The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-31
IMPROVED STAPLE COTTON SEED
FOR SALE

Staple onefourth strong, produces equal to and as early IS the I
average short cotton.
This cotton ws sent out by the Government to a friend several
years ago n a small sack, and I was one Of the first to zee its remark
able features. .
I had up to that time planted twelve Or fourteen different
varieties, and found this to be the best all-round cotton l ever
planted. u
I planted the entire place in this cotton, l would have made from
20 per cent to 80 per cent ore
1t originally was o n the order of the "Black Rather" variety,
but it picked easier, and a more prolific, and it had more turnout in
it than any cotton I ever planted.
I can account for this vigor very readily. The small hinty seed
have much more vitality than the larger, spungent seed variety.
ship, that cotton mieht fall heir to. with much more force.
With several years of pains-taking, l now have it with small
hinty white seed, large hollis and hnty, which of course renders it
The bols have very long stems, which add very much to it's
picking qualities, a IS it hangs downward, which gives it a great ad-
vantage over the short stem varieties.
We all know that the bons with a short stem stands up erect and
catches the water, and rts the burrs.
I have taken great care in my improvement to guard very
closely the vitality and productveness of this cotton.
The following r. a few of the splendid testimonials IS to the
worth of this incompatible planting cotton seed, received by me
from planters over the county VINO have had experience with them:
Malone &Keesler, who rank a n of the most expert cotton
factoring firms sin the state, have the following to say of this cotton:
Answering your inquiry in regard to your cotton, handled by IS for
the past seven years, beg to say: that w e consider your cotton the
every bale exactly alike. In fact you pull one sample, and it
will represent a hundred bales. W. consider the staple full one
threesixteenths to one-one-fourth inches, and the last picking is
just as good IS the first picking. We feel sure that any one who
tries your cotton will be pleased with it. 1t is very salable and the
buyers are always anxious to buy it. We shall be very glad to have
you refer any one to u.s."
Mr.: Percy Ray, WOODBURY. Plantation, sunaower County,,
Miss, writes: 81 like your cotton very much. 1t is one and one
fourth, and fine, strong fibre. The cotton buyers want it. I expect
to plant my entire crop in this cotton this year."
Mr.. J. D. c. Hammond, who farms e Greenwood, Miss. tells
OF his experience with this: 81 think your cotton as good, if not
better, than any l ever saw. Expect to plant my entire crop of it
this year"
D: :. l. Mclean writes of his praise of this seed: 81 like your
cotton very much. I have saved all the seed and expect to plant
entire crop of it this year. Last year this cotton from YOUR seed
was sold for eighteen cents"
Numerous others eloquently attest the worth of these seed.
For further information and data, l will be glad to talk cotton seed
to any one interested. My prices for this seed r $4,000 per ton
for from one to five tons; $500 per ton for from five to ten tons;
and $4,000 per ton for from ten to twenty tons.
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THOS. LUCAS,
GREENWOOD, --- MISSISSIPPI.