WEATHER DAMAGE TO COTTON 
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Table 5. — Weather-damage test, Jefferson, Ga., January 10, to August 26, 1920 
[For position of bales, see p. 4] 
Date of weighing 
Weight of bales by number 
on specified dates 
Rainfall 
between 
No. 1 
No. 2 
No. 3 
No. 4 
No. 5 
No. 6 
No. 7 
dates of 
weighing t 
1920 
Jan. 10 
Pounds 
471 
473 
476 
477 
477 
477 
477 
475 
475 
476 
475 
473 
474 
473 
473 
473 
473 
473 
474 
473 
473 
471 
471 
472 
471 
472 
472 
470 
471 
474 
478 
Pounds 
499 
496 
519 
499 
499 
496 
500 
490 
490 
493 
493 
492 
493 
493 
490 
502 
482 
490 
483 
480 
479 
470 
484 
478 
475 
479 
493 
476 
473 
514 
508 
Pounds 
490 
491 
495 
492 
492 
491 
491 
487 
486 
486 
486 
486 
485 
487 
481 
480 
478 
483 
480 
479 
477 
474 
477 
475 
475 
477 
478 
475 
474 
481 
480 
Pounds 
506 
513 
537 
517 
522 
521 
531 
520 
522 
537 
564 
576 
592 
623 
638 
685 
642 
707 
684 
675 
676 
643 
760 
755 
705 
765 
765 
760 
720 
960 
1,065 
Pounds 
484 
482 
503 
485 
487 
484 
490 
480 
480 
482 
486 
487 
490 
497 
495 
515 
492 
512 
500 
496 
497 
487 
510 
503 
492 
503 
509 
495 
488 
550 
538 
Pounds 
491 
496 
515 
498 
500 
499 
505 
495 
495 
500 
505 
506 
508 
518 
520 
541 
520 
544 
532 
526 
527 
510 
537 
530 
518 
535 
545 
535 
522 
635 
626 
Pounds 
505 
509 
530 
512 
515 
512 
517 
508 
507 
510 
511 
514 
515 
515 
510 
526 
505 
519 
508 
506 
506 
498 
514 
506 
502 
515 
523 
510 
506 
570 
552 
Inches 
Jan. 19 
0.75 
Jan. 26 . . . 
2.00 
Feb. 2 
1.05 
Feb 9 
1.70 
Feb. 16 
1.60 
Feb. 23 
1.80 
Mar. 1 . 
.70 
Mar. 8 
.90 
Mar. 22 
4.87 
Mar. 29 
Apr. 5 
Apr. 12 
Apr. 19 
Apr. 26 
May 3 
Mav 10 
May 17 
May 24 
May 31 
2.87 
2.22 
1.37 
1.60 
1.80 
1.17 
.09 
3.20 
.00 
.30 
.50 
.00 
June 21. 
1.80 
June 28 
.80 
.02 
July 12 
1.35 
Julv 19 
.40 
Julv 26 
.51 
Aug. 2 
.20 
4.00 
Aug. 26 . 
2.10 
Weight at beginning 
of test and total 
471 
470 
499 
480 
490 
476 
506 
136 
484 
406 
419 
324 
505 
395 
41.67 
Weight after recon- 
ditioning 
Loss in weight. . 
1 
19 
14 
370 
78 
167 
110 
Percentage loss in 
weight . 
Per cent 
0.2 
Per cent 
3.8 
Per cent 
2.9 
Per cent 
73.1 
Per cent 
16.1 
Per cent 
310 
Per cent 
21.8 
1 Record of precipitation as kept by those conducting tests. 
