The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-04-15


Ten counties .,..............f1s1
state ..........-4......+ 1888
the average production upon these
farms was but little above that Of tht
state as 4 whole, and most OF the
difference that does appear for last
year can be attributed 60 the in
creased per cent of lint.
The net profit shown by these farmF
is naturally better than that shown b,
the state AZ large.
Ia reaching the average FOR these
farms the two plats in Jefferson eoun
ty are added together and one-aall
that amount figured Tor that county
except In figuring the average per
cent of lint. When the "scrub" cotton
IL excluded from the average.
Three OF these farmers reported
their seed at one dollar per bushel
Dropping these seed back 10 oil mill
price and the average net profit would
be sl700 per acre. Had the other
seven farmers saved their seed care
fully and sold for s100 per bushe
(which they could easily have done)
the average net profit would have
been t2400 per acre.
shall not undertake to commen,
in detail upon these figures Each
man who is interested may digest
them for himself
One thing do want to cali attention
to is that (omitting all extra Yalu,
on seed this cotton netted the grow
or s5,44 per 100 pounds OF seed cot
ton after ginning expense was paid
Several Of our farmers sold their
cotton Ia the seed at prices ranginf
from 1915 to s475 per 100 pounds.
You win notice, too, that the JET
ferson county crop Of the of variety
tproducing 80 pounds OF lint per 100
pounds OF seed c0ttonl, did not net
the grower but s464 per 100 pounds. 1t
does not take college professor %
figure out that with DO per cent 0f
water, 8 per cent OK sand, and good
sprinkle Of leaves, bolIs. ART other
trash added, cents per pouaa would
have been good price Tor that cot.
ton.
The buyer who gets "stung with a
mixture of that kind may be expected
10 so regulate his prices as to re-.
coup his loss of the good cotton
which he buys.
The only way that | know 81 for
you TO avoid contributing your share
of this arecoup' is not to sell your
cotton In the seed.
had better hold on. / am without
the scope of an official bulletin.
Il IL our business 70 give the sts
tstics let each reader digest them
for himself-theu sell his cotton in
The seed II be- wants TO-
So we win get back to dry facts
and "tiresome7 figures.
The Le Flore County Demonstrs-
ton farm produced 26,974 pounds Of
seed cotton On is acres OF land
1888 l-2 pounds per acre.
This was sold Tor t4.sa per 100
pounds in the seed. or fe925 per acre
Had This been ginned (produeing the
same per cent Of lint a. the average
0f the other farms each 1898 ~
pounds would have produced 4 644-
pound bale. Had this bale been sold
at l3 "a cents per pound t3 points
under the average on the other tsrms)
the receipts, for line alone, E0ald
have been sT4s8 per acre. Deduct.
ing 1875 per bale for gluning and the
net receipts, from lint alone. Is t7l55
A.5z per acre more than the total
receipts from selling Ia the seed
The farmer Nonld have had re.
naming 80 bushels 0t seed pef acre.
for which his neighbors would gladly
have exchanged an equal number uF
dollars unless II was too mach
atrouhle" to save these seed
This farmer net onIy avoided the
trouble III selling hig bale eosseH
and cotton seed. but be ID also relieved
of the trouble os investing All ad.
dltlOaal S5SI94 which tha 3 acres ~
cotton actually produced bet which
he did not get.
The Is acres made a aet profit 81
t5A5sg anyway.
Just think how horrlc s7l 4 pouid
naye been To be troubled" with over
81 zoo frDm oHe Is-aere cotton patch
bat me "sympathsEing friend IA 81
ways near and ready to share OR
troubles.
There IA really no use soE a fsrneg
10 haye but verY little tE0atHe~ il
be VIII iiat Team apon tke ssronz
arm oF Bis friends" and pdlnis them
10 share his burden
! see right now that Ill gel into