The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-19

than the average obtains no reward
A a matter o. fact. even the pro
dacefs OF average cotton suffer. tof
tho bayer allows himself vide
rsargin 81 safety in making his quo
tstions and purchases.
These facts are brough out In a
ramberiof tables Just spubIished IN
department bulletin No. SIS. "Dssd-
vantages % Selling Cotton in the
seed" This practice. while not as
common a. II onee was. Is sun
prevalent In certain sections. par
ticuiarly in those regions in which
cotton is a comparatively new crop
or in which the production Is com
paratively scansy. For example. II
lie estimated that 90 per cent OF
Missouri's small crop was sold IN
the seed in 1916 and only 2 per
cent OF South Cardinals. The ae:u-
al number of bales sold in this way,
vas greatest In Oklahoma, and Tor
this reason the investigation. the
results Of which are to be found In
the bulletin already mentioned, was
conducted In that state.
In the course OF this inyestiga-
ton a large number OF samples OF
seed cotton were collected from
loads sold by different farmers and
the price of each load ascertainei.
These samples were ginnad and the
relative proportions OF lint. seed
and trash determined. IL was then
possible to compare the returns
which the farmers received fo- their
cotton with what they would nave
obtained had they sold their lint
and seed separately at the prevail
ing prices
The samples showed wide vari-
alton in the outturn of line. seed
and trash. The variation, however
Was rerely taken into account b. the
buyers who, in the Same market. on
the same day. often offered he
same price for all unginned COTTON
irrespective of its quality. sueh
discrimination as was exercised was
against the producer--that is, a
lower price might be Offered ior
cotton that was obviously below
the average, but good cotton
brought no more than the market
rate.
This rate was in the majority OF
cases much below what the seed and
lint would have brought had they
been sold separately. Comparisons
published in detail in the lsw bni-
letin show that this loss ranged
from an average of sl.15 per bale
for low middling to IN average OF
$3.50 per bale for good middling.
The total loss on 5sj fales OF the
white grades sampled by the inyes-
t.eators was $2.715.20. or an aver
age of S463. In these calculations.
il should be said. proper allowance
vas made for the cost of ginning.
In some instances, it is true the
former gained by selling MS cotton
in the seed, but these were lar 100
few to alter the general result.
There is, moreover, another dis
advantage inherent in the practice.
Not only does the farme- usually
lose in the marketing of any one
crop, but he is seriously hindered
ia improving his cotton from year
to wear because there is no incentive
to do so. As the buyer of seed cot
ton pays little or no attention 10
grade and staple the producer IS
forced to think chiefly of the yield
per acre. Moreover. 1t is difacun.
if not impossible, for the grower
TO obtain his own seed rom the
ginner for planting and he is. there
fore. unable to maintain a ,'ure
vsriety. In The majority of markets
aIout the only advantage in ceiling
seed cotton. the Investigators found,
was the saving in the time OF the
men and teams that otherwise
would have to await their turn az
the gins. They recommend, there
fore. that for the common good OF
III concerned the practice of sell
Ing cotton in The seed be discourag-
ed and that each bale be custom
ginned and sold upon its merits.
Just the Thing for Marrhoca.