Cotton fiber and processing test results

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REPORT NO. 9


HUME LIBRARY


JAN


3 1977




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These
will


reports


are published


bi-weekly dusina the harvesting


be summarized in a comprehensive


report


of the


crop


year.
found


A detailed de


cription


in the summary report
in***vf:-


of the tests


for the previous


shown


seas


in this report may be
on,li These reports
eni 1/ ITlc~d *Bt't^y'


are available on request
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Division Agricultural Marketing
Agriculture, 4841 Sumer Avenue,


from the Standardizstion Section,


Service,
Memphis,


U. 8, Department
TN 38122.


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COTTON FIBER AND


PROCESSING TEST RESULTS,


CROP OF


1976


Discussion


of Test


Results


Southwestern


coarser


Marketing


card


waste


fewer yarn


short


d weaker
Service,


staple


than
USDA.


is higher than
imperfections.


cottons


a year


tested


earlier,


Shirley


a year


Aver


Anal


ago.


through
according


yzer


Yarns


nonlint


December


the Cotton


content


spun from


these


age spinning potential yarn


season


Division,


lower


samples


number


while


are longer,
Agricultural


cker


are- weaker


but have


lower.


Average


than


last


higher


year


test


results


season.


Yarn


earlier.


for all medium


Shirley


skein


Analyzer


strength


Spinning potential


staple
nonlint
slightly


slightly


samples
content
higher


show


fibers


is lower,


to be shorter


but picker


and imperfections


and st


and card


are fewer


longer


waste


than


lower.


Southeastern medium


stronger
content


at both
is lower.


zer


staple
o gage


Yarns


samples
and 1/8"


are slightly


gage


spun from these


strength
samples


longer,


more uniform,


tests. Shirley
are stronger with


coarser


Analyze:
fewer


nonlint


imperfe


actions.


Spinning potential yarn


number


is higher.


South


uniform
Analyzer


Central medium


than


a year


nonlint


staple


ago.


content


samples


Cottons
is lower,


test


thus far this


are stronger


while


picker


season


." zero gage st
and card waste


are shorter


rength


tests


is higher


and less
Shirley


Yarns


are


slightly stronger


and have


fewer yarn


imperfecti


onS.


average


spinning potential


yarn


number


is lower.


Southwestern medium staple


samples


test


ed are more


uniform,


coarser


and slightly weaker


zero gage


card


waste


strength


tests.


Shirley


is higher than last


Analyzer


season.


nonlint


Yarns


content


are stronger


is lower,
and have


while
higher


picker


appearance


grades.

Medium


Imperfec


staple


tions


samples


are fewer.


tested from


the Wes


have


slightly


coarser


and weaker


fibers


than a year


ago.


Picker


and card waste


slightly higher


Yarns


spun from these


samples


are weaker with


lower


appearance


grades.


Spinning potential


lower


Aver


test results


for all long


staple


samples


tested


through December


show


longer


coarser


fibers


than


a year


earlier.


Picker and card


waste is


lower


comber waste.


Yarns


spun


from


these samples


are st


ronger


than


last


season


fewer


imperfections.


a year


season.


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