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COTTON FIBER AND PROCESSING TEST RESULTS,


CROP of


1978


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Results


The a
from
this
Servi
finer
gage
card


average


the
time
.ce,
and
test
wast


are weake


Fibrograph


2.5%


Southwest through
, .according to the
USDA. Cottons tes
stronger at zero
s. Both Shirley A
e are higher than
r but have higher


fewer than a year
lower.


ago.


span length


of short s


September 29 is shorter
Cotton Division, Agric
ted to date show fibers
gage fiber strength, bu
nalyzer nonlint content
a year ago. Yarns spun


appearance


grades.


Yar


The average spinning poten


taple samples
than a year ago at
cultural Mat
to be slight
t weaker at 1
and picker a4
from these usapZ
n imperfections are
trial yarn aberi


Medium staple samples tested from the Southwest show cotton f.e to
be slightly shorter, less uniform, coarser and stronger than a year
ago. Both Shirley Analyzer nonlint content and picker and card waste


are higher than last season.
with lower appearance grades.
number is lower.


Yarns spun from these samples a ekr
The average spinning potential


These report
will be summ
year. A det
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tests shown in this report may be
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