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BULLETIN 882, U. S. DEPARTMENT; OF AGRICULTURE. 
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In, 
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Cloth woven from mercerized yarn. 
90 lbs, 
Average strength 
Warp •••••••• 81 lbs . 
Filling 82 lbs. 
Fig. 2. — Elasticity curves reproduced from those made by the automatic recording 
device of the cloth-testing machine during the testing of plain-weave cloth made 
from 3/80's yarn mercerized under tension. Yarn spun from American Egyptian 
cotton grade of No. 1 (fancy), 1| inches in length of staple. 
Twist per inch of single yarn, 35.62. 
Twist per inch of ply yarn, 20.6. 
Construction of cloth, 68 ends by 68 picks. : 
Strength of caustic, 64 degrees Twaddle. 
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