Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-04-11
WONDERFUL SEED.
A Georgia farmers Strange Crop
Of Cotton.

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waited on oy n committee of south
Gcorginns appointed by the farmers Of
that section of the state to buy from
him the seed from n crop of cotton.
The price to be paid for the seed is
$4,000. The man who raised md OWN
the valuable cotton seed is Mr.. jackson,
a ~wcll-known farmer, who lives OF and
cultiratcs the farm Of Tax Collector
Stewart. The citizens of south Georgia
arc not the only persons who a.G
anxious to become owners of the cot
ton seed. Other men throughout the
state have made offers almost as fiat.
tering, all of which have been re fused
by jackson.
Tie unnatural part of the offer TO
be made jackson by the committee
from south Georgia is the fact that the
men who will buy the seed do not wish
10 plant them. IN the contrary, if they
get possession of the seed they will
destroy them as quickly as possible,
taking care that not q single seed es.
caPes. Such a price MS that for cotton
seed was never heard Of before. Jack
son has received hundreds of offers for
his seed, but ever he was surprise.
when he heard that a committee woulti
wait on him for the purpose OF offer
ing him ms high as $4,000 for his crop.
h seed has n history of n kind that
is unusually interesting. Several years
ago Mr.. Jackson was presented with
them by IL jew who had brought them
from the interior OF Africa, from a part
of the dark continent on which TIE
foot of white men seldom treads. The
jew Ind joined an exploring party
which had started to the center OF
Africa. lie was wealthy, and went on
the trip simply for the novelty of the
experience. When in the very middle
OF Africa the party came across some
cotton, the stalks OF which were over
20 feet in height. The government bot
anist who was along with the party
took the measure OF one of the stalks,
and II was from this stalk that the
first seed came. The Jew cut off about
Is inches of the stalk with q view to
bringing it to America, On the stalk
were G5 bolls, the largest and finest ever
seen. The seeds were well preserved
by their original owner, and were
brought safely TO America. While on
n trip through the south the mnn who
H'A ttONS AZ lIC sGtt from Africa lOlU
OF them, and stated that lie would give
them to some farmer who would take
care of them. Jackson was mentioned
to him, and the Jew turned the seed over
to him. =>'~
Jackson planted the seed and watched
its growth with fond eyes. lie had
heard how high the stalks from which
the seed were taken had been. and lie
determined to grow stalks equally us
high. His first crop wss n success. The
stalks of the cotton grew to an euor.
nous height.
This ycar when the time for planting
cotton came Mr.. jackson determined
to give the seed n severe test TO SEQ
IL II would stand it. lie planted every
seed in the poorest ground on his cntir,.
farm on the west side of Il hill. AS is
well known to farmers, the west side
upland ground is always very poor.
Though the land was UNUSUALLY roor
and the year one of the worst cotton
years in the history Of the south, the
cotton tlourishcd. Mr.. jackson used
nothing to enrich the soil in which
the seed was planted. Tie test was a
severe onc, but, Notwithstanding that
fact, some of the stalks are rs high as
seven feet.
The cotton produced by this seed Is
OF the very finest quality, and is
even as fine MS long staple cotton. Jack
son has been offered ten cents per pound
for what he has raised this year, hut he
has refused to accept it and believes
he will be able to get IL cents for it.
Onn nf thn Nn,,l;nr;t;o s AT. ,~.
on is the fact TINT IL is l~caiicss. When
the stalk grows up leaves begin to
sprout out on il, and after they have
grown out for some distance the fruit
comes out from the stem of the leaf.
After the fruit has partially nidttrcd
the leaf drops of, leaving the stalk per
fcctly l~caflcss. This il the only cotton
Of this kind ever heard of in this coun-
try, and is causing no end of comment
among the farmers throughout the
youth
The farmers OF south Georgia have
scnt their committee to Atlanta to buy
the seed from Mr.. Jackson, because they
believe that II the cotton Is planted
throughout the south they will he
ruined beyond repair. They arc Of the
opinion that IL cotton will do so well
under so severe q test, when planted and
cultivated IL will produce so much that
cotton will be so cheap that there will
be no money in II for the farmer. ts-v
jackson snys that II the cotton Is
cultivated IL will produce at least two
bnlcs TO the acre, and possibly as much
as four. lie feels sure that he will be
able TO convince the committee
from south Georgia of the fact that
the cotton will be the greatest thing
the south has ever seen or heard of.
lie says that with this cotton In use
NIL over the south the farmer can re-
ducc his acreage by over ono.bnlf and
rinse moro cotton then than he Is rnis-
inE nov The land that he docs not use
for cotton can be put to q profitable use,
aud the income OF the farmer will be
doubled as compared with the amouu
OF labor employed in the raising Of cot
ton.
Jackson does not much like the idea
Of having the seed destroyed, but will
sell IL Ia tho south Georgia committee
II they will pay him n large enough
price for IL. II he refuses the offer OF
$4,000 he will have the consolation OF
knowing that he has been offered tho
HIGHEST pricc ever bc fore offered for