The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-03-28

sby motor instead Of horses. 1t is
mounted en light steel framework,
supported by wheels having broad
tires like traction engine, 90 that
they will nos sink into the aoft earth
ss they move through the field. At
tacbed to the framework are q series
Of endless belts, and fastened to the
surface Of the belts are curved hooks.
The wheels reyol7e around puiieys,
driven by tho engine, whieh moves
TBS sotton picker along the field.
Each belS is placed in a light, wooden
casing, which is open at che outer
end. These "pioker arms," as they
are termed, are attached to the ma
chine by movable joint, SO that
g boy can move them up or down or
in any other direction. ! When the
cotton ia to be p;>..sd the operator
merely guides .ne outer end Of the
moving belt 20 the boil which holds
he.fibre sid TIE teeth pull IL out,
the belt carrying it to- the end Of the
arm connected with the machine.
Hero fank. revolvea By machinery,
blow tho: cotton through light metal
tubes into b.gs which are suspended
over the .cp Of the machine. AS
these bags will hold seyerals hundred
pounds, q considerable section of o
field can be harvested before it is ne.
cessasy to empty them. h. J.. -:-:..:;:
This cotton picker is 80 simple ia
it's construction that six horsepower
engine or a light automobile can be
used not only to move it over the
field, but to drive the picking belts
and do all the other work. j.. man or
boy can control the engine and any
other hands needed are boys to guide
the picking arms. ~: i. =. T.. T..
1t is claimed that this machine can
take from $500 to {, 900 pounds Of cot
ton in a day; Of 10 hours, which. is
equivalents to the. work of 20 average
field hands, and it is possible to in
crease its capacity by making it wide
enough to cover Eve. or six rows in.
stead of three rows, as at present. +. +.
While neither OF the machines oan
be expected to be perfect, they are
certainly: .. most encouraging inn
provement upon every device that
has ever been produced, and tho ex-
perimepts thus far have baen remark
ably satisfactory. Several changes
have been suggested BY practical ex-
perienes In ell Of the machines and
the inventors are now perfecting
them. / S ;. :. & d. j. s5=Sy. 5<:
The policy Of the agrieultural de.
,partment during The administration OF
.aaeHetary Wilson has boon 10 encou,r.
age and promote all mechanical aud
other devices BY: 3uhieh the labor Of
,the. farmer may be made more prof :
table and lbs results enlarged. Many
experiments oe en- economic nature are
going on continually nnder Secretary,
Wilson ] direction end sHh:le aaS = : !;
:of them fail, they all aeaoh valuable
lessons, i and those which are success
:ful have already added normrously to
the Wealth,, the prosperity. and The
happiness. the leisure and HE CON- .
5venienos 5of the farming Scommunity.
The work of the forestfy bureau, Gof
which: Mr. Pinohot ID The director, ID
fbeginnipgtto attraotnational attention
Sentside ofs Tho timber asintereats, which
it's especially designed TO serve. i. 4: II
iialaonsiderine evaral q imnnr Il, { .,s.eh:-
isms. One sos ! The ma important iii is
the future supply of railway ties and ..
telegraph poles .sSI have had i several
articles on3t he sub eek OF railway,tties,
and not long sg,o descri bed The plans
10 Psnnsy ylYania Railroad {. ooml tlll,,:
par kioh prop "a raise it'd; d; oWn 8
suppl lyS on Tho waste lands along, its
right of Why TEhe telagrap Sd . and sad :tsle-
sphaue companies IS arc 1gIFFssduslly a apl {,
;proach chings 4; ;simila dispos sition. y The
sesxpsnsa 81 securing poles ID becoming
asersous mat
asss sSssa, 900 elssrap isl aph ana and
;toIep phone polssin / he % United stateisI,S
assap pporH Hng 800, 900 miles off girs. l he:
hFerag se of rs 40 is ra.;; Ard