Oxford eagle., 1918-09-05
INSTRUCTION TO COTTON
GINNERS OF MISSISSIPPI
To All Ginners:

The following is supplemental and
supersedes our circular letter of Aug.
/, 1918:
The Food Administrator of Zone 6
Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas, Ten
nessee and Louisiana, hereby desig-
nate and determine under Special
Rule 8, the following to be the charges
for ginning cotton:
a. The price of 30c per hundred
pounds of seed cotton, or 90c per
hundred pounds of lint cotton, Is here
by determined as a fair and Just
charge for the service of ginning pick
ed dry cotton.
CD The charge for wrapping shall
be One Dolla- and Seventy-five Cents
tSl75) per bale, basis New Two
Pound (2Poundl Bagging and Forty
five Pound (45 Pound) Arrow Ties.
Where lighter or second hand bagging
IS used, proper deduction shall be
made and when heavier bagging Is
ordered, the additional cost shall be
charged.
| (3) The price Of 35c per hundred
pounds, plus above charge for bagging
and ties Is hereby determined as a just
and fair charge for the service Of gin
ming long staple cotton Of l 3-I6
staple and over. where such cotton
requires special care, time or read
: Justment OF machinery; the cotton to
be ginned slowly and the roll run out
tsD The price of 40c to soc pei
hundred pounds Of seed cotton, plus
above charge for bagging and ties
Is considered just and fair charge fol
the service Of ginning snapped OF
pulled cotton or unopened "bOllie'
cotton.
go Where there are no platform
scales, cotton seed shall be estimated
! as twice the gross weight Of the ginn-
! ed bale.
(6) Ginners are TO keep a correct
record showing the name and addreS.
of each party for whom they gin cot
ton, the amount of cotton ginned il
each case, and the actual charge mad,
for such service. and furnish copy Il
farmer. They must be in position
: at all times to furnish detailed infor
J nation to the United States FooC
Administration.
= Cd Ii is necessary that the gimme
l perform this service in such a wa,
that the seed cotton shall be cleanes
and the lint removed from the see'
in and efficient manner. Such foreigl
substances as are removed from tn
n seed cotton shall not be returned L
q the seed, but the seed shall be KEEP
' in clean condition. Ginners are no
\ permitted TO mix any foreign materi
y al with cotton seed during the tim
. that il is under their control or i
their possession.
n (s) The charge for ginning shal
: be the same whether or not the cot
! ton or the cotton seed is purchased b
. the ginner.
n (9) Ginners are TO gin as rapid
n as possible, consistent with good worl
n all dry seed cotton rendered them, an
! upon demand they are to return {
! the owner the cotton and cotton see
. ginned by them. This Department
4 does not look with favor upon tn
: purchase of seed cotton, as such man
ner of purchasing cotton seed doe
l. not indicate a definite price paymen
y for same. If cotton seed is purchas
! ed by the ginneT he must be guide
. by our Rule Nc. 5 and circular y,
> 20.
4 (10) Ginners are to keep a carefl
a record, showing the nama anc 2cdl es
n Of each party from whom they purcl
n as cotton seed. together with the GUAR
p tity and price paid foT same. funlsf
, ing coppy 10 seller.
II 1D In making shipments in ca
4 lots of cotton seed. seed merchant
: must properly equip the cars wit
grain doors or their equivalent, in o.
n der TO secure the capacity loading {
= the cars and to conserve the seed; III
r weight Of the grain doors or subst
y tutes not 10 be included in the M
n weight of the shipment of the seed.
(l2) Ginners and seed merchant
4 must post in a conspicuous place the
!. Federal license covering operations
Il (13) Licensees are requested to r,
port 10 this Department any infra
tions Of its rules.
p. NJ. HARDING,
Federal Food Administered
For the State of Mississippi
ne All ginners must be licensed, and
IF they buy cotton seed they must al.
Is be licensed as dealer in cotton seed.