The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-06-17
GOVERNMENT BUREAU MAKES
ESTIMATE OF THE LOSS TO
FARMERS YEARLY.

WASHINGTON-These are some
of the reforms which the cotton
growers of Georgia, the second larg-
est producing state. and of the 9TH
er cotton growing sections OF the
South must adopt if they hope to
check the annual loss of S25, 100000
to $7O,OOO,OOO which they now suf-
fer. according to C. J. Brand of the
bureau of plant industry in charge
of farmers cooperative cotton
handling and marketing:
Farm storage of seed cotton for
two to five weeks.
Proper shelter for all bales retain
ed on the farm.
Drying cotton before delivery for
ginning.
Better cleaning of cotton.
Use of modern equipment.
Establishment of general ware
house system.
Gradual marketing of crop.
Better COMPRISING and use of gin
compress.
Complete new system of assessing
tare and making tare calculations.
Enactment and enforcement OF
uniform laws covering weights and
measuring.
Lint Improved by Storage.
The lustre and strength Of the lint
is greatly improved by farm storage,
according to Mr.. Brand. I'm some
experiments conducted by the office
of cotton Standardization an increase
of several per cent in strength was
noted in the case of cotton stored in
the barns compared with the same
growth of cotton ginned Immediately
That the lustre of the fiber is i'm
proved by sweating out process is
not surprising, and it is possible that
both of these beneficial results may
be due to the slight diffusion of the
soil in the seed through the mass Of
the cotton"
Other benefits to be obtained are
AZ
men and teams in hauling the seed
cotton to the ginnery and standing
In line awaiting their turn and in the
maintenance of uniformity of the in
dividual farmers cotton. AS ginning
is done at present a farmer with a
good grade of Gotten who follows n
farmer with a poor grade may get a
plate of poorer cotton, varying from
a few to 20 pounds in weight, on his
good bale AS a result of this care
less method the buyer, sampling both
sides of the bale, calls it mixed
bale and refuses to pay what it is
really worth.
Seed Kept Pure.
Furthermore farm storage enables
the farmer to keep his seed puVe,
and it insures more even distribu-
ton of moisture through the mass
of seed cotton.
While many bad practices at the
gin may be blamed on the ginner
LuGT6 are SOlnS LOA WhiCh hS AZ NS'
responsible, and which must be
brought home to the farmer. The
worst of these is the delivery of cot
ton for ginning which is too damp
to gin properly.
Another is an excess of dirt in the
cotton. Mr.. Brand says 1t is regret
able that a great deal of sand and
earth is considered perfectly legiti-
mate as the grade of cotton, and
hence the price given for it depends
to some extent on the presence of
this waste.
''The most important step to be
taken in the direction of permanent
improvement in cotton marketing
conditions is the establishment OF
general warehouse system, and
gradual marketing of the crop, 3"
says Mr.. Brand.
Ginning Changes Necessary.
In conclusion Mr.. Brand says:
The most desirable and far-reaching
reforms and improvement must be
based upon changes in ginning prac-
tees and must involve laying an in
creased responsibility upon the gin
ner.
Water picked and planted bales
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