The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-07-09
From lhe Mississippi &c Trader.


Nh. DoNRHAN:-The substitution Of hoop iron
for lope adopted by me for bindinding bales,
has elected much interest in our planting COM
munity, and having lately had many inquiries as
TO the proper size Of the iron; the mode of put
ingit on, &C., ] ask the use Of your columns as
medium Of communication, in order that the in
formation may be more generally diffused
After several experiments made with iron OF
different sizes and quality. Ihaye ordered for my
future supply the aoftest that can be procured (
of an inch in width, and the thickness to cores
pond with No. IA or rs Of the wire guage, the
length must be adapted 70 the size of the bale,
and can conveniently be had Of such length (say
from 70 Is feeD as will make two bands. The
size Of my Cotton Press, on which have expert
mented, is OF or % inches wide, and the bale re-
duced to % inches in the depth, for which used
iron Is feet long, making two bands Of each piece,
having lap of about one and halt or two inches
for the rivet. use but one rvet to each band,
which ought to be Of the softest iron, and to fll
the hole snugly; both the rvets and the holes
oughtto be Of a uniform size, and about Ia of an
inch ii diameter; the holes at both ends should
be punched from the same side of the band and
at about one inch from the end, and in order to
prevent them from being ragged, the first impress
sion of the punch ought to be made on wooden
block and then driven through rivet tool the
bands may cut and punched at the press while
the others are filling the boz. but the rvets mus
be previously pre- pared " thin about IL inches
off from the hole of the rivu.et there must be one
at each end, punched from the opposite side Of
the band to receive the points Of an instrument
used for the purpose Of drawing the ends of the
band together while one of the press hands or
the opposite side of the press is beating it with
mallet or hammer in order to bend It closely tc
the form Of the bale. This instrument is a simple
construction and which I shall denominate pail
OF Flyers: Il is made Of strong wood, and similal
TO pair Of blacksmith tongues, the Jaws l5nches
natural crook inwards 81 the ends--the points
must be Of steel and lempered to give them sufh-
cient strength, and securel screwed or rvited C
the wood; they ought % incline ltttls obliquely
and the instrument applied in the same way SO
as 70 allow more room for rivetng.
When the bale Is pressed to is proper size, and
the bagging sewed Oh stitched bar Of iron Of
a inches in width, placed closely to the side q
81, and the band SO drawn as 10 bring the riyei
holes 10 meet on tie bar, when the riyet is to be
inserted from the inner side Of the band with
head against the bar, and immediately secured
nfew strokes of hammer; when the bands aFe
All thu secured, the bar Of iTonis withdrawn and
the bale released from the press. LII few DAYS
one Of the instruments above described, will be
deposited at che Office Of Messr Slanfoh, Buck
ner g Co.. in Natchez, for iae inspection Of all
who may choose TO examine it.
take this occasion offer few remarks on
che advantages aceruing to the country from this
mode 81 bindine cotton balee and The policy d
applying more 81 our attention "a the production
lion.
~ ~ an axiom ip ne laws az trade that an o4.
rerses 20 the iranspt afion IA ulhmaie dasfI.
natpn o. any commodity foauced for nsfI, - +.
incurred oY me producer, cc oncniIv every ex.
Penso saas cen pe obylated. o6t aocrgiHg d
When Qpeconntfy buys tie produce 81 d.
fdefnreg " another % any rreas extenl. ana docs