The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-05-22
COTTON PICKING.
New Invention That Gives
Promise of SuCccSsf I'll Work
in the Field.

\ New Invention That Gives
Promise of SucccSSf I'll Work
| in the Field.
| Manufacturers Record, May IS, 1902
For several years an inventor Of a
cotton picking machine has been try
ing developments Of hls invention IN
the Mississippi Delta. Two years ago
the inventor, Mr.. Angus Campbell,
and his backer, Mr.. T.. II. Morris, used
the machine to pick cotton in such a
way rs to impress the spectators with
its success. The two gentlemen, how
ever, were not satisfied with the ma
chine in every respect, and since then
they have been remedying what they
thonght to be its weak points. Ilav-
ing perfected the machine, they signed
last month contracts for five machines
to pick 1000 acres of cotton in the
Delta next fall. In letter to the
manufacturers Record MIR. J. $. Wciss
of Greenvillc, Miss, writes
have watched very closely for the
past five years the cotton picking ma
chine patented by Mr.. Angus Camp.
bell, which is owned and operated b1
the American Cotton Picking co. OF
Plttsburg, Pa.
am perfectly satisfied, beyond any
question of doubt, that Mr.. Campbell
has solved the question of picking cot
ton with h!s machine, and il hoes eve!
better work than is claimed for it.
On the 18th day of last October
saw the machine in operation at Col
onel Morgan's place at Sheppards town
1Icflore County, Mississippi, and say
the machine pick J3.7 per cent. Of cot.
ton that was open on the row, without
destroying the leaves, bolls or stalks ir
any shape or manner. have also seer
the machine at work before frost
never green leaf, boil, bloom OF
square being hurt,
| One could not tell that the machine
had been in the field, excepting that
the lint was missing. Strange as il
may seem, the machine only takes the
lint, but of course If there happens tt
be piece of dead leaf on an OpeI
boil it takes it along just as one does
picking it by hand, which, Of course, II
cleaned before the cotton is ginned.
think ! am safe IN saying that the
farmers of this great Delta only har
, vested about rs per cent. of their clO
this season, and think il is question
OF very short time when Mr.. Camp
| bell will have his machine at p0in
/ where he will get 100 per cent.
AS before stated that the machln
n picked 93.7 per cent, however, tn
/, other G.3 per cent. does not 20 t
n waste, as the planter can gather it
o he 80 chooses.
y ] don't think the machine will wor
Il in very hilly land, but it does the wor
, to perfection in flat and low lands.
>, The machine will pick al least thre
). bales per day, and has already picke
as high as five. Every planter wit
q whom | have talked and who has sec
:. the machine work is more than please
T. with it.
q In my estimation the cotton farme
II Of the South are about to receive the
c greatest boon. ltgoes without sayin
p as, to my mind, the question has be,
e solved regarding the harvesting
g cotton.
ID The signing of the contract indicat
ID faith in the efficiency of the machlr
" which, if realized, means almost
r. revolution in agriculture and indust
a. IN the South within tho next few ycal
I'D The substitution of machinery for mi