UTILIZATION OF PIMA COTTON. 
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The conditions illustrated are the cause of much loss in weight 
by the time the bales reach the mills. Three years ago a mill bought 
500 bales of Pima cotton which were received in a condition similar 
to that shown in the accompanying illustration. In this shipment 
there was a shortage of 30 bales', which shortage the railroads made 
good, since they were not only the carriers, but also supervised the 
compressing. 
Figure 5 shows four bales of Pima cotton that were received by 
the United States Department of Agriculture and forwarded to the 
Fig. 
i- "in- ba] - of Pima cotton compressed. Note the pile of cotton at the right 
center of the floor that has fallen out of the poorly covered bales. 
Bureau of Standards during August. 1921. for a special test. Five 
pounds were dropped from these bales while thev were being 
trucked over a distance of 30 feet. The general rendition of the 
bales, as well as the waste at the right center of the floor, is shown 
m the illustration. The bagging being carelessly sewed, the ends 
have come loose, leaving the cotton exposed, which is the cause of 
considerable loss to the growers. 
