The farmer and mechanic., 1915-08-31
f IND DANCER IN
GIN MIXED SEEl
Grower Ma Get Some at
NeighboF's variety of Cot
Unless Careful
Especial to The News and Observe


Washington. Aug 2s.-Ftvy .,,
growers realize when they taks
seed from an ordinary gin ~
planting the next crop the cx-.a.- .
which their seed may be miXef ,..t
/ he seed OF the cotton einnri i.
previous to their lot Yet this y,
is of vital Importance to ali e-.
rasers who wish to grow / ur.r,..,
variety of cotton. AS every >..#.,.
CT &C tton breeding knows. eyc-4 Il
seeds of another variety in n ..-t.,
felC may through cross -fartil.- ..,o
| cause interbreeding and deter,or
| in q large number of plants. n>.,
Of getting only n few secG& Irtr
| neighbor's lot of cotton how,
actual Investigations by specials
| the Department Of AgriCni'ura .t.,v
| that in certain cases a lot of SEED ,t,1
contain as much as IA TO Is Der ..,.
| eft in the gin boxes from the &.
| ginned just before. In the case
vestigated not only has there te.n
| q large percentage of seed Iroa .fA
variety ginred just previously t
| is found that's ONE seeds NAV rem. j,
| from the second hale preCe]r4. n
| follows, therefore. that a grover lr..g
| very readily mix one or two ..t t.~
varieties with his special ill
| seed.
Remedy Is Simple.
Where a grower is particular aF.uut
| his seed, he can greatly miuimizt tLe
mixing by quick. simple and r,N-
| pensive measures in which tht .l,r-
age ginner Will be glad to cu-opet..tc.
The following precautions which som
| to be entirely practicable and Wi 81
in fact, are now exercised in some
| CT oil
III Department Bulletin No. 2SN CHs-
tom Ginning IS a Factor n C,t.n
Seed Deterioration, soon to ne issued.
| The patron should Accountants 10
the gin the lot Of seed cotton frrm
which he expects to save seea for
planting, and he should aid the at.ut.~
in seeing that everything possible IS
done to prevent mixing.
He should see that the fues fct.-
erS, and cleaners are cleaned
Thoroughly as their cOnstructon Nl
permit before he allows his seed eYt-
ton to enter them.
Drop Roll Out
The roll should be dropped .r.n
the roll box and the box should .
thoroughly cleaned. The dropTn- {
the roll is an operation with WtHoh
all ginners are familiar. The c'--
struction of the gins is such thai he
roll can be dropped and the box clean
ed in a very few minutes. Some "-
proved gins are arranged SO that rto
roll box may be emptied WI'raIt
stopping the gin, thereby tar' :
simplifying the operation.
. Having cleaned the machinery 2
! to and including the roll box, the Y
step is to prevent the seed ot he
variety to be ginned from failing nit
the cOnveyOr. 1t is impraCtCatIIe i0
clean the conveyor satisfactorl} ait
! therefore it should not be used Wl,f
: planting seed is to be obtained IS
: adjusting the position Of the apr q
: | each gin the seed can be made to itI
q upon the floor in front Of tn"
! instead Of into the cOnVeyor Ii
here it can be sacked easily.
|, Clean Floor.
The floors about the gins shou'4
Z | cleaned to the extent that no sts
o are left lying around to cause nih
4 Canvas spread upon the floor q
Ceive the seed from the gins S
q used.
G Such precautions require tifH@
a | which to carry them out ctftGs
II and time spent in this manner T"
: ally reduces somewhat the a1nHaI
r ginning that otherwise could ~ Y
s in a day On this point the ~
O may find cause to base object
V such procedure, but it should he
t sible to meet the objection ~
II compensating him for the eXtra
J. consumed. The expense Of
j. ginning in some sections may
h duced by arranging to have II II
e on specified days or at the close
season, when more time IS await
In any event, the amount & ih1
that may be required to secuFt
ginner'S cooperation in the maj
ance of pure seed is almost nfsI-
= in view of the favorable efttcf
y precautions will have upon the Ia
! naef,S cranS in SuccneGinar NE.L--