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Eower gin further increased the quantity to several 
ales; and now the consolidated high power ma- 
chine is common where 50 to 75 bales, and in some 
cases even as much as 250 bales, are daily ginned 
and baled. 
This is indeed wonderful evolution. 
THE SUCTION ELEVATOR 
The suction elevator has done much in increas- 
ing the daily capacity of gins. Think of the labor 
required for carrying from the wagon by hand all 
the seed cotton produced any season — and now a 
simple device does it all, effectively, quickly, eco- 
nomically. 
"What is the extent of this saving?" we once 
asked an expert. 
"To this extent," he replied, "three hands to a 
gin of say 60 saws, making four hundred revolu- 
tions per minute — the speed producing the best 
staple — would turn out six bales in a day of 10 
hours. With the suction elevators, the same num- 
ber of hands with much less labor, can attend to 
four or five gins and turn out 24 to 30 bales in the 
same time." 
THE ITEM OF SPEED 
Cotton comes from the gin in the best condition 
if speed is kept within moderate limits. The ten- 
dency to run the gin at high speed increases the 
output but lessens the value of the lint. Here, 
then the interests of the farmer and ginner are at 
variance — unless the farmer is willing to recognize 
the value of cotton ginned at low speed by paying 
more for such service. 
High speed strains and even breaks fibers, and 
