The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-13

When the stalk is harbored, as it will
be now that it has a commercial value,
it's elasticity and tenacity will increase
at least Is per cent:
VALUE OF THE STALK.
Figures have been amassed, and
these show that there need be no fear
of a lack of stalks to manufacture
bagging to cover the entire crop each
year as an annual yield of stalks
covers three yearly crops. These
stalks will aow represent a source OF
revenue to the planter, as the Cotton
Stalk Bagging Company will pay
about So per ton for the stalks.
It is estimated that the development
of this new industry will put one mil
lions of dollars in the farmers pockets
and represent a gross saving to this
| country of about three millions. In
ventive genius seems to be the smiling
agent that is to reward the planter
and end the bitter fight. against jute
bagging which has prompted him,
whether an Alliance a or not TO
send his cotton to market swathed In
cotton, burlaps, or pine straw cover
ing at an actual loss of something
like a dollar and a quarter a bale.
SOME OF ITS BEAUTIES. .
1t will not stain cotton as the pine
| straw did and from tests has been
found less inaamma nle than the jute.
One of the spectators put in when
rs various favorable features were be-
is,g commented on that the greatest
Lad not been mentioned-it Is made
at home of home product.
1t does sound too good to be true
that the cotton stalk that has had to
be removed either by burning, pull
ing up or beating down and plough
ing under is to be a source of income
to the planters. He will harvest his
stalks and cart them to the railroad,
receiving in return funds or bagging,
and at a time when his teams and
hands are idle.
81 would rather have perfected
that process than be President" was
the enthusiastic remark of another
spectator.
Mr.. Jackson was sought by a
Chronicle reporter for some inside
data, but found that, beyond the fact
of feeling assured of the success of
his work, he had no schedule of pro
cedure mapped out.
AUGUSTA WILL REAP BENEFIT.
Augusta would be the headquarters
of the new company, and the Offices
and main factory would be here. The
,decorticating machines will be placed
in sections of the country convenient
to the mill, and the fibre will be there
prepared, baled and shipped to the
looms for weaving. The ordinary wa
ter or steam power used at u gins
will operate the fibre machine The
roots of the plant are used along with
the stalk. When the fibre comes out
1t is a bright russell color. The jute
people he saw in the North said moth
ing to him further than one party ask
ing him to bring his sample around
and exhibit it to some of the officers.
He will, in his plans, look to keeping
it free Southern industry, untram-
meled by pools, and let the farmers
look on it as it really is, the one thing
desired to make them independent.
He trusts to having each section inter
ested in the nearest mill and the fibre
preparing stations.
AUGUSTA H FARMER's FRIEND.
Augusta is getting t O be the Mecca
OF the farmer. 1t was Augusta that
FIRST took a decisive stand in regard
to the bagging question, and Augusta
mill men and cotton men placed them
selveRron record as friends of the cot
ton pi&u ers by agreeing to the 10
cents reduction when the cotton cloth
bagging was decided on to meet the
a~utocraric position Of the jute trust.
Nov comes Augusta with the cotton
STALK bagging.
Through the industry and persever-
ance of Mr.. Jackson, Augusta has
certainly been placed in a favorable
light, as a claimant for the cotton
planters favor, and when she pushes
to the front still further-probably as
the first inland cotton market of the
United States-to Mr.. jackson in a
large measure the ad vancement of her
cotton interests will be due.
He is being congratulated on all
sides.
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