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tion of the gin house, where the process of the delivering 

 AUTOMATICALLY of the "SEED COTTON," to the GIN 

 PROPER takes place. 



The saws of the gin separate the majority of the lint from 

 the seed. 



The LINT is automaticaly carried, in one direction, to the 

 BALING PRESS, and the SEED is automatically diverted, in 

 another direction, to the SEED HOUSE. 



After the wagon has been emptied of the "SEED COTTON," 

 the wagon is then weighed, and the weight of the wagon 

 deducted from the TOTAL weight originally recorded, TO- 

 GETHER with an agreed upon amount of tare, for foreign 

 substances or moisture that may be mixed with the "SEED 

 COTTON" that the ginner has received from the producer. 



The seed, that has been separated from the lint by ginning 

 is usually bought from the producer by the ginner at the pre- 

 vailing market price. 



Should the producer object to the price, the ginner will 

 deliver, from his seed house to the producer, the number of 

 pounds of seed that he, the producer, is entitled to in accord- 

 ance with the original total weight, LESS the "TARE" origi- 

 nally agreed upon and LESS the weight of the bale of LINT 

 COTTON, that is in evidence, after the load of "SEED COT- 

 TON" has been ginned. 



As the result of the ginning of the "SEED COTTON," of 

 the weight of, from 1,600 to 1,800 pounds, a BALE of LINT 

 COTTON, of approximately 500 pounds, is in evidence, of a 

 STANDARD MEASUREMENT of 27 inches wide, 54 inches 

 long and 48 inches in height. 



This bale of approximately 500 pounds, thus produced, 

 is approximately 34f/, OSTENSIBLY COVERED and (36% 

 NAKED or WITHOUT COVER. 



Such a bale, however, presents a FAIR APPF:ARANCE, 

 immediately after ginning and baling. 



What constitutes delivery by the ginner to the producer, is 

 the rolling of the bale from the gin building on an open, ele- 

 vated platform. 



If the producer's wagon IS ready to receive it, the bale is 

 delivered OVER the platform directly ON TO the wagon of 

 the producer. 



