The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
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A New Process Of Picking Cotton
Has Been Invented.
The following article appearing In
the weeks issue OF the Manufacturers
Record, as a special from St. Louis,
will be of interest to the cotton grow
els Of thesSouth:
To meet the constantly growing de-
mand for greater economy Of labor in
harvesting cotton, the AN erican Cot
Ton Separator Co Of St. Louis, Mo-,
L. D. Klngsland president, through
it's general manager, Mr.. W. A. Pat
terson, has invented, secured patents
and built machines upon the principle
OF saving Of the cotton crop on the
same basis as wheat and other cereals
have been saved for years. All grain,
as every body, knows, Is separated from
its natural hull BY wheat OF corr
separators, and the irquiry first start
cd In Mr.. Patterson's mind was, Why
not separate cotton from Its hull by a
similar method? From this idea has
been developed q cotton separator
and the American Cotton Separator
Co. ,~of ST. Louis, Mo-, is now prepar.
ed to give to the planter OF the ginner
machine that will accomplish this
work.
This method Of securing the cotto0
crop from the time the boil first opens
until the last boil OF halt unripe open
cd cotton after frost has struck 1t Is
to gather OF snap frcm the stalk tn;'
boil, deliver it into a wagon, OF car,
take it to the cotton separator, which
sucks the cotton from the wagon CT
car and passes it through the machine
and Sc eparates the boil from the lint.
In the process practically denonstrat
ed by the cotton separator not only
effective work has baen done, but 1t is
especially effective after the frost has
struck it, as 1t raises the quality CT
this cotton at least one grade, and IN
me- instances has raised IL Two
grades. It is belie:ei that it will be
adAitted BY all coston.raissrs that 8
man, woman or child can gather or
sap the bt lis II m the stem two or
three tim IS as mucn weight during
q cay as can be picked in the ordinary
way. It Is also well known fact
that it Il 1ires ninb!e fingers to pick
tton rapidly and successfully, and
even then more CT less cotton is LETT
in tbs boil. By the new method sn
did nan or woman, as we'll as q child
OF IL or IA. years old, can pluck the
coll sad cotton from the stem.
TIE South, like all the world, Is be
ginning 10 be seriously affected With
labor troubles, and during the cotton
picking season often it is difficult to
secure sufi ;ient numbsr Of nancs to
properly and quickly take care Of the
deva opsd crop. Even though a plant
OF has been fortunste enough to oo'
tain requisite number Of hands fo1
bis crop, he Is more OF less annoyed
by their failure to constantly attend
to the cuty be has employed them
Etor. This is not only exAsperating
but Is detrimental in the ex1rens to
the saving OF the proluct OF Ills years
.ffJrt Ia the planting and developing
OF his o.. Il is cl1ired that It re-
q li7es thrsa men to pick the cotton
raised by one. With the le" method
it is claimed that the msn that ises
:he op csn pluck OF gssner it, and
shat the separator will put mis- cotton
In d better condition foc ginning than
is nov done By the ordinary way OF
picking.
It is estimated that at least 1000,
800 bales CT c5ttoa a:e lost thrc ugh.
out the S nth every year, known as
frost5itten cotton and scattered cot
| ten left in the I'D ur picked by the
picker. With the American Cotton
Separator all Of this co5ton can be
saved, it Is claimed, thereby giving
the planter the full fruit OF bis labor
and to the South millions OF dollars
that otherwise would be lest. 1t Is
an acknowlt dyed fact that tee COTTON
bell possesses nutritious character
similar to that possessed by the seed
This can be util zed after having pass
ed through the separator by grinding
it up aud leading to cattle, which Is
an additional great saving claimed
by the American Cotton Separator.
This cotton separator uses series oi
saws operated by a pneumatic system