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BULLETIN" 882, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
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Fig. 8. — 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 2/60's yarns mercerized under tension. Yarn spun from Sakellaridis Egyptian 
cotton of high grade, 1-jfe inches in length of staple. 
Twist per inch of single yarn, 30.5. 
Twist per inch of ply yarn, 21.5. 
Construction of cloth, 80 ends by 80 picks. 
Strength of caustic, 64 degrees Twaddle. 
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