Cotton warehouse : storage facilities now available in the South /

Abstract

This bulletin is the result of a survey made for the purpose of determining the extent of storage facilities now available in the cotton-producing States. An attempt has been made to determine not only the storage capacity of the cotton warehouses now in use, but to learn something of the conditions under which cotton is stored, the charges for storage, the insurance rates paid, and other factors affecting cotton in storage. Particular attention was given to the different types of buildings with reference to cost of construction, insurance rates, and general economy in handling cotton, and also to the distribution of these storage houses with reference to the production of cotton, and the availability of such warehouses to farmers who may wish to store their cotton. Efforts also were made to determine something of the importance of the warehouses in protecting cotton from fire and damage by weather, in handling and marketing, and in financing the cotton crop. The relation of the cotton warehouse to other business and its importance to the farmer and to business men generally has been kept in mind. The warehouse survey of Georgia and North Carolina was made during the early part of 1914, so the resulting figures, which are given in tabular form in this bulletin, relate to the amount of storage space that was available during the 1913-14 season, except in Table VI, which is an estimate of the storage space now available. Letters i The figures in this bulletin relating to the storage facilities now available in the cotton belt were secured from a comprehensive survey of Georgia and North Carolina, and also by means of a letter of inquiry which was sent to all the county agents of the Farmers' Cooperative Demonstration Work of the Southern States. The work in North Carolina was done in cooperation with the Marketing Division of the Agricultural Experiment Station. In Georgia the survey was conducted entirely by the Office of Markets and Rural Organization. However, the State College of Agriculture furnished office space and extended other courtesies to the writer while making the survey which greatly facilitated the work. Note.-This bulletin deals with the cotton warehouse situation of the South, with special reference to conditions in Georgia and North Carolina. An attempt has been made to determine what storage facilities are now available, the importance of the warehouse in financing the cotton crop, and the general relation of a system of warehouses to other lines of business. It should be of special interest to farmers, warehousemen, and cotton factors, merchants, and bankers of the South. 86344'-Bull. 216-15 1 2 BULLETIN 216, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. were sent to all ginners and cotton dealers in Georgia and North Carolina asking for the names and addresses of all cotton-storage companies, both public and private. A tentative warehouse list was made up from the replies to this inquiry, and a letter and blank asking for details as to cost of construction, storage capacity, insurance rates, and charges fo...

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