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Bumper Cotton Crop Seen
In '4B by Zebulon Ginners
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“More than 50 percent of the
equipment in a modern cotton gin
plant is for cleaning and condi
tioning seed cotton which results
in a better grade of lint for the
grower, and I am not worried
about our customers’ reaction to
increased ginning charges if we
can give them the service they are
looking for, Mr. Carroll said.
C. E. McDaniel, Macon, Georgia,
National Cotton Council Area Su-
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Pictured is one of the new uses for cotton. In the larger pho
tograph fireproofed-cotton is being used to insulate a Diesel loco
motive. The inset picture shows the finished engine. Local gin
ners discussed other uses for cotton at their meeting at Dunn.
pervisor, told the group that the
tremendous increase in the pro
duction of America cotton points
the way to one of two courses for
the industry.
“We must either find new uses
for our cotton or return to the
acreage quota system of produc
tion,” he said. “Greater consump
tion of cotton here and abroad is
the favorable answer.”
Pointing out that a main ob
jective of the National Cotton
Council is finding more ways to
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slaughter increases and hog
slaughter declines seasonally.
Pointing out that corn yields in
North Carolina have jumped con
siderably in the past five years,
Mr. Horton said one of the most
profitable ways to market that
corn is through hogs, provided the
hogs are raised efficiently. Many
Tar Heel hog producers, he stated,
have failed to realize the profits
they should because of the small
number of pigs saved per litter.
The goal should be an average of
at least eight pigs saved per litter.
This goal may be achieved
through the use of good sows, good
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use cotton, McDaniel said that to
day 50 to 55 percent of the South’s
cotton growers and ginners are
contributing to the Council’s ef
fort to develop new uses of the
product. He cited the increased use
of cotton in wearing apparel,
household articles and food sacks
as examples of outstanding work
being done by the Council to build
new markets for cotton.
Fred P. Johnson, North Carolina
Department of Agriculture Gin
Specialist, pointed out that last
year 16 percent of the cotton gin
ned in North Carolina was reduc
ed from one to two grades because
of “rough prep.” In 90 percent of
the cases “rough-prep” can be
corrected through minor adjust
ments at very little cost.
“For the cotton farmer to get
the full potential value from his
cotton he must know the kind of
gin service he is going to get so he
can plan his operations accord
ingly,” Johnson emphasized.
care, prope houses, good pasture,
and balanced feed. By following
such a program and saving a
large number of pigs from each
litter, North Carolina farmers can
reasonably except a good profit
from hog production.
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