Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-01
COMMUNICATIONS.



Among other articles Of interest, exhibited at the
late fair at Athens Ala. was an ingenious machine
to clean seed cotton on the plantation before it goes
into the gin. Two patents have been obtained,
which are now consolidated and viii be holden
hereafter as one.
The inventors claim that this machine will take
out all leaf, dirt and dust from any dry seed cotton
provided It is not filed with bos or hulls and that
the JolIs may be separated from the cotton by ma
ciinery, though this has not yet been done. Many
machines have been constructed to clean giRned
cotton, [" but they have not been successful.
The inventors contend that cotton can only be
cleaned before it goes into the gin, whist the fibre
is still on the seed. To accomplish this chamber
is constructed containing three cylinders armed
with iron teeth These the bsaters or detach1ng
agent The next agent is several fans to blow
through the cotton as it revolves. The third
agent is a circular fue which is covered in
the in side with loouel loire and receives
the leaf. dirt and dust, as detached by the
heaters, which are driven by bolts. The fourth
agent is made up of feed rollers and closed door
till the beaters make certain number of revolutions
during each revolutions the strong current of air,
made by the fans is carrying out leaf dirt and Dust
in the air In an instant the beaters separate the
seed they ten siraighs he fibre, and continue to
take off, leaf dirt, and dust. There is no twisting
of the fibre.
The right to use this combination. of these Ne
ehancal Agents, to clean seed Cotton what the in
ventors hayed secured by their letters patent is
sued by the Government
This machine is intended to be used by Cotton
Planters and destined give very large increased
value to this staple of the South 1t may be estimated
nOaO at four millions of b&les in many seasons three
fourths OF this quantity will be improved p cents
per pound by being made clean. This is $40 per
bale, on 100000 of bales, making to the planters
S3O,O00,00O per annum The cotton factors, will re
eeive 3per cent commission on this increased value
making an income of 100000 upon what the "Cot-
ton Cleaner'' has done. What the manufacturers
will gain, by having clean cotton to work, leave
for them to estimate.
have omitted the first fourth of the crop as the
presumption is, it will not require the aid of this
machine. This product OF combination of mechan-
icaI agents is the labor of many years, and if il
proves successful in doing what it is designed to do
will give higher value to all cotton estates. 1t
will require driving power and belt and occupies
about much space as small gin-stand. On the
highlands it may be run by portable horse power
and also by the gin-wheel. On the alluvial lands
where steam will come into general use pully for
belt, from the main shaft, will be necessary. The
capacity is not well defined by experiment yet but
that point it will do The cost will vary Ike gins
There will be two or three Sizes worth from $500
to $500. If the boil separator succeed hands will be
able to pick five hundred pounds of seed cotton and
this machine will make it clean enough to elias.
"middling," worth now ii cents. This is two bales
per week. or eight bales in October, for good hands
At this rate, 20 bales of cotton chasing nddling
to low niddling could be saved during the sea
son. about as readily 10, are now. This is an age
of progress and labor-Saving machinery is at WORK
every where and in every department 1t is now
known that dusty, sandy leafy cotton does not com
mand more than half as much as nliddIing" The
cost of production is the same ; this new machine
is now offered to the planter to enable him avoid
this annual loss. The increased price on the frs
hundred bales will pay for the machine.
A ioorReing model will be sent to most of the cottoI
cities during the winter, and those being satisfied
with it can leave orders which be filled for mex
season Those desiring further information viii
address J. W. THoRN CORTLAND, Alabama.
In rainy seasons drying room by furnace anC
lppes may become necessary. On bottom lands th
may be valuable improvement better dryins
arrangement than scafold is needed. C.