The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-08-04

1t be seen at glance then that all
these enumerated charges are taken from
the splnnels' price first and become a
charge upon the producer The spinner
only pays for actual cotton, and every
bale OF the crop that goes to Europe has
deducted from its Welght 80 pounds for
bagglng and ties, which Is not only net
loss TO the producer but carries with It
the burden OF freight IN addition to the
original cost of the covering.
Now, when we place only six yards OF
bagging and six bands on :. bale Of cotton,
weighing only % pounds we throw away
8 pounds Of the staple in ~ pch bales in
bringing the tare up to thirty pounds.
This Is an additional heavy burden
which farmers generally are not aware OF.
Every farmer. therefore, Is entitled to 80
pounds OF tarc on each bale of his cot
ton, and he should not fail to see that ev-
cry bale carries It's maximum Jare of 80
pounds. No buyer has any legitimate
right to deduct q pound on for tare,
less such tare exceeds 30 pounds to the
ile, no matter what kind Of resolutions
the cotton buyers associations may pass.
SO long as the spnners deduct 80 pounds
of each bale OF our cotton for tsere, TAX
Ing that deduction from the price, VIC are
bagglng and ties.
Any buyer who undertakes to force a
reduction of less tare is guilty Of cheating
and swindling and could be prosecuted ID
amy OF the State courts. When our cotton
reaches the spinner overy bale contains
It's maximum weight of tarc. Il farmer
Tuts on only % pounds, then the difference
OF pounds Is added at the compress. and
the buyers make what the farmer has
lost; which IS all the way from 80 to 50
cents on the bale. l invite the serious
| attention of farmers to this matter. be-
cause it IS one which if allowed to go on
as in the past means a heavy loss an
nually to the producers.
COUNTRY DAMAGE
Possibly the heaviest single item of ex
pense against the cotton crop IS that of
country damage.
/ This item embraces the usual losses sus
tanned on merchantable cotton which has
! been left exposed to the weather without
shelter, lying or the ground either around
gnneries in the fall and winter or on the
farmers PREMISES Cotton Is the most
valua BILE crop we raise ana should, there
fore, be carefully protected from the
Weat her
In holding bales of cotton for future
sale, farmers SDOuIu ldht every IJitcot "a :
ton TO house them from the weather 50
that the staple will not in anyWloe be
damaged when it does go 10 market. Il
i cannot be properly cared for at home,
then store it at once III good warehouse.
/ l have personally seen thousands OF bales
OF cotton that have lost from 30 to 100
pounds per bale in weight after the bales
4 had been picked and the damage staple
extracted at the warehouse, all due to no
care being taken Of the staple on the
! farm.
We cannot afford these heavy losses,
and in order to. prevent them we must
/ change from bad methods to better sys-
toms Let US 50 handle this great money
staple 80 that all legitimate profits III TIE
business shall go to the producers ard
present to the world an improved system
that will meet the hearty endorsement Of
the spinners all over the country. Let Us
close every leak, and shut eff every pos
Z. s.ble avenue of unnecessary loss which
may be assessed against US by the buy
CrS.