Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-09-13
Picking. thinning and uaItnr

correspondent Of The Granada, Miss, Ru-
raj Gsnaaaaa gives The following excellent ad-
vice:
Too much care cannot Be- taken in gathering
he crop nice and ciean-marv do not think
bow much they lose bv not handling their cot
ten nicely. u Is much more easily 10 remove
The leaf in picking than At any other time. and
great care should Be taken 10 keep Il as free
from dust and dirt as possible. The gin and PIN
ming, too, l. a matter Of great imnortanes-a
good gin-one that does not nap, but rims nicely
and evenly, is very important but the gin ca1-
not do eveTything@t your gin has too much
or too little speed, It win tell upon the cotton
lint aud affect its value. Irregular speed u
your team wiz also produce it, effect unon the
quality Of The lint; the sped Of your Gin
should be az regular and uniform as possible
Care should be taken In packing vour pick
ron, 80 that your cotton nav have a UNIFORM
appearance Of careful handling. When YOU
60 10 baling. too much care cannot Be- taken in
carrying your cotton 70 the press. and in keep
ing II free from notes, dust and dirt. A close.
damp and calm day is best for packing but
by all means avoid packing on a rainy dav.
unless your hnt room and press are under tie
same goof. There il frequently complaint Of
water packing, because many pack in the rain
and the cotton gets wet In carrying it from the
lint o to the press.
Cotton packed 10 this way gives rise TO the
charge Of fraudulent packing. and II not sent
back, the sample Of the cotton is materially
injured, when packed TOO damp. Instead Of a
rieh cream color, the sample is bIue-looking
like poor skinned milk and IL classel accord
inEiy- Cotton OF different qualities should
never be paekedtogether they are unsaleable.
and the producer gels the lowest price FOR
mixed cottons-hey are deseryedlv classsd
very low, and are liable 10 susnicion. Pack
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your bales neat. Many bales are 80 ragged
and badly put up. that they look AZ bad as a
ragged street beggsr; besides their bad IN
salesble looks, they are exposed to the denre-
dstions Of numerous cotton thieves that swarm
about cur cotton markets, 20 that when your
Gotten IS sold, Il loses greatly IN weight, and
you blame your merchant. Cotton badly put
Up, suffers more from weather, and from The
light-fngered tribe than any o'her, and will
not sell as readily as cotton well put up Of the
same quality. y O. FOLLY 20 labor hard 10 make
cotton and then lose from one-fourth 10 half
its value By careless handling. as Is often done.
Az ANEEIcAE HoRsE FOR MARSHAL Me-
MAHoS.-A number OF Irish gentlemen VINO
reside in New York, d~esirous. OF expressing
their admiration FOR Marshal Mcmahon, Of
the army Of France, in some way that would
be likely to prove most acceptable to hin,
have decided upon sending him a fine speei-
men Of an American horse. They have been
quietly collecting the money Necessary for the
pulehase during the past week, and now, it is
said, they have IN hand something over one
thoessna dollars fO- that purpose. They have
not yet decided upon what particular horse they
wiz send.