The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-02-10
PURE COTTON SEED AGAIN.


All over Oklahoma the question Of
pure cotton seed is being agitated. We
call the attention Of farmers to the
following facts compiled by a Lawton
gin man
TIN pure seed question IS the most
vital problem confronting the farm
ers today, and in view Of proving this
7stdtement and showing how much
benefit is derived from planting the
very best seed that can be had we
herewith present figures carefully
compiled from the books Of one Of
the gins Of Lawtoh.
I'VE did not take the whole books
TO get this percentage, however, the
entire gin books show a percentage
Of a little less than 80 pounds Of lint
cotton from one hundred pounds Of
seed cotton. We took twelve accounts
covering the entire season for the
following figures. Four customers.
who planted the genuine Mebane cot
ton made an average OF 1873 pounds Of
lint. to the hundred pounds Of seed
cotton the best yield was over 35
pounds and the least was 33 pounds
while for the customers who planted
only ;he common seed made an aver
age Of 1929 pounds OF lint cotton to
the one hundred pounds Of seed cot.
ton. The best yield was 20 pounds
and the least 2e55 pounds.
"The remaining four claimed to
have planted good seed but not Sc.
lected variety, their average yield
was SO6S pounds to one hundred
pounds Af seed cotton. These figures
at first may not seem very good as
lots Of cotton yields sometimes 40
pounds OF lint to The hundred pounds
Of seed cotton. By considering the
drougct and the prevailing hot winds
that wrought 20 much damage just
az the time cotton was maturing, these
figures are extra good.
Now with these figures before us,
does II pay to buy high priced seed
for planting instead Of planting a very
common gin run seed? might ask.
does Il pay to cultivate good land or
poor land The average farming land
Of Comanche county should produce
say 700 pounds. some will produce
more. some less. OF seed cotton. Sup
pose we plant seed that viii yield 3S.s
pounds OF lint instead Of 2s.3 pounds.
this makes a difference OF 5ia pounds
of lint cotton.
"At i4c equals TTc difference on one
hundred pounds of seed cotton, on
seven hundred pounds the difference
would amount to $3.50 or the gain on
one acre by using the best seed. We
usually plant x bushel Of seed to the
acre, good seed thus viii cost $500
per bushel. Seed for one acre is $l.00,
you take the sL00 from $3.50 and ii
shows q net profit Of s4.S9, a trifle, but
worth considering.
when a man is planting only 20
acres 1t Is a gain Of SlS17O over the
common seed and s4ss gain on one
hundred acre crop, why not agitate
the pure seed and profit producing
plan instead Of following along the
same old rut? These figures are very
conservative and interesting from a
practical standpoint and worthy of the
consideration Of every one interest
ed In the cotton industry.
1--WE need not conane this argument
to any special kind Of seed The Me.
bane Triumph. the Rowden, or any
other good variety may make a profit.
able crop, but the Mebane has been
tried and has proven successful
These hints about planting good
cotton seed need not be construed
as applying only to cotton The Sc
lection of seed for any crop win pro
duce just as interesting figures as
these In fact the writer knows OF
other figures doubtless more interest
ing but in a different locality"
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