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BULLETIN 1184, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
of cotton on the floor dropped off while this bale was being trans- 
ferred a distance of approximately 15 feet, it is evident that a con- 
siderable quantity would be lost during loading for shipment and 
unloading at the mill. 
Fig. 4. — A bale of Pima cotton compressed, showing the poor quality of the bagging 
used, the cause of much loss in weight in transferring the bale to eastern points. 
The bale shown in Figure 4 might be classed as an exceptional case, 
as there was no other bale in the warehouse just like it, though 
several manufacturers stated that they had received similar bales. 
