867, as follows, (extrac,).
SPARTA, GA. August -. 1850.
Hr Dickson Since plahting the sack I purchaseA
of you this Spring must give your Select Cottoa
Seed the ods chi. 5as esss
double per the cotton planted oneto three days
9rs snp eanai Your select were Planted he
4th of of May. All who have the cotton coneaE
WIN Ye eas r. res spes DAVID DICKSON.
In note to an article in the Southern Cali
tivator, page l63 ofthA number for Iaas,
1865, he says:
get great many orders for the Dickson selset
oToxement, is due Mr. David Dickson Of osford
And IL. prefer he should get The Ass the s.
seed out. 1 have selected my seed three tinss
ing A II should eoneiude to do 80 VIM adversise
| in the Southern Cnlrivator in dino trle.
DAVID DICKSON of Hancock.
And in the fall of 1858 he did advertise biz
seed for sale, the following being an extract:
SELECT COTTON SEDD.
srARTA. GA, Oct. J, 1853
and hss s ss spsss
Dick son-h.rs mover offered bqsliel Of cotton seed
roniEo David Dickson OF Oxford do 70. -.-
Sparsa, Hancock County, e.
And the following is an extract from bis
presents reasons advertisement. Published In
the number of the Southern Cali satoE fer
November, 1869:
THE DICKSON Sell KCT COTTON SEED
Is the only seed that stood the test for thirty
years and is more in favor the present than in any
previous year. now Offer for the second time, ny
No. is from seed selected in 1868. and win be ssd
in . tS. nussf sacks at the d91 aP per sushs
from selected seed of the crop OF 1855. The abeve
Of them s must bsfora rssitsin money .
No Is the sans seed, but the second prodset
from the selection of 1857 and from the No pans.s
in l9G9 and viii be sold in tyO hTshsl sssk 81 % "
6part a, Hancock County, g.
The following are combined extracts frem
the circulars and advertisements OF the Oxford
Dickson for 1868 and 1869:
DICKSON SELECT corToE SEED.
have selected and improved this cotton. until I
have succeeded in raising stalk with s25 boIls ca
Ny fMrRoyED corTos sheuld be left one-Sour.t
ducing 50 100 bos. with much less weed thansse
ordinary cotton. w hen planted on rich lsrd,htTs
wide rows, with thick stand in the dEi1I to prove1t
too large weed and to make IL mature early. IL
should be topped the first of August Price OF the
seed IS per busIie for less than five busheis, and
at Oxford, Ga. DAVID DICKSON.
Oxford. Ca Oct. 1850.
QUINCY, fla August 1909.
Afr Ddrid Dickson: Dear Sir-Y wish to knew
how your cotton compares with tho common Gotten.
Your cotton will nearly double it.
very respectfully, JOSEPH D1ChoOA.-
QurTMAs, GA, Oct. g. 1859.
Mr. Dickson: Dear Sir--Tou wish TO know whAs
differences there is between your seed and the com
mon seed in tho yield of cotton. fully satisfed
that your seed win yield my land nearly double
the common seed.
Yours truly, J. II. W. HILL.
The following are extracts from letters 70
Messrs. Steele, PIncksrd & Co. of New Or
leans, agent for "Oxford'' Dickson, from plaza
ters living on the Mississippi river:
oREENLEAP PLANTATION, EGos PorsT, Miss.
4$s. a. 1869,
The Dickson Seed yon sen {, planted in aeeer
dance with Mr.. Dickson's directions. The
Dickson cotton regard the finest in the world
FOR large crop 1t looks better than the common
,Otton from the word go it has more viEor, ana
5he whole season, The number of forms and bolls
t produces is truly amazing. The Dickson have
aised this year, is all 81 feet tall and were
feet. with wealth of fruit perfectly unexampied
Yours, j. MOREHEAD.
Ia ,o,..t.I L.. .,.-.... 49, IL.