The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-12-12
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!. = important of any that has
Y" made the object of domestic
|'snye and manufacture. The a.
,,nt invested in the United States
n England, IN this respect, is as
LING. in the world it is fabu-
w. " 1870 the value of the cotton
l,ojuced in the U. 5. was 1927, 7s4,.
@ss the number of acres planted
Z. o 722. .5s4, valued at Sl64, 45l, $50.
H. amount invested in mules, hor-
.;rs and other utensils, amount
20 sl63. .s92, ,25S, and SSl,946,12a
Maid as wages. The product oi
['onfactured cotton was S177, is9,
the capital invested in mills
machinery was $40, FOG, ,29l,
Me- The wages paid was was $780,.
AlS2. 49,.
r. England in 1860, the manufac-
"a PRODUCTS were valued at Sl7s,
u5. the capital invested was
yaWO. 900, and the wages paid was
!, 10000. In the same year the
,grsb consumption of cotton was
NJ 900 bales, and the remainder OF
urope consumed 4,3ss, 1000 bales,
.kinc the value of the cotton con
med in Europe alone a grand to-
Of 100000. Add to this the
ntal invested in manufacturing,
d wages paid for labor, it will be
m that the cotton plant is the
!. Of one of the worlds greatest
lustries.
Cotton seed is usually planted i'll
latitude from the 10th to the
ID Of April, in drills from three to
lr feet apart the distance be
een the plants averaging about Is
hes II is cultivated much after
manner of corn. 1T is branch
plant, growing from two to three
high, and commencing to bloom
June, at which time n field pre-
rs the appearance of n vast flower
rlep. The bloom resembles the
lyhock in shape, but is rather
sler and more delicate. 1t pos
ses the popularity of changing its
or from pure white at noon tc
clear pink in the morning, fading
white again at noon. The flower
the sea-island remains a pale
hw color without change. The
/, or pods, about the size of &
kOry.nut pod, commence to oper
October, and at this time to the
of the season, the plants are
|ged with globes of the purest
te, bursting from the bolls, alter
|mg with unripe pods and flowers
man can pick about 800 pounds
seed cotton per day, which is
bal to 100 lbs. of lint cotton, which
|otton separated from the seed.
he cotton gin invented by Whit
is 1893 consists of a large shaft
cylinder, on which are place(
m 30 to 60 circular saws about
-half an inch apart, with a di
tter four inches larger than tn,
Under These revolve betweeI
tl bars so close that the seed can
pass through. The teeth of tn,
idly revolving saws seize the lin
pull it from the seed, while {
sh revolving in an opposite di
tion clean the teeth as fast as the
fe is drawn through the bars.
he lint when free from seed il
ksed into bales averaging not fal
b 800 pounds, each, and is cover
with course cloth or bagging
Is bound with iron hoops.
Or export number of bales are
pressed by powerful machinery
a close package, so rs to occupy
lttle space as possible.
pand short-stable cotton yields
ut One-half bale or $50 lbs. pei
andis worth on an average
ut 8 or 10 cents per pound, but
Ese Of fertilizers the production
be nearly doubled.
be seed is valued about 10 cents
0ushel of 80 lbs. in the market
Is worth considerably more tt
farmer as feed for stock. TIL,
erous oil mills consume a large
ION OF the seed product. Re
experiments prove that a fibr,
ling flax in fineness and lustr,
be obtained from the stalk.
Piton farmers in the South ar,
glated as plantation farmers
two, or three horses and o,
len, Plantation farmers ar,
{ who own from one to fou
sand acres, and furnish all th
les and hire the labor, OF ren
and In small portions, general.
sroes. The others are smal
ers who furnish their own sup