The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-06-20
FARMER AND PLANTER.
UNIFORM RALING.
Needed Reforms in the Methods of Bal
Ing Cotton.

Needed Reforms in the Methods Of Bal
Ing Cotton.
A meeting of the exchanges of the
South Atlantic states held in Augusta,
Ga., April 10, 1896, with view of &C
romplishing needed reforms in the
preparation Of American cotton for
market, presented their views as to
the best means for realizing it in the
following preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, experience teaches that
In most instances the quality of the
oagging used is inferior. and the man
uer Of covering the bale insufficient to
thoroughly protect the cotton from
damage during its transit from the
plantation to the spinner; and
WHEREAS. uniform size bale will
facilitate the handling and transpor-
tation of cotton and insure to the mu-
tual benefit of both the producer and
consumer. We recommend to all GIN
ners the adoption of press box 20
inches in width by So inches in length;
be it
Resotced, That we recommend to the
producer, ginner and packer, the use
OF bagging and ties weighing not less
than two pounds and not more than
Two and one-quarter pounds to the
yard, and that sufficient bagging be
used to cover the bale without lap
ping, the bag to be woven and calen-
dered so. as to allow for clear and dis
tinct marking.
That six ties to the bale be used.
made of the best material, weighing
not less than forty-five nor more than
fifty pounds to the bundle of thirty
ties of eleven and one-half feet in
length.
That we urge upon farmers the ne
cessity of the reforms set forth and re-
quest the manufacturers of bagging,
ties and cotton presses to conform to
these recommendations.
That a compressed bale to be consid-
cred standard shall have a shipside
density Of ut least 22h pounds per Gu
BIC foot and eight bands weighing an
average of Is pounds per band.
That in the compressment of cotton
bales to secure the better condition of
packages a sample hole patch is rec
ommended, and that only sound ma
terial be used and sufficient in size
only to cover the sample hole.
That this convention urge upon the
railroads that they decline to receive
any compressed cotton of lesser dem
sity than 221z pounds per cubic foot
AS to the resolution of the Liver
pool Cotton association that they will
enforce penalty of five pounds per
bale after the LIST of September, we
recommend that the secretary commu-
nicate with the Liverpool Cotton as
sociation and inform them that we are
anxious to assist in any movement
looking TO an improvement in wrap
ping cotton, and we indorse the letter
OF the New Orleans Cotton exchange.
under date of April q, 1895, on this
subject. A reform in the methods
now in vogue can only be brought
about by action of the various cotton
exchanges in bringing this matter
to the attention of the producers aud
public ginners, and showing them that
such practices inure to the loss of the
producers themselves in lowering the
value of the staple. To attempt to
enforce such an arbitrary rule will
only retard every movement looking
to a correction of this evil, and we
hore the Liverpool Cotton association
will see its way clear to rescind its ac-
lion Farm and Ranch.