The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-16
The Jackson Cotton. Again


therefore. q large measure of attention
Mr.. j H. Riley. Of Sally, S. c., sent
to US few days ago sample of the
liot, grown near that place last year By
Ms. W III, Stephenson, with request
that it be submitted TO ao expert for
judgement. It was examined by Mr. W
K. Steedman, Who said that its 'quali-
~ and preparation we're excellent, but
thas the staple was somewhat irregu-
lar" He claused it as "niddling
fair" the bes: grade of upland cotton
brought to this market. 10 his letter
accompanying the sample Mr.. Riley
stated that tie sample "wss gin0ed on
an old, inferior gin, and does 90: show
the staple advansageo-sly," which
doubtless explains the irregalarity
noted, aad he added:
Mr Stephenson made st the rate Of
1000 pouOds lint cotton to the acre.
This variety put out two limbs close to
the grouad, and the bolls came 10 clus-
ters Oh limbs three to four inches long.
Mr. Stepbenson's land IS poor, sandy
laDd-clay four to FIVE feet from sur
face He plansed this cotton May 10.
bat it did not come up until June !
The s;alks would average eight feet
high. some we're ten feet, and some
we're under six feet. It is the mos,
wonderful cotton I have ever seen, and
am sure that it will revolutionize the
cotton trade CT the South. Mr.. Stepn-
enaon is preparing TO plant five acres
this year
This account of the cotton speaks for
itself The only other eccoua. of IL
tha. ve have aeeu. which did not come
from persons interested in the sale of
the seed, is contained 10 the reports ef
Mr. R. j. Redding, the director of the
Georgia Experiment Station. Mr..
Reddiog ob:aioed some of the seed of
the cotton, and planted them according
to directions 10 letter to the Allan
ta institution, narrating bis obserya-
tions Of the crop be planted,
be declares that he and Mr.
Welborn satisfied themselves Ct
the identity of the jackson cotton
with the olde. variety known ss "Wel-
bora's Pet," and that an examination
Of the cotton in Mr.. Jacksoo's field,
near Atlanta removed the las. ves.ige
of doubt 90 that point and also DIS
covered the fact that the famous patch.
Instead OF being a ''poor clay gall,''
vas g "Very highly improved
and very highly fcrtilizsd stop
Of laad." 1T was found to
be what is called q valuable duoghill
spot" The patch of two acres a: the
Experiment Station was picked over the
third tine on October s. and Mr. Red
diog adds:
'sAs director of the station We inme-
diately prepared aod published Press
Bulletin No SO, which gave the WOO
derfui African limbless' cotton teoth
place among tweDty-one varieties, 10
poiut Of total yield Of seed cotton. At
tbas time the comparative percentage
yield Of lint was DOT Investigated. The
fosl picking, November IA, gave
.Jackson'a Limbless' eighth place as to
total yield Of seed cotton After CIV
ing the product of each variety we
found that 'Jackson's Limbless' yielded
81 pounds of Int per 100 pouods of
seed cotton, equalIed in this point by
only one other variety Tie effect of
:his was to place the 'limbless. 10 the
third place as to va'ue of total product
Of lint and seed. We have now issued
Press Bulletin No 81. which contains
ia detail all the points revealed by the
test of the swenty-one varieties.
"In conclusion ne wish to say that
We have Deyer at any time denied that
tee 'Jacsson's Limbless' cotton is
good variety. especially for rich land
aed high culture. We repeat, DOW.
that it is g very good variety The
points we are aiming at are to show that
it falls far, very far, short Of the claims
.has we're made for 1t; that it is not
'uew genus > that it is not even a rew
variety; that i. did not come from
Africa that it is not 'linbless,' Gf|
limbs oe NOT piached off while young J
that the staple is only fairly good,
short staple upland tia. it is pot SO
productive as 10 give promise Of "revo-
utionizlrg' the cotton business; thasis
is nothing but 'We!born's Pet va.
rie.y ,ha: has been grown-especially
in Texas sud Askansas-for q dozen
years ore more; and. 6oally, that the
seed are sos worth 81 per lGo seeds,
nor S. pound, nor $210 bnshel"
Mr.. Reddiug declares, fually. that
the seed of the ''identical same va
rely" can be bought for probably less
than 81 hushel A copy Of his re-
port 10 full. the "Press Balletin No.