The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-30

it to have been the same originally.
1t is well known to all observant cot
ton growers that the same variety will
rapidly diverSe in many its character
istics when seed are put III the hands
OF different persons in widely scpara.
ted localities. 1t is no more climb
less" than WcIborn's Pet; il is no
more ''limblcss" than Dixon's Select;
it is no more "limblcss' than any
other cluster variety with which [ am
acquainted. The frontispicce in Bullc-
tin 80 correctly represents stalk of
"African Limblcss" cotton when
grown under favorable conditions mot
crowdcd) When it is closely crowded
it often produces stalks without any of
those long limbs, but not oftcncr than
Wclborn's Pet, DiXon's Select and
other varieties. AS soon as | receive II
copy Of Bulletin 13 l will send you
one. could send you The proof sheet,
but it would leave me without one in
the Office. L will have other copies
doubtless in few days. In addition
to what l have stated ABOVE that will
say in Bulletin 43 is the following:
cit may he well to remark that it is
unfortunate for the promoters of the
jackson African Limblcss cotton that
they have pcrsistcntly Lisowncd the
seed planted in the station test OF 1897
as not genuine, not having been pro.
cured from Mr.. Jackson nor grown
upon his farm. In order. to claim any
benefit from this years test they will
be compelled to admit that ;hc SEE
used were in fact genuine. The sc,:t
planted as african Limblcss' in this
years test were the product Of those
planted in the station test Of 1897, as
Jackson's 'Limblcss.'" Iluv further:
"Thc 'African I.imblcss' has very
small bolls, and their clustering habit
is objected TO by my pickcrs. lis very
tall habit Of growth and long branches
are also Objectionable, causing 1t to be
easily blown down or broken by Il
storm" You will notice in the adj
vance sheets use the name "Arrcan
Limhlcss,n as | am dcbarrcd by The in
Junction obtained against Mayicld and
others from using the word "..Jackson."
have been strm <5cly misunderstood
by many as seeking TO show that this
cotton was utterly without merit. This
~ NV 'ii> N"SS' Nv bul'Cil vi lily
contention has been from the vely be-
ginning that it fell far short in all re-
spccts of the claims put forth by its
eNploltcrs, particularly the claim that
it was three or four times more pro-
ductivc than amy other variety, and
that it woul,t produce enormous crops
on very poor soils. You will notice
that they do not now claim that i
originated in Africa. | may say that L
am as well satisfied nov us was
eighteen months ago or more that the
cNploilcr OF this variety OF cotton not
only knew that 1t was not "Anican"
cotton, but he also positively knew that
1t was .)ciI WclbCrn's Pet, because he
rcplantcd portion of that celebrated
patch OF 1897 with seed of Wclborn's
Pet. or course he would not have re-
planted his wonderful African variety,
SO unique in all of its characteristics,
with an ordinary variety OF American
origlnailon unless he was satisfied of
their identity. Very truly yours,
X. j. REDDING, Director.
We think this is the whole case. and
it diSposcs Of the cNtrlvagant claims
OF the original promoters OF thcil al
l.,.. Il Il 4 I