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BULLETIN 1438, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Table 4. — Weather-damage test, Raleigh, N. C, January 15, to August 24, 1920 
[For position of bales, see p. 4] 
Date of weighing 
1920 
Jan. 15 
Jan. 19 - 
Jan. 28 
Feb. 2 - 
Feb. 9 
Feb. 16 
Feb. 23 - 
Mar. 2 - 
Mar. 8 
Mar. 15.. 
Mar. 22 
Mar. 29 
Apr. 6-- -.- 
Apr. 12 
Apr. 20 
Apr. 26 
May 3 
May 10 
May 17 
May 24 
May 31 
June 7 
June 15 
June 21 
June 28 -.- 
July 4 
July 12... 
July 19... 
July 26 
Aug. 2. .___*r_. 
Aug. 9... 
Aug. 16 
Aug. 24.. 
Weight at beginning 
of test and total 
rainfall. 
Weight after recon- 
ditioning 
Loss in weight. 
Percentage loss in 
weight 
Weight of bales by number on specified dates 
No. 1 
Pounds 
485 
485 
48(> 
483 
484 
484 
4S4 
483 
483 
484 
483 
480 
480 
482 
479 
479 
480 
478 
478 
478 
477 
477 
478 
479 
478 
478 
479 
478 
485 
476 
Per cent 
1.9 
No. 2 
Pounds 
470 
474 
486 
482 
477 
482 
488 
479 
477 
482 
480 
484 
473 
476 
479 
484 
465 
460 
467 
470 
467 
473 
470 
475 
471 
470 
500 
505 
507 
510 
516 
535 
562 
Per cent 
6.8 
No. 3 
Pounds 
480 
482 
48(» 
484 
485 
485 
487 
487 
489 
480 
481 
483 
487 
472 
472 
472 
470 
470 
473 
471 
470 
469 
463 
467 
470 
471 
468 
470 
483 
480 
Per cent 
4.2 
No. 4 
Pounds 
471 
502 
485 
494 
504 
490 
492 
496 
493 
499 
517 
521 
525 
530 
565 
569 
583 
582 
579 
566 
591 
705 
715 
713 
750 
763 
765 
801 
807 
847 
920 
471 
170 
Per cent 
63.9 
No. 5 
Pounds 
493 
500 
515 
511 
500 
506 
515 
502 
505 
509 
504 
508 
503 
506 
507 
513 
520 
516 
522' 
515 
511 
518 
523 
590 
600 
598 
660 
672 
670 
672 
678 
699 
720 
493 
335 
Per cent 
32.0 
No. 6 
Pounds 
483 
487 
498 
494 
490 
495 
500 
491 
496 
500 
497 
500 
492 
494 
497 
503 
516 
509 
Per cent 
21.7 
No. 7 
Pounds 
498 
503 
517 
512 
505 
500 
505 
500 
503 
508 
504 
496 
500 
503 
506 
511 
500 
496 
495 
495 
489 
495 
490 
519 
503 
499 
545 
563 
565 
540 
545 
553 
603 
Per cent 
20.5 
Rainfall 
between 
dates of 
weighing 
Inches 
