WEATHER DAMAGE TO COTTON 
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Table 3. — Weather damage test, Dallas, Tex., December 23, 1919, to August 3, 1920 
[For position of bales, see p. 4] 
Date of weighing 
Weight of bales by number 
on specified dates 
Rainfall 
between 
Xo. 1 
Xo. 2 
Xo. 3 
Xo. 4 
Xo. 5 
Xo. 6 
Xo. 7 
dates of 
weighing 
1919 
Dec 23 
Pounds 
562 
564 
561 
563 
564 
562 
563 
564 
563 
560 
559 
560 
557 
554 
553 
555 
553 
554 
552 
550 
550 
555 
554 
554 
553 
553 
553 
551 
551 
550 
551 
551 
551 
Pounds 
544 
.540 
559 
549 
543 
545 
544 
549 
542 
.540 
531 
532 
532 
530 
531 
528 
530 
531 
528 
528 
528 
555 
536 
535 
534 
534 
532 
533 
535 
527 
535 
.540 
541 
Pounds 
553 
550 
562 
562 
555 
561 
559 
564 
559 
555 
551 
5.50 
543 
542 
541 
542 
543 
542 
542 
540 
542 
580 
567 
565 
566 
565 
560 
562 
567 
542 
560 
565 
578 
Pounds 
534 
532 
558 
546 
540 
544 
540 
550 
550 
535 
536 
535 
533 
532 
543 
542 
545 
544 
549 
550 
549 
637 
631 
630 
628 
627 
625 
627 
625 
680 
720 
800 
920 
Pounds 
553 
550 
574 
562 
555 
557 
555 
560 
555 
552 
550 
550 
547 
545 
552 
554 
555 
554 
555 
555 
556 
640 
625 
620 
619 
617 
618 
617 
618 
619 
645 
660 
693 
Pounds 
569 
565 
595 
584 
573 
580 
570 
580 
570 
566 
565 
564 
559 
559 
562 
565 
569 
567 
573 
574 
574 
652 
622 
619 
617 
615 
617 
615 
619 
576 
625 
635 
676 
Pounds 
546 
542 
558 
550 
546 
548 
547 
555 
548 
541 
543 
542 
.534 
535 
532 
532 
532 
530 
533 
533 
533 
586 
565 
564 
560 
560 
561 
562 
560 
548 
560 
565 
570 
Inches 
Dec. 30 
1920 
Jan. 6 
Jan. 13 
1.92 
Jan. 20 
.01 
Jan. 27. 
1.76 
Feb. 3 
.00 
Feb. 10 
Feb. 17 
Feb. 24 
Mar. 2 
Mar. 9 
Mar. 16 
.23 
..56 
.00 
.00 
.00 
.12 
Mar. '23. 
.00 
Mar. 30 
4.48 
Apr. 6 
1.02 
Apr. 13 
Apr. 20 
Apr. 27 
May 4 
Mav 10 
.93 
.00 
1.19 
.57 
6.07 
Mav 17 
6.28 
Mav 24 
.00 
.00 
June 8 . . ... 
2.48 
June 15 
June 22 . . ... 
.00 
1.64 
June 29.. 
.17 
Julv 6 
.00 
July 13 
.83 
Julv 20 
.73 
Julv 27 
.00 
Aug. 3 
1.21 
Weight at beginnine 
of test and total 
rainfall . . 
562 
551 
544 
500 
553 
532 
534 
294 
5.53 
399 
569 
447 
546 
478 
32.20 
Weight after recon- 
ditioning . 
Loss in weight.. 
11 
44 
21 
240 
1.54 
122 
68 
Percentage loss in 
weight 
Per cent 
0.2 
Per cent 
81 
Per cent 
3.8 
Per cent 
44.9 
Per cent 
27.8 
Per cent 
21 A 
Per cent 
12.5 
