The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-27

| Darlington COunty-IhOuSandS OF
Circulars Mailed to Farmers of
State.
Hartsville, Aug. 24.-Mr. d. r.
COker, of this place, has printed two
circulars of much interest to farmers,
giving experiments in oat seeding and
in growing staple cotton. Several
thousand of these circulars have been
printed and mailed to the farmers OF !
South Carolina. The circular entitled
Success With Staple Coton," in part
is as follows:
after years of study and effort and
at much expense for breeding and
staple experts and for educational
work to farmers and mills, the firm
of j. L. COker &, Co, has at last cs-
tablished the staple business upon a
firm basis. England is beginning to
appreciate this new staple product.
Most farmers know that they can
produce at least as much per acre
with new staple varieties as with
short varieties
THE continued success Of this in
dustry now rests with the planters OF
staple cotton and with them alone. II
they realize and practice the essentials
Of success they will be successful and
the market will broaden until all the
world knows and appreciates the pro-
: duct. If they are careless of any es-
sential point, staple cotton will quickly
> deteriorate and its reputation will he
lost.
MY long experience as breeder,
buyer and seller of staple cotton has
suggested the following as essential
points for success in the staple indus
try:
First. Pure Pedigreed Seed
Breed your own seed or buy reliable
seed from careful breeders.
Second. Distance, Culture and
Fertilizer-You can't make good sta
pie during dry seasons unless you give
the plants good distance. In wet sea-
sons crowded cotton will rot. Good
culture and proper fertilization are
also necessary to success.
Third. Prompt and Careful Hand
ling, Clean bright staple is nearly
always in demand, while trashy blues
are often difficult of sale. You must
u keep up with your gathering to pro.
duce high grade that is readily sala-
bic at top prices
e Fourth. Ginning-Use only an up
, to-date gin system with good clean
e er feeder, suction elevator and fan
t blower to put the lint right into the
t press box. Run the gin at not over
= 400 revolutions and with a loose gin
t roll. Don't try to put through over
0 2-3 as much staple cotton per day as
= you would Of short cotton. Your
y ginncr should ask more for ginning
, staple cotton than for ginning short
= cotton and you should see that he
gives YOU smooth, clean cotton free
from short staple. The ginner should
! never gin bale of staple without
D throwing out the roll Of the preceding
g bale unless it is of the same variety
= and grade.
= Fifth Package-Staple cotton
y should be put up.in bales weighing
I 45O to $50 pounds, using nothing but
sound, strong 2-pOund bagging C 1-2
t yards to the bale) as covering. You
S will probably be unable to sell staple
/, cotton to advantage in the future un-
. less it is SO put up, as buyers in this
r territory sustained heavy losses last
season by reason of the waste and
t frequent mix-ups caused by old rot
t ten bagging. The mills will not take
uncOmpressed cotton with more than
, 22 pounds Of bagging and ties per
, bale without making claim on the
shipper for the excess, and it is to
, the interest of the farmer to put up
Y his cotton like the mill wants it.
l sixth. Condition-Protect your
S cotton from the weather from the
4 day it is ginned. If you are not going
! to sell it at once store it.
2 Seventh. Marketing--Sell your
s staple cotton in we'll established mar
kets, where the buyers understand
t the staple business. Much Of the
/ Carolina staple crop OF last year sold
t below its value, because many buy
ers were not posted as to staple and
value"
Experiments I'm Oat Seeding,
During the year 1911, 345, 900
t State OF South Carolina. Most of
@ these were seeded in the fall or early
p winter. Most of the farmnrS in this