The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-01
THE SQUARE BALE STILL Of TOP.
OF Interest to Cotton Growers The
Following Speaks for Itselfand shows
the Superiority OF the square Eaie of
Cotton as u Money Maker.
montgomery Advertiser, Nov. Ie, 1882
State OF Alabama,
Montgomery County

(~Aontgomery Advertiser. Nov. 1s. 1882
State OF Alabama,
Montgomery County.
Personally appeared before me, r. C.
Farriss, Jr., a notary public in n for
said state n county, L. p. Mitchell,
who is known to me and who, on oath,
deposes and says: That he is a farmer
in the county of Montgomery, Ala
bama; and raises annually about sew
enty bales Of cotton; that on Novem-
Der 18th, 1899, he loaded two wagons
with SEED cotton of the same quality
and each containing exactly $500
pounds of seed cotton; that he carried
the two wagons to the ginnery of the
Alabama Cotton Oil Company, and a
one load ginned and packed into an
ordinary square bale of cotton, and the
other load into two round bales of cot
ton; that he carried the square bale of
cotton to the Artesian Basin, in the
city of Montgomery, n there expos
ed it for sale and received therefor the
sum of Z lie cents per pound, and the
pape hereto attached shows account
sales for same, netting the sum of
$oo.i3; that he exposed the two round
Dales for sale and received therefor, as
best bid, 7.45 cents per pound, netting
him the sum of $36.O5 as shown by the
bill of sales hereto attached; hat he
paid the sum OF 20 cents for ginning
and packing the squar bale of cotton
and the sum of $1.40 for ginning and
packing the two round bales; that the
statement hereto attached showing a
balance of thirty-eight cents cas- cents)
in favor of the square bale of cotton is
true inc correct, and represents exact
ly that difference in favor of the square
bale, from the two wagons of 1,5OO
pounds of seed cotton each.
(Signed) l.. P. Mitchell,
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this the 18th day of November, A. D.,
1899.
~(Signed.) r. c. Farriss, Jr.,
Notary Public, Montgomery Co.
Account sales for one Square Bale Of
Marks, E, 233; weight, 51S pounds
lilo $685.
Storage so
ss5.7s
Account Sales for Two Round Bales of
Marks. Mona. Nos. 639, $40; weight
4S4 pounds at 7.45 S36.05
RESULT.
S4uolC lDS. OcSu SOllOI.
5l3 lbs. Z $36.23
Storage so
NET $o5.I
Less ginning and packing ....... 10
Net Proceeds .$35.03
Two Round Bales-15OO lbs Seed Cotton.
4S4 JOS. at
Less ginning n packing ........ LAO
Net Proceeds $34.65
Difference in favor of the Square
Bale ............. ......-.....oS cents.
1t will be noticed that the price paid
for the Round Bale is thirty-nine
points more than the price paid for the
Square Bale, and there is a charge for
storage of fifty cents on the Square
Bale, while there is nc charge on the
Round Bale. But Notwithstanding this
difference in price and storage, the out
turn is in favor of the Square Bale.
AT most of the points which have
Round Bale plants, the Round Bale
has sold on the average for only twen-
ty-five points over the Square Bale,
and on this basis it will readily be seen
that the producer who packs his cotton
$1.00 per bale.
In the above transaction neither of
the parties buying the cotton knew
Mr.. Mitchell was making a test, and
as a matter of fact Square Bales sold
that day on the street at lis, whereas
Mr.. Mitchell only received z lie.