The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-06
GROWING
AND GRADING
Of COTTON
Taught n Unique School Con
Quoted al Agricultural and
Mechanical College
speeIal y the Daily Leaaer.

Special 70 the Daily Leader
Saltwater, Okla, July 6Tha COZ
ton school which opened ii the Agrl
cultural and Mechanical college MON
day is uniqne in that 1t praposes /,
feachi0r one month the prnei0lcs o
cotton growing. the bus ness OF maj X
citing. classifying and ginning. Ii
TACT, il takes IN everything regarding
the staple from the farm t1 the FAC
tory. and the attendance or member
ship Of the school is not limited to stu
dents of scholastic age. hlt the husi
ness man, barker ginner or rottor
buyer may become boy and en-
ter. As expressed by y ! Fl. Con
nell, president of the colleaa. cotton i
an important money makirs crop oi
Oklahoma. and the probiesl oil hand
linE growing and handling particularly
appeals 10 the planter, the g.nner
the merchant. the bankes HE trans.
portation company ard the manufac
turer. flse practical work Of cotton
chasing will b. conducted daily until
July n Sainnles ST. ,ae .tIons
grades II cotton will be used and
handled the same as in actual busi.
ness OF the cotton office. cotton yard
or one Of the street or at the fiig.
The schools announcement saws ia
part:
While the cotton chasing division
Is open To All. and everybody Ii urged
70 avail themselves OF this privilege.
particulaI instruction and lectures
will be given pertaining to specialin-
interests For the farmer or grower,
soil selection, seed selection, SOIL
preparation, fertilization. cultivation.
protection against insects. conserga,
ton. harvesting AMI marketing. Thess
roplcs will be discussed by Jilege
professors and the best experts avail
able in the Southwest.
For the Ginner: General man
agemenr of q gin, how to seenre a
maximum efficiency al q minimum ex.
pense, standard mac lsnes up fa.lata
clearing devices IN ~. what eNr.di.
rions the best samp q cpn be made:
how 70 handle seed cotton elements
entering into the cost OF ginning
bale OF cottolG Invoicing, shipping,
banking, bookkeeping; daily confei
encFa and experiences inlerchaneed
our Of which he be" methods viii
be selected, discussed, corrected,
formulated and adomel
The ups and downs Of nc business
corrective me beds, snecnlasiors shd
the Legitimate operation nf GINS, reIa
tions and the legitimate operation Of
gins relations Of ginner to grower,
and his relation to the cotton trade
and cotton seed OH manufacturers III
general viii be discussed freely and
fairly tc the end that reciprocal le.
ultimate and equitable methods CON
furting business shall be mainMped
and each receive its reasonable profit. !
For the Bankers and the Aianufae.
turers: While the manufact ira ol
.extiles is in its infancy in Oklanon,a. !
K is fondiy anticipated that some
hing may be done during the gener-
n conference concluding the school I
award advancing this very Important
interest North Carolina manufac-
nfes about 30 per cent OF the cot |
on produced in that state South |
Harolina about 80 per cent and |
seorgia 30 per cent Oklahoml may I
become rich by converting he. raw |
into finished products
Manufacturers of cotton seed Oh |
nd It's by-nroducts are invited to be- /
resent AT the general conference ~.
~ ginner snouid carry in s.ocl, cot
on seed meal The farmer should
xehange his cotton seed for cotton
eed meal on a reasons Die basis Feed
'klahoma stock with Oklahoma cotton
zeal and conserve Oklahoma soils.
his subject will receive attention sna
e carefully discussed In ihe lee.
ares to farmers