The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-10

Peterkin seed two years. They were
not satisfactory. No cotton could pay
for seed at the price Of $3.50. per
bushel. Examined number OF boxes
produced by counsel and pronouceo
the seed not alike.
A. J. Aleu-. Of Arson: Heard one
of Stones agents say he preferred to
sell the seed to the common class OF
farmers. Agent claimed to have no
money to pay for lodging and offered
to paw seed for the bill.
7 j. p. Ratliff, of Arson: Was IN
Wadesboro started home after dark,
met an agent of Stones about one
mile from town, asked where he could
stop for the night; didn't want to 60
to town, would sleep in a barn it he
could not do better. -Four miles from
town agent overlook" him, SAID MI.
Lampley refused to3let'shim sleep In
his barn, and had overtaken witness to
see if witness would allow him to- 60
home with him. Took him along;
examined the seed and thought they
were mixed with Peterkin. Can buy
the Peterkin in his. section at twelve
and one-half cents per bushel.
J. W. Curry, of Arson; Small
farmer on rented land, Stones agent
offered him seed called Zephyr. Said
it was hybridized, Okra and cotton
mixed. Showed him sample from a
paper, had yielded as high as forty
seven pounds of lint to the hundred,
but averaged about thirty-six pounds.
Told of the big premiums and the big
premiums Stone gave at State Fair to
the one who guessed the number of
seed in a large pumpkin. Read what
Christian Advocate said about the seed
Insisted. on his buying a box and said
he could sell them and make a good
thing out of it. p fix :.-a.....
Hector Bailey, colored of Harnett
Discovered a new cotton, only one
stalk in 1885, saved the seed and last
year planted one-fourth of an acre.
Stones agent came to his house with
a sewing machine, left it and brought
him to Raleigh and took him to
Stones house, Mr. CASTOR was intro
duced to him in Stones parlor; stayed
all night at Stones house; sold Stone
his seed at $500 per bushel, in the
cotton not ginned, allowing thirty
pounds to the bushel, and bought the
machine, agent had left at his house.
Saw the cotton about two weeks ago
which he sold Stone, and it was still
not ginned. In, his trade it was agreed
that Stone should sell in other States
and he would sell in North Carolina.
Bailey had reserved some of the seed.
w. Fl. L. McLaurin, of Richmond
county Farmer, was at work in his
field, Stones agent came along and
called him out to the. road. Repre-
sented seed as being very superior in
yield and quality; said Stone raised
some of them and had bought all that
had been raised from the only other
man who raised them. Read the
premium list of Stone. Showed him
photograph of a stalk, and also photo
graph of Stone; showed him Pro
GREss1vE FARMER and Christian Advo-
cate, and read from these papers. This
he considered good endorsement ;
showed him sample of seed from his
pocket. He bought a box from under
seat of buggy. Wrote Stone a letter
demanding the return of his note; that
he regarded in ga %stupendous fraud"
&c: Stone replied saying: eff I ever
had a Peterkin seed in my possession
l do not know it." Letter strongly
religious in sentiment; sem witness
a religious tract and wanted him to
agree that he would distribute reli-
gious literature in his community for
him, if he could not, to give him the
address of ministers or other good
people who would do so. That he had
just had Edwards Broughton & Co.,
to print 5000 tracts for him and he
had sent them to Rev. DIR. W. A. Mel
son, pastor of First Baptist Church
Nashville N. G. for distribution.
VIM. Ballard, of Arson: Farmer,
living on rented land; bought box of
seed; agent said they were imported
from some Island of the seas, and it
was pure Zephyr; showed him sample
from his pocket and photograph of
the stalk; would not have bought if he
had suspected they were Peterkin
seed; could have bought all the Peter
kin he might want at home.
Pizarro Buchanan, an old colored
man OF Arson Agent told him it was
pure Zephyr; showed him the lint and
1t was beautiful; told him he could