The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-04
COTTON STAPLE
MUST BIT MADE LONGER TO MEET
THE DEMAND.
The Making of Finer Cloths Lessen
the Consumption Of South Caro-
linn Upland Cotton.
the 0nsur

An effort Is being made by the
department Of agriculture 70 encour-
age the growth OF long staple cotton
and 70 this erd seed have been fur
n.shed TO 1000 farmers in this state.
The growth Of long staple cotton
means great saving in freight rates.
both &C. the producer and the manu-
factprer. The textile plants OF the
State are desirous that the farmers
discard the short for the long sta
pie cotton
Commissioner Watson and Ira W.
Williams. State agent for the United
States farm demonstration work In
this State. have been urging for
some time the growth Of the long
staple and are using every means OF
interesting the farmers. Speaking
OF the situation Wednesday Mr.. Wat
son said:
This whole matter Of the situa-
tion In South Carolina, and as to our
efforts to cure il. is due to an en-
tirely changed economic condition.
The main facts IL the case have been
correctly stated in the press. Prac-
tically all Of the South Carolina cot
ton crop today is short staple. and a
decreasing proportion Of it is now
being used in the textile plants OF the
State. A considerable part OF it Is
being sent to export. There we're al
the end OF the year 1909 only Is
mills IN the State or the old-tiDe
coarse goods. for the Far Eastern
markets and only half their products
were coarse goods.
'.The truth OF the matter Is tn
IN increasing proportion OF :he cst-
ton being annually consumed iu he
mills o. ,a.s State IS imported fror
the azct se-tior of Missis>'..:.. .n
from E.-- tie staples being reQnir.
ed ranging from Ills to Ia In
ckcs THIS condition having !, ~
T. develop some Jars ago. has
been our effort to develop an upland
long staple cott.:i. carrying 'Ae
length OF staple IN catei right herr
in South Carolina aaa here in in:s
Office hapes a dirlnTa cc uly.ns to
the award of eo.d m-Ga: in this
State for the production o. this best
variety Of cotton.
"At several Doi1-s in 'ats S:s'.
the specia! breeding OF at least three
varieties. which. upon tests IN Sod;n
ca-olin mills. meet the Requirement;
Of the manufacturer. has been nnde.
way for several years. AMI every
pound OF the seed that is now being
introduced in the effort to raise cot
ton at home suitable fox nanEiae-
turing At home is South Carolina
raised cotton seed. and We have not
bought one pound outside the State.
What We are endeavoring TO do is
TO raise our own seed Of the exact
staple necessary and then to get the
farmer to use this seed instead OF
the common short staple so that the
virtual import freight charges on the
one hand and the actual export
freight charges on the other will rot
be taken from the pockets OF our
home people. In other words. we are
trying to do on large scale jast
exactly what a few individuals have
been trying to do. though We are not
going so far as to try to produce
too long a staple. Cor that will be
jus, as bad as too short staple.
Il shall not discuss the expor; and
the Eastern side Of this matter with
all of the details OF which this de-
partnent is thoroughly familiar. ]
might say. however. for the intor-
nation OF tae farmer who is raising
cotton that goes to export that the
class OF cotton he has been raising IS
now being almost shut out OF the
great continental manufacturing mar
ke,s for the reason that the staple
is TOO short. the mills there now re-
curing staple not less than 2S mil
l!metres-l.l032 inches-and not
more than 80 milliueres-1.lS0:
inches.
In this whole matter this de-
par,men;. with the assistance OF The
manufacturers and witt their en-
couragement-and mean not only
the consumer at home. but the con-
sumer abroad-is endearorinS ic
bring about such conditions as will
save thousands OF dollars 10 both
the cotton producer and to the cot
ton manufacturer in the State 0!
South Carolina. and in bringing /;
abou, by the utilization Of home de-
veloped and grown seed and raw n.a-
terial.'
Another Cotton Failure.