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two edges of bagging that parted, when the SIDE PRESSURE 

 WAS exerted, can not possibly unite on the flat side of the 

 bale as is the case in ordinary compression. 



The illustrations are an ABSOLUTELY FAIR representa- 

 tion of bales of cotton, IMMEDIATELY AFTER RE-COM- 

 PRESSION, that are CAREPTTLLY re-compressed by the use 

 of the WEBB HIGH DENSITY ATTACHMENT and when four 

 pounds of patching have been CAREFULLY applied for the 

 purpose of covering 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 70 bales per hour. 



PHOTOGRAPH "C" is an exhibit of two bales of cotton 

 re-compressed by the use of the TURNER HIGH DENSITY 

 DEVICE. 



Approximately four pounds of bagging have been applied to 

 each of these bales of cotton as ordered by the cotton shipper, 

 for the purpose of ENTIRELY covering each bale. 



The 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 re-woven bagging of approximately three pounds 

 has been applied to the other edge of each bale. 



Bale No. 1 in Photograph "C" shows the edge of a bale with 

 the MARKING PATCH applied. 



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

 another "STANDARD BALE" re-compressed by using the 

 TURNER HIGH DENSITY DEVICE, 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 : — 29 inches wide, 58 inches long, 15 inches in 

 thickness. 



