﻿6 BULLETIN 1135, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



The percentages of visible waste obtained from the bales of different 

 compressions were : 



ivr oanti 



Flat hale 6. 20 



Standard or railroad compressed hale 7. [(J 



High-density halo 5. 9S 



High-density bale compressed wot 8. 27 



MOISTURE CONDITIONS. 



Table 2 gives the average temperatures and relative humidities 

 under which each type of bale was tested. 



Table 2. — Average temperatures and relative humidities during the testing of Cleveland 

 Big Boll cotton of fifteen-sixteenths-inch staple. 



Type of bale. 



STAGE. 



When opened 



Finisher picker 



Card 



Drawing frames: 



59 grain sliver 



73 grain sliver 



Roving frames: 



2.00 hank intermediate 



4.40 hank fine 



."3.40 hank fine 



Spinning frame: 



lG's yarn 



22's yarn 



Flat. 



Tem- 

 pera- 

 ture. 



Rela- 

 tive 

 humid- 

 ity. 



Per cent. 

 57 

 57 



58 



Gl 



Standard. 



Tem- 

 pera- 

 ture. 



Rela- 

 tive 

 humid- 

 ity. 



Per cent. 

 60 

 59 



58 



02 

 02 



58 

 57 

 50 



56 

 50 



High density. 



Tem- 

 pera- 

 ture. 



Rela- 

 tive 

 humid- 

 ity. 



Per cent. 

 02 

 50 

 55 



57 

 00 



High density wet. 



Tem- 

 pera- 

 ture. 



Rela- 



t i ve 

 humid- 

 ity. 



Per cent. 

 57 

 56 

 55 



50 

 56 



57 

 56 

 55 



55 

 57 



Table 3 gives the percentage of moisture regain of the cotton at 

 the various stages of the manufacturing process. 



Table 3. — Percentage of moisture regain in the Cleveland Big Boll cotton at. the different 

 stages of the manufacturing process. 



Type of bale 



STAGE OR SAMPLE 



From bale 



Finisher picker lap 



Finisher picker lap during carding 



Card sliver 



Finisher drawing: 



59 grain sliver 



73 grain sliver 



Roving frames: 



2.00 hank for 16's 



4. 40 hank for 22's 



5. 40 hank f or 28's 



Ring spinning frame: 



16's yarn 



22's yarn 



28's yarn 



Flat. 



Standard. 



High den- 

 sit y. 



Per iv at . 



Per cent. 



Per cent. 



6.04 



7. 12 



7.12 



4.82 



6.61 



6.10 



6.81 



7.00 



6.91 



6.82 



6.78 



6. 04 



7.35 



7.06 



6.15 



6.67 



7. 12 



6.38 



0.01 



6. 55 



6.27 



5.99 



6.10 



6.3S 



7.00 



6.84 



6.95 



6.67 



6. 55 



6.01 



6. 78 



6.78 



6.78 



7.06 



7.00 



6.44 



High den- 

 sity wet. 



Per Sent, 



6.95 

 5.76 

 6.99 

 6.46 



6.15 

 6.27 



0.27 

 0.33 

 6.89 



6.55 

 6.72 

 6.84 



