The Hickman courier., 1914-11-12

Ter packing are cinefly Nspohsl-
BILE for penalties on this score.
Each cotton fiber consists of a
single, elongated, hollow cell,
which is filled with oil during its
development. As the product
natures these cells break down
and become twisted, adding 10
the product \ value for manufac-
turing purposes. When cotton is
delivered 10 the gin in an imma-
ture condition ii contains a large
percentage of water instead of
oil in the hollow fibers, and the
fibers are cut in the process Of
ginning. Leaving cotton in piles
in the field, open wagons or other
places where il is exposed TO rain
or dew leads io gin cuts.
Leaves and sticks adds 90 the
penalties on cotton. Only one
surface Of the sample is consider
cd for leaf. Large pieces are
those that measure more than a
quarter inch in diameter. For
each three of such pieces in a
sample cotton is penalized one
point For each ) picces less than
a quarter inch in diameter the
sample Is penalized one point.
When the leaf is badly powdered
or broken up the penalty is
heavier For each two sticks IN
he sample one point penalty is
suffered Dried grass and fine
cotton stalks are included under
this penalty
Very little ginned cotton is
FREE of seeds and hulls. A cui of
one point for each six seeds
found IN an eight-ounce sample Is
made in scoring. a similar cut
is made for each six pieces Of
hulls found.
Cotton is penaliEed from one TO
three points for dust and dirt,
and one point for each two
pounds Of sand in a bale. The
practices of allowing cotton TO
fall TO the ground before pick.
ing, of delaying picking until the
wind has blown dirt aud sand
into the open bolls and of piling
seed cotton ia the fields. arr re-.
sponsible for these penalties.
Spots are discoloraion. They
are caused by disease, worms or
insects Spots bring penalties oi
one point for each two found on
one surface of the eight-ounec
sample Fall or early blowing
crop rotation aud other modern
agricultural practices aid IN then
elimination.
The grade is first established
and the facts of tlnges and
stains noted afterwards Cotton
graded "l2t' would be middliRg
stained cotton. Tingcs aud siain'
are due largely to exposure
Tinges bring the price down
from thrre-eighihs 10 five-eighths
Of cent a poGml fron that paid
for any grade Of white cotton.
and stains reduce the price from
one 80 two cents a pound.
Having learned TO judge cotton
now let us see about selling Il.
While the price Of cotton is neccS.
Sarily variable under normal con
ditiOns. the scale of prices for the
different grades maintain nearly
uniform proportions II mIddiing
cotton is worth 10 cents pound
or $50 bale of 500 pounds, a
bale of good middling will be
worth about %bl.si; strict mhi'
ding about 1904 strict low md.
ding about $is75; low middl ng
about s46.ss; strict good ordinary
about SAILS; good ordinary y
bout S4l.25; strict ordinary a.
bout $3.50; ordinary about
$33.l3.
DO not these figures show the
need Of learning the value of
your cotton by grades Does not
the difference Of Sl6.S7 between
the value of the bale of middling
and the bale of ordinary cotton
mean an immense profit for those
who are able 20 reduce the a.
mount of ordinary cotton that
they market. This IN no impossi-
bic undertaking. because the meth.