. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. Washington, D. C. August 9,1916 DISADVANTAGES OF SELLING COTTON IN THE SEED. By Charles F. Creswell, Scientific Assistant. CONTENTS. Introduction 1 Method of investigation 3 Outturns from seed cotton at gins 4 Conversion of seed-cotton price to the equiva- lent lint-cotton price 6 Elements that determine the price of seed cotton. 7 Variations in prices of identical grade of lint cotton when sold unginned 9 Prices received for the lowest and highest grade bales in the same market during the same week 10 Irregularities i
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. Washington, D. C. August 9,1916 DISADVANTAGES OF SELLING COTTON IN THE SEED. By Charles F. Creswell, Scientific Assistant. CONTENTS. Introduction 1 Method of investigation 3 Outturns from seed cotton at gins 4 Conversion of seed-cotton price to the equiva- lent lint-cotton price 6 Elements that determine the price of seed cotton. 7 Variations in prices of identical grade of lint cotton when sold unginned 9 Prices received for the lowest and highest grade bales in the same market during the same week 10 Irregularities in prices received for the lint content of seed cotton 12 Prices received for lint cotton compared with equivalent lint prices of seed cotton 14 A study of conditions in a specific 16 Conclusions 18 INTRODUCTION. The practice of selling cotton in the seed, while not as prevalent as in the early days of cotton production, is still preferred by many producers and constitutes an important factor m the marketing of the cotton crop. In regions where cotton is not grown in sufficient quantities to attract regular buyers, the custom of marketmg unginned cotton enables the producer to make a ready-cash sale of any amount of seed cotton that he may bring to the gin. However, in most markets, practically the only advantage accruing to the farmers, as a class, is the saving of the time of men and teams that otherwise would be spent awaitmg their turns at the gins and in g the baled lint cotton. 1 This investigation was plarmed by Wells A. Sherman, Specialist in Market Surveys, and supervised by Fred Taylor, Cotton Technologist. The ginning was done by George E. Gaus, Laboratory Aid, and the samples were graded by David C. Griffith, Investigator in Cotton Marketing, and Robert W. Murray, formerly Assistant in Cotton Marketing. Note.—This bulletin should be of interest to cotton producers, ginners, and buyers generally. 41644°—Bull. 375—18 1. Please note that these images
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