Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-08-18
The Proper Preparation OF Gotten for
Market.

The greatest economy in the gathering and pre-
pairing any crop which is produced, IL essential TO
ensure the proper profits 10 the planter. be may
have ine lands propitious seasons and all the in
clients to successful production; but if the most
careful attention is bestowed upon the gather
iHg of bis staples he is no better off in the end
than he who tiIls poor Isnd- and carefully husbands
and protects its products. From the moment crop
il natured it demands, therefore, strict attention,
and no labor Is better paid than its preservation
aud protection from depreciation. II all the cor'On
which is produced saved, and properly brought
TO market, would swell the production to de-
gree unthought OF by those who do not look strictly
into details. II this which is not regarded by tbe
larger producers of cotton essential, is fact,
how much Is lost to the planters by this careless
and bungling manner ia which the staple crops
prepared Tor market? We do not hazard great
deal in saying, that from this alone the planters
suiler more than from even short prices, and all
other depressing causes combined. Nor do We
sert anything but trnth when We say, that th,se
losses TO the planters Of Sueth Carolina would pay
their taxes more than four times over.
The careful picking and ginning of cotton is most
essential Nothing pays better than attention to
these two operations. good cotton gin shout be
secured. and attention paid to the manner in which
the ginning is performed. The condition of the
cotton should be perfect, If il has been properly
summed before put in bulk, and securely housed
against the effects of damp it will be in such order
that the lint will be thrown from the brush wheel
in a feathery, feecy state. If the gin is in proper
condition, the staple will not KNAPP nor will the
fore be cut by the saws. mapped cot.ons, and
that which is cut by the saws, always sell for less
than dirty cottons, which are well gnned,
from the fact, that the manufacturers have the pro-
per machines for cleaning it of the dirt and leaf left
ia il; but when the fibre is destroyed, its value
lie in like manner impaired. This exemption from
injury only be properly secured by having both
the cotton and gin in perfect order. An overseer
should not only be capable judge Of these things,
but he should be able to remedy any defects which
may occur in the working of the machinery OF he
motive power which drives the gin, as we'll as in
the gin itself. The Georgia and Alabama cotons
preferred in our shipping markets, not on &C
count of the superiority Of the staple but merely
because they are well ginned. In packing cotton,
six ropes should be used to each Dale; for If one
should break, there always sufficient number
left to secure the bile from bursting The rope
too is seldom expense To the planter, as it usu-
al brings as much il costs, and hence he can
afford to apply il without stint II six ropes are
used the sowing Of the bales on the side with tSine
can be dispensed with for with close packing the
b. gging will meet and even il il does not, there
can be no wastage at the sides. From the mode in
which cottous are packed in the boxes in lay
GERS the wastagc only occurs in the top, bottom and
Ell ds The heads OF the bales should be securely
and properly sewrd up with Irvine ia the best man
ner After the bale is turned out, avoid the COM
mon custom OF exposing il TO the weather II It is
worth gathering, picking and packing for mar et,
il certainly is worth protecting from the weather.
II these particulars strictly attended to- the cot
ton crop would bring the producer from one to twO
cents per pound more than is does when prepared
in a careless and Indifferent manner-SoWth Caro-
Tina AgricuLtTTist