The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-06
-THE-
Clarke Seed Cotton Cleaner !
The Great Farm Problem Solved
WHY FARMERS SHOULD CLEAN
THEIR COTTON For MARKET!
A Matter Of Millions CT Dollars Of
Saving to the South
EVERY Farmer INTERESTED!

No invention within the last quarter Of a CEN
fury has been beneficial to the farmers of the
south than that of the Clarke Cotton Cleaner. For
years the problem OF agriculture which defed the
inventive ingenuity of tue nation, a remedy
for dirt and trash in cgtton This at last has been
overcome, and by using the Clarke Cotton Cleaner
millions of dollars annually be saved. Mr..
Edward Atkinson. the standard cotton authority
in the Unitei states, estimates the loss from all
kinds of uucleanliness in the 1eecy staple to
amount to cent pound on half the crop. In
round numbers this is $40, 90, 600. This fact Is
tremend US one and we'll worth careful considera-
ton Th- great saving by the use of this cleaner
can be demonstrated by actual test and shows that
il is Overwhelmingly 10 the farmers interest to
use the cleaner, the invention of which has been
public and scientific benefscti whose good no
mind can measuse, and whose value will grow with
the progress of time. The following shows how
much may be gained per bale. Mr.. ]. v. d. Ste
vens, OF Enon Grove, Heard county, GA, ginned
1900 pounds of cotton, cleaned in the Clarke
Cleaner, and then ginned 800 pounds Of the same
cotton unclaimed. The cleaned ba lest three
po1nds in weight and sold for ia cents pound
more than the uncieaned bale. The amount saved
on one bale was eleven dollars This may be done
10 every instance
benefit TO the producer, the ginBer, the mercha, t
and the manufacturer. 1t improves the highest
grade of lint ii is essential to redeem the vast pro-
portion of storm-cotton from its injury and pre-
vent large loss upon it, II nsures millions to the
farmer, aud increased profits 10 every agency that
handles the feecy monarch of commerce. 1t is the
remedy of an evil that has for than century
destroyed, as we find, 50 per cent of the cotton
crop Of the world, .gregating millions upon mil.
lions Of irreparabls loss 1t solves of the hard
problems of our agriculture that has been long
defying the best inventive ingenuity of the age,
and is sectional and national bsnefzction.
| The following testimonial from the well-known
Cotton Merchants, S. NJ Inman Co., show how
the Clarke Cleaner is regarded by men Who handle
| thousands OF bales every year:
| ATLANTA, GA, September 80, 1ss5.-In view Of
the frequent heavy rains recently, and the proba-
blify that low grade cntton will be very much low
er, impaired To middiing, that for year or two
past we feel that you doing good work in in
| Producing the Clarke reed Cotton Cleaner We ara
| also having great troable with pspoy and imper.
fectiy ginned cotton. Ihe Cleaner will will dc
much toward remedying this. The cotton viii b.
drier before going % the gin As an instance Of
what naiA bit have been done with i,ropsr handling
will say that have to-day sold lot Of some hty
bales dirty. dasty cotton from previous crop u
six cents per pound From what We have seen o
the work Of your Cottan Cleaner are satisfied
1 II this cotton had been through the Cleaner
before ginning il would have sold to-day IN rh
market for eight and eight a.ad one-hal cents PEI
pound, With the quotation for middling at min.
cents. s. NJ. IxMAs 4 Co.
! The Clarke Cleaner, tagether with the best Gins
Feeders Condensers and Presses are for sale By E
Van Wrinkle Co., Manufacturers. Atlanta, Ga.