Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-04-14

1 genuity will and has expended itselfin Val,
III endeavoring 10 get up such q device 70,
until human Intelligence can be imparted
to machinery, cotton per Sc can ncve- ba
8 picked ny 1t. Tor the eimple reason, thu
, the bolls open unevenly aud at diff 10Y
j times, hence it is necessary that discrrn;n'
alton must be used III picking it. the riro
+, and open bolls must be eelectel and tbo
unrip9 ones left, and this can ONLY be dono
: by power governed and controlled by roo
son and intelligence.
I This new invention CONCENTRATES ir,
mense saving in labor and m2terial in flo
| cultivation of cotton-it looks to tho OIL
i ering ut one time, of the entire croa H.
all other crops, it looks to remedying the
} great aud growing want Of the age, viz: the
scarcity aud expensiveness of labor.
ILe plan proposed is this 10 aloy all
: the cotton or as much thereof as cannot
be conveniently and economically picEeI
by baud before that time, to remain on tho
! stalk until tbs frost strikes it-thcn tLe
} machine ID to be placed a. once in the
field and everything, open cotton and cot
ton balls, DO II largo and small, viii be ~
once gathered and carried to the DIN
house, whom by another machine inyenfa1
by the same party, all the unopened BALI
will be ct once opened aud the cotton
picked from them, as well as the ALREADY
opened balls. In this way all the Cxucnsr
or hand picking will be save, and the EN-.
tire crop will be secured, whereas nov, no
picking of that which opcua by sun or f:os,
is exceedingly costly and very irksome fo
the planter, besides which from oue.ffI
to one-thiTd of the entire crop is lost bv
reason of many Of tic bolls never opcnino
at all.
It may not DO generally known Lut it is
nevertheless true, that every boil 40 mat
ter how green or email, even If no larger
than marble, has good cotton in it-by
this process all this Is saved. Besides thjy
all the cotton boil bulls Will thus be saved
at the gin house where they can readily be
utilized for manure.
Tho principal features Of this valuable
invention are as follows In front of .
wagon the body of which is lower behind
than in front, are arranged two stationary
horizontal cylinders, open at the top with
inclinsd planes tending to u common con-
tire, about these rev olive cases upon which
are arranged rows of curved teeth or
combs, these teeth engage tho limbs or
branches OF the cotton plant and etrin
from it all the bolts, these are carried M
to the top of the open cylinders into which
they drop upon the inclined planes. from
which they pass III IL conduit into tho body
Of the wagon. AS soon as the wagon is
carried at once to shelter. The revolutions
Of the frame containing the teeth is pro
dueed by gearing attached to the wheels
OF the wagon aud 10 in reverse direction to
the movement of the wheels.
The machine above described Is intend
| ed to pick two rows of cotton ut the sane
time and it is estimated that it will pick
SIX acres or more per day. L it fulflls
what it promises it will mako tho South
| n!anfprI
on tho labor question, and put millions OF
additional dollars into their pockets ar
nualIy.
CAP+; FEAR AGRICULTURAL. n.suCiA
TIUN FAIR OF IS7I-EIELo CIiuPs.
The Officers and Executive Committee
of the Cape Fear Agricultural Association
offer the following Liberal premiums upon
Field Crop@, TO be determined at the next
Annual Fair, in advance OF the publication
Of tho regular Premium List
COTTON.
For best and largest crop OF Cotton upon four
(i) acres or moro OF atpLatad. with statement OF
quality of soil, mode of cultivation, amour:
and kind of manure used, the time of planting
and variety of Cotton the land TO be measured
and the yield to DO vouched Tor by GtiGaci!--
relative value of crop above expenses to be the
standard:
LIST Prcmim- Sterling Silver Plato, value. $50
I'd 80
81 ". 20
For best and largest crop of Cotton upon one
CD acre Of upland. Regulations same as
above:
Premium Sterling Silver Plate value.-.... .$25
CORN
For best and largest crop Of Corn grown upon
four ~ acres of upland. Regulations eame
for Cotton ; two t2) bushels to be exhibited
eample:
lst Tremium Storing Silver Plate. value, $50
81 " " w &C
"a " {" " 4" 49,. q
For best crop of Corn grown upon one % aero
upland Eame regulations above
Premium-SterIing EiIvor Plato, yalue.......$2J
WHEAT.
For the largest yield OF Wheat from Eve 81
acres under came rules and regulations as
above for Cotton and Corn:
Sterling Silver Plate, value. ................s2
OATS AND RYE.
For largest yield Of Oats or Rye Same regu-
Iations as above two bushels to BIO exhibited
Each, sterling Silver Plato, value .,.........$2O
POTATOES.
For largest crop Rweet Potatoes upon ono o.
acre /; one-fourth to be dug and two (2) bushels
to be exhibited as sample:
Eilver Plate, value. .....$1O
For largest crop OF Irish Potatoes upon one half
acre. Same regulations above for Sweet
Potatoes:
Eilycr Plato, value. $40
PEAS, Sc, &C.
For largest crop of Peanuts upon one acre for
largest yield Of Stock Poas upon ono aero
for largest yield of Turnips upon ono acre
for largest yield of B9otS upon ono acre. Two
buehels of each to be exhibited under same
regulations as other crops
Premium. each Stcrling Silver Plate, value 80
HAY.
For largest yield Pea Vine; Hay one bAo 10 ~
exhibited
sterling Silver Plate, vajue. .......S!O
For largest yield Native Graes /; one bale to be
exhibited; quality and quantity to be coz
eidered
9remlum Sterling silve' Plate, value. $50
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