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Saturday, February 1920-.rf Work to Be Done at African Cot ton Association Meeting, March 9-12 THE annual Tneetingbf the: Ameri 1 "can Cotton Association has been railed by President J. S. Wannamaker -to meet in Montgomery; Alabama, March 9-12, inclusive. Among some of the important sub jects to be handled are:. ' - i -Uniform warehouse systems for the entire South with a warehouse for each county, owned and con trolled by the people of the county, sufficient to hold the' cotton, produced therein. , " 2 Uniform warehouse receipts. 3 A spot market exchange, ia the South with a chain of warehouses' of certification which will- absolutely revolutionize the cotton industry- in itself. " .Y 4.. The labor question -will receive very careful consideration,, there be ing a great scarcity and shortage of labor and this will ; have - a marked bearing upon the crops to be planted in 1920. On account, of" the great shortage of labor the matter of the acreage to be planted in feed and food crops and cotton, for thocoming year will receive' special attention. At no time in the last sixty years has the matter of shortage of labor haH a more serious bearing upon production in the South. It is realized that it will be absolutely neces sary to plant an acreage thajt can be cultivated under these -adverse labor conditions and food .'cropf -requiring least labor that can be produced equally as profitably will under these conditions show an enormous in crease in acreage. 5. A permanent : organization A in cluding every county of every state where cotton is grown will be .com pleted at this convention. 6. A newspaper or periodical to be known as the official' organ of the American Cotton Association will receive the special' attention of the convention. . - - - 7. The matter of. direct sales of cotton will receive marked attention of this Cotton Association. . , Representatives from "European countries are expected to attend the convention for the purpose of arrang ing direct sales of cotton. Using Machinery on Hilly Land WE HAVE a piece of very hilly land " on the rear of our farm; the fer tility of which justifies cropping, which in turn justifies -the use of various farm implements and: machin ery. We find there are many ways m which we can take advantage of this hilly land with farm implements and machinery that reduce breakage to a minimum and increase crop yields. - Since most hilly land is underlaid with stone, usually of a solid forma tion running parallel with hill, the jay of stones as well as hill should oe carefully considered in operating farm implements and. machinery. We find we can do more thorough work by operating farm implements and machinery parallel with these ridges f stones, reduce breakage to a mini mum and prevent washing and leach- ins of son. :....'- Take, for instance, the breaking P ow. Thorough work cannot be done P'owing up and down a steep- hill un derlaid with ridges of stone running Parallel with hill. Ia spite of all care, breakage is bound to . occur when the Plow suddenly comes in contact with the solid ridges of . stone. Further more, the plow, when crossing stone, Is sure to go several feet before tak 'nff the soil, leaving a great strip 7IC and there over the heia un bowed. The same thing is .true of the harrow, corn-planter, cult .b,nder, mower, rake, etc. By operat Ujg farm implements .and machinery parallel with such formation of stone, every particle of the soil can be broken, cultivated and harvested without loss of soil or broken imple ments and machinery, lpon one hilly field on our farm the stone formations run diagonally across hill, something slightly out of the ordinary. We find it best to recognize the stone forma tions in operating farm machinery in this field, and make a practice of run ning machinery and implements par-., ellel with stones as far as possible. Steep, up-hill pulls snould be avoid ed as much as possible with all farm ing implements and machinery, whether stones are present or not. The extra draft of an implement or machine on a team climbing a steep hill is well worth considering. There is usually a way to avoid such pulls, and it should invariably be taken ad vantage of. C. C. CONGER, Jr. Care of the Cream Separator THE following suggestions may be of help to separator operators: 1. Set the separator level on a solid foundation and bolt it down firmly. It is well to have a piece of rubber packing under each leg of the separator to absorb vibration. 2. See that , all bearings areclean and well lubricated at all times. Clean the bearings occasionally with gasoline or kerosene to remove all grease that may have become gummy and thus prevent proper lubrication. 3. Use only the best hand-separator oil. Never use common machine oiL 4. . Be sure to turn the separator at proper speed. Time, it with a watch or speed indicator. 5. In cold weather run about a gallon . of .warm water - through the bowl to warm it before turning on the milk. 6. Separate the milk as soon -after milking as possible, for the milk is then warm and in good condition to secure a clean separation. No sepa rator will skim cold milk as well as warm milk. The milk should be at least 75 degrees Fahrenheit in tem perature. 7. When through skimming, flush the bowl with about two quarts of the skim milk. "In cold weather, warm water may flush the machine more effectively. 8. Wash- the separator each time it is used. Wash all separator parts first with moderately warm water containing washing soda. When all parts are cleaned, scald with boil ing water and place parts in a warm oven to dry. Be sure that the oven is not too hot, as it 4s likely to melt the tin plating from the bowl parts. Allowing the separator to go un- (53) 393 washed not only causes the bow! parts to deteriorate but also injures the quality of the cream. It is a filthy practice. 9. When a separator is running, the bowl should spin like a top; with no vibration. If the bowl does vi brate, examine the bearings to see if they are loose or worn. ARE growing more food and feed every year, but we have never reached our requirements. Let us make a special effort to grow the food- stuffs and feedstuffs necessary for our own use this year. Let us grow all the food and feed we need, and we will not grow too much cotton. We will then get a good price for our cotton and it will not be necessary to send the money obtained for cotton to other sections to pay for food and feed. AT PRESENT, farmers have no national organizations through which they can express their views on public questions and pending leg islation. The Grange, the Farmers' UnionNand the Society of Equity are mdre or less sectional. There is great need of an organization to rep resent the farmers of every state in the Union. Samuel Gompers speaks for organized labor. The farmers should be organized and have an able man for president to represent them. Save your papers and get a binder. f 1 fWJ1-. I - ci. ; J?--- 7 -V, j e A' Milt tu M-h yy X- Vt 4 . a , ill iSc.fN lOt"-- if. j - hf, ,7111 .. 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The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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