The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-09-14
Rules Governing Ginning Charges.


The Food Administrators of zone 6,
Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennes.
see and Louisiana, hereby designate
and determine under Special Rule s
the following to be the charges for gin
ming cotton:
% The price of 3Uc per hundred
pounds Of seed cotton, or soc per hun
dred lbs. lint cotton, is hereby deter
mind as fair and just charge for the
service of ginning picked dry cotton.
~ The charge for wrapping shall be
l.75 per bale, basis new 2-lb bagging
and 45-lb arrow ties. Where lighter or
second hand bagging is used. proper
deduction shall be made and when
heavier bagging is ordered, the addi-
tional cost shall be charged.
(S) The price of 35c per hundred
pounds, plus above charge for bagging
and ties is hereby determined as Just
and fair charge for the service of gin
ming long staple cotton of 3-16 staple
and over, where such cotton requires
special care, time or readjustment of
machinery; the cotton to be ginned
slowly and the roll run out. q
az The prcie Of 40c to Soc per hum
dred pounds of seed cotton, plus above
charge for the bsgging and ties, is
considered as just and fair charge
for the service of ginning snapped or
pulled cotton or unopened "bollie"
cotton.
(5) Where there are no platform
scales. cotton seed shall be estimated
as twice the gross weight of the GIN
ned bale.
(6) Ginners are to keep record show !
ing 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, !
and furnish copy to farmer. They !
must be in position at all times to fur !,
nish detailed information to the United
States Food Administration.
10 1t Is necessary that glnners per-
'crm this service in such way that
he seed shall be cleaned and lint re.
moved in an efficient manner. Such
oreign substances. - .-aps srsmsvedl
rom the seed cotton shall not be re-
urned to the seed, but the seed shall
'e kept in clean condition. Ginners ,
re not permitted to mix any foreign
Material with cotton seed during the !
ime that it 10 under their control or in
heir possession.
(8) The charge for ginning shall be
he same whether or not the cotton or
otton seed is purchased by the ginner.
~ Ginners are to gin as rapidly as ,
ossible, consistent with good work, !
u dry seed cotton rendered them, and
pom demand they are to return to the
wner the cotton and cotton seed gin-e
ed by them. This department does
Of look with favor upon the pur-
,ase of seed cotton, as such manner n
purchasing cotton seed does not in
cate a definite price payment for :,
me. If cotton seed is purchased by t
lie ginner he must be guided by our c
ule No. s and Circular 40. n
QO) Ginners are to keep a careful !
cord, showing the name and address 2
each party from whom they pur- v
'ase cotton seed, together with the
lantity and price paid for same fur 3
shing copy to the seller. c,
Ql) In making shipments in car lots t.
cotton seed, seed merchants must II
operly equip the cars with grain doors G
their equivalent, in order to secure n,
e capacity loading of the cars and
conserve the seed; the weight of
e grain doora mr. snhsfitutas not a. a.