The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-01-27
JaCkSOn'S LinbleSS
Cotton.
Can Be Obtained From J. c. Mayfield,
Atlanta, Ga.
| From the Atlanta Constitution Nov. 1897.

From the Atlanta Constitution Nov. 1897. /
Jackson LimblesS Cotton has created
more talk throughout the cotton growing
world than all other variteS combined
There has been over five thousand people
from nearly every State in the union to
visit the farm of Mr.. jackson near the
this city and they are unanimous in their
opinion that it is the most wonderful and
productive cotton in the world Not a
limb on it, it grows from to IA feet high
planted from to 10 inches apart, rows
from ) to feet wide and has from 40 to
100 bollS, to the stalk, so anyone can see
why it will make from to bales per
acre. The staple is white and silky and
much longer than common cotton. and
brings much higher price, and it can be
ginned on all ordinary gins Yesterday
very prominent farmer from Mississippi
said: Il 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 it is inn
pressed with the idea, not whether he
wants to buy these seed, but the fact he
must do IT to protect himself and make a
success OF raising cotton at present prices.
This cotton patch is guarded day and night,
but everybody. has an invitation to come
ard see this wonderful cotton
A syndicate of New York men have
bought most of this cotton and they pro-
pose to plent every one of their seed
}. W. Smith. who Is Cashier of the
First National Bank of Gainesville, Ga.
has for sale some of the jackson Limbless
Cotton Seed at the following prices: Two
hundred dollars per bu>hel, seven dollars
per pound. They also put them up in
packages Of POO select seed to each pack
age, at one dollar per package, t packages
for $500, thlrty-tiYe packages for SIS 90.
seventy-hve packages for so 90, one humid
4 a Il poi-,
seed are put up with full directions for
planting. He has adapted this plan of
distributing the seed. SO the merchants
can order Tor their Customers or anyone
can make sixty dollars profit by selling
100 packages. With each box containing
100 packages of seed: he puts in one large
photograph of the Jackson cotton patch
with negroes picking it. and circulars
giving the history about this wonderful
cotton and testimonials from K. T. Nesbit,
the Commissioner of Agriculture of Geor-
gia and j. 5. Newman, formerly of the
Agricultural department of Ala, now of
South Carolina they both having examined
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 of P O.
Order or Registered letter to j. G.. May
field, Manager, Atlanta, Ga, Box 14S. If
your order is received after all seed is
Stlu tDul money Will De returned Tree OF
cost To You. The seed Will not be peddl ed
out and parties wanting these seed can get
them by ordering them direct from j. Z.
Mayteid. He has arranged with Mr..
Jackson son to >upperintend the pack
ing and shipping of these seed
There will no doubt be takers peddling
cotton seed claiming them to be Jackson
LimbleS> Cotton, so order at once for what
you want.
In 1895, Mr. Jackson had only 81 stalks.
This year the crop he raised would bring
over one hundred thousand dollars. SO
you do not have to be rich to get start.
Now is the accepted time. buy some Of
these seed. The first bale of this cotton
sold on the Atlanta market Nov IS, for
10 cts. per pound, the Staple measured
one ana one half inches long See Atlanta
journal Of that date. which gives full
account of the value and quality Of the
Cotton certified To 10y expert Cotton men.