The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-09-17
KEEP COTTON seed
IN FIRST CLASS CONDITIONS IS
THE ADVICE OF
WATSON TO FARMERS
He Would Impress Upon the Cotton
Growers Of tho State that They
Take All Possible Care Of Their
Seed Before Offering Them on the
s Market.
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An appeal to the cotton growers OF
the State to see that all cotton seed
belonging to them is kept in high
class condition and outlining the ben
eats Of the grades Of cotton seed in
marketing as agreed upon has been
issued by Commissioner Of Agricul-
ture e. J. Watson. Says the appeal:
'aThis circular is addressed to you
f~ the purpose Of most earnestly ap-
pealing to you to see that all cotton
seed belonging to you is kept in as
high-ciass condition as possible until
1t is offered for sale on the markets
Of the State. It is an appeal to you al
80 to see that if you should have any
particularly bad seed coming from
the gfa to keep that seed separate
from your good seed and offer it sep
arately on the markets.
'.This department has closely stud
fed the cotton seed buying and sell
situation in this State for some years
and Is convinced that under the rap
hazard methods used heretofore
where farmers mix Unfortunately
good and bad seed, and where they
do not mix it the local buyer does so,
and where seed is left exposed to the
weather either on the farm or in
transportation, the farmer loses =
great deal Of money on the price that
he should receive for his seed. The
department is likewise convinced
from similar study OF conditions that
the manufacture OF indiscriminately
mixed seed results in the putting up
on the markets Of inferior qualities
Of cotton seed meal, in many in
stances totally unfit for feed pur-
poses and that the manufacturer on
his side from oil and inferior by
products loses considerable money,
and is consequently not warranted In
In paying to the farmer Tor the raw
material more than he has heretofore
under these conditions.
ct would impress upon the cotton
growers Of the State that they take
all possible care OF their seed before
offering them on the market, and In
no instance undertake either to mix
good and bad seed themselves or per-
nit any middleman through whom
they sell to the mill to do so for
them.
..The department has long felt the
Heed Of practical and thorough sys-
tenn Of grading cotton seed by the
Government itself, for the interest OF
ali parties concerned In the matter OF
producing, buying and selling seed,
and In this end division OF this
department to be known as the d.
vision OF cotton seed grading, has
been established. Accompanying this
circular is a copy OF the rules and
regulations covering the grading syst
eem adopted. AS will be seen, the
agreement with the manufacturer
calls for the acceptance Of the seed
and the payment therefor in accor-
dance with the grading made by this
department in its laboratory. have
endeayored In the preparation OF
these rules and regulations to throw
every possible precaution around the
entire matter in order to insure q
maximum Of profit to the producer
and to the consumer alike, and In Or
der to greatly benefit the character
Of the products that will result from
the manufacture. 7 do not attempt
10 say that the system adopted Will
prove absolutely satisfactory this
season for it has been done nowhere
else, and there must be certain per-
iod OF practical experimentation in
order to obtain perfection. Every
thing that could be desired however,
in advance Of the actual experience
with the system has been adopted.
HAould changes be necessary during
the season these changes will be
made. II the farmers disregard the
earnest appeal that I have made here
IN OF course they may expect to re-
ceive cut-throat prices that have pre-
vailed in the past I would most
strongly advise that all rotten seed
be held apart from all other classes
OF seed and be returned to the soil
for fertilizing purposes without being
offered on the market at all.
"The step that has been taken Is
designed to be of the materia! hnan-
cial benefit to the producer, to the
consumer and to such live stock as
may be fed on cotton seed meal sub
sequently-when again the farmer
cannot but feel in a financial way the
effect OF bad seen. trust therefore
chat every farmer Of the State will
watch his seed from time to time 1t
comes from the gin and will even go
90 far as to keep the bad cotton from
going to the gin at the same time as
good cotton. If this advice be heed
al faaI srre that the results will be