The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-12
Advancing the Price Of Cotton
BY Cleaning II.

Soi Caiu oouOHcIu staple huuueDly SnOl-
up from the fence corners to the throne
of the Textile Kingdom. The cotton
stalk was a mere weed until the discov
sry of the spinning-jenny or machine
Its power was still limited until Whit
ney's inventive genius placed crown
upon the white head Of king Cotton;
and.e1tended his reign throughout II
States ! There was still something to be
done. Genius must invent method OF
picking cotton rapidly and cheaply, by
wholesale; and also a machine to clean
and freshen the fibre when stained by
rain, and coated with drifting sand, etc.
Mr.. Edward Atkinson and others have
recently pointed out how important and
how profitable it is for Southern planters
to send clean cotton We have hereto
fore alluded to the invention of Nr. Ru-
fus =. Davis, OF Monroe The Enquirer.
says =
MIR. r. Z. Davis has just attached to
Messrs. Shute 4 Sons gin, one of hi. ma
chimes for cleaning seed cotton, which
has been seen In operation by many of our
citizens who are posted In cotton, and
the universal opinion Is that the machine
is a complete success. Ia fact, III my
were completely astonlshed at finding so
much difference between the cleaned and
the uncleaned. MIR. b. ID. Heath is Of
the opinion that it will even pay to use
the cleaner on first pickiDgs that contains
no dirt as the machine will loosen up the
lint from the seed and thus prevent the
gin saws FROM cutting the staple in gin
ming, and thus better grade Of staple is
secured-and that gentleman further
gives as his opinion that on clean frost
bitten cotton it will make a difference of
at least a dollar on the 100 lbs for the
same reason given above.
Mir. j. r. English says the use of the
machine will make wonderful prove
ment in the quality of cotton of all grades,
tut of course the greatest difference is
seen in cotton that has trash, dirt or san !
in it, usually known as storm" cotton,
and while there is enough dirt in it to re
dnce it's value very much on the market
yet very little is lost In weight by clean-
ing Al it takes but quite a small quantity
of impurities III cotton to reduce it con
siderably in value. He is satisfied the
invention is success, and that its use
will save the farmers considers money.
Mr.. james w. Marsh gives the ma.
chine his endorsement by saying that il
j he were raising cotton he would give one
| hundred dollars for one of them for his
own use, rather than be without ii.
| Henry A. Shute, practical ginner
says he could not have been made to be
lieve, if he had not seen personally, tha
the cleaner would have made so grea
a difference in dirty seed cotton. H.
says he takes out every bit Of dirt, sand
sticks, trash, rocks &c, and that it vii
soon pay for itself in lessening the wea
on the gin saws. as they would be dam
aged as much in week, ginning un
cleaned cotton in a month Cotton thu
cleaned is much easier glnned and les
lint is left on the seed. la order to ties
the matter of loss and gain fully, h
weighed 100 lbs. of dirty seed cotton
cleaned and ginned it and then gimme,
100 lbs. uncleaned. and the difference wa
only two pounds in lint weight Will
the increased value would have made u
for eight or ten pounds difference.
MIR. j. NJ. Farley says it makes diff
ference of at least 25c. per hundre
pounds on perfectly white, clean cotton
as the lint will be loosened up and tn
saws thereby injure it so much less i
) ginning, and on dirty cotton it will max
difference of ST. so to So 90 per 100 lbs
Mr.. John Shute, than whom but fe,
know anything more about cotton ginning
says he is highly pleased with the ,r
of the cleaner, and he is always on til
lookout for any improvement that wi
advance the interests of his patrons h
will certainly use the cleaners in connec
ton with his gins.
We are pleased to know that beside
making success of the cleaner mechan
ically, Mr. Davis is making a success
financially. On day before yesterday b
sold to gentleman the right for seve
counties, and other partie, are negotia
for about twenty-five other counties.