f 1
1.
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r y clcnn R. ::it:i .
Epecl-Iist, N. C. Experiment
' . ' Station
p cotton cannot be ginned with
j the lint - More lint will also
a seed IX the cotton contains ex
ore. The early part of the crop
ill be of a high' grade If the proper
:"ing and ginning practices ? are
. 3 length of staple Is determined
4 planted or variety grown, but'
determined by harvesting and gin-
The- grade of cotton la
" ?termined by Its color,
i . vount of foreign matter
- -i quality. of ginnlngl" The
'.ier grades are a' bright
: amy or white color, free
. om discoloration, and . rela
tively . free -from leaf frag
ments, ,trash,, dlrj, etc.,
th . good '- preparation or
ee from being "gin cut" or
amaged. .,- - . ,
Early in :, the season the
. lant and seed contain a
i . high; percentage of water,
i cotton is carried to the. gin when
:i the proper condition for ginning,
r the past two years show that this
7 true if there is very much rain.
- cent of theuootton ginned in Sep-
i and about 8 per cent of : that
i. ; ptemben 1933 was damaged , one
tcs because of roughness or being
. la October these percentages fell to
i and 4 per cent respectively. After
i per cent gin damaged fell to less
cant both-years. v-;-
?e. in percentage of gin damaged
1 :i over 1933 was due to the: In
7 weather in 1934. In the cotton
",3ryi of the Stat the average
; t was approximately' the same
ui jt-jji,emuer, ivos, s was oai
i la Ceptember; 1933, itvwas ;ohly
3 not so class because much of, the
- id after October . was, cotton .tbatj
l : eked, for some time,- The cotton also
, r rter a rain much more. readily late-
'i cotton , should , not- be picked too
t .mid be picked promptly after open
"Zowed to hang In the field for some;
"1 lose-its luster or become .dull; in
a logger -cotton hangs in the field the"
ii subjected to, weather damage, ,If
: a or . damp,' however, Jt should be
b so that It will dry quickly. In other
" ten must be picked within a few days
'tg, must be kepi free' from trash,.
: ' ".?zn matter; r - Vfce'fciiV.
-: ' -! i rrrper t r
? f
"jad e'
it cf 1
" the gia.
1 !
Xiand. be
.ale can'
. .rveri'ap
: : ; : r's crop
j C "-a that it
eiy to 'Cac: jeotton. ; A
. J and ether data, indicate
vi trull
. irade produces stronger
J in. the higher eric eoods.
; t i '.to have less waste. Conse
-ri . of yara:, as well as,
1 can be made from bale of higb,
jx. Farmers who take pride In. pro-
,t ';h . grade wia ordinarily produce '
i 1:zm than middling. Strict middling :
"s .fc aoout 3 pointe raore than
r-W. points more than strict low
, If cotton ie , seriously damaged ; j-
2 at a great discount. Therefore.
t -e!iould attcspt to produce the
atjible..y. ITavtes cotton ginned
L 'V can be sold while It "weighs
j : " t more Josses than gains.
U IT 2 Prices
'.frond .r"".Orie ,
his ct . t and doesnot
f 1 date, for the
-atloa r -; tints then the
'.s "tie -ce of. the '10'
r T.tcr:' -r. 1 1SC5, to 'Au
t ...4 ibl.1 to tils farmer; check
8 tx-tween this average and
.1, rrovlilcj- he' has been co-
: j -aij-asiraent prosramf;:-'f'"r
i :Cz.t verj-Daals
;j f rvsrcEient . loan la available
, I Ci Aell said, but only those
" t-:a cacrcratlrs In the 'ad-'
v. ."1 r ; -: ive ' t: j - adjustment "'
? ' t- -v r x l ' x --a tx- Cents''
' 1 - ': . ' t i jy-v
fir-
? j. yet .
; t rae ,
1 t I x a.:;a-'.xint
ie improvement
oat district but
By COLONED L. DKOWN
Weather has been generally hot throughout
the cotton belt during the month of August.
In the western part of the cotton belt It has
been too dry tor beet growth and this has in
terfered with growth in some states. The
Eastern states have had a greater amount of
rainrojl which has helped -in p-o ways.
"""Progress of cotton has be a generally good
recently in North Carolina. Co
has been reported In the Plod,,
in parts of the Coastal plain e'
heavy." , -i." - , , , i. j. . , .
r Excessive rainfall in parts of South Carolina
has damaged, the staple but- where rainfall has
not been too heavy the crop has progressed fa
vorably. ' Shedding has been rather heavy of
late and this is causing some concern. Picking
and ginning operations have extended well
into the northern sections of the state. ' ,
Weather was too . dry in Georgiauntil after
the- middle of the month when -there ."were
some good rains throughout . : the state. These
were especially helpful in the northern sections
of the. state where drought had been severe.
Weevil ,1a making headway i in some sections
The Louisiana crop has made " fair progress
in some sections and poor in others during the
last two or three weeks. Reports of shedding
are quite .general .and weevil has done some
damages. The crop appears to be maturing
rapidly. -K - ,
. .Texas and Oklahoma , -
South '.Texas i Is gattlng ,well along with
harvesting activities .but other sections of the
state are not so far advanced.' Some showers
have fallen over scatt. red-areas and have help
ed to relieve drou-ht conditions. Weather has
averaged hot ' which chas brought the crop
along quite rapidly.1! On the whole the ; crop
has held up well recently. The northeastern
section of the state has made the poorest prog
ress and some deterioration has resulted there..
- Western Oklahoma has .:. developed', drought'
conditions during the past-two weeks and the
crop Is badily in need of rain. Deterioration of
the crop has been quite rapid and unless there
are showers, very soon it will have an adverse
effect upon yields -' .-'-:
' In.the. .Central and South .Central portions.'oi
the state conditions have been excellent and
the crop- has made excellent progress recently.
Seem jit Ccitcn Ydr'chohse In :Soaffi:CarofinaH
The Carolina
' v' . ,, . -. -- - 3-v. :v:--j?iC.r't;Vg
' Vr,t- ' "-.!" , , ('"';'
What Organized ' Farmer In
, North Carolina Are Doing
r.i - ; - Thu Month !
ar weather favored .weevil activity. In the
southern part of the tate where (icklng 1 in
vivKictiB oeay nuns nave neta , oac narvesc-
lng ; operations to . some ; extent. .'fow'yer ref,.
is very -goodV
InT parts of . Alabama where lto was too. dry .
during early August the?, cropc-went back, some
but otherwise the progress bwa v satisfactory
In the Southern part of the .atate the croo
le mostly matured and pickml Welt inder
way. Ught to heavy shower ttave delayed
picking somewhat butliave noi been damag
ing except:to loaaitWe' v.?
Jn Mississippi the eartv-planted cotton, has
come along rapidly and harvesting of the crop
is becoming general in . the southern 1 sections ,
of theatate .Showers h4ve paused same dam-'d
age ln:the southern, part, and weevil has been
Increasing In activity. v e1xalnd -northera.
part cf-thc..aUU'4e(ppt4)aalbe)m epmlng.
along eirlyAwel:.;H.vi;.
Weevil inletatl?ji .has ijeen extremely Ught and
cne piania pave developed rapidly, in the east?
.era part of the state the condition of the crop
rates : about Xali? although the southeast is In
good shape, j Weather, has been hot all over the
aUte.":;'''::'"1- r ' - '-. J '
ArkansB;hasr had fairly favorable weather
and the orop hae made about average' progress'
or better1' ttbough some 'sections are N too dry.
Weather as Ueen Hot for' the mosr part.' Wee
vil, has beenT cjieked" gy the hot.' dry weather
but some; trouble with army worms reported. -J
Tennessee iiad bad a fair amount of rainfall
vll hase; been checked by .the hat: drr drought
conditions.. jTbe crop- baa made gopd progress.
recenuy , anq j coming aiong at. a normal rate.
Taklng.the. country, over the cotton crop has
about .held its own. or possibly deteriorated a
llttJe during. the" past, month. It, seems rather
unlikely that ..tnej next estimate will show any
increase -from the previous one unless weather
prove exceptionally favorable during the last
few.,daya of the month. .,- -. . ' . . ' -
PurcM Of Cloth Bjr j 1
ncht Announced
. : si
Announcement by Carry Hopkins, " Admln?':
l&trator.of .the Works Progress ' Admlnlstratlpn,
that 160.000)00 yards of cotton textiles would;
be ' purchased during" , tbe aiext ? six or eight .
months, 1 expected to have t good effect on
the cotton market, t .yt.i-1
The purchaser will be for Use In sewlntf
room projects and the cloth "will be' made Into
clothing for the needy.: The materials will ' In
turn be charged" against- each state's allotment.-
The first lot of 10.CCO.O0O yards will be pur
chased during the first half of October and
subsequent purchases wilt be made from time
to time within six or. eight months. ;i v
program wifl.be. continued ..on a one-year basis
for .tae-nextiour.year8.-oc jnrougn isa. Tnis
will be done, regardless of what action may be
taken -on the- oonstltutlonafity of '-the Bank
head. Act.
Here Is how the plan works: , -
If a farmer who has been cooperating In ad
justment- program -has ten -bales -of cotton and .
on ' the 'day- he offers live bale -for -sale- the
average price"on the' spot market is ten enta
pound, he would receive a subsidy of two
cents a pound from-the government.-He would
receive this "two'-cehtsfegardlesa "of ho wT much
he - received through aale of- hie cotton.' -
thotild the averf fWce onthe spot friar-;
ket-"fc'o" up' tof 'U.mh n the .day he offer
his, 'i;?:Tt' five .fc'ae'-. for- 'ale; he would reoele
povernment txX' iy of 'one cent a pound. - v-
l.t;' 'h-Tr- "r'T :. OV-fWc'", oWpped ':'to' eight
ceiats- a touad.wmt:a- case, tne zarmer v"uia
it expectsd toT pfply for a loan of 10 nt
frosi tie government and-hold his cottoj oa
the' imarket rntthe'mafkelo'aj least rose
to ij cents a pouna.- - 4-
orting Of Cotton
mmm- 1 "''",::v-ii si":'1i5'
c'?A bale of cotton; should buy for' Its producer
what rt Is worth to him-not what It 1 worth
to a BraBilian peon, a Sundaneee sheik, or a
Chinese .oooUe.". . t ,' i,
" Those are --the strong word of . Jl. if; CrisweUj
of. State -College,- director of the cotton adjust
ment program ' in North Carolina; who - 'sty
there Is "no advantage to exporting cotton un
less. It. ean be sold for a prloe that wiU give
a Xalr return to the - American farmer, who pro
duces tt:1,i.:4.--x:l.-.,,:.;.; - - -
"I do not mean," he added., "that our ex
port busines 'is not worth anything, but I do
say Utat .lt M not: worth maintaining, merely
Jor Its own sake. it', value lie primarily in
what return It ..may bring to the cotton grow
er."-;. ..' " -. '"yi'i '-: '-' T '-ti'.h.- f
1. .'CrisweUj
many as a reply' to charges from various fac
tion that the export markets are being lost,
through AAA effort to raise the- price of oat
ton to the point where the farmer - can make
a living from It production. 1 - V .
" - i i .
-Our . farmer '. are realizing ' as never -.-before
the true value of the AAA- program. You- can
hear, farmers . say. . in any .section : of -,: the
country, that'ow people ate beglnlnng. to live
as home, mr-i acirjaore there ig.jaot9. JM4l
s.a,.tCraia t at f ri lusa ' than -previously;
that althc ,i the , ecttoa crop - has beeq,
limited it i- t;en jortiiSzcd und worked -Jvet:
.ie," , and. cc' 3 ,l.:ftrr being v a..lear- -mpney.
crop thanv .fare.-I.jiry Jreen- IZtS
shew, 6. O. -" u
v v .i um , ,. ' , - r ; i
'. Twenty-lx firmer In. Stanly r Oounty, -.' N
.C-'are raising 'colts "as a- part "of the county-
wUe jicrAca of producing-works tock at home;
, f; '. M'X ' By SOY H. PARK ---.-.Its
a jam-up good program that the State
Grange has worked, up for It seventh annual
session which will be held In North Wllkesboro
from September 39 to 27, Inclusive.
. Headliner of the session will be L.' J. Taber,
: Master of the National Grange, who will come
down' from Grange' headquarters in Columbus,
Ohio, to address the North Carolina patrons
end fraternize with the brethren; Master Tabor
aas neen spenaing -a grenv
deal - of time - In Washing- ,
ton -of late in the. Interest !
of i favorable farm.- legisla
tion.. He 1 well posted on
national : events . pertaininj
to agriculture and can al
ways be counted on to tell'
ay audience some startling'
.things . that should, .be
known. - , 1 .1
- t There'll -ralso be- fun a
plenty' at the: meeting such
is the State Grange baoe-l
9all championshln 1 - firals
and the contest to select ju j. Taber
tbe most representative Grange girl.
All in all Its 'a: peppy programa -lot of
speakers but short speeches and any farmer
will do well to spend three days in North
, Wilkesboro ; with .. his -' fellow brethren in the
Grange. " - - . .
" - And here's - an interesting sidelight : TI19
North Wilkesboro , school board has declared
a three-day holiday In order that the facilities
ol the school building may be used for, the
convention. It's our unofficial guess that the
school kids in the city of North . Wilkesboro. will
Cow . join : their', country cousin who , are juve
nile member m thinking that the Grange la
one great organization. .. -m. :: . . .
" Fastest growing' cooperative tin North Caro
.lina Is the Farmers .Co-operative Exchange,
n-ore oommonly leferred to. by farmers as "The
PCX." v:'vV:- ' :'',!"' ' -i.
tWhenvthe PC over a
j ear,,: ago officials; announced that the goal
to? yie -.first year .was a total business of a
cocj millton'dollars.. "They'll never do It," a lot
,ef Jdoubters said, At the end of the year a
-.ohecx-up revealed that the
PCX, had exceeded It
I own - goal - and - - done
cooperative' 'business ' of
tr,l03,lto.M. On this busl
ness', it I took" "margin of
Mtfy. 4.7 per. cent and made
a net profit of $24,618.56.
approximately ; half of
which - will be paid back to
uarmers In the form of pa
jtronage dividends and the
Jothar half iiiuX to buna
, B. W. Halgh working capital.
V And-what, you ask, did farmers buy through
the PCX?. Here's the answer: 3039,818 pounds
c feed;, 10.331.03 tons of fertOieer; 1.477,607 14
.pounds of seed; a.70 barrel of flour and ,8V
670 units ,of misceiianeoua j ttems.
.-; PCX officials have announced. that their goal
fos next' year 'l a two 'ouluon dollar busines
t-rand ' those, who have followed the coopera
tive carefully during . it first year believe
they'll make' IV " v.;.
: ''-'' 1 - ' -it-- '. V ' i s -
, "Much rain wear the marble," wrote Shake
speare years ago. f
And that quotation from "the work of the
famous bard must have made an indelible im
pression ' upon a country boy by the name - of
Lay ton Pait who love nothing better, than to
cogitate upon - the ' work of Shakespeare, and
other 'grWwrltera-r -
'- Pour year ago Pali, then a freshman in high
school, entered the annual essay contest spon
sored by the State Cotton Association. He won
nc prize but did show promise. -
. He came back-the next year and the next ,
and -the next,- doing -a little better each- tune.
He- entered agftln thl year and ' won in
State championship and first prize of a one
year college scholarship.
Pait lives Just four miles from Bladenbore
and 'In addition td -'going to school every day
and averaging at- least 95 on all hi studies,
he ha also found- time to reed a great deal
ct-the-heavler books His essay showed mature .
thought in' fact none other? than Col. J.' W4
HaiTelsonv president of -the. State college, vAid -.-
the. essay Pait had . , written would do credit to"
'any eoUege ..graduate. ".-' ;v
-'- And " In addition to all. thlet : Pait- has also-,
found - time rto:.ultivate at least five acre,
Of cotton for himself every year as well as4eh .-
cnt--on--iu.tnerifam.:;t-y.''t?i.!.
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