Cotton fiber and processing test results

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REPORT NO.11


HUME LIBRARY

FEB 2 1977


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This


is the last


report


published bi-weekly during


the 1976


crop.


the harvesting


These
season


reports were
and will


be summarized in a comprehensive report


crop year.


A detailed description


this report may be
season.1/ These re


found


ports


Standardization Section,


Marketing Service,
Avenue, Memphis, T


of the


in the summer
are available
Cotton Divisi


U. S. Department
N 38122.


at the


tests


y report


end of the
shown in


for the previous


on request from
on, Agricultural


of Agriculture,


4841 Summer


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COTTON FIBER AND


PROCESSING TEST RESULTS,


CROP OF


1976


Discussion


of Test Results


staple
fibers


to the Cotto


Analyzer
Yarns spu
than last

Average t
slightly
nonlint c


cottons


to be
n Divi


nonlint


test


coarse
sion,
ontent


n from these


season.


est


result


shorter an


ontent


spun from these


r


ed from the Southwestern Area
and slightly weaker than last


Agricultural Marketing


is lower,


samples


are weake


picker
r, but


Servi


through January 21


season
USDA.


and card waste


show


Spinning potential yarn number

s for all medium staple samples
d stronger fibers than a year a


is lower, bu
samples show


pick
about


r


fewer


n, according
Shirley
is higher.


imperfections


lower.


tested


go.


and card waste


the same quality


to date


Shirley
higher.


show


Analyzer
Yarns


characteristics


as a


year


earlier.


Southeastern Area medium staple


uniform than a year
nonlint content is


ago.
lower.


Fibers


samples


are slightly


are coarser


Yarn skein


strength


longer


and stronger.
h is higher.


and more


Shirley Analyzer
Yarn imperfections


are fewer


the spinning potential yarn number


is higher.


South


Central medium staple


samples


are shorter,


less uniform and stronger


zero gage
lower, bu


fiber tests


picker


than a year ago.


card waste


Shirley


higher.


Analyzer


Yarn strength


nonlint


content


and appearance


grades


are about


same


as a year


ago.


Yarn


imperfections


are fewer.


Spinning potential yarn number


lower.


Southwestern medium


coarser and weaker at


higher.


Yarns


staple


samples


zero gage


spun from


tested are


strength


these samples


tests
have


slightly
. Picker


higher


longer,


more uniform,


and card waste


appearance grades


show


fewer


imperfections


than a


year


ago.


Medium staple


a year


ago.


are weaker


samples
Picker a


and show


from


the West


card waste


lower


appearance


are slightly shorter


higher.


grades


Yarns


than


last


and weaker than


spun from


season


these
Yarn


sample
imper-


factions


are fewer.


Spinning potential


yarn number


is lower.


Long


staple


samples


tested


through January 21


season


are longer,


more


uniform,


and coarser


and manufacturing waste


than a year


ago.


are lower this


Shirley
season.


Analyzer


Yarns


nonlint


content


spun from these


samples


are stronger


and have


fewer


imperfections.


The spinning potential


yarn number


is higher than a year


ago.


No additional long


staple


samples were received during this


test


period.


American Pima extra long staple


samples


tested


to date


are longer


and have


about


same


strength and mike


properties


as a year


earlier.


Both


picker


and card waste


and


comber waste


are lower than a year


aEo.


Yarns s


nun from


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