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the TWO flat sides of tlie bale, wiiicli measure 24 inches by 

 42 inches; tliis exposure is in evidence on BOTH flat sides of 

 a bale. 



This primary exposure of 2,016 square inches is always in 

 evidence, unless, an additional yard of jute bagging, that is 

 split in half, is applied to the bale to cover each surface above 

 mentioned. 



This additional application of bagging is usually termed a 

 "SIDE CLOTH" or "SIDE STRIP." 



As this "SIDE CLOTH" or "SIDE STRIP" is NOT at pres- 

 ent in general use, we will discuss the bale as illustrated in 

 Exhibit No. 4 with 2,016 square inches of surface PRIMARILY 

 EXPOSED. 



We now have a bale of cotton with an ENTIRE surface of 

 10,692 square inches. 



There are 2,016 square inches of the entire surface, PRI- 

 MARILY and INTENTIONALLY exposed, and there are 8,676 

 square inches OSTENSIBLY COVERED. 



Of this area of 8,676 square inches OSTENSIBLY COV- 

 ERED, there is 58% or 5,032 square inches NOT ACTUALLY 

 COVERED, due to the WIDE OPEN MESH of the bagging 

 now universally used. See Exhibit No. 5. 



The figure of 5,032 square inches, which represents the sur- 

 face exposed, due to the wide open meshes, added to the figure 

 of 2,016 square inches originally, INTENTIONALLY exposed, 

 gives us a GRAND TOTAL surface that is UNCOVERED and 

 EXPOSED of 7,048 square inches, of a TOTAL ORIGINAL 

 SURFACE of 10,692 SQUARE INCHES. 



Approximately every STANDARD BALE, of uncompressed 

 cotton, of an average crop of 13,000,000 bales of cotton that is 

 annually produced in America, is placed upon the market with 

 approximately 66% of a surface ABSOLUTELY UNCOVERED, 

 and liable to a POSSIBILITY and PROBABILITY of damage ; in 

 other words, APPROXIMATELY 66% OF THE SURFACE OF 

 APPROXIMATELY EVERY STANDARD BALE THAT IS GIN- 

 NED IN AMERICA IS UNCOVERED, and APPROXIMATELY 

 ONLY 34%, OF THE SURFACE OF THESE BALES IS ACTU- 

 ALLY COVERED. 



