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BULLETIN 1184, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
The rough, ropy appearance of the cotton near the end of the first 
bale is evident. This is caused by poor ginning, which is one of the 
chief objections made by users of Pima cotton. 
The present method of the Arizona Pima cotton growers of class- 
ing according to grade and staple is very desirable, but full re- 
turns can not be had so long as the bales are put up in this careless 
manner. 
STORAGE OF BALED COTTON. 
It is the belief of some of the growers that the lint cotton left 
exposed to the weather suffers no serious damage. There are sev- 
eral thousand bales of Pima cotton that have been stored in the 
open in the Salt River Valley for 12 to 14 months. Some of this 
cotton was examined by the writer, and it is believed that in many 
instances there are approximately 25 pounds of cotton on the ends 
or sides of the bales that have been next to the ground that are 
absolutely worthless for spinning purposes. The bagging having 
been subjected to the weather conditions of the valley is very weak 
and rotten, so the bales are very ragged when they are received in 
the eastern manufacturing centers. 
It is very evident that the cotton should be stored as soon as ginned, 
for the growers are suffering considerable loss each year from coun- 
try damage. 
PLACE OF PIMA COTTON IN THE LONG-STAPLE MARKETS. 
The commercial production of Sea Island cotton in the South- 
eastern States has been materially reduced on account of the spread 
of the boll weevil. The following statement indicates the rapid 
decline in the production of Sea Island cotton since 1916 (6, p. 2) : 
Year. 
Bales. 
Year. 
Bales. 
1916 
117,559 
92, 619 
52, 208 
1919 
6,916 
1917 
1920 
1,868 
1918. . . 
1921 
13,327 
1 It is jienerallv believed that a considerable quantity of Meade cotton was placed on the market as Sea 
sland. 
According to current reports the cotton acreage in Egypt for 1922 
was less than in 1921. 
Several superior varieties of cotton have been developed in Egypt. 
only to deteriorate in a period of 10 or 15 years. It is generally 
conceded by manufacturers that Sakellaridis Egyptian cotton has 
deteriorated very much in the last two years. This is evidenced by 
the following statement from a prominent manufacturer: 
For our finest yarns Sakellaridis Egyptian lias not been found to have a 
suitable long staple, but we did find it in the Pima cotton, which seemed 
to he much better than the Sea Island produced in recent years and a cotton 
we could use to replace Sea Island. 
Inadequate methods are used in Egypt to maintain a pure variety 
of cotton. 
With these possibilities of a shortage of staple cottons, and since a 
supply of pure Pima seed (3) is maintained, it is in the interest alike 
