American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-08

fusing an offer from the ginner at the
rate Of SIS a ton FOR them to sell to a
cottonseed oil mill for crushing pur-
poses, took them back home TO sell for
seed and for his own use.
The new bale Of cotton was hurried
70 town. At the cotton warehouse a
hole vas cut in The side Of the bale By
the Weigher. who certified the weight
and pulled a sample Of the lint from
the hole he had made. This was wrap
ped in a piece Of clean MALTA paper,
and Joe and Mr.. somerville sailed
forth 70 sell the cotton.
The first buyer they went 70 could
scarcely believe his eyes that a bale
had been produced three weeks before
cotton was expected 10 come on the
market. He took a lock Of the fiber
between the thumb and forsfnger Of
his LEFT hand Grasping the ends Of
the lock With the similar fingers Of his
right hand, he pulled steadily.
T. parted, and in each hand he had a
lock Of tOlerabig straight cotton. Re
pealng the process five OF six times.
he had every strand Strengthened out.
and placing the two pieces together,
he vent 70 the stronger light b. the
window and examined IL.
This is a new cotton in this neigh
borhOod,' he said. The staple is
about an inch and an eighth. The best
We get arOun here Is an inch. It's
mighty nice and clean-if the bale y
all ike this"
Every bit, sir. 7 handled it so il
would be clean" said Joe.
"WhatI you offer. Damp inquired
Mr.. S~omerville.
Well. New Orleans spot cotton is
quoted today at y cents a pound for
middling- This, however. classes as
middling fair. q grade or so better.
On account OF the staple and cleanli-
ness Of the cotton I'll give you 12H."
Too low for that grade" said Mr.
S~Omerville.
I'M make il 13." urged the buyer.
Write your bid Of the sample" The
buyer did 80 and signed his initials.
The next buyer raised his offer half
a cent a pound. The third n last
buyer in town was the representative
OF a great firm OF New Orleans fac
tors
Il think our farmers ought TO be en-
couraged 70 grow better cotton and
handle it Clearly and properly. as you
have, young man. and get it on the
market earlier. I'll pay you Il ents."
You've sure bought a bale OF cot
ton" said Mr.. Somerville. Here =
/ the warehouse receipt and weight"
The buyer made a calculation.
Bale Of 400 pounds at IA cents
comes TO $3.50. Here's your check.
Come around again. son Glad 20 have
met q progressive farmer ike you"
Well. Joe" said Mr.. Somerville,
that's doing a heap more than folks
around here. A bale 70 the acre is
what they make up in the delta. and
that's about the richest land in crea-
ton
Yes. sir. it's pretty good" said Joe,
as he made out a deposit slip for the
check az the bank, but l reckon I can
get another small bale off that acre
when all the top bolls open
Great Scott, Say that again. viii
lyou?" Mr.. Somerville and the cashier
|, stared at him in amazement.
You're joking, amt you, Joe?7
NO. sir, I'm not Drive out there
and see for yourself"
Wei. this certainly does beat the
I Dutchi" Mr.. SOmerville whistled,
Two bales 10 the acre-weIl. well,
well!r
/ II was three weeks and a half long
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lopened and Joe got his second bale. It
was small, barely 400 pounds. and the
/, market had tumbled 10 10 cents by the
time he took it 10 the buyer who got
, his first bale. On account Of the excel
. lence of the staple and freedom from
I trash. he paid II cents for it. and Joe
: banked s44. The total OF S112.6O for
: one acre Of cotton was entirely salts
factory; moreover, there were forty or
; nifty bushels Of seed he could sell for
planting al a dollar a bushel easily.
The next thing was TO get the pOta-
: toes on the market. They were plOwed
up-140 bushels at so cents brought
!. sS4. which. added 10 the amount OF the
truck on that acre, made $215. \ hun
I bred bundles OF fodder from the Next
can June corn st 3 cents brught 50 10
. be added to the oats acre, and seventy
!. bushels OF the June corn sold at 10
: cents brought $40: total for the acre Of
oats and June corn, s64. with a crop OF
1 turnips yet 10 be heard from.
The cowpeas he did not count. as he
let the vines mature the peas for seed,
as peas we're scarce and expensive, and
he planned 10 plant more OF them next
: year.
Thus far receipts had been. Cotton,
D s112.50; vegetables and potatoes. S215;
| oats and corn. $50; total S5s16o. with
I out considering the competitive corn
acre or the cotton seed on hand.
Continued next week.
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