The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-09-06
PRICE FOR GINNING
OF COTTON is FIXED
FOOD ADMINISTRATION EsTAB.
LlsHEs RATES WHICH MUST
BE CHARGED.

Effective July %. and until further
notice, tho United States Food Admin.
istralon designntos aud dUlermlnos
under special rule 8 the following 10
be- the fair and Just charge Tor ginning
cotton,
The price Of 30 cents per 100 pounds
OF seed cotton, plus cost 10 tho glnner
OF bagring and ties. ~ hereby deter.
mined AS the just and fair charge Tor
the service OF ginning picked dry cot
ton
The price Of 40 cents per 100 pounds
Of sped ,on. plus cn1i 10 ihe rInurr
o'fhgriug and ties, rs hereby deter
mfNd as the just and fair charge for
the service Of ginning snapped or pull
ed cotton.
The price Of so cents per 100 pounds
OF seed cOtton'pua cost TO tho glnner
OF bahgng and ties is hereby deter
mined AS the Just and fair charge Tor
the service Of ginning premature, I'm
opened "bolle" cotton.
II has been found lmpractlcablo to
determine the Just and fair charge for
the service Of ginning long staple cot.
ton. sea island cotton and such other
cotton az may require special care,
time or readjustmont Of machinery
However, tho charge made for this
service must be lusiiiablo In comparl.
son with the standard charge Of 30
cents for the ginning OF 100 pounds Of
picked dry cotton.
To Keep Correct Record.
Glnners are to keep correct record
showing the name and address Of each
party for whom they Gin cotton, the
amount OF cotton ginned In each case.
and the actual charge made for such
service. They must be In position at
all times TO furnish detailed lnforma-
tlon to the United States Food Admin.
istratlOn.
II ia necessary that glnnors perform
this service In such way that the
seed cotton shall be cleaned and thp
lint removed from the seed In an of
flclent manner. Such foreign sub
stances as are removed from the seed
cotton shall not be returned to the
seed. but the seed shall be kept In %
clean condition. Glnners are not per
mltted to mix any foreign material
i with the cotton seed during The time
that II ls under their control or IN their
possession,
The charge for ginning shall be the
same whether or not the cotton or the
cotton seed Is purchased by the ginnor
Must Gin Rapidly
Glnners are to gin as rapidly as pos
Rible consistent with good work, all
dry seed cotton rendered them. and
upon demand they are to return to the
owner the cotton and cotton seed rln.
ned by them. II cotton seed Is pur.
chased by the glnner, he must be
guided by rule No. and circular
No. 40.
Ginners are to keep a careful record,
showing the name and address Of each
party from whom they purchase cot.
ton seed. together with the quantity
and price paid for same
Glnners are requested TO take notice
that the above announcement makes
again effective circular No. A. dated
4 June 20, 1915, except that the above
ruling becomes effective July %, 1918.
instead Of July l.
In issuing these instructions"
states Administrator pcden, I'VE real
f ize that there may be counties In which
the prices made effective may be too
high or too low, but 1t will be impoa
sible to arrive at fixed price that will
be fairly applicable to every county
therefore we have decided to fix the
prices as above given and In those
counties where II can be shown that
these prices are not fairly applicable
10 the business a hearing will be- given
TO determine a fair price for that par
tlcular county"