French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-09-06
GRADING SERVICE
IS NOW VERY IMPORTANT
ABNORMAL TIMES DEMAND THAT
ALL COTTON IN NORTH CARO-
LIMA BE GRADED.
BY o. J. Mcconnell, Cotton Grading
Division OF Markets, Agricultural
Extension Service, West Raj
eigh. N. G.

eigh, n. G.
1t will probably be surprising to the
farmers in those counties not having
the grading service last season to
learn that more than one-ha9f Of the
cotton raised in North Carolina last
year was better than MiddliRg. The
mills bought this cotton as being bet
ter than middling and probably paid
100000 more for it than they would
have paid for ,midding. Did the far
mers in your county get better than
the Middling price for more than one
half their cotton? On the answer to
this question depends ne answer to
whether it will pay your county to &C.
cure the services of an official grader.
The cost to the counties is very low,
varying in amount with the number of
bales produced. The actual grading is
done by men in the joint employ of
the State and Federal Agricultural
authorities, but some assistance from
counties is necessary and the follow
ing amounts will be required from
each county served:
Alamance, $40; Alexander, $40; An
son, $3.50; Beaufort, 500; BERTHE. 500;
Bladen, 500; Brunswick, $40; Cabar.
rus, 800; Camden, $50; Carteret, $40;
Catawba, SIS; Chatham, SIS; Chowan,
$50; Cleveland, $500; Columbus, S10o;
Craven, SIS; Cumberland, $3.50; Curri-
tuck, $40; Davidson, SO; DaVie, SIS;
Duplin, 500; Durham. $40; Edge
combe, $3.50; Franklin, 800; Castor,
SIS; Gates, $50; Granville, SO; Greene.
500; Halifax, $3.50; Harnett, 5000
Hartford, 800; Johnston, $3.50; Jones.
SIS; Lee, $75; Lenoir, $50; Lincoln,
SIS; Martin, 800; Mecklenburg, $3.50;
Montgomery, $50; Moore, $25: Nash,
$3.50; Northampton, $175; Onslow, $751;
Orange, $40; Pamlico, SIS; Pasquo-
tanks $50; Fender, $2B; Perquimans,
SIS; Pitt. $3.50; Polk, SO; Randolph,
$40; Richmond, $175; Robson, $3.50;
Rowan, SIS; Rutherford, 500; Samp-
son, $3.50; Scotland, $3.50; Stanly, SIS;
Tyrrell, SO; Union, $3.50; Vance, SIS;
Wake, $21O; Warren, 800; Washing
ton, $25; Wayne, $3.50; Wilson, $3.50.
1t now appears that owing to the
growing freight congestion North Car
DINA mills will be compelled to use
more cotton that is grown locally than
has been the case heretofore. Farm
ers who have had their cotton Off
cially graded will be in much better
position to reap the Denents that this
should bring about than taase who are
SELLING a Zig Il . Poke" i.scear as
they are concerned.
The grazing service gives the fotn-
dation for successful marketing, VIZ,
STANDARDIZATION according to a univer-
sal standard. Standardization provided,
only one prime requisite remains
Granddaughter can be obtained by
pooling or selling togerner.
It cannot be too strongly impressed
upon all concerned that the cotton
grading service is merely applying one
of business efficient methods to the
farmers end of the proposition and
that to get good service proper provis-
ion must be made in time to enable
the Cotton Grading Office to prepare
to render it.
Enquiries relative to Cotton Grad
ing and Marketing viii receive prompt
attention if directed 10 o. ]. Mccon-
nell, Agricultural Extension Service.