The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-12-09

FIELD, ATLANTA, GA.
From the Atlanta Constitution
Nov. 1897.
jackson Limbless Cotton has
created more talk throughout the
cotton growing world than all other
varieties combined. There has
been over five thousand people
from nearly every state In the UNI
ion to visit the farm of Mr.. jackson
near this city and they are unani-
nous in their opinion that 1t is the
most wonderful and productive
cotton in the world. Not d limb
Oh it, it grows from 6 to Ia feet
high, planted from to 10 inches
apart, rows from 3 to A feet wide
and has from 40 to 100 bolls to the
stalk, so anyone can see why it will
make from to 5 bales per acre.
The staple is white and silky and
much longer than common cotton,
and brings a much higher price.
aud it can he ginned on all ordina'
ry gins. Yesterday a very proml-
neDt farmer from Mississippi said:
81 have often heard cotton Was
king, but never realized it so
fully until today, when standing In
the five.acre cotton patch on Mr..
Jackson's farm"
Every farmer that goes to see 1t
is impressed with the idea, not
whether he wants to buy these seed,
but the fact he must do it to pro-
tect himself and make success of
raising cotton at present prices.
This cotton patch Is guarded day
and night, but everybody has an
invitation to come and see this
wonderful cotton.
A syndicate of New York men
have bought most Of this cotton
and they propose to plant every
one of their seed.
j. w. Smith. who is Cashier of
The First National Bank of Gaines
VILE, Ga, has for sale some of the
Jackson Limbless Cotton Seed at
the following prices: Two hun
bred dollars per bushel, seven dol
lars per pound, They also put
them up in packages of 200 select
seed to each package, at one dollar
per package, 6 packages for $500,
thirty-fye packages for $500, 70
packages for $4,000, 100 for $4,000
All seed are put up with full direc-
tions for planting. He has adopt
ed this plan of distributing the seed,
so the merchants can order for their
customers or anyone can make
sixty dollars profit by selling 16O
packages. With each box contains
ing 100 packages of seed, he puts
I'm one large photograph OF the
Jackson cotton patch with negroes
picking 1t, and circulars giving the
history about this wonderful
cotton and testimonials from r. I
Nesbit, the Commissioner of Agri~
culture of Georgia, and j. S. New.
man, formerly of the Agricultural
department of Ala, now OF South
Carolina, they both having exam
ined this cotton in the patch.
All seed will be delivered free
at the above prices, so send for what
you want at once, you can send
check or P. o. Order or Registered
letter to j. G. Mayfeld, Manager.
Atlanta, Ca, Box 743. # your oT'
der is received after all seed is sold
your money will be returned free
of cost to you. The seed will moi
be peddled out and parties wanting
these seed can get them by order
ing them direct from j. g. Mayfield
He has arranged with Mr.. Jackson''
son to superintend the packing ant
shipping of these seed.
There will no doubt be takers
peddling cotton seed claiming then
to be Jackson Limbless Cotton, sc
order at once for what you want.
10 1895, Mr.. Jackson had only 81
stalks, this year the crop he raised
would bring over one hundred
thousand dollars. So you do no
have to be rich to get start
Now ia the accepted time, buy
some of these seed. The first bale
of this cotton sold on the Atlanta
market Nov. %, for 10 cents pei
pound, the staple measured one
and one-half inches long. See At
lanta journal of that date, which
gives full account of the value
and quality of the cotton, certified
to by expert cotton men.