The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-11-30

tou .,.nt is the most useful I
!. s ',. crown for the production
!. ,A's .s s for the manufacture
~ " l. ,".tion of cotton in this
a. ' :, assumed vast proportions
" ~ ~ a.u War. The markets of
M w" .. controlled by the Amer
. 'f' ~. - crop. A shortage here
a, "a y. mills abroad and a sur
~ y, s.uses the prices to sink
Il ' y. ,syel. In 1880 the produc-
=. y, ne United States was in n, round and
M 100000 bales, OF 500
h ...h During the next de-
nd creased ', to s,5oo.ooo bales.
,uI ~ '' another 100000 bales
ID i 100 to 1900. In ! ls oo. IN! Inc
!, rhIch the United States con-
Z. y practically two-thirds' or
All !. =, hales. In 1904 the worlds
l s ~, had increased to 1887
. H.. and that of the United
sl,,444,s4s bales.
q ], 3 only one other crop grown
\ country which exceeds the
crop in value. and that is In
-, or maize. the great Ameri-
d .,,l In 1900 the cotton crop
b , lined at $37O,7OS.74O and the
-, at ;751.22o,oS4. or about
ar Is much. With the increase IN
,,duetiou of cotton during the
A. years corn also kept pace.
~ = v,lue retained the same ratio.
nine being $1.116.696.73s.
\ NJ sss1,1oO,3S6 for cotton.
h, s,e other crop approaches or
n ,,,es in value with that Of cotton.
,,ou. which is wheat, is only
's NM less than that of cotton, hav-
II nlue Of $51S,372,727 in 1905.
hi h cultivation of cotton in the
md M States dates back almost to
m discovery Of the country by Col
g ma He found a certain species
iue in the West Indies. 1t Is
-. kioned In the Colonial records OF
4 Carolina as early as 1864. and
Id sported in 1747. The first manu-
60 X for cotton goods was also
In South Carolina in 1890. The
Ne and production was small
ious to the invention Of the cot
r. dn by Eli Whitney in 1894. Up
ID time the separation of the
tnm the seed was done by hand.
Q Z slow. tedious job, one person
icing able to separate more than
% or i've pounds in a weeks time.
U luton gin consists of a number
. M yet on q cylinder. which Is
Ind rapidly. The mass OF cot
- pressed against the saw teeth
n revolving pull the lint from
reds to which 1t is attached, and
d beth, playing between steel bars
the lint but not the seeds tC
Below the saws is a set of stih
y n, which revolve in the Oppo'
direction, brushing the lint from
u ~ teeth. There is also a far
" Mower attachment to take the
y soft lint away from the CIR
. the press for bailing.
lsrgion in which this important
may be protitably grown Is re
T. ned BY climatic conditions to thu
q n1n States. The chief cotton
q ing States are North Carolina
9 Carolina, Georgia, Alabama
y slppi. Louisiana and Texas
n e'sf, only certain parts of thes'
= are suited in climate ant
eharacteristics for its produc
ID There Is also considerable cot
poWn In Northern Florida, West
+ leanessee and in some parts o
d aas. Indian Territory and Okla
r The remaining portions 0
sates are not suited to cottol
~ are two kinds of cottol
/ u the United States-the SCI
Or long staple, and the up
" short staple. The latter i
4 . most extensively. and form
q q! OF the product. though tn
holds an important CONNER
M't'on. The short staple, o
seec. is known botanically a
sm hirsutum. and there
0uot as to the place OF 1t
some say it Is a native Q
sau was introduced into tht
q oy seed brought from Eng
salle other authorities asser
. vas found by Columbus Il
49, Indies. growing wild as
i and was introduced int
s'aern colonies from thes
\ w u, In this country, an an
9 suat Is, the plant grows 70
sson only. natures. produce
Il ~ TO reproduce itself, an
1t grows something lik
uough it attains a height Q
2 4vm three to four feet. Their
NAN stalk and numerou