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(An address by A . H. M osem an, Chief, Bureau o f Plant
Industry, Soils, and A g ricu ltu ra l E ngineerin g, A gricu ltural
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Furtherm ore, there are hundreds o f different sets
o f conditions across the cotton belt, which further
m agnify the com plexity of the problem. Cotton is
produced over an extrem ely wide area comprising
m any different kinds o f soil that vary considerably
in tilth and slope. There is a wide range in size of
farm s, climatic conditions, and cropping systems.
The problem is so complicated that it is humanly
impossible fo r any one research worker to give in­
tensive study to all phases o f it. Consequently, a
strong cooperative regional cotton mechanization re­
search program has been developed. The U. S. De­
partm ent o f Agriculture, experiment stations in all
cotton States, and numerous industrial organizations
are all cooperating. We are pooling our e ffo r ts in
tackling this difficult problem.
It is m y purpose today to review with you the
problems and progress in several o f th e agronom ic
phases. First, let’ s examine the phase o f adapting
cotton varieties to mechanization through breeding.
Considerable e ffo rt is being expended toward this
end. M odification by breeding, however, takes a pe­
riod o f years— even with good fortune. Cotton breed­
ers are concerned with m ore than forty different
characters in the cotton plant. Consequently, there
are heavy odds against getting all the desired char­
acters together into one variety in a short period of
time.
It would be old s t u ff to start o f f by telling this
crowd that m echanizing1 th e production o f cotton is
a complex proposition, Y et, that is precisely w hat I
intend to do. The g reat com plexity o f th e problem is
one reason w hy m echanization progress is slow.
Many advances have been m ade in the engineer­
ing phases o f cotton m echanization. M ore machines
of all kinds are com ing into use generally on cotton
farms. The developm ent o f small size tractors is
making it possible fo r m any cotton grow ers to sub­
stitute mechanical pow er fo r horse or mule power.
Improved spray rigs are helping to m echanize insect
control. Mechanical cotton strippers and pickers now
in use number well into th e thousands. Other p rog ­
ress has been made, too.
Still, we have a long w ay to go to reach com plete
cotton mechanization. W hile partial m echanization
has been effected in som e areas, the fa ct remains
that most o f this y ea r’ s 16-m illion-bale cotton crop
was produced w ith costly hand labor. G row ing cotton
in much o f the cotton belt— especially in the older
part of the belt— is still a “ one m an and a m ule”
operation.
The two biggest barriers cu rren tly holding back
complete cotton m echanization are defoliation and
weed control. It seem s apparent th at as long as
cotton growers m ust keep hoe-hands around fo r
weed control, th ey will continue to use hand labor
for#harvesting and oth er operations. F o r the m a­
jority o f cotton fa rm ers it will be “ all or nothing
at all” as fa r as m echanization is concerned.
I have been assigned to discuss “ T h e A gronom ic
Aspects o f Cotton M echanization.” I w ant to under­
score the fact th at d efoliation and w eed control are
both agronomic problem s. In fa ct, it is the agronom ic
aspects that m ake the co tton m echanization p rob­
lem so highly com plex.
For example, the trash problem created by m e­
chanical picking cannot be fu lly solved w ithout e ff i­
cient defoliation and e ffe c tiv e weed control. A d ­
vances in weed con trol m a y requ ire changes in plant­
ing methods. P lan ting m ethods are influenced by
soil types, seedbed preparation , and seed delinting.
Mechanical delinting, unless p rop erly done, can have
a bearing on seed viab ility and disease suscepti­
bility.
In effect, there is a chain reaction th at ranges
through all phases o f cotton production. A change
in one phase o f th e operation o fte n calls fo r changes
in accompanying phases, m aking the problem highly
complex under any given set o f conditions.
Current breeding efforts are being concentrated
on a wide variety o f factors. These include quicker
seedling emergence, m ore seedling vigor, uprig-ht
habits, fru it setting higher on the plant, m ore uni­
form distribution o f bolls, sm ooth leaves, fiber types
that are m ore easily cleaned, narrower range in
m aturity, storm proofness, disease resistance, bet­
ter spinning perform ance, higher yields, and m any
others. Obviously, the breeders are confronted with
a com plex jug-gling proposition. But, progress is be­
ing made.
In the high and rolling Plains area, fo r example,
storm -proof varieties have been developed that are
particularly adapted to stripper type harvesters. In
the mid-South and far-W est some prom ising new
strains are now being tested that appear better
adapted to spindle-type pickers than varieties now
in use.
These are steps in the right direction, but they
mark a mere beginning in fittin g the cotton plant
to mechanization. M ore im portant is the fa ct that
breeders are beginning to find a wide variety of
characters that can be used in adapting cotton varie­
ties to machines.
F or instance, they have found that inheritance
plays an im portant role in seedling- em ergence. Some
varieties come up quicker than others. In California
this year, under ideal conditions o f m oisture, tem ­
perature, etc., as much as 10 days differen ce was
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found among varieties in the length o f time required
for germination and seedling emergence.
Seedling vigor, likewise, has been found to be an
inherent character in cotton. Im proved varieties that
would come up quickly and grow vigorously during
the seedling stage could have an im portant im pact
on mechanizing weed and grass control.
Breeders also are working on sm ooth-leaved varie­
ties— leaves without hairs. A m ong varieties they
have found a wide variation in the density, persist­
ence, and shape o f hairs. In the not too distant
future varieties can and will be developed that will
be sufficiently free o f hair to considerably reduce
the trash problem.
In connection with the trash problem, you will be
interested in knowing that breeders are also inves­
tigating the possibility o f developing fib er types
that will give less trash trouble. T hey are tryin g to
develop fiber that will clean better— types that will
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quality affected.
Emphasis, too, is being given to the developm ent
o f varieties that set fru it and m ature early. Some
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short time and then tend to lim it fu rth er fru itin g
This characteristic tends to narrow the range o f
m aturity and reduce the am ount o f second-grow th
at picking time. Varietal differences have also been
found in the height at which fru it sets on the plant.
That gives you an idea o f the type o f progress
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breeders. T h ey have been m ade in mechanizing the
production o f oth er crops.
Grain sorgh u m breed ers w h ittled the sorghum
plant dow n in size to f i t th e g ra in combine. Small
grain breeders developed stiff-s te m m e d varieties
that stand up to the com bine. C orn breeders have
developed stiff-sh a n k ed h y b rid s and they put the
ears at an even h eigh t to f i t th e corn picker. Soy­
bean breeders m anaged to lift bean pods higher on
the bean plant to fit the com bin e. T here is no ques­
tion about cotton breeders a d ju stin g the cotton plant
to better fit m achines. It w ill take tim e to do it
how ever. A nd, in th e process engineers will need
fu rth er to a d ju st th eir m ach in es to m eet the breed­
ers part w ay.
W e have indications, too, th a t it m a y be possible
to m od ify the g row th h abits o f co tto n through the
use o f chem icals. P relim in ary resu lts with growth
regulating chem icals su g g e st th e possibility of con­
trolling cotton fr u itin g and ch a n g in g the plantgrow th processes. P rom isin g possibilities for regu­
lating fru itin g beh avior have been fou n d with such
chem icals as M aleic H ydrazid e and relatives of
2,4-D. W hile no p ractical p roced u res fo r their use
have yet been w orked out, th ese possibilities should
not be overlooked.
N ext, le t’s look at th e problem s and progress in
cotton planting. H ere, the problem s evolve around
tw o basic questions. W h a t is a stand o f cotton ? And,
how can an even stand be assured ?
The inter-related problem s o f mechanization have
com pletely reopened the question o f what a cotton
stand should be. It is becom in g apparent that heav­
ier stands are desirable fo r m echanization. Numer­
ous studies have d em on strated th at crowding may
fo rce the bolls to develop h igh er on the plant and
produce m ore u p rig h t plants. In California it has
been found that, w ith plants spaced at 12 inches in
the row , the fir s t bolls form ed at th e two-inch level.
Increasing the stand and cu ttin g th e spacing to 4
inches in the row fo rce d the fir s t bolls up to 6 inches
above th e ground.
E xperim ents in A rizon a indicate th at short-staple
cottons give h igh est average yields w here plants are
spaced only tw o inches apart in the row. In Arkan­
sas, too, it was fou n d th at drilled upland cotton ma­
tured earlier and evener— and yielded more—when
the cotton plants w ere crow ded. A stand of 62,000
plants per acre m atured earlier and yielded more
than thinner stands. In region al seed treatment tests
conducted at 8 locations, the h igh est yields were gen­
erally associated w ith heavy, m ore uniform stands.
The practice o f close spacing, however, means
denser vegetation w hich m akes fo r poorer penetra­
tion o f sunlight, insecticides, and defoliants. New
questions are raised w hich su g g est the need for ex­
tensive re-exam ination o f cotton stands in relation
to m echanization.
The m ost pressin g question on planting, of course,
has to do w ith planting to a final stand. After two
centuries o f g row in g cotton in this country, most
planting procedures are still based on the principle
o f planting too m uch seed and later chopping out the
extra seedlings. So fa r, th e production o f no crop
has been com pletely m echanized w ithout first being
planted to a final stand. I doubt that cotton will be
an exception.
Num erous techniques have been tried to elimi­
nate hand hoeing. V ariable-depth planters and hill-
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drop planters have been devised. Check planting has
been successful under certain conditions. Mechanical
choppers and flam e have been used to thin drilled
cotton. Each has been a forw a rd step, but precision
planting is not yet fu lly perfected.
The problem is centered around the fu zzy nature
of the cotton seed. It is extrem ely d ifficu lt to control
accurately the planting o f fu zzy seed. Several m eth­
ods of seed delinting have been worked out, but there
is still question as to w hich one is best. Furtherm ore,
removing the fuzz from cotton seed can introduce
new problems. Delinted seed m ay be m ore suscepti­
ble to diseases when unfavorable weather conditions
prevail after planting. U sually it germ inates more
uniformly than fu zzy seed. U nder adverse weather
conditions a farm er m ay g e t a poorer stand from
delinted seed than fro m fu zzy seed.
Seed viability, too, takes on greater importance in
precision planting. H igh germ ination is essential to
getting an even stand.
So far we don’t know ju st w hat kind o f seedbed
is best for cotton. Increased knowledge o f soil tilth
and other conditions favorable to seed germination
and plant grow th indicate that fo r some soils at
least, much o f the labor used in seedbed prepara­
tion is not only unnecessary but actually decreases
cotton yields. In some experim ents better yields have
been obtained from a cloddy seedbed than from a
well-prepared one.
We have indications, too, th at m any farm ers plant
cotton too early— while the ground is too cold. The
day may not be too fa r aw ay when cotton growers
will use a soil therm om eter to determine planting
dates. Using a therm om eter to determ ine soil tem ­
perature before planting foundation seed in C alifor­
nia this year paid o f f in better stands and m ore
seedling vigor.
Next, let’s look at fertilization. There probably are
fewer difficult problem s w ith fertilization than with
any of the other agronom ic aspects o f cotton m ech­
anization. The m ost im portant progress with cotton
fertilization is represented by advances in fertilizer
placement and the use o f anhydrous ammonia as a
source of fertilizer nitrogen.
Fertilizer placem ent studies have established the
fact that seed germ ination can be im proved and
yields increased when fertilizer is placed in a band 2
inches below and 2 inches to one side o f the seed.
Use of this new know ledge has been somewhat
limited in farm practice because light one-row walk­
ing type machines are not well suited to fertilizer
placement attachm ents. F ertilizer attachm ents are
better adapted to tractor-draw n equipment. Here is
a clear-cut example o f im proved agronom ic inform a­
tion that cannot be fu lly cashed in on until complete
mechanization is accom plished.
Widespread use o f anhydrous am m onia in cotton
production has helped m aterially in reducing the cost
of fertilizer nitrogen in the central part o f the cot­
ton belt. For the m ost part, though, this advantage
has been restricted to larger cotton operations. Small
cotton growers w on ’t ben efit fu lly fro m this develop­
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tions are worked out.
More nitrogen could be used to good advantage in
cotton growing generally— especially in the Delta
and in irrigated areas o f the W est. In term s o f
mechanization, how ever, nitrogen applications should
be gauged to the actual needs o f the cotton crop and
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applied so as to be consumed by the time the crop
is mature. Nitrogen will delay maturity. I f it is used
in excess, or too late in the season, nitrogen can
produce excess vegetation, thereby adding to the
harvest problem. Avoiding excess foliage is doubly
important when the crop is to be defoliated.
Such problems are relatively easy to cope with.
The most difficult fertilizer problem we face is that
o f combining its application with other operations to
cut down on costs. This problem will become o f in­
creasing importance as band applications o f pre­
emergence herbicides are perfected. If a chemical is
to be put down in a band over the seed, it must be­
come a part o f the planting operation. Since fertilizer
placement is also related to the location o f the seed,
it is essential that planting, fertilizing, and pre­
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operation.
Now, what about weed control? As I said at the
beginning, the lack of adequate measures fo r con­
trolling weeds and grass in cotton is the one m ost
difficult barrier to complete cotton mechanization.
F or the belt as a whole, cotton production still re­
quires an average of about 100 man-hours of labor
per acre. W hen we realize that about half o f this
labor is needed for hand hoeing, the importance of
mechanizing weed control falls into sharp focus.
Encouraging progress is being made along several
lines, but there is still a multitude of problems to be
solved. The most sensational progress has been in
the field of chemical weed control. In some parts of
the cotton belt excellent experimental results have
been obtained in controlling weeds in-the-row b y us­
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follow ed by post-em ergence applications o f herbicidal oil. In one M ississippi test last year the com ­
bination o f pre-em ergence and post-em ergence ap­
plications o f herbicidal oil gave effective in-the-row
weed control at a cost o f $6.55 per acre compared
to $14 per acre fo r hoeing.
Hill dropping o f cotton seed is probably im portant
to the success o f the pre-em ergence chemical treat­
ment. W hen hill dropped, the seedlings come up in
a bunch with enough force to push the soil away
from the young plants, thus preventing damage from
the herbicide. Post-em ergence sprays need to be so
directed that the herbicidal oil cannot hit cotton
plants above the seed leaves.
In the Delta region chemical weed control is al­
ready beyond the experimental stage. It is estimated
that in M ississippi this year between 75 and 100
thousand acres o f cotton were given pre-em ergence
spray applications o f dinitro compounds. Growers
generally have reported satisfaction with their re­
sults. They found the pre-em ergence application e f­
fective in controlling early weeds at less cost than
hand hoeing. Pre-em ergence weed control is working
under a wide variety o f soil conditions, but seems a
little more dependable on the heavier soils. The
chances fo r failure are greater on sandy soils and
under upland conditions.
Post-em ergence weed control is not quite so fa r
along. W e still have a lot to learn about controlling
weeds and grass after cotton is up. Herbicidal oils
are now being used successfully on m any Delta
farm s where the size o f operation ju stifies the use o f
the necessary m achinery and skilled operators. F or
the smaller cotton growers, however, especially in
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hilly areas, there are still m any difficulties involved
in using post-em ergen ce herbicidal oils. For one
thing, there is serious need fo r new and better metK
ods o f directional spraying.
W hile flam e cultivation does a good job under
certain conditions, it cannot be used belt-wide. Even
where it is adapted, costs are high. The development
o f the rotary hoe has contributed much, but is
hardly the com plete answ er to in-the-row weed con­
trol. Generally, we need better com binations of chem­
ical and m echanical equipm ent using directed sprays
and protective shields.
The problem is m ost pressing in upland and irri­
gated areas. L ittle success has been obtained with
chemical weed control in irrigated areas. Here the
grow th o f weeds, especially grasses late in the grow­
ing season, is a serious inhibitor to a clean and effi­
cient m echanical harvest. The use o f fender guards
and late cultivation follow in g the last irrigation
o ffers a possibility fo r late grass control in the
far-W est.
The entire weed problem in cotton production
needs m uch m ore intensive research— clear across
the belt— if we are to get the hoe hands out of
cotton fields. The range o f herbicides now available
is fa r too narrow to m eet the great variety of grow­
ing conditions in the cotton belt. There are good
possibilities, though fo r w idening that range. This
year, fo r example, several new pre-emergence her­
bicides appear prom ising in the Southeast and under
irrigation. T hey provided a w ider margin of safety
under varyin g m oisture conditions. A margin of
sa fety under a range o f conditions is highly impor­
tant. I f a cotton g row er is to dispose of his hand
labor, he m ust be sure o f effe ctiv e weed control, even
under adverse conditions.
W eed investigators m ay need the help of plant
breeders, too. Can the cotton plant be adapted to di­
rectional sp rayin g ? Can resistance to certain types
o f chemicals be developed? In the future cotton
breeders m ay need to give m ore attention to prob­
lems o f this nature.
W hile there are still a m ultitude o f problems with
weed control in cotton, we have every reason to be
optim istic. The whole field o f chem ical weed control
is very very young. Its practical application has
come about largely during the past five years. Chem­
icals are currently being applied fo r weed control
on 25 to 30 million acres o f crop land— largely corn,
small grain, and rice— w hereas fiv e years ago, in
1946, they were not used at all.
Such sensational progress w ith other crops, and
the prom ising leads we have on cotton, give us just
cause fo r being optim istic about the future of chem­
ical weed control w ith cotton.
M echanization has also opened up new questions
in the field o f insect and disease control. Insects
and diseases that cause dead plants certainly com­
plicate the trash problem . F urtherm ore, mechaniza­
tion complicates the control problem . Hoe hands can
chop out weak and dam aged plants. W e can't expect
machines to possess that quality o f judgment. More
effective insect and disease control measures may
prove as im portant to sa tisfa ctory harvesting as
any aspect o f the job .
The need fo r early m atu rity has focused new at­
tention on early insect control. Retaining the first
bolls that develop helps to distribute the bolls moie
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evenly on the cotton plant, and promotes early
maturity. The question o f early insect control is still
controversial, but there is ample evidence to show
that it can be effective. The questions involved fall
largely into the field o f economics.
Breeding studies on insect resistance indicate that
chemicals will continue to be the prim ary means of
insect control in cotton production. Although insects
prefer certain cotton varieties, it has been demon­
strated that their taste will change as varieties
change.
Entomologists are enthusiastic about new oppor­
tunities for end-of-season boll weevil control as a
result of mechanization. They are finding that de­
foliation and early fall stalk eradication help to cut
down on boll weevil carryover and hence on infesta­
tions the following year.
The most pressing disease problem in terms of
mechanization is the control o f seedling diseases.
In a well-balanced rotation program seedling dis­
eases of cotton probably contribute m ore to irregular
stands than any other single cause. Cotton breeders,
so far, have little to o ffe r in this respect.
Seed delinting, as I m entioned earlier, has a ten­
dency to accentuate the seedling disease problem,
especially under bad w eather conditions. Some pa­
thologists are now raising the question whether
they should treat the soil instead o f the seed for
better control o f seedling diseases.
Important progress is being made with soil fum i­
gants for controlling nem atodes, insects, and other
soil pests. Experim ental evidence indicates that sub­
stantial yield increases can be realized from fum igat­
ing soil for cotton production. Some studies suggest
that fusarium wilt dam age is closely related to in­
jury by nematodes. A pparently when nematodes
penetrate the root o f the plant, they pave the way for
entrance by the wilt fungus. Fum igation, which con­
trols but does not eradicate the nematodes, also
helps control the fusarium wilt.
The problem here is the fa ct that fum igation is
not economical at present prices. The less expensive
chemical treatments cost $35 to $50 per acre. A
fumigant that could be applied fo r $20 per acre
would probably be used extensively fo r cotton pro­
duction in California. One that could be applied for
$10 an acre would be econom ical over m ost o f the
cotton belt.
Finally, let’s see w here we stand on defoliation.
While weed control is the m ost d ifficu lt barrier to
complete cotton m echanization, defoliation runs a
close second. A s m achine harvesting increases, good
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defoliation becomes more and more important be­
cause of the trash problem. Improvements in ginning
have helped, but I doubt that the trash problem can
ever be fully overcome at the cotton gin. Further­
more, benefits from defoliation are not limited to
mechanical picking. Defoliation also helps to prevent
boll rots, retards deterioration o f seed and fiber, and
expedites hand picking.
Important progress is being made in the use o f
defoliating chemicals. For one thing, several d iffer­
ent chemicals have been found to be effective in g et­
ting the cotton plant to drop its leaves. No longer
is the entire cotton belt dependent solely on calcium
cyanamide.
Timing has been found to be a key factor in de­
foliation. Physiologists have found a close relation­
ship between the cotton plant’s m aturity and its
response to chemical treatment. It doesn’t work on
immature plants. Anything that slows up m aturity
in the plant— weather, insect damage, or disease—
will delay defoliation and prevent the treatment
from being effective. Physiological studies also show
that applying a defoliant before the bolls are fully
matured reduces the oil content and viability o f the
seed and impairs the spinning value o f the fiber.
It has been well established that generally cotton
bolls should be at least a month old before a defoliant
is applied.
Still, there are many problems with cotton defolia­
tion yet to be solved. Highly complex physiological
processes are involved in inducing defoliation under
varying environmental conditions. So far, we don’t
have completely satisfactory materials fo r all arid
and semi-arid conditions. Calcium cyanamide does
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a good jo b in humid areas where dew is common.
N one o f the defoliants so fa r discovered, however, is
fu lly e ffe ctiv e fo r all the weather conditions encoun­
tered in the absence o f dew. The current trend is to ­
w ard the developm ent o f specialty defoliants— m ate­
rials th at are e ffe ctiv e during differen t stages o f
plant m aturity and under a variety o f w eather con­
ditions.
A lso, we still lack a ground spray rig that will
handle defoliants satisfactorily on rank cotton. W hile
high-pressure high-volum e spray m achines m igh t do
the jo b , the cost o f application would be too high.
W e need to w ork out inexpensive defoliating tech­
niques. There were m any instances this year where
cotton grow ers used up their available capital on
weed and insect control and didn’t have the cash left
fo r defoliation.
U sing airplanes fo r applying defoliants and pesti­
cides deserves m ore intensive study. W ith airplane
applications, a large area can be covered in a short
time while conditions are best. W e need better equip-
ment to use w ith airplanes to reduce costs and in
crease the effectiven ess o f air applications.
The nature o f defoliating chem icals is also a prob
lem, especially during defense mobilization. Every
defoliant so fa r developed is keyed to such critical
m aterials as nitrogen, chlorine, sulfur, and phenol
The availability o f these critical materials will have
an im portant influence on the rate o f expansion of
cotton defoliation in the im m ediate future.
In conclusion, I w ant to say that I realize I have
raised m ore questions than I have furnished answers
fo r regarding the agronom ic com plexities of cotton
mechanization. Even now, I feel that I have over­
sim plified it. I have made no m ention of the fact
that agronom ic changes w ill have a bearing on the
cotton m a rketin g system , and will put new problems
in the mill.
If, throu gh m echanization, cotton growers can dis­
pose o f their hand labor, other crops used in rota­
tion w ith cotton will also need to be mechanized
This brings up the w hole question o f diversifying
agriculture in the South, w hich is m ore than a sub­
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M echanization, too, will brin g new soil problems,
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before cotton production can be com pletely mechan­
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A t once, Cotton Gin man capable o f erection,
In m echanizing the production o f oth er crops, such
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bine. W ith cotton, how ever, h arvesting was tackled
firs t— and, fo r good reason. C otton growers were
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am ount th ey could harvest.
Since we have progressed as fa r as we have with
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Furtherm ore, i f m echanization is really to help
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The first courses in instrum ent m aintenance and
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Division o f M inneapolis-H oneywell R egulator Com ­
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the Brown School at Philadelphia.
As in the past, a large part o f the six m onths o f
training fo r the second sem ester o f the 1951-52 sea­
son will be fo r the benefit o f H oneyw ell custom ers
men. Other periods will be held fo r the training o f
H oneywell men who will be assigned to field sales
and service sta ffs upon successful com pletion o f the
courses.
The schedule, M. J. Ladden, ch ief in structor, said,
will be divided into study periods o f varyin g lengths,
including a 13-weeks com prehensive course that will
extend from F ebru ary 11 to M ay 9. Other courses
will be held from January 7 to June 27. It is expected
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The bale, grow n b y C. C. W ith ersp oon o f India,
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Miss M. Soller o f Fa. H .F .A . H eine & Co., Bremen,
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In the Mesabi Range open pits, conveyors negotiat­
ing grades up to 18 degrees make possible straightline transport o f much o f the ore and over-burden
previously carried by cars or trucks along circuitous
routes. The handling of ores from South America
and A frica is expedited by field and dock installa­
tions handling up to 6,000 tons per hour.
In power plants, where present-day conditions
dictate a coal reserve of up to six months’ supply,
the flexibility and capacity of belt conveyors are re­
lied on widely fo r piling and reclaiming the fuel and
delivering it to the bunker storage. Such systems
are often provided with dust-tight bunker seals, and
weights o f coal on the moving belt, accurate to l/2
o f 1 per cent, m ay automatically be recorded.
Less well known are the feats o f the belt conveyor
in handling the great quantities o f material involved
in construction. A t Shasta Dam, fo r instance, a
series o f 36-inch wide belt conveyors was used to
handle 10,000,000 tons o f gravel a distance o f 9.6
miles at the rate o f 1,100 tons per hour, and at only
three-quarters o f the cost per ton quoted by a nearby
existing railroad. In Seattle, 5,000,000 yards of ex­
cavated material was transported from Denny Hill
down a main street into Puget Sound, twenty-four
hours a day— continuously, silently, economically,
w ithout the slightest interruption to traffic.
M ost interesting proposal fo r the future, Millard
said, is that o f the Riverlake Belt Conveyor Lines,
Inc., which proposes the transfer of domestic ore
from Ohio lake ports directly to inland mills by an
elevated, enclosed system 100 miles long.
Atlantic City, N. J.— B elt co n v e y o rs, daily per­
forming' prodigious bulk h a n dlin g fe a ts rivaling the
exploits o f such fic titio u s ch a ra cters as Paul Bunyan,
are really capable o f tra n sp o rtin g ton n ages fa r in
excess o f any cu rren tly p ra ctica l requ irem ent, Laurance 0. Millard, a ssista n t g en era l sales m anager o f
Link-Belt Com pany, told m em b ers o f T h e A m erican
Society of M echanical E n g in eers h ere toda y.
Heightened e ffic ie n c y and broaden ed versatility o f
the belt conveyor have been ach ieved th rou gh appli­
cation of advanced en g in eerin g and m aterials like
the new textile and steel re in fo r c e d belts, w hich he
said are fo u r to ten tim es stro n g e r than th eir pre­
decessors. New solu tion s to th e problem s o f drive
motors and pow er application and m ore careful con­
sideration o f fr ictio n fa cto rs, slippage and slack are
other contributions o f m ech an ical engineers to high
performance, M illard added.
Although in lim ited use f o r a cen tu ry and a half,
belt conveyor system s have seen rapid developm ent
in the years since W orld W a r I, in response to the
country’s insatiable dem and fo r th e raw m aterials
which, he said, are th e fou n d ation o f our econom y
and our way o f living.
Leading all oth er con v eyin g system s in bulk han­
dling, individual belt co n v e y o r installations in the
vital fields o f ore and coal m ining, ston e quarrying,
public works, in pow er plants, steel mills, and at
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culated in millions o f tons p er year.
Dependable handling o f such enorm ous quantities
is at the same tim e accom plished at inherently low a i i i i m i n i i n i i i i i i i i i i i i n t i i i i i i i i n i m i i i n i , l , , , m , , , |||1n i i l l | l | I l l l | | | l i n i i u n ll | | | i| | u i i i m m i i i i i .
cost, because belt con veyors w ork continuously, pil­
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hour. At still another coal m ine, a single 1-500 horse­
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34-0105
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barges after carryin g it 10,900 fe e t th rou gh a m oun­
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Cleo Y . T h o m p so n ,
Ja n e I n e z G o r d o n ,
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Burns H . H a m l e t t ,
Floyd Carpenter,
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West Coast Representative
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Vice-President N.O.M.S.A.
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shop, w hich was the last new building added to the
plant in 1949. T his new ba y will be used for steel
storage and tru ck loading ram ps.
T h e i n c r e a s e d p r o d u c t i o n o f “ Screw-Lifts”
“ S crew -V ey ors” and “ S crew -F lo,” vertical and hori­
zontal con veyors, tog e th e r w ith constant high vol­
ume fo r “ N u -H y ” E levator B uckets and companion
equipment, has necessitated con stan t enlargement
o f plant and m an u factu rin g departm ents.
In the fa r-rea ch in g expansion program of Screw
C onveyor C orporation are oth er m a jo r additions
w hich will be announced a fte r prod u ction gets under
w ay in the new structures.
HERCULES
M anufacturing and steel storage facilities are
again undergoing expansion at the plant o f Screw
C onveyor Corporation o f Hammond, Indiana, m akers
o f elevating and conveying equipment. This makes
the fou rth m a jor addition to their plant in as m any
years.
Now under construction, is the 20,000 square fo o t
building pictured above. This addition is situated be­
tween the o ffice building and the main plant struc­
ture, taking up what was form erly a parking area
with scattered pattern storage buildings and a truck
turning bay.
The new addition will be used fo r relocation o f
present machine shop equipment, w hich is to be aug­
mented b y several up-to-date m achine tools and turn­
ing lathes. In the same program , a new 20-foot bay
is being added to the south side o f the new steel
A . H. Preston, B.S.
F. R. Robertson, Ph.C.
O. M. Bakke, B.Sc.
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December,
ANNOUNCES
E X P A N S I O N PLANS
H ercules P ow der C om pany announced plans re­
cently fo r the con stru ction o f an oth er plant for the
m anufacture o f toxaph ene, chem ical base for agri­
cultural insecticide, at H enderson, near Las Vegas,
N evada. The com pany will spend ov er $2,500,000 for
the added facilities. These will increase the present
output o f toxaphene b y a p p roxim ately 25 per cent.
Since the introduction o f toxaph en e commercially
in 1947, it has grow n to be one o f the leading agri­
cultural insecticides. It w as fir s t used fo r control of
grasshoppers and cotton insects, and recommenda­
tions fo r its use again st o th er destructive insects
follow ed. O fficia l S tate and Federal recommenda­
tions now list toxaphene fo r e ffe ctiv e control of
m ore than eig h ty insect pests, including those at­
tacking cotton, fo ra g e crops, livestock, peanuts, and
other fa rm products. T he list is g row in g rapidly.
C onstruction o f the new plant will start immedi­
ately, and it is expected th at operations will begin
early in 1953. The plant w ill require an operating
fo r ce o f 60 to 70 people.
The com pany said it is con tra ctin g to purchase
land on the B asic M agnesium P ro je ct, a World War
II governm ent-built plant f o r th e manufacture of
m agnesium . The site is ad ja cen t to the plant of the
S ta u ffer Chem ical C orporation, w h ich will supply
chlorine required in the m an u factu re o f toxaphene.
The availability o f chlorine w as an important con­
sideration in the location o f the plant, the company
said. In recent m onths, not on ly has chlorine been
scarce, but tank cars fo r th e shipm ent of chlorine
have been d ifficu lt to obtain.
M ost o f the $2,500,000 co s t o f th e new facilities
will be spent at H enderson. T he remainder will be
required at the H ercules plant at Hattiesburg, Mis-
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sissippi, for the installation o f facilities to supply
process materials to the new N evada plant.
The Henderson location also will be close to im­
portant markets fo r the insecticide, the company
announcement said. The plant will serve chiefly the
southwestern and w estern states as well as export
material to Mexico and Central and South America.
Toxaphene has been tested extensively by the
United States Department o f A griculture, and by
many state experiment stations. A t the present, co­
operative projects or fellow ships are in progress at
a number o f colleges and institutes in the country
to determine its efficien cy against other insect
groups.
The Henderson plant will be the third toxaphene
unit to be built in the United States. Other plants
are at Brunswick, G eorgia and H attiesburg, Mis­
sissippi.
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The Largest Oil M ills have found that softening
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National Superintendents Section
OFFICERS OF THE N A T IO N A L OIL MI L L SUPER IN TEN D EN TS
ASSOCIATION
Bentley H. P age, P resid en t................................... L u bbock, T exas
Edw ard L. Nash, V ice-P resid en t
W axah ach ie, T exas
H. E. Wilson, S ecreta ry -T rea su rer....................W h arton , T ex as
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
H. F. C rossno (1 y e a r ) ......................................L os A n g eles, C alif.
F. C. V esey (2 y ears) .
........................................ E l P aso, T exas
J. R. H uneycutt (8 y ea rs)
P in e B lu ff, A rk .
W . G. D avis, Jr. (4 y e a r s ) ............................. L os A n g eles, C alif.
STATE VICE PRESIDENTS
Arkansas
W . A . Pugh, S r............................ F o r t Sm ith
A rizon a
G. A . W a rd
Ph oenix
C alifornia
K. B. Sm ith ........................................ F resn o
G e o r g ia ......................S. U. F u lfo rd
D aw son
E g y p t .......................... N eem a N a ie f E m a d ............................ T an ta
L ou isia n a ................... H. C. E l r o d ......................... . . . Sh reveport
M is s is s ip p i............... C. C. Castillow ............................ G reenville
New M e x ic o ............... N. H. H um phries ............................ R osw ell
N orth Carolina
R. G. S cru g g s
W ilson
O klahom a C ity
O k la h o m a ................. Jim W ilson
T e n n e s s e e ................. E. S. L y le ..................................... D y ersb u rg
T u rk e y ........................ R. G om el ...............
Izm ir
North T e x a s ............. Stew art S pencer ................................... P a ris
South T e x a s ............. O scar F. B ritton
H earn e
H. M ata m oros, T am ps.
M e x ic o ........................ L. C. R oots
Salvador F. R oja s, R ov in g
A m bassador
G om ez P alacio D GO M exico
OIL M ILL M ACHINERY M AN U FAC TU R ER S A N D SU P P L Y
ASSOCIATION
U. H. Ohrman, P resident, T ex as P ow er & L ig h t Co.
D allas
Edw ard P fla n z, V ice-P resid en t, B r ig g s -W e a v e r
D allas
M achy. C o.............................................................................
John Grace, S ecretary -T rea su rer, W ich ita In dustrial
M achy. C o......................................................................... F o r t W o rth
T W E N T Y -F IV E Y E A R CLUB
C. M. Chandler, P r e sid e n t.................
L u bbock, T ex a s
C. L. Stacey, V ice -P r e sid e n t................................. S h reveport, L a.
H. E. W ilson , S ecretary -T rea su rer
W h arton , T ex a s
COMMITTEE CHAIRM EN D IV ISIO N A L M EETIN G S
W illiam C. W h itteca r, W est T e x a s ...............................
L u bb ock
C. W . Rankin, South T ex as
................................. .
B renham
M. C. D im phl, N orth T ex as and O klahom a C hickasha, O kla.
(O th er com m ittee m em bers to b e appoin ted b y th e ch a irm en )
National Oil Mill Superintendents Associa­
tion Convention, Rice Hotel, Houston, Texas,
May 26, 27 and 28, 1952.
TH E W E ST C O A ST P R E P A R IN G F O R M E E T
Y ou r editor has been w ritin g C hristm as g reetin g s
each year in these colum ns these m an y y ears, this
tim e we ask you to tu rn to th e cen ter spread in th is
issue and get ou r C hristm as G reetings.
A ccord in g to P ast P residen t C rossno, and our
W est Coast representative, “ T e x ” B urns, th e W e st
Coast Divisional M eeting is now on its w ay. In oth er
words, the baby has been born. H al and T e x say
that w ith the m ost o f th at en orm ou s C alifornia
cotton crop ginned and all but about 10 per cen t o f
the cotton seed in the m ills th e y can now b eg in th e
building o f th e program f o r th e M arch m eetin g o f
our association on th e W e st C oast. W e recently re­
ceived pictures o f w h at w ill be headquarters of the
divisional m eetin g, th e E l T e jo n H otel in Bakers­
field, C alif. T h e h otel has 200 m od ern room s, all airconditioned, and e v e r y th in g else th a t g oes with sucft
an up-to-date hotel. T h e b oy s on th e W est Coast say
th at th e M arch m eetin g m u st be th e best ever. It is
up to you to w rite th e E l T e jo n f o r reservations now
fo r the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd o f M arch, so you will
have your reserv ation s f o r th e m eetin g.
B A D G U E S S IN G ON CR O P
The brass hats in W a sh in g to n w h o handle the crop
estim ates have had e v e r y o n e g u e s s in g since the Au­
gu st cotton crop rep ort. N ow w e fin d th at they were
also gu essin g, and h ave a d m itted it, first it was
17,290,000 bales, f o r 1951-52 c o tto n crop, and every­
one w ho is or has been in terested in cotton and/or
cotton seed and its p rod u cts look ed forw ard to one
o f th e la rg est yield s o f c o tto n and cotton seed for
th e past decade. H ow ev er, th ose w h o handle cotton
and cotton seed fo r th e p ast s ix ty days have found
that such a crop w as n o t in th e field s, and with the
crop rep ort o f tw o m illion bales less than the first
rep ort m akes one w on d er w h e re W ashington gets its
fig u r e s and w ho m a k es th em . This e r r o r o f two mil­
lion bales has caused a lot o f g r a y hairs in more than
one m a n ’s head. W h ile a h ou se cleaning is going on
in W a sh in gton h o w a b o u t d oin g a little dusting and
sw eepin g in th e A g ricu ltu ra l D epartm en t or when­
ever th ese crop estim ates o r ig in a te ?
P S A L M O F 1951
T rum an is m y s h e p h e r d ; I am in w ant.
H e w ill m ake m e to lie dow n on park benches;
H e will lead m e beside still fa c t o r ie s ;
H e distu rb eth m y soul.
H e leadeth m e in th e path o f destruction for the
p a r ty ’s sake.
Y eah , th ou g h I w alk in th e v a lley o f the shadow of
in flation .
I an ticipate n o r e co v e ry , f o r he is w ith me.
H is policies and di]>lomacies, th e y frig h ten me.
H e p rep a reth a red u ction o f m y incom e in the pres­
ence o f m y e n e m ie s ;
H e anoin teth m y sm all in com e w ith taxes.
M y expenses ru n n eth ov er.
S u rely re g im en ta tion and so rro w s shall follow me all
th e days o f m y l i f e !
A n d I shall dw ell in a m o r tg a g e d house fo r e v e r !
A F R IG H T E N E D T A X P A Y E R .
E d ito r ’s n o te : T h e a b ov e w as ta k en from The Cot­
ton T rade Journal, th e n ew sp a p er o f the cotton
trade, and v e ry a p tly d escrib es th e feelings ol ttf
sm all man.
December, 1951
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MONROE P L A N T E X P A N D IN G
The editor visited w ith relatives in Monroe, La.,
a short time ago and visited with General Manager
C. W. Wallace, and General Superintendent Cerny
Anderson o f the Union Oil Mills in W est Monroe. We
found a brand new press or extraction room in the
process of erection. Mr. W allace and Mr. Anderson
are busy with an installation o f French Screw
Presses, and a Blaw-Knox Solvent E xtraction plant,
with all the other equipment that goes with such an
installation. C. W. Wallace, Jr., o f the W ichitaHughes Company o f W ichita Falls, Texas, is furnish­
ing elevating, steel bin and feedin g equipment. They
expect to have this new plant in operation by Febru­
ary 1.
WEST COAST D IV ISIO N A L M EETING
From all reports from the W est Coast the ball is
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now rolling and loose strings are being tied fo r the
m eeting in March. A good program and lots o f fun
are in store fo r those lucky enough to make the trip
out to the W est Coast this year. So mark those dates
March 21, 22 and 23 as important dates . . . pack
the duds and be on hand when the opening whistle
blows at noon Friday.
PRESID EN T P A G E ’S M ILL N EAR COMPLETION
Elsewhere in this issue you will find pictures of
President P age’s mill under construction. Bentley
says he hopes to be crushing cotton seed by Janu­
ary 1, and invites you to stop by and see his new
plant. From the looks of the layout one will have
to have a guide to get around, and maybe a m otor­
cycle or jeep to make it all in one day.
President Page’s Message
Last week was alm ost like one o f our National
Conventions at our new mill. W e had M. C. Verdery,
H. B. Adams, H. D. Fincher, and William Phillips
from Houston; J. H. Brawner, John Howard, Allen
Ater, John Fichter and Bob N esbett from Abilene;
C. M. Chandler and H. D. (P ete) Reeves from Lub­
bock and Sw eetw ater; F. O. Davis, R usty Beard,
Dick Brown, Charley Cantrell, Charley Campbell and
Cleve Reid from Fort W orth and Dallas. A bout all
we needed to have a convention was someone with
strong lungs to call the group to order.
When I called R usty Beard to com e and assist in
cutting in our 84 saw cylinders I tried to talk him
into the notion o f ju st bringing his fam ily up and
putting his children in school here fo r the duration.
He laughed it o ff, but before he com pleted the job
I think he decided it would have been a pretty good
idea after all.
While on the su bject o f convention, I want to
again remind you o f the 1952 Convention in Hous­
ton. I understand via the grapevine that a w onderful
meting is in the m aking fo r this convention.
I am enclosing a few pictures o f our new mill just
in case the editor gets a chance to publish a few o f
them.
Wishing each o f you a M erry Christmas and a
Happy New Year, I am,
Yours very truly,
B E N T L E Y PA G E , President.
View o f interior o f Lubbock Mill showing: French Oil Mill
Machinery Prepress Machines with the V. D. Anderson
Prepress Machines in background.
M ore Pictures o f Lubbock Mill on Follow ing Page
From Secretary W ilson
W harton, Texas, Dec. 12, 1951.
Dear Fellow Members,
and Readers, Everywhere.
Dear Friends:
By the time this reaches you old Santa Claus will
be on his way to fill your old sock or stocking with
good cheer (and we don’t mean in a bottle), jo y and
happiness, with a prosperous New Y ear in the near
future. There has been a lot o f water gone under
the bridge since this time a year ago, and w^e have
all had our bad days as well as the good ones, but
let us look forw ard to a bright and glorious Christ­
mas Day this year o f 1951, and celebrate the birth­
day o f Him who rules over us from above. W e hope
and pray that ere another Christmas rolls around
that this old world will be in a much better humor
to celebrate the birthday o f Christ The King, and
that Joe Stalin and all o f his cohorts will be fo r ­
gotten, and we can all hold our heads high and sing
with all the fervor that we have, “ Peace on Earth
Good Will Toward All Men.”
Yours truly,
H. E. W ILSON, Secretary-Treasurer.
SCENES A T T H E LU B B O C K OIL M IL L
Cleaning' Room . . . Bentley Page and Charley Cantrell, Bauer
Bros, representative, discuss the values o f Bauer Bros, equip­
ment.
View o f the French Solvent Plant, W estern C ottonoil C om ­
pany, Lubbock, Texas.
A erial view o f the new m ill at Lubbock, T exas . ♦ . the con ­
struction is incom plete.
A n in terestin g sigh t, the u nloadin g o f six-w heelers or “big.
w heels” as the truckers call them, w ith K ew anee Seed Dumps,
The b rig h t green and yellow P a y m a ster T ru ck s are a familiar
sigh t on the road in W e s t T exas.
V iew o f V. D . A n derson S olven t Plant, W estern Cottonoil
C om pan y, Lu bbock, T ex a s.
A view o f the Lint P ress R oom .
December. 1951
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By Jane Inez Gordon
O F F IC E R S O F T H E T R I - S T A T E S O I L M I L L
S U P E R IN T E N D E N T S A S S O C IA T IO N
jl P. Letchworth, Leland Oil W orks, Leland, Miss. President
0 .'D. Easley, Southern Cotton Oil Co.,
Memphis, Tenn.
.................................. Vice-President
L. E. Roberts, DeSoto Oil Mill,
Memphis, T e n n . .......................
. Secretary-Treasurer
Jane Inez Gordon, W oodson-Tenent Laboratories,
Memphis, Tenn................................Corresponding Secretary
S T A T E V IC E -P R E S ID E N T S
Tennessee.......................Tom Hutchison . . . . Tiptonville, Tenn.
J. B. J o n e s ............. .........Little Rock
Arkansas....................
Mississippi.....................W oodson Campbell ............. Hollandale
Missouri .....................Jim m y J o n e s .............................. Kennett
South Carolina
R. T. H e rrin g .................... N inety-Six
North C a ro lin a .......... B. G. S to w e .................... ............ Goldsboro
.................. J. F. D oughm an ............................Macon
Georgia
Alabama.........................W . C. H en d rix................... Birmingham
Texas ............................ Cecil W am ble . . . . . . College Station
Louisiana.......................Ernest Perrault ....................New Roads
Oklahoma.......................M. C. D im p h l............................Chickasha
Florida.......................... C. E. Dutton
...................
Pensacola
S T A T E P R O G R A M C H A IR M E N
Tennessee................ E. S. Lyle, D yersburg Oil Mill, D yersburg
Arkansas........Ralph Huneycutt, Planters Oil Mill, Pine B lu ff
Mississippi. C. C. Castillow, R efu ge Cotton Oil Co., Greenville
Alabama and Georgia:
W. C. Hendrix, Southern Cotton Oil Co., Birmingham
North and South Carolina:
B. G. Stowe, Southern Cotton Oil Co., Goldsboro, N. C.
R E S E A R C H C O M M IT T E E
E. E. Tenent, W oodson-Tenent Laboratories,
Chairman ..................................................................... Memphis
J. R. Mays, B arrow -A gee L ab ora toi'ies..................... Memphis
L. L. F o r d .............................................................. Enterprise, Ala.
W ith this holiday season upon us and we are tak­
ing- a little time out from our busy season for gift
giving, enjoying festivities at home and with friends,
let s also give thought to the fact that we must de­
velop for ourselves a philosophy that will combat
the hysteria which is rising; then to try and help
others to build a bulwark against the tensions that
are drawing the world toward tautness and hostility.
We must all work together in facing the dangers of
the future courageously, with unshakable faith that
rightness will prevail.
If each one of us would do whatever we could to
help bring peace to the world again, then 1952 will
be one of real rejoicing and celebration.
With this thought in mind, we would like to ex­
tend to our members and others in our industry a
very Merry Christmas with all good things and a
Peaceful, Prosperous New Year.
Sincerely yours,
TRI-STATES OIL MILL SUPT. ASSN.
M. P. Letchworth, President,
0 . D. Easley, Vice-President,
L. E. Roberts, Secretary-Treasurer,
Jane Inez Gordon, Corresponding
Secretary.
TRI-STATES ASSOCIATION HOLDS REGIONAL
MEETING IN PINE BLUFF; NEXT
MEETING IN MEMPHIS
B O A R D O F D IR E C T O R S
C. W. Hoover, Chairman .....................................Victoria, Ark.
L. E. Roberts .
.........Memphis, Tenn.
N. L. Pugh, Jr.............................................................. N ewport, Ark.
B. C. Lundy............................................................ Greenville, Miss.
E. S. Lyle.....................................................
D yersburg, Tenn.
Hunt M o o re ...................................................................W ilson, Ark.
M. P. Letchworth.......................................................... Leland, Miss.
R E G IO N A L M E E T IN G S
Memphis, Tenn., E. S. Lyle, C hairm an............. . . Feb. 2,1952
Greenville, Miss., C. C. Castillow, C hairm an.........A pril 5, 1952
Tri-States Annual Convention — Buena
Vista Hotel, Biloxi, Mississippi, June 3, 4 and
5, 1952. C. C. Castillow, Convention Chair­
man.
TRI-STATES OFFICERS EXTEND
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
Dear Friends:
The Christmas Season is here and we come to the
of another troubled year and look with uncer­
tainty upon the New Year. But all o f us will, in some
ay, put aside our fears and uncertainties and comf ?morate this most beautiful season. We will see
tends and feel g-ood-will toward our fellow men.
J. R. H UNEYCUTT
Pine Bluff, Ark.
The first Regional Meeting o f the year for the
Tri-States Oil Mill Superintendents Association was
held December 1, at Pine B luff, Ark., at the Pines
Hotel, with about 175 members and their wives at­
tending.
Ralph Huneycutt, superintendent, Planters Oil
Mill, Pine Bluff, Ark., was general chairman.
The afternoon session which began at 4:00 p.m.
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fo r general discussions o f oil milling problems
brought out a lively and inform ative discussion cen­
tering around problems the superintendents were
confronted with in the lint room, the cleaning o
seed and lint machinery.
R oy Castillow, Southern Cotton Oil Co., Little
Rock, Ark., conducted the session, assisted by a . M.
W oodward, Carver Cotton Gin Co.'s engineer. It
was the general opinion o f those attending tnis
meeting that there is a great need fo r improvement
in lint m achinery, and that a lot o f research should
be done by the m anufacturers to help solve the
problems that are being encountered so that a more
efficien t jo b o f oil milling will be produced.
A t the business session, with President Martin
Letchworth, Leland Oil W orks, Leland, Miss., p iesiding, it was decided that each program chairman
fo r Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee would have
complete charge o f financing and arranging o f plans
for the Regional meetings. This policy was adopted
so that each Regional M eeting will stand on its own,
and the program chairman can be governed by the
amount o f funds contributed by oil mills and supply
firm s fo r the meeting, as to type o f entertainment
and dinner to be provided. However, in case th eie
is a deficit, the A ssociation will be responsible.
Should there be an overage o f funds, this will be
turned over to the next year’s program chairman
fo r the same state to be used as a reserve in case
there is a deficit.
In the past several years, some of the Regional
meetings have shown a loss, which has put a strain
on the A ssociation’s treasury. Funds contributed fo r
the regional m eetings by supply firm s and oil mills
G . WORTHEN A G EE, Presiden?
E. R. BARROW , Secretary and Treas.
BARROW-AGEE LABORATORIES
INCORPORATED
ANALYTICAL AND CONSULTING CHEMISTS
AND ENGINEERS
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
Main O ffice and Laboratories: Memphis, Term.
Laboratories;
Memphis, Tenn.
Shreveport, La.
lackscn, Miss.
Cairo, 111.
Leland, Miss.
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are used fo r the dinner and entertainment only
All other expenses o f the m eetings are paid out of
the treasury o f the Association.
Following the business session, the group enjoyed
a banquet in the h otel’s ballroom , as guests of the
supply firm s and oil mills in Arkansas. Mr. Huney.
cutt, chairman, was M aster of Ceremonies. He in­
troduced Rev. H ow ard Kolb o f Pine B luff, who gave
the invocation. Charlie Vaughn, Pine B luff Chambe]
o f Commerce gave the address o f welcome. Brief
talks were also given by Judge John Hooker and
Dan Sprick o f Little Rock. Miss LaVerne Harvill,
niece o f Mr. H uneycutt entertained with several
piano selections.
Next Meeting, February 2, in Memphis
E. S. Lyle, D yersburg Oil Mill, Dyersburg, Tenn,,
program chairman fo r Tennessee announced that the
next Regional M eeting would be held in Memphis at
the Claridge Hotel. There will be an afternoon ses­
sion at 4:00 p.m. E. E. H em bree o f the Chemical
Division o f the B uckeye Cotton Oil Co., Memphis,
will be guest speaker. He will discuss linters. G. H,
H ickox, associate director o f the University of Ten­
nessee, Knoxville, will tell o f the w ork they are doing
there in oil milling.
C. C. Castillow, General Convention Chairman for
1952, will announce his Convention Committees at
the F ebruary 2 m eeting in M emphis.
CURRENTLY SPEAKING
By J A N E IN E Z G O R D O N
M erry Christm as and a H appy, Prosperous New
Year.
Scanning the industry fo r news this month with a
holiday spirit a fter a season starting o ff with a
bang, and running into lovely weather, then rain,
freezing and even snow up in these parts, left me a
little limp, but here goes . . .
Congratulations to the E. E. Kressenberg's (Chic­
kasaw Oil Mill, M em phis) on the arrival of a new
granddaughter, born O ctober 26 at Savannah, Ga.,
w eighing 6 pounds and cute as pie. . . .
And to grandpa E dgar H. Tenent (WoodsonTenent Laboratories, M em phis) fo r his third grand­
child . . . a boy, E dgar Scott Ferguson, born No­
vem ber 12, w eigh ing 5 pounds 14 ounces. . . .
H onored recently was M. M. Bosworth ^with a
honorary life m em bership in the Memphis Mer­
chants E xchan ge in recogn ition o f his 51 years
service to the E xchange. C. P. Reid, president oi
Marianna Sales Co., and a fo rm e r president of the
E xchange, presented the certifica te to Mr. Boswoitn
in a special cerem ony. M r. B osw orth was associatec
w ith the Bem is B ag Co. w hen he joined the exchange
in 1950. Later he headed the B osw orth Bag Co., an
is now president o f M em phis M emorial Park ana
vice-president o f Boz, Inc., o f Memphis. Othei we
known figu res in the in dustry present for
m ony were L. B. L ovitt, E. T. Lindsey, J. M. 1
holm and E. E. B uxton.
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W hipped b y a s tiff, snow-laden wind, flam es com
pletely destroyed the 10-room , E. H. Sanders i
and tw o adjoin in g stru ctu res near Memphis
m onth. Mr. Sanders, ow ner o f the E. H. ba
Cotton Co., estim ated the loss at about
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m ost o f w hich is covered b y insurance. The
was not home at the tim e.
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Co and has many friends in our industry.
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A m erica share a civilization that is largely built upon the Christian ethic. On this
day, o f alm ost universal rejoicin g , we com m em orate the great revelation o f Christ’ s
birth, w hich brou gh t a new and true purpose and beauty into the life o f the w orld.
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and what it can still mean and do fo r sorely troubled humanity.
There is today an urgent need for the peoples of the w orld to so strengthen then
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essential to the Christian life, a w ider control by man over the natural forces; all
these I regard as dem onstrations o f G o d s love in the W orld.
There is no better time than this most beautiful season of the year for us to
take stock o f ourselves and look around us and be thankful for a free: s c h o o l a free
religion and a free country. W e can begin to be thankful fo r E v E R Y lH ln lG ; oin
successes and failures, jo y s and sorrows. W e are being shortsighte i we are grate u
for som e things in life, com plain and grumble that others are not to our liking, and
becom e jealous o f our fellow' men, or critical o f what others have.
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We are sorry to report that Corp. Willard Smith
who was with the Buckeye Cotton Oil Co., Memphis
fo r about one-year and a half before entering the
army last January, was killed in action in Korea on
November 6. He was 22. He was a tank driver in the
Seventh Infantry Division.
Paul C. Hughes, field service director for the
American Soybean Association for the past thiee
years, is now manager and secretary-treasurer o f
the Farmers Soybean Corp., Blytheville, Ark. The
firm has constructed a new 300,000 bushel elevator
and storage plant at Blytheville, and began opeiations October 15th. The concrete tanks were built
by J. E. Pvesser Co., Maroa, 111., and the machinery
was installed by Tipps Engineering & Supply Co. o f
Memphis.
Incorporators o f the firm are John W. Candill,
Jettye Clare Huffman and G. C. Candill.
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Although cotton has 23 m a jor insect enemies now
it is fed upon by innumerable other insects and para’
sites. An operation plan fo r an all-out assault against
the boll weevil, bollworm, pink bollworm, cotton
aphid, fleahopper and other pests will be released
in December. The “ operation plan” will be in the
form o f state recommendations fo r cotton insect
control, issued at the end of the
F ifth Annual Cotton Insect Control
Conference sponsored by the Na­
tional Cotton Council.
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Sw ift & Co. Soybean plants at Frankfort, Ind.,
and Champaign, 111., each received an award o f merit
for operating a year without a disabling injury.
Ask Dilworth
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Wre are glad to report that T.W.
Perkins, Osceola Products Co., Os­
ceola, Ark., is improving rapidly
from a serious train wreck near
the mill. He is still confined at the
M ethodist Hospital in Memphis,
where he has been for some time,
A. P. Holley, V. D. Anderson Co.
representative o f Memphis is also
getting along nicely, but is con­
fined at his home.
FOR THE BEST IN COTTON SEED O IL PUMPS
Viking Heavy-Duty Units
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Skellysolve
(Skelly Oil Co., Kansas City, Mo,)
said that in spite o f one of the
greatest disasters in recent his­
tory . . . the Great Flood of 1951.,.
they delivered the goods. No produc­
tion line stoppages because of sol­
vent sh orta g es! Even though rail
facilities in Kansas City, Topeka,
Manhattan and many other places
were almost completely under wa­
ter, Skelly organization kept Skelly­
solve shipments going to their des­
tinations . . . and “ D oc” says there
were exciting days and would make
a story that could fill a book.
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WAREHOUSES IN MEMPHIS • JA C K S O N • TU5CALOOSA
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Salad oils and dressings, marga­
rine and shortening took about 95
per cent o f cottonseed oil consumed
during the fir st half of 1951, ac­
cording to prelim inary tabulations
o f the National Cotton Council’s
market research department, Win­
terized oil, used in producing salad
oils and dressing, represented 39
per cent o f total consumption, mar­
garine 29 per cent and shortening
28 per cent.
and Industrial Supplies
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Why is cotton A C T U A L L Y TW O CROPS? Be­
cause cotton seed as well as cotton, is a c r o p ! Cotton
seed is used in making- food, feed, fertilizer and as
you know, many other products.
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One biscuit made o f cottonseed meal flou r can pro­
vide enough protein fo r a full m eal!
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We learned recently that while the average human
cotton picker can gather about 20 pounds per hour,
a mechanical cotton picker can harvest almost 650
pounds per hour . . . and about 29 per cent o f U. S.
cotton is used in the production o f household item s!
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Speaking of cotton, it appeared in England late
in the 12th century and was used prim arily fo r candlewicks, embroidery yarns and clothing.
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In speaking before the Memphis A gricultural Club
recently, W. R. Flippin, W estern division manager
of Buckeye Cotton Oil Co., Memphis, said that
"there is a place fo r some soybean acreage on almost
every Mid-South Farm .” The various uses o f soy­
bean meal and oil were illustrated by a film shown
by Dave Dunlevy o f the Industrial relations sta ff of
Buckeye mill.
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Japan has issued a leaflet with pictographs showing
the production o f soybeans and their usage in Japan,
printed in both English and Japanese.
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Three representatives o f the Egyptian govern­
ment were guests o f honor at a luncheon sponsored
by Memphis International Center recently. They
were Ahmed Bey Mansour, M. A bushady and Addel
Aziz Zayed, all o f Cairo. The visitors to the cotton
industry were shown around Memphis at the request
of Egyptian Am bassador Kamil A. Rahim.
GAZETTEER
COTTON CO U N C IL A N N O U N C E S C O N V E N T IO N
The National Cotton Council has announced its
14th annual convention in New Orleans, Hotel Roose­
velt, January 28-29. Objective o f the meeting is to
study and improve an industry-wide promotion and
i esearch program fo r 1952 in behalf o f cotton, cotton
seed and their products.
A 65-man special advisory committee was ap­
pointed ^by President Harold A. Young o f North
Little Rock, Ark., to serve during this meeting,
stating that the experience and judgm ent o f these
leaders will be invaluable in an advisory capacity.
This committee is composed o f men, both in and out
o f the cotton and cottonseed industry, who have
demonstrated their close cooperation and assistance
to the industry.
Am ong those in the industry who will serve on
this committee are: W. B. Coberly, Jr., California
Cotton Oil Corp.. Los Angeles, C alif.; T. H. Gregory,
executive vice-president, National Cottonseed Prod­
ucts Co., Memphis; John F. Maloney, economist,
National Cottonseed Products Assn., M emphis; A. L.
Ward, educational director of the NCPA o f Dallas,
T exas; Ellis T. W oolfold, Planters Oil Mill, Tunica,
Miss., and president, Mid-South Oil Co., M em phis;
Roy B. Davis, general manager, Plains Cooperative
Oil Mill, Lubbock, T exas; W. L. Clayton, chairman
o f the board, Anderson-Clayton Co., Houston, T e x a s ;
Russell C. Gregg, manager, Memphis office, Ander­
son-Clayton Co., and W. Kemper Bruton, Blytheville,
Ark., executive vice-president, National Cotton Gin­
ners Assn.
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USE N E W S Y S T E M TO R E P O R T F IR E S
A fire reporting system believed to be the first
of its kind in the Cotton Belt, has been initiated by
the Arkansas-Missouri Ginners Assn., in cooperation
with the National Cotton Council.
This system, designed to secure lower fire insur­
ance rates for cotton gins, will be invaluable in fu ­
ture state and National fire prevention programs.
Each ginner in the A rkansas-M issouri Association
has been asked to fill out a questionnaire after each
tire in his gin. W ith the inform ation so gathered, it
)s hoped that a broader picture can be made o f the
nre situation and corrective steps taken to stop fires
before they start.
W. Kemper Bruton, executive vice-president o f the
Association, pointed out that m any cotton pickers
carelessly allow foreign m aterial to get into the cot­
ton before it goes to the gin. This foreign material,
such as rocks, metal and matches, can readily cause
spark in the gin m achinery. These sparks, in turn,
Snri ^ 16S
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industlT approxim ately
^.000,000 annually and create excessively high in­
surance rates.
Each ginner in the A ssociation has been sent three
Questionnaire cards. All fires, whether small or large,
yen,^ they caused only a penny’s worth o f damage,
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reported to the Association.
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L E O N W E I L W IN S C A P T . R IC K E N B A C K E R
TROPHY
Members o f the industry who celebrate birthdays
in Decem ber are: L. E. R oberts, DeSoto Oil Mil]
Memphis, Tenn.; Claude French, Lewis Supply Co
Greenwood, M iss.; John R. R other, Industrial Sup’
plies, Inc., M em phis; C. C. Castillow, Refuge Cotton
Oil Co., Greenville, M iss.; T. W . Perkins, Osceola
Products Co., Osceola, A r k .; D. M. Ledbetter and
H. W . W ebb, Buckeye Cotton Oil Co., Jackson, Miss,;
W oodson E. Campbell, Hollandale Cotton Oil Co’
Hollandale, M iss.; Frank W oodson, Woodson-Tenent
Laboratories, Memphis, T e n n .; G eorge Bailey, Hol­
landale Cotton Oil Mill, Hollandale, Miss.; Jimmy
Richardson, H um phrey-G odw in Co.,M em phis; Harry
A lcott, D abney-A lcott Supply Co., M em phis; Ralph
Trobaugh, E gle-Trobaugh E lectric Co., Memphis;
R oy Castillow, Southern Cotton Oil Co., Little Rock,
A rk .; W . B. M cW illiam s, Southern Cotton Oil Co,
Memphis, T e n n .; W. F. Quinn, M inter City Oil Mill,
M inter City, M iss.; Verna A lice Quinn, Minter City,
M iss.; P. A . Tacket, Sr., and P. A . Tacket, Jr., Minter City Oil Mill, M inter City, Miss.
Congratulations all, and a M erry Christmas, too!
H. W. Cutshall, left, Eastern A ir Lines T ra ffic and Sales
M anager o f New Orleans, La., presents the Capt. Eddie
enbacker Trophy from the Eastern A ir Lines Flying Fisher­
man Club to Leon P. W eil o f the Heyman Co., Inc., New
Orleans, La., for boating the largest fish ever caught in the
group’s sailfish division. Mr. W eil caught a n ine-foot fourinch 125 pound sailfish o f f the coast at Acapulco, M exico.
Mr. W eil is really sporting the trophy to his many friends
and claim s that New Orleans is doing all right in the fishing
trophy angle fo r another Orleanian, R. L. K eyes, won the
sailfish trophy last year.
The Fort Worth Laboratories
Consulting Analytical Chemists and
Chemical Engineers
Chemistry applied to all phases o f manu­
facturing’. Cottonseed products, fuel,
w ater and feeds our specialty.
F. B. PO RTER , B.S., Ch.E., President
C. L. M A N N IN G , A.B., Vice-President
828 Yz Monroe Street, Fort Worth, Texas
December, I951
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A U X IL IA R Y
A C T I V IT IE S
Mrs. Louis J. Saino, president o f the Women’s
A uxiliary to the Tri-States Oil Mill Superintendents
A ssociation has called a special m eeting of the Merit
Aw ard Com m ittee, com posed o f Mrs. M. M. Masson,
chairman, Mrs. .J. A. Farnham and Mrs. S. A. Bienenu, fo r January 8, 1952, at her home 2888 South­
ern Ave., M emphis, fo r the purpose o f establishing
rules fo r the Annual M erit A w ard.
A m eeting o f the Board o f D irectors will also
be held at Mrs. Saino’s on January 15, for the pur­
pose o f electing a nom inating com m ittee to select
officers to be presented to the membership for elec­
tion at the F ebruary m eeting. Installation of newly
elected officers will be held at the March meeting.
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R. D. (B ob ) Ryan, P roducers Cotton Oil Co.,
Fresno, Calif., is still rem em bered in Memphis (his
form er h o m e ), a fter 50 y e a r s !
Appearing recently in the M em phis Commercial
Appeal, in “ News o f B ygone D ay s” column taken
from the files o f the Com m ercial Appeal November
25, 1901, was this item :
“ The plant o f the Perkins Oil Co., Memphis, was
damaged b y fire yesterday (N ovem ber 24, 1901)
and it is estim ated th at the am ount will run mw
thousands o f dollars. The blaze was discovered by
night engineer R obert R yan and soon almost eveis
fire engine in the city was at the scene. Nevertheless
the fire raged fo r alm ost tw o hours.”
Rem em ber this B o b ? A t the time, we're told it
made the fro n t page.
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New phonograph records and a brochure o f sheet
music were presented to the N aval Hospital patients
of Memphis by the W om en’s A u xiliary to the TriStates Oil Mill Superintendents A ssociation recently.
Making1the presentation were (left to righ t) Miss
Phyllis Johnson, recreation aide fo r the N avy H os­
pital, Mrs. Morris Tucker, Mrs. L. E. Roberts, m em­
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This is one o f the new service projects the Auxil­
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only one of the many nice things the members do
throughout the year fo r the various hospitals for
the service men.
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H O M E O IL M IL L S O L D
The Home Oil Mill, Decatur, Ala., has been sold
to the Farrell Brothers o f Brinkley, Ark., and the
name changed to Decatur Cotton Oil Mill.
H. B. (Hal) W hite has been named manager. He
was in the Swift & Co. Oil Mill, D istrict O ffice, in
Memphis, before resigning to take over the manage­
ment of the Decatur mill.
Mr. White has had wide experience in oil milling.
He beg-an his career w ith the Sw ift & Co. Oil Mill,
Atlanta, Ga.? in August, 1924. He was w ith the
owift’s mills at A ugusta and A lbany, Ga., and Little
hock, Ark. He was m anager o f the Albany, Ga., mill
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Little Rock as manager. Last A pril he was trans­
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His many friends in the industry extend best
wishes to Mr. W hite in his new position and wish
mm continued success.
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Windfanned flam es destroyed the solvent extracn plant and warehouse o f the Belzoni Oil W orks,
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. J * ^ re. *s believed to have started when a faulty
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lical mixture used in the extraction process,
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P R IC E PR O PS A U T H O R IZ E D FOR C A STO R
B E A N CROP
Agriculture Secretary Charles Brannan has au­
thorized a governm ent-support program on aiounci
200 000 acres o f 1952-crop castor beans, according
to the Wall Street Journal, W ashington Bureau.
The program will be financed by the Commodity
Credit Corp., and is a continuation o f the one
launched last February. About 84,000 acres were
planted in 1951. It is predicted this acreage will Pro­
duce around 60 million pounds o f beans. The 200,
acres next year are expected to yield 113 million to
155 million pounds. The A griculture department ex­
pects castor oil from the planned 1952 crop will
total 50 to 70 million pounds.
Castor oil is designated by the Munitions Board
as a “ strategic” oil much used fo r m ilitary puiposes.
Because o f its importance in the defense program
funds were provided under the Defense Production
A ct to “ reim burse” the CCC fo r any losses.
T. P. (T O M ) W A L L A C E , JR ., D IE S
T. P. (Tom ) Wallace, Jr., son o f T. P. W allace, Sr.,
Carver Cotton Gin Co., Memphis, Tenn., died N ovem ­
ber 17, o f a heart attack. He was 48.
A t the time o f his death, Mr. Wallace was h y ­
draulic engineer employed in a civilian capacity by
the A rm y in Huntsville, Ala. He was visiting his
fam ily in Memphis fo r the week-end when stricken.
Born in W ashington, Ga., Mr. W allace had made
his home in Memphis m ost o f the past 22 years. He
December. 1951
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was a m em ber o f the A m erican Quality Control
Society, an engineering organization.
He leaves his w ife, M rs. Marie Hughes Wallace
three daughters, Shirley Jean, P atsy Carol and
Martha Sue W allace, and his father, T. P. Wallace
Sr., all o f Memphis.
Mr. Wallace was well-known in the oil milling in­
dustry and his death came as a shock to his many
friends.
Deepest sym pathy is extended to his family in the
loss o f their loved one.
B. P. MAGNESS DIES
B.
P. (P ercy) M agness o f Earle, Ark., died No­
vem ber 10 at the M ethodist H ospital in Memphis,
He was 40. He had been ill fo r some time and con­
fined at the hospital.
Mr. M agness had m any friends in the oil milling
industry. He was ow ner o f the Em co Co., and Earle
Feed and Seed Co. o f Earle, A rk., as well as other
holdings.
He leaves his w ife and son, P ercy, Jr., a daughter,
Mrs. W . B. Burch o f H ughes, A rk., and mother, Mrs,
Lula B. Magness o f E a r le ; three brothers and three
sisters, and one grandson.
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Mr. Brinkworth has been field manager, oil field
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will now also supervise sales through the com pany’s
many industrial distributors in the Southwestern
Division.
Mr. Brinkworth entered Link-Belt employ at the
Ewart plant, Indianapolis, in 1929, where he spent
the first five years in the service o f the malleable
foundry, successively gaining experience in the shop,
then in supervision, and later on production.
This experience was follow ed by work in the esti­
mating department and eight years' experience in
the sale o f job malleable iron and Prom al castings;
then pricing and plant contacts w ith distributors,
followed by his transfer to H ouston in 1946.
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W. L. Gustafson has been named power industry
sales manager west o f the Mississippi river for
Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company. His new
assignment will become e ffective January 1, it was
made known by W illiam H. Steinkamp, field sales
manager for the com pany’s Brown Instrum ents divi­
sion.
Gustafson, who will make his headquarters at the
company’s San Francisco branch, has been with
Honeywell since 1926. He represented the company
in the St. Louis, Chicago and Minneapolis-St. Paul
offices, and was transferred to San Francisco in
1937 where he has been the com pany’s industrial
manager. In his new post he will concentrate on all
phases of the power and central stations industries.
THE
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Chicago, 111.— Announcem ent o f the 1952 spring
meeting of the Am erican Oil Chem ists’ Society, to
be held in Houston, Texas A pril 28-30, at the Sham­
rock Hotel, is made in the Decem ber issue o f the
Journal of the A.O.C.S. W illiam A rgue o f Anderson,
Clayton and Company, Houston, will be general
chairman.
On the program com m ittee are the fo llo w in g : J. D.
Lindsay, chairman, W. D. Harris, and Carl M. L y­
man, all of Texas A . & M. College, College Station,
lexas; H. D. Fincher, Anderson, Clayton; and A.
Cecil Wamble, Cottonseed Products Research Labo­
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News of the Southw est
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By F L O Y D C A R P E N T E R
S O U T H W E S T R E P R E S E N T A T I V E 'S L E T T E R
W a x a h a c h ie ,
W H O ’S W H O
IN O IL M IL L IN G
Texas, Dec. 1, 1951.
Mr. H. E. Wilson,
Oil Mill Gazetteer,
W harton, Texas.
Dear Sir:
Operations have kept us busy plenty. L int situa­
tion is bad. Seed are dry and trashy.
I sincerely hope that you and yours and oui in­
dustrial fam ily have a very m erry Christm as and
a happy and prosperous N ew Year.
Best wishes to M rs. Thom pson.
Y ou rs very truly,
FLOYD CARPEN TER.
G R O W IN G P R O B L E M O F S E E D C L E A N I N G
This season has presented m ore evidence than ever
that the seed cleaning problem is a grow ing one.
M achine-picked cotton and the continuing: tigh t labor
situation, together, seem to have caused this to
happen.
.
The m echanical picker has no electronic brain or
otherw ise to govern the am ount o f trash g a th eied
with cotton. The m achine has not yet been built
which displays any discretionary features tow ard
cotton, leaves, burrs, stems, sticks, etc., and so it
gathers them all together.
T h e human picker, perhaps in a race to keep pace
w ith the voluminous gathering o f the m echanical
picker, has arrived at the position w here he thinks
cotton need not be picked from the burr any longer,
but wishes to pull the whole boll, and som etim es half
the stem. The tigh t labor situation being what it is,
has induced the farm er to go along w ith this.
All this, o f course, results in the farm er hauling
to the gin som e v ery trash y cotton. Som e gins are
equipped fo r ultra-cleaning and some are not. It
remains that the oil mill has th e jo b o f expelling the
trash.
The conventional seed cleaner we now have has
done a creditable job in the past. H ow ever, it seems
that the chore will be greater in the fu tu re than it
has been, and possibly som e new developm ents in
the seed cleaning field will be forth com in g in th e not
too distant future.
A Merry Christmas
and
P A U L M . L IV IN G S T O N
R a ym on dville C otton Oil Co.
Paul L ivin g ston is superintendent o f the Raymondville C otton Oil C om pany, Raymondville, Texas.
He started his oil m illing career in February 1920
as lint chaser at the H on ey G rove Cotton Oil Com­
pany, H oney Grove, Texas, at the tender age of 14
H oney G rove is his h om etow n, fo r it was here that
he was born on F eb ru a ry 24, 1906.
Paul held a succession o f such job s as separation
room operator, saw filer, linterm an, fireman and en­
gineer at H oney G rove. In June, 1926, he married
Miss E lberta W illiam s.
Later th ey m oved to Lam esa, Texas, where he was
linterm an and assistant superintendent at the Lamesa C otton Oil Com pany. In M ay, 1948, they moved
to R aym ondville, w here Paul becam e night superin­
tendent o f the R aym ondville C otton Oil Company.
Tw o years later he becam e superintendent of the
mill, in w hich capacity he serves at this time.
Paul says that he can think o f no single outstand­
ing featu re o f his m illing career, but that all oi i1
has been v ery in terestin g. H is m ain hobbies ait
fish in g and g oin g to m ovies. H e is going to be anew
m em ber o f N O M SA , and hopes to be at the conven­
tion in M ay so th at he m ig h t m eet as many me®
bers o f the in du stry as possible.
a
Happy New Year
To All
F l o y d C a r p e n te r
PE R SO N A L NOTES
Jack R oper, o f B earing, C hain & Supply Company
Dallas, has som e v ery in terestin g pictures that i
has been show ing his frien d s ov er the t e in 01^
These pictures include som e v ery unusual scene
truly revealing som e o f the breath-taking won e
o f nature.
December, 1951
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Cleve Reed, Fort W orth Steel & Machinery Com­
pany recently gave us a report on the W est Texas
cotton crop, He says some mills have already been
forced to store seed outside again this year, and that
the harvest is m oving sw iftly.
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Johnson, and C. Haley, all of Industrial Machinery,
Fort W orth, and Mr. Dick Taylor, General Superin­
tendent of Southland Cotton Oil Company. W e had
heard of the prowess o f Messrs. Taylor and Haley in
stashing away large portions and were expecting a
close finish between them. However, we had a dark
horse candidate in the race in the form o f Lucian
Cole, who put everyone else in the shade with his
technique, and he did so with no apparent effort.
* * si:
Carter Foster came by around December 1st. He
announced that he is still in the oil mill machinery
business. Also he said that the Gazetteer’s account
of Mr. Martin Neumunz' visit to Europe and the
Near East in the November issue brought to mind
the trip he made to the same places during 1949.
He cited it as a very interesting and educational trip.
Talked to M. D. Sims, Division Superintendent of
Buckeye Cotton Oil Company, Memphis, Tenn. He
reports that low-cellulose lint is dealing trouble in
his area also. Drouth-hit Texas has experienced its
share of trouble with low-cellulose outturn on lint,
and we could readily appreciate the problems facing
other areas experiencing this differen t twist in na­
ture’s forces.
sjc
One day recently we had occasion to engage in
a fish-eating contest with Messrs. Lucian Cole, Ward
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Two men with sons in college
were talking things over. “ M y
boy’s certainly getting sm art, ”
boasted one, “ his letters always
send me to the dictionary. “ Y ou ’re
lucky/’ growled the other. “ M y
boy’s letters always send me to the
bank.
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A guest at a swanky hotel had
just paid his bill and was about to
leave when he noticed a sign be­
hind the desk reading: “ Have you
left a n y th in g ? ’' “ H u m ph !” he
grunted, turning back to the clerk.
“You folks’ve got that sign all
wrong. It should b e: ‘Have you
anything left’ ?”
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Little Mary Anne had a bad cold.
After sniffing at a rose, she held
it to her mother’s nose and asked,
“Does the flower smell good, mum ­
my?'’ “It’s very sweet, dear,” re­
plied mother. “ Can’t you smell it ?”
‘No, Mummy,” said the girl, “ m y
nose is deaf.”
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Ruby: “Boy, is he getting old.”
Lee: “How can you te ll? ”
Ruby: “Getting old is what you
aie when a night out is followed
a day in.”
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A drunk was on his way home
and as he crossed a highT bridge
le happened to look down and was
amazed to see the bright reflection
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a t - , Whassat down th e re ?” he
s ea a pedestrian who happened
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N O T IC E
TIME, PLACE AND DATE
West Coast Divisional Meeting will be held
at the El Tejon Hotel, Bakersfield, Calit.,
March 21, 22 and 23, 1952. This will fall on
a Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Make your
reservations early. Contact the nianagei 01
the Hotel El Tejon or H. F. Crossno, who is
again the Divisional Meeting Chairman.
(Srtfftittgs
A gain we approach the Festive Holidays,
when we all feel that Peace on Earth and
Good Will toward Men is the word o f the day.
In that first Christmas when the shep­
herds on the fields lifted their eyes from
earthly things to the heavenly star. It lifted
their hearts and voices from fear to that of
great joy. In that star a new hope was raised
in a fear shadowed world and released a dy­
namic power o f good will and peace to all.
It certainly changed heavy hearts to happy
and hopeful human heings.
Christmas is a wonderful and m agic word.
It suggests an attitude o f mind in which
men may get together, work together and
live together. It suggests a w ay o f life in
which Giving is far more im portant than
getting. It gives us a w ay o f life of philos­
ophy o f laughing, lifting and loving.
Charles Dickens envisioned Scrooge, in his
Christmas Carol, in the Past, Present and
Future, who was transform ed by the miracle
o f Christmas to a life with a changed spirit, a
different personality. Finally reaching out to
help instead o f thinking only o f himself.
In surrendering to the miracle and spirit o f
Christmas, let it lift you up, in acts o f love
and devotion to others, through it. Creating
an inward glow, cleansing the very soul o f
prejudice, intolerance, selfishness and fear.
So that as the Christmas Candles are lit and
stamp out the curse o f darkness, we as in­
dividuals have the light to carry the Christ­
mas spirit to all the world, in love and a ffe c ­
tion fo r all.
May I extend to all a heartfelt wish that
each and every one o f you have a very M erry
Christmas, and a happier and prosperous
New Year, with kindest regards and always
best wishes to all.
CASTOR BEAN DEVELOPED IN CALIFORNIA
Farmers get quick profit from oil used in Jet Planes
The Castor Bean is fa st becom ing a new and p|L
ising farm crop in this country. A lthough castor oil
is no longer w idely used as a cure-all, its new uses
especially in je t aircraft, make it appealing to cashminded farm ers.
In the Imperial V alley o f California, the acreage
jum ped from 400 in 1950 to 19,000 this year. The
plant long has been regarded as an ornamental dooryard grow th throughout the southwest.
The plant is poisonous to cattle, but insects find
it very tasty. R obert S. A yers, El Centro farm ad­
visor, says no tw o farm ers agree on how best to
grow , fertilize, cultivate or harvest the plant.
“ The crop is so new ,” says A yers, “ that experts
are born overnight, but the same expert may next
week decide he doesn't know a th in g.”
Until two years ago, practically all of the raw
castor beans used in the United States were im­
ported from Brazil, M anchuria, A frica and India.
The demand has long exceeded the world supply
o f castor beans, and because o f the uncertainty of
foreign crops, several attem pts have been made to
grow the plants com m ercially in this country. Until
recently th ey were dropped due mainly to the lack
o f knowledge o f the grow in g habits of the plant.
Four years ago Baker Castor Oil Co. of New York
began developing new varieties adapted to both the
highly fertile, irrigated farm in g areas and to the
drier areas o f d ifferin g fertility .
Two varieties were developed. One, classified as
“ single d w arf” (about 4 to 5 fe e t high) is adapted
to irrigated areas w ith long, hot grow ing season. The
other term ed interm ediate, is a m uch taller plant and
less bushy.
As a result o f the plant’s preference for climate,
A m erica’s present castor bean acreage is concen
trated in the Imperial and San Joaquin valleys of
California, Y um a and Salt R iver valleys of Arizona,
Southeastern and Southw estern Oklahoma and part
o f Texas.
The yield, depending on the soil, is from 1200 to
300 pounds per acre. In the midwest, due to the
shorter grow ing season, 300 to 700 pounds an acre
are expected.
A pproxim ately 84,000 acres were grown in the
United States this year, com pared with 9000 acres
in 1950, says W. E. D om ingo, director of agrononi)
fo r the Baker Co. in San D iego, California. Doming
said the Baker Co. alone sells 185 products whicii
it m anufactures from the castor bean and another
100 products are in the developm ent stage.
Products using castor oil include paints, varnishes,
lacquers, plastics, rayon, nylon, asphalt floor ti ,
rubber, textiles, cosm etics, inks, e l e c t r i c a l msu tions, fungicides, rubber products, soaps and aiu
cial leathers.
It is used in je t engine lubricating oil a n d otto
aircraft lubricants hydraulic fluids, military all-P^
pose grease, plastic coated com bat wire, a plasticize
in the m anufacture o f m ilitary fabrics and exp
sives and fo r oth er w ar purposes.
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The other day, Harold Crossno, o f California Cot­
ton Oil Corporation, Los Angeles, Calif., announced
to his wife that the doctor had said that he would
have to give up smoking fo r one lung: is nearly gone.
“ Oh, Harold,” pleaded his w ife Rubye, “ couldn’t
you h old on a little longer— until we get enough
coupons for a new r u g ? ”
* ^
And speaking o f Hal Crossno, the other day he
had to go to the doctor’s to have some penicillin shots
and the Doctor gave him about 1,000,000 cc. o f pen­
icillin and stated, "W ell, there is no sense in sending
BB shots after bear.”
March 21, 22 and 23, 1952, are
the dates that have been set fo r
the Fifth Divisional m eeting on the
West Coast. The El T ejon Hotel,
Bakersfield is the sight o f the
meeting. Arrangements are already
in the making for the biggest and
the best in the W est fo r that time.
We certainly urge all to make their
reservations early, and be w ith us
to discuss, argue, and have fun at
this meeting. We are sure that all
of you will be assured o f a m ost in­
teresting, enlightening and enter­
taining time. So men, bring along
your ladies, and ladies be sure and
bring along your men. W e on the
West Coast are spreading out the
Welcome Mat to you all and will be
looking forward to seeing you in
March. Better get the calendar out
and be sure and put a big red cir­
cle around the dates o f March 21,
22 and 23, 1952.
^ ^
Mr. and Mrs. Claire Conzett, o f
Western Belting and Mechanicals
Inc., Los Angeles, California, are
ranting and raving about the w on­
derful vacation trip they had this
past month. They are even plan­
ning to make the trip again next
year, that is, after the fifth Divi­
sional Meeting is over with. Claire
lias many interesting highlights o f
the trip and only wants to know
what happened to the corks in the
bottle or was it the bottle in the
corks.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Horne, Pa­
cific Nut Oil Co., Los Angeles,
Ulifornia, seem to be lost. They
were reported to be heading east
01 a vacation trip but via the
carrier pigeons we learn that Banam Roosters are holding sway and
ey
side tracked somewhere
cl°ng the line. No word from them
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so we are taking it that they are having a wellearned rest on this vacation.
£ =!= *
Mrs. Robert DeLong, the form er Miss June Meeks
o f California Cotton Oil Corporation, Los Angeles,
had a baby boy last month, named James Joseph, or
Jimmyjo, as he is called. Mrs. DeLong will be re­
membered as one o f the charming hostesses at the
Registration Desks at the W est Coast Divisional
meetings. We all send our best wishes to the happy
threesome.
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Leon P. Weil, o f the Heyman Co., Inc., New Or­
leans, La., visited the W est Coast the other day,
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and wanted to know when the high tides would again
be normal. He seemed to have landed out here m
Sunny Southern California am ongst the ram. He
wishes all friends happy landings, and says that fish ­
ing was never so good as it was at Acapulco, M exico.
* * *
Mr. Vind, o f Enterprise Engine and M achinery
Co. San Francisco, California, flew to the Southland
this past month. He claims that he came down to get
warm, as they were having a lot o f cold weather in
his part o f the state. As usual he missed so many
o f his friends on his fast trip, and hopes that he
will do better the next time.
SAN
J O A Q U IN , C A L IF ., C O TT O N W A G E
C E IL IN G S E T
The regional W age Stabilization Board today set
$4.50 per 100 pounds as the ceiling wage fo r second
picking o f cotton in the six counties o f the San
Joaquin Valley.
.
Paul Prasno, regional director o f the Agricultural
W age Division fo r W SB, said the ceiling was adopted
unanimously by the regional board and will become
effective December 1, 1951. The board, he said, left
the first picking ceiling at $4 per 100 pounds.
“ Both are ceiling wage orders,” he explained, "and
do not fix the wage, but only the top wage which
may be paid. There is nothing in the order to prevent
a grow er from paying less than the ceiling prices.
“ In addition, there is a provision in both the first
and second picking ceiling orders, to provide for
hardship cases, where the field is so grassy or has
such a sparse yield a higher figu re has to be paid
to the pickers.”
Prasno said grow ers who have fields they believe
are “ hardship cases” should file a petition with
Howard Block, field representative of the A gricul­
tural W age Division, in the Federal Post O ffice
Building in Fresno.
Both ceiling wage orders, on first and second pick­
ings pay rates, he said, are applicable to Merced,
Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern counties.
C A L IF O R N IA C O T T O N CROP O B J E C T IV E F O R
1952 B O O S T E D
A 1952 cotton production goal o f 1,894,000 bales
fo r California, 76,000 bales above the N ovem ber 1
estimate o f the crop, was announced today by the
U. S. Department o f Agriculture.
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The 1,894,000 bales would be California’s share
o f the goal o f 16,000,000 set by the department for
the entire nation.
The quota would keep C alifornia second only t,
Texas am ong the cotton producing states.
In a statem ent issued in W ashington, the depart­
ment said the nation should increase reserve cotton
stocks to about 5,000,000 bales in view of present
unsettled world conditions.
The departm ent said the 16,000,000-bale goal for
1952 would boost the A u g. 1, 1953, carryover only
to 2,800,000 bales, a figu re “ considerably below the
level considered desirable under present conditions,’’
Last A u g u st’s carryover o f 2,179,000 bales was
only the fou rth since 1929 to drop below 4,500,000
bales. Despite a big 1951 crop only about 2,100,000
bales will be carried over next year. This will con­
stitute only about a tw o-m onth supply for domestic
mills, the departm ent said.
If a 16,000,000-bale crop is produced in 1952, the
department said, m ost o f it m ust go to meet domestic
requirem ents at 10,000,000 bales each in the two
years beginning A ug. 1, 1951, and Aug. 1, 1952, It
estimates export requirem ents at 5,000,000 bales
this year and 5,500,000 bales next year.
The 1952 production goal o f 16,000,000 bales com­
pares to an indicated 1951 crop o f 15,681,000 bales,
a huge crop in com parison to the 9,903,000 bales
produced in 1950 and a 12,115,000-bale 1946-1950
average.
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Five hundred and th irty-th ree acres of castor
beans are being harvested this m onth in Antelope
Valley, California, w ith a specially developed liarvesting machine, w hich gets 95 per cent of the yield.
The castor beans, planted on 14 different ranches
throughout the valley, constitute the first large
planting o f this crop here since W orld War I, when
eight or nine carloads o f them were shipped out of
the area.
The entire crop was grow n on a contract basis for
a castor oil com pany and th e harvested beans are
sent to a processing plant in Los Angeles to be con­
verted into various types o f oils. This plant is one
o f three in the entire nation and the proximity of
Antelope V alley to the Los Angeles plant is a prime
advantage, grow ers say.
Aside from its medicinal uses, castor oil has many
industrial and chem ical uses.
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employment in the citrus harvest while agriculture
generally reported some 124,000 persons at work
compared with 135,000 the previous week.
Fahrney said valley gins handled 102,512 bales o f
cotton last week.
The inclement w eather o f the last few days has
down t h e San Joaquin Valley, California,
cotton harvest and many w orkers are reported leav­
ing for other agricultural jobs.
0. W. Fahrney, the farm placement supervisor in
the valley for the California Department o f Em ploy­
ment, said some 12,000 w orkers left the cotton har­
vest in Kern and Tulare counties where the crop is,
respectively, 85% and 67 % , picked.
Tulare County last week experienced a jum p in
slowed
“ If the weather continues as it has been,” said
the supervisor, “ cotton harvest operations can be
expected to come to an abrupt halt. While some cot­
ton storage will be ginned, very little picking can
be expected until clearing weather.”
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