SERVICES IN COTTON MARKETING 
cotton grower are not the same. Some gin operators run the cotton 
through as quickly as possible, whereas the farmer wishes to get the 
best grade obtainable. To accomplish this, the gin must not be 
run at , an excessive speed. 
Fig. 1. — Wagon loads of seed cotton awaiting their turn at the gin 
The Oklahoma Cotton Growers' Cooperative Association studied 
243 gins, of which 190 were doing some damage to cotton, caused by 
defects in fans, cleaners, feeders, saws, ribs, brushes, lint flues, con- 
Fig. 2. — Bales of cotton after ginning 
densers, or presses. The damage included gin cutting, poor samples, 
inefficient cleaning of lint from seed, and damage from the dripping 
of condenser steam on the lint in the press box. The Oklahoma 
State Legislature created by law the position of gin commissioner. 
