Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-27
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coTToN'sExDro roR GROWER
Cufe>e Ne sre the Dinner Tske prs.
csution. Fuwer MAY Gee te
Per Cent of Ncichbof-s Va
rsety In sis cotton

washinrton. y. c. Ane. p. Few
cotton growers realize when taking
back Sod from an ordinary gin 10
use in planting the next crop. the ex-
tent 10 which their SEED way - mix
ed with the Sod % the cotton rinned
iuss previous to their lot. Yet this
matter is oi vital Importance 70 an
cotton raisers Uho wish 10 grew a IN
form variety of cotton. As every
student q cotton breeding knows
even q few seed Of another variety in
q cotton field nlsy through cross-fer-
tilizaiion cause intersreedinc and de-
terioration in large number Of
plants. Instead q getting onlv few
seeds from q neiEhbor's lot 81 cotton
however. actual Investigation hg spe-
cialisis Of the Department OF Agri-
culture show that in certain cases a
lot o. SEED Wiii contain ss much a.
IL 10 Is per cent Of SEED left in the
Gin boxes from the cotton einnsi just
before In the cases Investigated not
only has there been large percent
age Of seed from The variety ginned
Just previously. but IL Is found that
some seeds mzy remain from the sec-
oue bale preceding. II follows. there
'fore. that q grower may very readily
raix one OF two other. varieties with
his special kind Of seed.
Where a grower is particular zbout
his seed. he can readily greatly min
imize the mixing by Quick. simple.
an inexpensive measures in which
the average ginner will be clsd TO
cooperate. The following 3recau-
iions. which seem TO be entirely Prse-
iiczbie and which. in fact. are nov
exercised in some localities. are
strongly recommended in Depart
menr Bulletin No. 22S. Custom Gin
ming As a Factor in COtion-Seed De-
teriorztion. soon 10 DC issued.
The patron should accompany TO
the gin the lot OF seed sotton from.
which he expects 10 save seed for
planting. and he should aid the gin
ner in seeing that everything possible
is done 10 prevent mixing.
He should see that The Tines. feed
ers. and cleaners are cleaned as sans-
ouehly as their construction viii per
nit before he allows his seed cotton
to enter them. 'g@ s-ir ~f tftfs.
The roll should Be dropped from
the roll-box and the box should be
thoroughly cleaned The dropping
Of The roil is an operation With wAiel'
an giuners are familiar. The con
struction Of the gins is such tar the
roll can be dropped and the hoz b.
cleaned in a very feE minutes Sone
improved gins aTe arranged so-tsau
the roll box- may b=se1nptied without
stopping the gin. thereby further sim-
plifyiug the operation
Having cleaned the machinerg N
TO and irclnding The roll box the 1's1t
step is 10 prevent the seed Of -he "a
riety 10 be ginned from falling into
the conveyor. II is imprsetieable 10
clean the eonveyor satisfactorily. and
therefore il should not be asre -Shen
planting SEED IS 10 BE- obtained. b.
adjusting the position Of he apron
Of each gin the seed can be made 10
fan upon the floor in front Of the
gin instead Of into the couveyoT-
From here il can be sacked easily
The floors about the gins should
De cleaned 10 the extent taat no
seeds are left lying around 10 cause
mixing. Canvas spread aPcn the
floor TO receive The seed from the
gins Is often used
such precautions require time IN
which 10 carry them out effectively.
and time spent in this manner na;ur-
ally reduces somewhat the amount Of
ginning that otherwise eo1'G te done
in Z day on this point the ginner
may find cause to base OoleciionE 10
such procedure. but il should o. pos
sible 10 meet the objection by fully
eompensating him for the extra time
consumed. The expense of special
ginning in some sections may be re-
dueed by arranging to have !. done
on specified days or al the elose o.
the season. when more time IS avail
able. In any event. the amount O.
money that may be required 10 se-
cure the ginner's cooperation IN The
maintenance OF pure ssed IS almost
negligible in viex Of the favorabie ef-
feet such precautions will have upon
The farmers crops in succeeding
years
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