8 BULLETIN 1056, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



illustrated in figure 2. Based on careful estimates submitted by 

 manufacturers, the initial investment in machinery for a plant hav- 

 ing a capacity of four tons per 10 hours should be about $3,000. 

 This amount would cover the purchase price and cost of installing 

 the machinery, consisting of two delinting machines, press, and the 

 necessary conveyers, elevators, and transmission equipment. The 

 cost of the motor or other source of power is not included. Such 

 a plant requires from 15 to 20 horsepower to operate it and a motor 

 of this size may be purchased at around $500, bringing the initia] 

 outlay up to $3,500. The cost of buildings has not been considered 



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Fig. 3. — General lay-out or plan of two-unit delinting plant. Note : No attempt is made 

 here to show the details or to suggest a fixed plan of installation. Manufacturers 

 no doubt will be glad to cooperate with prospective buyers in working out the most 

 economical and efficient plan of installing and operating such machinery under varied 

 conditions and for any special requirements. 



in connection with these estimates. Many dealers in planting cotton 

 seed already have warehouses or gin buildings in which the machin- 

 ery may be installed, possibly with slight alterations. The same 

 capacity plant installed in or in connection with a ginnery costs about 

 $500 less because all parts of the equipment, the press for example, 

 are not necessary. Figure 3 shows a general layout or plan of a 

 2-unit delinting plant. 



A plant of this capacity in operation 125 days of 10 hours each in 

 in a season would delint 500 tons at a net cost of approximately $5 

 per ton of delinted seed. In arriving at this figure, the cost has been 

 distributed among the various factors as follows : 



