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caying and more trash is included than at the first 

 picking. 



The low grades are made up largely of cotton that 

 has been picked after killing frosts. At this time the 

 stalks and leaves are dead and much trash is attached 

 to the lint. The color of the cotton is often bad owing 

 to the prevalence of stained locks, and the repeated 

 rains serve to remove that brightness and luster which is 

 so desirable. 



The following table shows the approximate amount of 

 waste occurring in the various grades and half grades froni 

 strict good middling to ordinary: 



Strict good middling 11 . 50 per cent 



Good middling 12 .00 per cent 



Strict middling 12 . 50 per cent 



Middling 13.00 per cent 



Strict low middling 13.75 per cent 



Low middling 14.75 per cent 



Strict good ordinary 16 .00 per cent 



Good ordinary 17 . 50 per cent 



Ordinary 18.75 per cent 



147. Relative values of different grades. — The dif- 

 ference in price between the different grades of cotton will 

 vary in accordance with (1) the quantity of dirt and trash 

 that go to waste in the manufacturing process, and (2) the 

 supply and demand. In an unfavorable season resulting 

 in a scarcity of the grades above middling, the difference 

 in favor of the upper grades will be greater than in favor- 

 able seasons when the bulk of the crop is of good quality. 

 The quotations for Low Middling and Good Middling 

 at various markets in the United States on February 2, 

 1914, based on the United States standard of classificatiou 

 are shown in the following table: 



