The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-24
STORING COTTON SEED.
Geo. T. Jester Talks on Present Need
Of Farmers.

NplSlcdNd, leAd@t JUN -d.- non
George r. Jester returned to the CITY
yesterday after spending two or three
days looking after his farming inter.
cfts I'm the country and left today for
Colorado with his wife. Discussing the
cotton outlook he said:
with hot. dry weather this coun
ty will make a fair crop. The stand
is not generally good and some lands
have been thrown out on account OF
tho cold. wet spring. Should the next
thirty days be cloudy with much rain
the boil weevil and the bollworm
will destroy a large per cent Of the
cotton.
Hot, dry weather with light plow-
ing every ten days are the greatest
enemies to the boil weevil
Il think it is generally conceded
that the present crop will not b"
large and good prices will be oh
tanned
Speaking further. Mr. Jester said:
Il think that one of the most i'm
portant subjects for the farmer 10
consider at this time is the prep
aration of a place to store his cotton
seed and to store same and demand
reasonable price before selling. For
the last two years the Texas farmer
has not received the value Of his
cotton seed. For 1905 cotton seed sold
by the farmers of Texas brough
fully % per cent less than the farm-
ers of the other Southern cotton grow
ing states. ! have not yet received
the prices paid in 1906 by the other
cotton states, but suppose the price
received was greater than in 1905, un-
less the Texas cotton and oil mill
succeeded in getting them on the mu-
tual uniform price association. With
the high price Of cotton seed manu-
featured products obtained in 1906 the
uniform price of s1l per ton was
paid farmers, and this low price was
maintained regardless Of the advance
in oil meal and hulls.
The manufactured product from
one ton OF cotton seed is worth to-
day more than $50. and when We con
slider the cost of manufacturing Dnv
ton OF cotton seed Is not more than
So we have an idea Of its value.
while the cotton oil mills are
agreeing among themselves what thcv
will pay US for the growing crop OF
cotton seed. | insist that it Is the
right and duty Of the Texas farmer
to ascertain the value of cotton seed
and demand a reasonable price for
same.
Il advise every farmer to prepare
a place to store his seed on the farm.
It is the duty of every landlord to
furnish hls tenant place TO store
his cotton seed. | also advise the
paying % cash for ginning cotton
and not to sell the ginner the seed,
as the oil mills have adopted this
pima, paying the ginner 81 per ton and
more TO buy the seed from cotton gin
ned Pay cash for ginning your cotton
and sell your seed direct 10 the oil
mills and demand their full value
have no desire in making these sug
gestions to in any way interfere with
the progress of our cotton oil mills
They are great institutions from
business standpoint and have been a
great financial blessing to the county,
but | want to see things equallzed by
the farmer getting the same prices
for his seed in Texas as are paid for
them in the other cotton states, and
at the same time | desire cotton oil
mills TO make money and reasonable
interest on their investment"