The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21
PICKING ESSENTIAL
FOR GOOD COTTON
J. F. Taylor, of Kinston, De-
CIares Quantity May Be In
creased In This Way

Kinston, Sept. 18-J. F. Taylor,
former president of the Southern
Soft Yarn Spinners' Association and
now general manager Of a local cot
ton mill, yesterday declared that
early and careful picking is absolutely
essential to good grade of cotton. Not
only does it get good quality. but also
greatly increases the quantity. At
least 100000 bales were absolutely
lost last year. They were worth
$2.400,O 900. At least three million
bales of latest picking if picked care
fully and on an average of 40 days
would have sold for 2,500.0OO
more.
He advises planters to hustle and
see how much Of this can be saved
this year. Besides early and careful
picking it is necessary to use great
care in ginning and baling. The time
for care is not over, yet. If to be
held for any length Of time, it should
be stored where fully protected both
from the ground and the weather"
Mr. Taylor noticed a report in
newspapers that a Greenville cotton
mill had just received the first foreign
| order to be had in this section from
| Buenos Ayres, for $4,000 pounds of
| goods.
"Kinston has shipped 10000
| pounds Of goods to Argentina since
March l through Northern exporters" !"
| he said.
The chamber of commerce here has
| decided to ask the LenOir county
| commissioners to call a bond issue for
| a quarter of a million dollars to i'm
prove the roads in the county. The
| enabling act was passed by the last
| Legislature. 1t is believed there will
be very little opposition on the part
| of the commissioners who hesitated
l to o.,1j oil ho
cause they were afraid the people
! would reject it. Conditions have i'm
| proved SO throughout the section, and
| there has been such pronounced agi-
tation for better highways, the issue
| would easily carry now, officials be-
lieve Practically every mile of main
highway in the county could be sur
faced with sand-clay or other sub
stantial material for $25O,000, it is
estimated.
New Tobacco Field.
That tobacco exporters believe there
is better chance for the openins
up Of commerce with Europe nov
? since Germany has about beer
brought to yield to Americas S demand:
for modification of the submarine
+ warfare, was indicated yesterda,
, when eighty hOgsheads of the weeC
left here for London. Shipments ar'
growing heavier daily from this mar
ket TO the ports. IeSterdayS S con
! signment will go by way Of Baltimor,
+ in October, bt on what date is no
, disclosed. Usually Is to 85 per cen
! Of the product marketed here goes t
. British. Dutch, Canadian, China, Aus
, tralian, and New Zealand ports.
! Work has been commenced on tn
. extension of the T. T. Deal Railroad
! a private-owned line. from Beulavill
q to Chinquapin, which place it will
= reach in January. The Deal road
. connecting with the Kinston- Carolina
+ a NOrfOlk-Southern subsidiary, a
- | Pink Hill, is expected ultimately to 2
, | to Maple Hill to serve the nOrther,
= part of Pender county. A great dea
. Of the commerce Of Duplin county ha
. has already been diverted from othe
= towns to Kinston by the Deal line
which, built primarily for lOggin
purposes, was opened up to passen
4 gers and freight only month ago.