22 BULLETIN 882, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
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Cloth woven from mercerized yara 
90 lbs 
Average Strength 
Warp 87 lbs. 
Pilling 86 lbs. 
Fig. 4. — 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 mercerized yarn spun from American Egyptian cotton of grade No. 1 
(fancy), If inches in length of staple. 
Twist per inch of single yarn, 33.8. 
Twist per inch of ply yarn, 18.5. 
Construction of cloth, 68 ends by 68 picks. 
Strength of caustics, 64 degrees Twaddle. 
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