Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-20


yarlily, in presence OF Dr. G. W. Pink
stem. prominen, practitioner of med
cine of the Wyche neighborhood, Meri
weiher couI ~. Georgia. ] saw at one
that the varieiy was by far superio
10 any va ley had ever seen,
Fought some of the seed brousht then
to Trogp county md coma anced 1T
cultivation
Has Many C'f,rent Names.
| morton jhis so as 10 intern you
readers Were the large white seed
big. boll cotton came from, and VIII!
here are so ,ntny different names
given to the }ery same variety. The
state depar' me- and the federal de
paft.neat of ag iculture distributed tie
seed and parties gave the different
names we find today. The depart
ment distribu. ion for ten years fol
lowing 1881 amounts to 5000 bushels
actually distributed to farmers through
the cotton states Now, this is The
origin of the big boil prolific cotton
/ vi 4AllA6IlCd. EOI oNAl ~
cxpei imeat to our state experiment
farm a package of seed. At first the
seed did fairly well. Then the ON
Gals used mine the second year with
a new variety Jones improved
which did better thal mine, ! sent
again a package nj seed, when out
came a new variety again-"the
Schley the best of record,
Zones reimploved" second, and
4. "Jones' improved" several lengths b.
lind Upon close inquiry, found that
the "Schley" was only my cotton by
another name, and to my surprise, had
made the state my competitor.
! But what confused pe was the orig
inal seed falling behind in produc-
1 ing legitimate offspring OF course
the original was entitled to the same
cultivation Then how comes it? And
from the very same seed-"Jones' i'm
proved"-a citizen of Troup county
was producing over five times as much
per acre as was reported from the
experiment farm of any and every va
riety cultivated there.
( Jones Improved or Egyptian Wyche
is the parent of all the large white
seed, big boil prolific, under whatever
name it may go by
Differs From All Oothers.
We also have other varieties, but
xx-ith no nntl, NJ Enh it c
of the Egyptian. The growth is diff
ferent from all others and of a more
portly nature, both as to foliage and
fruit. AS to originating variety it
cannot be and never has been done.
Nature does that You can mix cot
ton by mixing seeds, but to hybridize
it has never been done. Different
soils, climates and different cultiva-
ton will change the appearance and
habits of certain 5ariety, but with
same soil and same cultivation it is fix-
ed as much so as the universe. Elk
Commissioner James, of this state, and
myself worked three years in every
conceivable way, but failed, and
know that our work was well per-
formed DR.. Weber and had quite
controversy over hybridiZing the vel
low NanlIin variety with white yarie-
ties. when very recently, after a few
years, | am notified that he has so
changed the yellow as to make the
int blue cotton Look out for the
Jlue variety, reader, and if you never
see it, then my theory stands pat.
Now, a few words as to the origin
of some new and popular varieties adj
yertised. We have the Hawkins,
Truths, Christopher, Culpepper,
Jones' Reimproved, Schley, Mortgage
Litter, Pride of Georgia, Rosser No. i
with perhaps others coming, all orig
mated here in a seed house in Ho.
gansville.
All From Same Stock
To explain: For several years there
has been local agent here buying
up all the Jones' Improved and Wyche,
storing them, and whatever variety
the seed landlord obtained an order
for was forwarded to Hogansyille and
flied and shipped from the very same
identical pile of seed
However, the buyers got exactly
what they ordered, for only one vari-
ETY. of hat class is in existence on
this continent The theory of hybrid
izing varieties is all a mistake. Most
people think any products that bloom
will mix. Some may, but not cotton
Examine the creating and forming of
the young boil cotton, and you win be
convinced that 1t is one OF natures
wonderful works The bloom only has
time to feed its own household, lasting
in a condition TO impart its assistance
only q very few hours BY the time 1t
is fully expanded, as il once begins TO
close up. and is naturally too selfish
TO divide its benefits with others.
/ expect book farmers and soft pine
box whittlers to go for me following
the perusal of this article but | put
them on notice in advance that have
tried to be both book farmer and
handle the hoe, too. No gloves used.
JAMES f. JONES.
Hogansyilles Ca. in Atlanta Consti-