The log cabin Democrat., 1909-02-25

small amount of seed brought all the
 way by hand, first to Germany, ano
 then through the family to Ameri- ca This is the statement made to me by MT. Wyche, a member or the family, in presence of Dr. G. w. Pink ston, a prominent practitioner of medi cine of the Wyche neighborhood, Meri- wether county, Georgia. l saw at once that the variety was by far superior to any variety I had ever seen. bought some of the seed, brought them to Troup county and commenced its cultivation.
 Has Many Different Names. | I mention this so as to inform your readers where the large white seed big boil cotton came from. ana why there are so many different names given to the very same variety. The state department and the federal de partment of agriculture distributed the seed and parties gave the different names we find today. The depart ment distribution 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 of America. For instance, l sent Tor experiment to our state experiment. farm a package of seed. At hrst the seed did fairly we'll Then the offi' cials used mine the second year with a new variety-"Jones improved - which did better than mine. l sent again a package of seed, when out came new variety again-'the l Schley"-with the best of record, Jones reimproved" second, ana Jones improved" several lengths be- l 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 me was the orig | inal seed falling behind in produc- ing legitimate offspring. Of course l the original was entitled to the same l cultivation. Then how comes it? And l 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 1t may go by.
 Differs From All Oothers. 1 We also have other varieties, but none with the same nature and habits of the Egyptian The growth is diff | ferent from all others and of more | portly nature. both as to foliage and | fruit As to originating variety it cannot be and never has been done l Nature does that You can mix cot 1 ton by mixing seeds, but to hybridize it has never been done. Different soils, climates and different cultiva
 tion will change the appearance and habits of a certain variety, 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 l | know that our work was well per formed. Dr. Webber and had quite a
 controversy over hybridizing the vel low Nankin variety with white varie- ties, when very recently. after few | years, I am notified that he has so
 changed the yellow as to make the lint blue cotton. Look out for the blue 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 ad-
 vertised We have the Hawkins,
 Truitts, Christopher, Culpepper,
 Jones' Reimproved, Schley. Mortgage
 Litter, Pride of Georgia, Rosser No. l
 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 a 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 Hogansville and
 filled and shipped from the very same identical pile of seed.
 However, the buyers got exactly . what they ordered. for only one vari ety of that class is in existence on ( this continent. The theory of hybrid i lzing varieties Is all 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 will be
 convinced that it is one of natures wonderful works. The bloom only has time to feed it's own household, lasting in condition 10 impart it's assistance