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of sain]iles 1. 5, and 9 of tho next lower jri'ade. Therefore, in each 

 character there are 28 samples in all, 6 of which are duplicates^ 

 leavin<:- ±2 samples to re]M-esent the entire ran<re of blends of fiber 

 from that havin«; the highest proportion of long fiber to that having 

 the largest proportion of fuzz. These 22 samples are divided into 

 seven sections which are designated as grades. 



SUBDIVISIONS OF GRADES 



This arrangement of samples and characters enables the grades to 

 be subdivided for trading jiurposes (1) directly into the three char- 

 acters, and (2) whenever expedient, by reference to the number of 

 the sample and grade down to individual samples or combinations of 

 samples. 



The three cnaracters for each grade were assembled into a single 

 box i)riniarily for the convenience of traders, but this grouping 

 should bo advantageous to producers because of the occasional sea- 

 sonal occurance of a particular character outside of its normal region. 

 It should be of value also to consumers so that all may be advised 

 fully as to all qualities of linters availai)le. 



BOARD OF COTTON LINTERS EXAMINERS 



On December 11, 1926, the regulations of the Secretary of Agri- 

 culture under the cotton standards act were amended so as to provide 

 the same Government facilities and service for cotton linters as were 

 available for cotton. Under this amendment a l)oard of cotton linters 

 examiners was established in Washington, D. C, ccmsisting of three 

 members (G. S. Meloy, chairman, F. S. Huljbard, vice chairman, 

 and V. R. Fuchs), with power to certificate the grade and character 

 of such samples and bales of linters as might ])e submitted for the 

 purpose. 



Provision was made also for tlie licensing of competent persons to 

 grade and classify linters and to certificate the grade or the class in 

 accordance with the official standards of the United States for Ameri- 

 can cotton linters. 



On March 25, 1927, a meeting was held in Memphis, Tenn,, at the 

 call of the linters standardization conmiittee of the Interstate Cotton 

 Seed Crushers' Association, to which were invited representatives of 

 the Mattress Manufacturers Association, the chemical users of linters, 

 linters dealers* associations and exchanges, and cottonseed crushers. 

 The i)urpose of the meeting was to discuss tlie snlKciency and tiie 

 increasetl utilization of the standard grades. 



During the conference it was brought out that both the construction 

 of the grades and the method of prej^aration of the samples were en- 

 tirely new to the industry. The depaitment was requested to furnish 

 iiolders of copies of the standard grades with small loose sami)les 

 illustrating the ciiaracters and stai)Ies as rei)resented in the standard 

 grades so that they might better acquaint themselves with the stand- 

 ards. Hiis the <ie|)artment agreed to do with the understanding 

 that the sam|)les so furnished would be used for informative purposes 

 only, without oHicial status and would not be used or substituted for 

 the standards. 



The conference also recommended that the linters standardization 

 committee of the Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers' Association draft 

 trading rules on which transactions involving linters might be based. 



