12 BULLETIN 1438, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Table 6. — Weather damage test, Dunn, N. C, December 13, 1921, to July 31, 1922 
[For position of bales, see p. 4] 
Date of weighing 
Weight of bales by number, on specified dates 
No. li No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 2 No. 7 
Dec. 13- 
Dec. 19. 
Dec. 26. 
Pounds 
530 
Jan. 2. 
Jan. 9. 
Jan. 23- 
Jan. 30- 
Feb. 6. 
Feb. 13- 
Feb. 20. 
Feb. 27. 
Mar. 27 _ 
Apr. 3. 
Apr. 10- 
Apr. 17- 
Apr. 24. 
May 1 - 
May 8- 
May 15. 
May 22. 
May 29- 
June 5. 
June 12. 
June 21. 
June 26- 
July 3- 
July 10. 
July 17. 
July 24. 
July 31. 
1922 
Pounds 
526 
529 
529 
539 
535 
539 
540 
540 
535 
534 
534 
534 
533 
528 
524 
528 
528 
529 
523 
518 
522 
535 
541 
530 
526 
530 
534 
537 
545 
641 
Pounds 
512 
514 
518 
518 
520 
518 
521 
514 
514 
514 
513 
513 
510 
£09 
512 
511 
510 
511 
510 
510 
520 
522 
510 
507 
509 
512 
510 
519 
517 
Pou nds 
538 
549 
548 
560 
555 
570 
567 
574 
565 
569 
571 
589 
587 
582 
578 
580 
579 
686 
709 
750 
798 
810 
841 
£05 
808 
865 
904 
938 
1,033 
1,026 
Pounds 
514 
520 
519 
530 
524 
532 
534 
542 
534 
538 
536 
549 
537 
535 
533 
537 
534 
585 
589 
600 
610 
621 
637 
6S5 
664 
Pounds 
Pou nds 
528 
535 
535 
545 
540 
553 
545 
547 
542 
542 
543 
544 
544 
533 
530 
540 
541 
532 
530 
535 
536 
541 
.547 
540 
535 
530 
536 
541 
566 
55$ 
Weight at beginning of test. 
Weight after reconditioning. 
Loss in weight 
530 
530 
Percentage loss in weight. 
528 
500 
3 11 
298 
28 
Per cent 
3 2.7 
Per cent 
3 2.2 
Per cent 
55.4 
Per cent 
21.2 
Per cent 
5.3 
1 In previous tests bales stored in warehouses remained practically unchanged in weight. Therefore, 
the weighing of bale No. 1 was omitted. 
2 Through an error, bale No. 6 was not included in the test. 
3 Gain. 
Table 7. — Percentage loss in weight of cotton bales for the six tests and calculated 
loss in pounds 
Bale number 
Test 
No. 1 
(Little 
Rock, 
Ark.) 
Test 
No. 2 
(Raleigh, 
N. C.) 
Test 
No. 3 
(Dallas, 
Tex.) 
Test 
No. 4 
(Raleigh, 
N. C.) 
Test 
No. 5 
(Jeffer- 
son, Ga.) 
Test 
No. 6 
(Dunn, 
N. C.) 
Average 
Calcu- 
lated loss 
per 500- 
pound 
bale 
1 
Per cent 
0.4 
Per cent 
1.8 
6.1 
2.3 
43.5 
19.2 
17.9 
13.0 
Per cent 
0.2 
8.1 
3.8 
44.9 
27.8 
21.4 
12.5 
Per cent 
1.9 
6.8 
4.2 
63.9 
32.0 
21.7 
Per cent 
0.2 
3.8 
2.9 
73.1 
16.1 
34 
Per cent 
0.0 
12.7 
12.2 
55.4 
21.2 
5.3 
Per cent 
0.8 
3.9 
2.0 
54.7 
23.4 
21.8 
12.9 
Pounds 
4.0 
2 
3 
4. 
5 
6 
1.4 
.8 
47.2 
23.8 
14.1 
4.4 
19.5 
10.0 
273.5 
117.0 
109 
7 
20.5 
21.8 
64.5 
1 Gain in weight. 
2 No test. 
