6 BULLETIN 1135, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
The percentages of visible waste obtained from the bales of different 
compressions were: 
Per cent. 
Plat bale. , 6. 20 
Standard or railroad compressed bale 7. 1G 
High-density bale 5. 98 
High-density bale compressed wet 8. 27 
MOISTURE CONDITIONS. 
Table 2 gives the average temperatures and relative humidities 
under which each type of bale was tested. 
Table 2. — Average temperatures and relative humidities during the testing of Cleveland 
Big Boll cotton of fifteen-sixteenths-inch staple. 
Type of bale. 
Flat. 
Tem- 
pera- 
ture. 
Rela- 
tive 
humid- 
ity. 
Standard. 
Tem- 
pera- 
tine. 
Rela- 
tive 
humid- 
ity. 
High density. 
Tem- 
pera- 
ture. 
Rela- 
tive 
humid- 
ity. 
High density wet. 
Tem- 
pera- 
ture. 
Rela- 
tive 
humid- 
ity. 
STAGE. 
When opened 
Finisher picker 
Card 
Drawing frames: 
59 grain sliver 
73 grain sliver 
Roving frames: 
2.00 hank intermediate 
4.40 hank fine 
5.40 hank fine 
Spinning frame: 
16'syam 
22's yarn 
ss 
Per cent. 
57 
57 
58 
61 
58 
58 
57 
57 
56 
56 
Per cent. 
66 
59 
58 
G2 
62 
58 
57 
56 
56 
56 
Per cent. 
62 
56 
- 55 
57 
60 
57 
56 
55 
55 
57 
85 
Per cent. 
57 
56 
55 
56 
56 
57 
56 
55 
55 
57 
Table 3 gives the percentage of moisture regain of the cotton at 
the various stages of the manufacturing process. 
Table 3. — Percentage of moisture regain in the Cleveland Big Boll cotton at the different 
stages of the manufacturing -process. 
Type of bale 
STAGE OR SAMPLE 
From bale 
Finisher picker lap 
Finisher picker lap during carding 
Card sliver 
Finisher drawing: 
59 grain sliver 
73 grain sliver 
Roving frames: 
2.00 hank for 16's 
4. 40 hank for 22's 
5. 40 hank for 28's 
Ring spinning frame: 
16's yarn 
22's yarn 
28's yarn 
Flat. 
Standard. 
High den- 
sity. 
Per cent. 
Per cent. 
Per cent. 
6.04 
7.12 
7.12 
4.82 
6.61 
6.10 
6.81 
7.00 
6.91 
6.82 
6.78 
6.64 
7.35 
7.06 
6.15 
6.67 
7.12 
6.38 
6.61 
6.55 
6.27 
5.99 
6.10 
6.38 
7.00 
6.84 
6.95 
6.67 
6.55 
6.61 
6.78 
6.78 
6.78 
7.06 
7.00 
6.44 
High den- 
sity wet. 
Per cent. 
6.95 
5.76 
6.99 
6.46 
6.15 
6.27 
6.27 
6.33 
6.89 
6.55 
6.72 
6.84 
