50 A STORY OF COTTON 



and that approximately 96% of the cotton is OSTENSIBLY 

 COVERED with wide open mesh bagging. 



This is an ABSOLUTELY FAIR representation of bales of 

 re-compressed cotton, IMMEDIATELY AFTER RE-COMPRES- 

 SION, without the use of devices or attachments as a means 

 of securing increased density, and, when four pounds of patch- 

 ing has been CAREFULLY applied, for the purpose of cover- 

 ing the NAKEDNESS, and the ENTIRELY EXPOSED portions 

 of a bale of cotton, after re-compression. 



Cotton re-compressed in this manner is usually re-com- 

 pressed, at an AVERAGE rate of speed of 100 bales per hour. 



PHOTOGRAPH "B" is an exhibit of two bales of cotton re- 

 compressed by the use of the WEBB HIGH DENSITY AT- 

 TACHMENT. 



Approximately four pounds of additional bagging has been 

 applied to each of these bales of cotton as ordered by the 

 cotton shipper, for the purpose of ENTIRELY covering each 

 bale. 



A marking patch, one-half of a second-hand sugar bag, of 

 approximately one pound in weight has been applied to ONE 

 edge of each bale. 



A patch of rewoven bagging of approximately three pounds 

 in weight has been applied to the other edge of each bale. 



Bale No. 1 in Photograph "B" shows the edge of the bale, 

 with a MARKING PATCH applied. 



Bale No. 2 in Photograph "B" shows the opposite edge of 

 another "STANDARD BALE" re-compressed by means of a 

 WEBB HIGH DENSITY ATTACHMENT, with a patch of re- 

 woven bagging, of three pounds in weight, applied. 



These two bales were, BEFORE RE-COMPRESSION, each 

 of a measurement, of 27 inches wide, 54 inches long and 48 

 inches in thickness. 



After re-compression, as shown in the photograph, the meas- 

 urements are: 



Bale No, 1 : — 23 inches wide, 59 inches long, 21 inches in 

 thickness. 



Bale No. 2: — 24 inches wide, 59 inches long, 19 inches in 

 thickness. 



